With a view to fostering in-depth consideration of the central theme of the thirty-sixth session, the secretariat has invited ministers, representatives of member States, eminent scholars and distinguished experts to participate in a high-level seminar on this subject. Each panel’s presentations will be followed by a general discussion. (Video of the Meeting [1])
Thursday, 26 May
Preliminary Programme
9.30 – 10.15 a.m. Chair: Claudia Ruiz Massieu [2], Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
- Presentation of the document Horizons 2030: Equality at the Centre of Sustainable Development [3], by Alicia Bárcena [4], Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
10.15 – 10.35 a.m. Comments by Luis Videgaray Caso [5], Secretary of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico
10.35– 10.55 a.m. Comments by Mariana Mazzucato [6], Economist and Professor of Economics of Innovation at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRE) of the University of Sussex, United Kingdom
High-level seminar Horizons 2030: equality at the centre of sustainable development*
11.30 a.m. – 12.40 p.m. Panel 1: Macroeconomics for sustainable development
Chair: Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal [7], Secretary of Economy of Mexico
Panellists:
- Luis Alberto Arce Catacora [8], Minister of Economic Affairs and Public Finance of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
- Temístocles Montás [9], Minister of Economic Affairs, Planning and Development of the Dominican Republic
- Olga Marta Sánchez Oviedo [10], Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy of Costa Rica
- Gaston Browne [11], Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Corporate Governance of Antigua and Barbuda
12.40 – 1.30 p.m. Statements by delegations
- Republic of Ecuador
1.30 – 2.45 p.m. Lunch recess
2.45 – 4 p.m. Panel 2: Industrial policy for structural change
Chair: [12]César Emiliano Hernández Ochoa [13], Undersecretary for Electricity of the Secretariat of Energy of Mexico
Panellists:
- Merlin Alejandrina Barrera López [14], Vice-Minister of Commerce and Industry at the Ministry of Economic Affairs of El Salvador
- Eduardo Bitrán [15], Executive Vice-President of the Chilean Economic Development Agency (CORFO)
- Mariano Laplane [16], President of the Centre for Strategic Studies and Management (CGEE) of Brazil
- José Manuel Salazar Xirinachs [17], Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the International Labour Organization (ILO)
4 – 4.55 p.m. Statements by delegations
4.55 – 5.55 p.m. Panel 3: Social policies for equality
Chair: José Antonio Meade Kuribreña [18], Secretary of Social Development of Mexico
Panellists:
- Marcos Barraza [19], Minister of Social Development of Chile
- Margarita Cedeño [20], Vice-President of the Dominican Republic
- Isabel de Saint-Malo de Alvarado [21], Vice-President and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Panama
- Norma Vidal Añaños [22], Vice-Minister for Social Benefits of the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion of Peru
- Gabriela Agosto [23], Executive Secretary of the National Council for the Coordination of Social Policies of Argentina
- Roberto Lorenzana [24], Technical and Planning Secretary of the Presidency of El Salvador
5.55 – 6.45 p.m. Statements by delegations
- Republic of Ecuador
Friday, 27 May
9 – 10.10 a.m. Panel 4: Global action for sustainable development
Chair: Miguel Ruiz Cabañas [25], Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights at the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
Panellists:
- José Antonio Ocampo [26], Director of the Economic and Political Development Concentration in the School of International and Public Affairs of Columbia University, United States
- Inge Kaul [27], Adjunct Professor at the Hertie School of Governance, Germany
- Winston Dookeran [28], former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago
- Rachel Kyte [29], Chief Executive Officer and Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All)
10.10 – 11.10 a.m. Statements by delegations
High-level seminar Horizons 2030: equality at the centre of sustainable development
PANEL 1
Panel 1: Macroeconomics for sustainable development Part [30] 1 [30]
Panel 1: Macroeconomics for sustainable development Part 2 [31]
Panel 1: Macroeconomics for sustainable developmentm Part 3 [32]
Panel 1: Macroeconomics for sustainable development Part 4 [33]
PANEL 2
Panel 2: Industrial Policy for structural change (Part1) [34]
Panel 2: Industrial Policy for structural change (Part2) [35]
PANEL 3
Panel 3: Social policies for equality [36]
PANEL 4
Panel 4: Global action for sustainable development [37]
