The Conference

The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) will be organizing the VI Inter-American Conference on CSR in cooperation with our local partner, the National Business Association of Colombia (ANDI), in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. The central theme of the conference is the Business of Inclusion.

Call for Proposals to organize parallel sessions
The Call for proposals is now closed. The selected proposals will be announced on September 15th, 2008.For specific questions please send an email to marthab@iadb.org

Conference participants
The Conference is aimed at all professionals involved in corporate social and environmental responsibility such as company managers, civil society organizations, academics, government representatives and multilateral organizations. This is a unique opportunity to network with CSR professionals in the region.

Speakers
International experts in the different areas of CSR will participate in the conference. Various sectors will also be given the opportunity to express their opinions and establish a dialogue. Among the speakers are business leaders, government and civil society representatives, academics, and professionals from international organizations who will share their experiences with participants.

Sponsorship
We invite private firms to sponsor or co-sponsor this Conference. Sponsoring organizations will have their logos published on the conference website, folders and all conference materials including banners. Firms sponsoring lunches, evening receptions, breakfast and/or coffee breaks may also send out invitations to conference participants for the sponsored activity.

If you wish to be a sponsor please contact Neli Diaz-Lameda at the Multilateral Investment Fund by phone +1(202)623-1068 or mail nelid@iadb.org.

Results of Past Events
You can find the V Inter-American Conference on CSR Proceedings here.(Spanish version)