26/05/2016
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High-level seminar Horizons 2030: equality at the centre of sustainable development
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Thu, 26/05/2016 - 11:30 to 18:45
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)
Thursday, 26 May
Preliminary Programme
9.30 – 10.15 a.m. Chair: Claudia Ruiz Massieu, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
- Presentation of the document Horizons 2030: Equality at the Centre of Sustainable Development, by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
10.15 – 10.35 a.m. Comments by Luis Videgaray Caso, Secretary of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico
10.35– 10.55 a.m. Comments by Mariana Mazzucato, 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, Secretary of Economy of Mexico
Panellists:
- Luis Alberto Arce Catacora, Minister of Economic Affairs and Public Finance of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
- Temístocles Montás, Minister of Economic Affairs, Planning and Development of the Dominican Republic
- Olga Marta Sánchez Oviedo, Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy of Costa Rica
- Gaston Browne, 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: César Emiliano Hernández Ochoa, Undersecretary for Electricity of the Secretariat of Energy of Mexico
Panellists:
- Merlin Alejandrina Barrera López, Vice-Minister of Commerce and Industry at the Ministry of Economic Affairs of El Salvador
- Eduardo Bitrán, Executive Vice-President of the Chilean Economic Development Agency (CORFO)
- Mariano Laplane, President of the Centre for Strategic Studies and Management (CGEE) of Brazil
- José Manuel Salazar Xirinachs, 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, Secretary of Social Development of Mexico
Panellists:
- Marcos Barraza, Minister of Social Development of Chile
- Margarita Cedeño, Vice-President of the Dominican Republic
- Isabel de Saint-Malo de Alvarado, Vice-President and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Panama
- Norma Vidal Añaños, Vice-Minister for Social Benefits of the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion of Peru
- Gabriela Agosto, Executive Secretary of the National Council for the Coordination of Social Policies of Argentina
- Roberto Lorenzana, 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, Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights at the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
Panellists:
- José Antonio Ocampo, Director of the Economic and Political Development Concentration in the School of International and Public Affairs of Columbia University, United States
- Inge Kaul, Adjunct Professor at the Hertie School of Governance, Germany
- Winston Dookeran, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago
- Rachel Kyte, 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 1
Panel 1: Macroeconomics for sustainable development Part 2
Panel 1: Macroeconomics for sustainable developmentm Part 3
Panel 1: Macroeconomics for sustainable development Part 4
PANEL 2
Panel 2: Industrial Policy for structural change (Part1)
Panel 2: Industrial Policy for structural change (Part2)
