25th Annual CAF Conference
Tuesday, October 19
1:00 – 1:15 pm |
Conference Introductory Remarks |
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Master of Ceremonies: |
Muni Jensen, Senior Advisor, Albright Stonebridge Group |
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Speakers: |
Luis Almagro, Secretary General, Organization of American States
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1:15 – 1:20 pm |
Anniversary Remarks |
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| Speaker: |
L. Enrique García, Former President, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America |
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1:20 – 1:40 pm |
Opening Remarks and Keynote Conversation |
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| Opening Remarks: |
Laura Chinchilla, former President of Costa Rica; Co-Chair, Inter-American Dialogue
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Keynote Conversation:
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Juan Gonzalez, senior advisor and special assistant to the President of the United States; Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere, National Security Council
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2:00 – 3:15 pm |
Session I: The “Lost Year”: The Pandemic’s Impact on the Education Sector in Latin America & the Caribbean |
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| Lead-Off Speaker & Moderator: |
Claudia Uribe, Director of the Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean, UNESCO |
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Speakers: |
Mariano Jabonero, Secretary-General, Organization of Ibero-American States for Education (OEI)
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3:15 – 4:30 pm |
Session II: The Region’s Economic Outlook: Uneven Recovery? |
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Moderator: |
Susana Malcorra, Senior Advisor to the Presidency of IE School of Global and Public Affairs; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Government of Argentina |
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Speakers: |
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Gustavo Béliz, Secretary of Strategic Affairs, Presidency of Argentina |
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4:30 – 5:30 pm |
Session III: A Conversation with Presidents of Latin America |
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Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Former US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; Co-Chair, Inter-American Dialogue |
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| Speakers: | T.H. Alberto Fernández, President, Argentine Republic T.H. Iván Duque, President, Republic of Colombia T.H. Laurentino Cortizo, President, Republic of Panama |
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Wednesday, October 20
1:00 – 2:15 pm |
Session IV: A Decade of Action to achieve the SDGs in Latin America and The Caribbean |
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Lead-Off Speaker & Moderator: |
Luis Felipe López-Calva, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean |
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| Speakers: |
Epsy Campbell, Vice President of Costa Rica Anita Bhatia, Assistant Secretary-General and UN Women’s Deputy Executive Director
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2:30 – 4:00 pm |
Session V: Social Discontent and Political Polarization: Challenges to Democracy in the Region |
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| Moderator: |
Michael Shifter, President, Inter-American Dialogue
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| Speakers: |
Denise Dresser, Professor of Political Science, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)
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4:00 – 5:15 pm |
Session VI: Green Recovery: How Climate Change Will Shape the Future of the Western Hemisphere |
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| Moderator: |
Kim Osborne, Executive Secretary for
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| Speakers: |
Selwin Charles Hart, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Climate Action and Assistant Secretary-General for the Climate Action Team
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