World Economic Forum on Latin America, Cartagena 6-8 April 2010

World Economic Forum on Latin America, Cartagena 6-8 April 2010

New Partnerships for a Sustainable Recovery

For almost a decade, Latin America has enjoyed more stable and on average more positive economic growth than in past decades. However, one-fourth of the population still lives on two dollars a day with limited access to basic services and infrastructure.

Latin American countries also face the global challenges of building a solid financial architecture, providing quality education for all, developing clean and diversified sources of energy and sustainably using natural resources. While consensus is emerging in the region on the need to preserve and strengthen democracies, there is no consensus on how to reduce poverty and inequality. To shape the fundamentals of a new development cycle, a redesign in regional cooperation is needed which is based on enlightened values and mutual trust.

With the full support of the Colombian government and the Forum’s key Strategic Partners, the World Economic Forum will convene 400 of the most prominent leaders from Latin America and other parts of the world on 6-8 April 2010 in Cartagena, Colombia, to build on the success of the 2009 World Economic Forum on Latin America in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Pre-meeting Press Conference (Ver)
Klaus Schwab, Alvaro Uribe Velez, Emilio Lozoya Austin, Luis Guillermo Plata, Maria Elvira Pombo Holguín, Moderated by: Adrian Monck

Opening Press Conference
Klaus Schwab, Luis Fernando Alarcón Mantilla, Luiz Fernando Furlan, Jorge Londoño Saldarriaga, Graham Mackay, James S. Turley, Moderated by: Adrian Monck

Opening Plenary 
Klaus Schwab, Alvaro Uribe Velez, Ferdinando Beccalli-Falco, Graham Mackay, Enrique Peña Nieto,
Moderated by: Emilio Lozoya Austin

TV Debate - Regional Governance Redesigned
Rafael Fernández de Castro, Ricardo Hausmann, José Miguel Insulza, Moisés Naím, Arturo Valenzuela, Moderated by: Claudia Gurisatti 

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Presidents Plenary 
Thursday 8 April, 10.45 - 12.05 
Álvaro Colom Caballeros, Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez, Ricardo Martinelli, Alvaro Uribe Velez,
Moderated by: Klaus Schwab

Social Entrepreneur Award - Latin America 2010
Thursday 8 April, 12.05 - 12.15 
Presented by: Hilde Schwab, Chairperson and Co-Founder, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Switzerland

TV Debate - New Horizons for Haiti 
Thursday 8 April 14.15 - 15.15
Leonel Fernández, Lorenzo A. Mendoza, Luis A. Moreno, José Octavio Reyes,
Moderated by: Adriana Vargas 

Press Conference with the President of Colombia 
Thursday 8 April 16.00 - 16.30
Alvaro Uribe Velez, President of Colombia

Closing Plenary 
Thursday 8 April, 16.30 - 18.00
Luis Fernando Alarcón Mantilla, Luiz Fernando Furlan, Jorge Londoño Saldarriaga, James S. Turley,
Moderated by: Moisés Naím