U Thant International Conference Hall, 3rd Floor, UN House

53-70, Jingumae 5-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (TEL: 03-3499-2811)

United nations University（UNU）

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Office in Japan

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA)

Japan Institute for Overseas Investment (JOI)

Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

Japan Center for International Finance (JCIF)

Engineering and Consulting Firms Association Japan (ECFA)

2:00 - 2:30    Registration

2:30 - 2:45    Opening Remarks

Professor Dr. hans van Ginkel 　Rector, United Nations University

Mr. Akira Miwa   Director-General, Latin America and the Caribbean Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

2:45 - 3:30   Keynote Presentation

"Social and Economic Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean: Defining a Development Agenda for the Region"

Dr. Jose Luis Machinea  Executive Secretary of the United Nationss Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

3:30 - 4:10   Panel Discussion

Chair:

H.E.Mr. Miguel Ruiz-Cabanas Ambassador of the United Mexican States

Discussant:

Professor Kotaro Horisaka Director, Iberoamerican Institute, Sophia University

Ms. Taeko Hoshino, Deputy Director General, Area Studies Center, Institute of Developing Economies-JETRO

Professor Neantro Saavedra-Rivano Director, APEC Study Center, University of Tsukuba

4:10 - 4:30 　 Open Discussion

4:30    Ajournment

English (English-Japanese Simultaneous Interpretation)

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