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  • Wednesday 09/22
    • 18:00 - 20:00

      Welcome cocktail (invitation only)

  • Thursday 09/23
    • 09:30 - 10:00

      Welcoming remarks

      by: Leonel Fernández and Kevin Casas- Zamora

    • 10:00 - 11:30

      Panel 1: Global perspective: challenges and opportunities in an uncertain environment

      Speakers:
      Mark Feierstein, Raul Féliz, Sergio Bitar and Wang Hua

      Presentation: Mariangela Parra-Lancourt | Moderator: Marcela Berland

    • 11:30 - 12:30

      Lunch break

    • 12:30 - 14:00

      Panel 2: The pandemic and its economic and social repercussions in Latin America

      Speakers:
      Gerver Torres, Jessica Byron, José Antonio Ocampo, Manuel Orozco and María-Noel Vaeza

      Presentation: Alicia Bárcena | Moderator: Mario Baez

    • 14:00 - 15:30

      Panel 3: Electoral rally, political cycle and democracy in Latin America

      Speakers:
      Denise Dresser, María Herminia Brandao Tavares de Almeida, María Victoria Murillo and Patricio Navia

      Presentation: Daniel Zovatto | Moderator: Gustau Alegret

  • Friday 09/24
    • 09:30 - 11:00

      Panel 4: Solidarity and regional cooperation

      Speakers:
      Ernesto Samper, Laura Chinchilla, Luis Almagro, Marcos Pinta Gama and Sergio Abreu

      Presentation: Ricardo Lagos | Moderator: Margarita Seminario

    • 11:00 - 11:30

      Coffee break

    • 11:30 - 13:00

      Panel 5: Current fiscal challenges in Latin America

      Speakers:
      Daniel Titelman, Eric Parrado, Gustavo García and Jorge Roldós

      Presentation: Leonel Fernández | Moderator: Luis Manuel Piantini

    • 13:00 - 14:00

      Lunch break

    • 14:00 - 15:30

      Panel 6: Looking toward the region’s future in a global context

      Speakers:
      Diane Quarless, Ernesto Samper, Kevin Casas Zamora, Laura Chinchilla, Leonel Fernández and María-Noel Vaeza

      Moderator: Daniel Zovatto

    • 15:30 - 16:00

      Concluding remarks

Academic directors of the Forum:
Natasha Despotovic, Executive Director, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD)
Daniel Zovatto, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, IDEA International

 

*The event will be conducted in both english and spanish with instant translations.

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