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Integration & Trade Forum 2014

Inter-American Development Bank Vice-Presidency for Sectors and Knowledge

The 21st Century Trade Architecture: Implications for Latin America and the Caribbean


13:30 – 14:00

Registration Inter-American Development Bank | Enrique V. Iglesias Auditorium 1330 New York Ave. N.W. Washington, DC

14:00 – 14:30

Introduction: Latin America and the Caribbean in the 21st Century Trade Architecture Antoni Estevadeordal, Manager, Integration and Trade Sector, Inter-American Development Bank

14:30 – 16:00

Trends in Trade and Integration: Trading against Headwinds John M. Melle, Assistant US Trade Representative for the Western Hemisphere Robert J. Mulligan, Senior Vice President, Policy and Government Affairs, US Council for International Business Ken Ash, Director, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Abdel-Hamid Mamdouh, Director, Division of Trade in Services, World Trade Organization Sally Yearwood, Executive Director, Caribbean-Central American Action Moderated by Gary Hufbauer, Reginald Jones Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

16:00 – 16:15

Coffee Break

16:15 – 16:30

“Synchronized Factories: LAC in the Era of Global Value Chains" Audiovisual Presentation

16:30 – 18:00

Trade Facilitation and International Competitiveness Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General, World Customs Organization Andrés Santa Cruz, President, Confederation for Production and Commerce of Chile and Chilean Chapter of the Pacific Alliance Business Council Maritza Castro, Vice President, Head of Customs and Regulatory Affairs, DHL Americas Sean Doherty, Director, International Trade and Investment, World Economic Forum Moderated by Grant Aldonas, President, Split Rock International

18:00 – 18:15

Closing Session Santiago Levy, Vice President for Sectors and Knowledge, Inter-American Development Bank

18:15 – 20:00

Reception Inter-American Development Bank (1300 New York Ave., NW – Washington DC) Room: Las Américas


Grant Aldonas President, Split Rock International

Ken Ash Director, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Maritza Castro Vice President, Head of Customs and Regulatory Affairs, DHL Americas

Sean Doherty Director, International Trade and Investment, World Economic Forum

Antoni Estevadeordal Manager, Integration and Trade Sector, Inter-American Development Bank

Gary Hufbauer Reginald Jones Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Satiago Levy Vice President for Sectors and Knowledge, Inter-American Development Bank

Abdel-Hamid Mamdouh Director, Division of Trade in Services, World Trade Organization

John M. Melle Assistant US Trade Representative for the Western Hemisphere

Kunio Mikuriya Secretary General, World Customs Organization

Robert J. Mulligan Senior Vice President, Policy and Government Affairs, US Council for International Business

AndrĂŠs Santa Cruz President, Confederation for Production and Commerce of Chile and Chilean Chapter of the Pacific Alliance Business Council Sally Yearwood Executive Director, CaribbeanCentral American Action


Integration and Trade Sector Inter-American Development Bank 1300 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20577, USA Tel: (202) 623-1000 www.iadb.org/trade @BIDComercio BID Integraci贸n y Comercio

Monday, October 20, 2014 | 2:00 pm - 6:00pm Inter-American Development Bank | Enrique V. Iglesias Auditorium 1330 New York Ave. N.W. Washington, DC

www.iadb.org/trade

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