2012 Latin American Cities Conferences: Lima

Esta conferencia será llevada acabo en español.
Baje la agenda en español (PDF).

Peru has continued to maintain its growth in recent years, yet has not grown without conflict, highlighting the great social and cultural diversity of the country. For the seventh consecutive year, AS/COA, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru, will analyze how Peru is facing the challenges related to the modernization of the state while complying with social demands.

Location: Edificio García Bedoya

8:00 a.m.  Coffee and Registration

Location: Palacio Torre Tagle

8:30 a.m.  Introduction Remarks

• Randy Melzi, Senior Director of Public Policy Programs and Corporate Relations, AS/COA

Location: Edificio García Bedoya

9:00 a.m.  Keynote Speaker from IE-Singapore: Lessons learned from Asia in Competitiveness

• What has Singapore done to become so globally competitive?
• How has it reached such high levels of global competitiveness?
• How has Singapore modernized its state infrastructure?

Speakers:

• Anchit Sood, Center Director São Paulo, Americas Group, IE Singapore
• Jairo Tiusaba, Ejecutivo Principal / Dirección de Políticas Públicas y Competitividad, CAF

9:30 a.m.  Peru: Modernization of the State through Social Dialogue

• How can the government create a forum for dialogue with the entire community while ensuring economic opportunity for marginalized populations in the country?
• How can the private sector contribute to modernizing the state?
• What should be the reaches and limits of the government in this process?

Opening Keynote Speaker:

• Eduardo Bruce, Senior Adviser for the Council of Ministers, Republic of Peru

Panelists:

• Diego Ruiz, Vice President, Global Public Policy and Government Affairs, Pepsico
• Rodrigo Jimenez Castellanos, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Barrick South America
• Guillermo Guzman-Barron, General Manager, Microsoft Peru
• Moderator: Miguel Palomino, Director, Peruvian Institute of Economy (IPE)

10:40 a.m.  Coffee Break

11:00 a.m.  Keynote Speaker: Public Finance and Government Plans

• Laura Calderon, Peruvian Vice Minister of Economy and Finance

11:20 a.m.  Panel: Economic Overview of Peru and the Region

• What are Peru's post-2012 economic prospects?
• How can the state manage social demands while ensuring steady economic growth?
• With the global economic slowdown and the decline in commodity prices, how can Peru keep up with the advances in the field of social inclusion?

Keynote Speaker:

• Juan Pablo Silva, Vice Minister of Social Policy and Evaluation, Peruvian Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion

Panelists:

• Sebastián Briozzo, Director of Sovereign Credit, Standard & Poor’s
• Luis Oganes, Head of Latin America, Emerging Markets Research Group, JP Morgan | View presentation (PDF)
• Moderator: Carlos González-Taboada, Country Head Peru and Special Adviser Latin America, Scotiabank

Location: Palacio Torre Tagle

12:30 p.m.  Closing remarks

• Marisol Espinoza, Vice President of Peru

1:00 p.m.    Pisco de honor