27th Annual CAF Conference
Stay tuned for the full list of sessions, speakers, and additional details on the conference agenda.
9:00-9:15 AM |
Conference Introductory Remarks |
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Leader of Ceremonies: |
María Molina, Correspondent, Univision News Network |
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Speakers: |
Luis Almagro, Secretary General, Organization of American States Rebecca Bill Chavez, President & CEO, Inter-American Dialogue, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs Sergio Díaz-Granados, Executive President, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
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9:15-9:30 AM |
Keynote Address |
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Luis Abinader, President of the Dominican Republic
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9:30-9:55 AM |
Session I: Fireside Chat with Marcela Escobari and Frank Mora |
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Moderator: |
Lilia Luciano, National Correspondent & Anchor, CBS News |
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Speakers:
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Marcela Escobari, Special Assistant to the President and Coordinator for the Los Angeles Declaration, National Security Council Frank Mora, United States Ambassador, Organization of American States
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10:00-10:40 AM |
Session II: The Role of Multilateral Development Banks: Security and Development in the Americas |
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Isabel de Saint Malo, Senior Policy Adviser to the Administrator, United Nations Development Program |
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Christian Asinelli, Corporate Vice President of Strategic Programming, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean Emilio Pineda, Manager, Institutions for Development Sector, Inter-American Development Bank Bill Maloney, Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean Region, World Bank Group
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10:45-11:05 AM |
Coffee/Networking Break |
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11:05-11:45 AM |
Session III: Subnational Approaches to Crime and Violence |
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Moderator: |
Rebecca Bill Chavez, President & CEO, Inter-American Dialogue, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs |
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Speakers: |
Diana Alarcón, Chief Advisor and International Affairs Coordinator for President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum Chinua Alleyne, Mayor of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Eddie Bocanegra, Senior Director, Heartland Alliance & Senior Advisor to the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice |
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| 11:50 AM-12:50 PM |
Session IV: Transnational Organized Crime in the Western Hemisphere |
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Moderator: |
Juan Carlos Pinzón, Former Minister of Defense and Former Ambassador of Colombia to the United States |
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Frank Ábrego, Minister of Security, Panama Roberta Jacobson, Founding Partner, Dinámica Americas and Former US Ambassador to Mexico Rubén Ramírez Lezcano, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paraguay Albert Ramdin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Suriname Ivan Marques, Secretary for Multidimensional Security, Organization of American States |
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12:50-2:15 PM |
Lunch/Networking Break |
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2:15-2:40 PM |
Session V: Fireside Chat with Carrie Filipetti and Carlos Diaz-Rosillo |
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Gabriela Frías, Business Anchor, CNN en Español |
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Carrie Filipetti, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary and Deputy Special Representative for Venezuela Carlos Diaz-Rosillo, Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Policy, the White House |
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2:45-3:25 PM |
Session VI: Combatting Gender-Based Violence |
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Michael Stott, Latin America Editor, Financial Times |
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Speakers: |
Margarette May Macaulay, Former President, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Alejandra Mora Mora, Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission of Women, Organization of American States Maria-Noel Vaeza, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, UN Women Eduardo Vergara, Undersecretary of Crime Prevention, Republic of Chile
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3:30-3:50 PM |
Session VII: Fireside Chat with Laura Chinchilla and Chris Dodd |
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Speakers: |
Laura Chinchilla, Former President of Costa Rica and Board Co-chair, Inter-American Dialogue Chris Dodd, Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas, Former US Senator
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4:00-4:15 PM |
Coffee/Networking Break |
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4:15-4:40 PM |
Session VIII: The Power of Art: A Tool for Security and Social Resilience |
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Moderator: |
Tonija Hope, Director of the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center, Howard University |
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Mauro Castillo, Actor (Encanto), Singer, Musician, Composer and Musical Producer Alissa Sanders, Singer, Cultural Producer, Writer, Photographer and Voice-over Artist Carlos Yahanny Valencia Ortiz “Tostao”, Musician & Member of ChocQuibTown
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4:45-5:00 PM |
Musical Performance |