Day One: Tuesday 14th October

PANEL I: LATIN AMERICA 

• Opening Dignitaries
• Mr. Martin Tlapa, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
• Mr. Jan Mládek, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
• Ms. Jaroslava Beneš-Špalková, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic
• Mr. Ivan Pilný, Chairman of the Economic Committee of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic 

• Trade and Investment Cooperation, Financing Trade between the Czech Republic and Countries of Latin America: Potential and Challenges
• Mr. Michal Mejstřík, Chairman of ICC Czech Republic
• Mr. Vladimír Dlouhý, President of the Czech Chamber of Commerce (abstract of the speech)
• H.E. Mr. Carlos Appelgren, Ambassador of Chile in the European Union (abstract of the speech)
• Mr. Paulo Neves, President, Institute for the Promotion and Development of Latin America
• Mr. Alejandro Álvarez von Gustedt, Representative, Office of strategic alliances, Inter American Development Bank (abstract of the speech)

PANEL II: GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES AND BUSINESS PROSPECTS IN LATIN AMERICA

• Overview of Economic Development on the Continent of Latin America, Capacity Building
•  Mr. Jose Ramon Perea, Economist at the Americas Desk, OECD (abstract of the speech)
• Development and Investment Opportunities in Latin America, Role of the Czech Embassies Abroad (New Opportunities, Assistance for Companies) 
• Mr. Martin Tlapa, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
• Czech Export Bank – Project Financing of Investment Opportunities
•  Mr. Karel Bureš, Chairman of Czech Export Bank a.s.
• EGAP: Insuring Export of Czech Companies
•  Mr. Jan Procházka, CEO of EGAP a.s.
• CzechTrade Supporting Opportunities in Latin America
• Mr. Radomil Doležal, Director General, CzechTrade Promotion agency
• Success Story
• Mr. Martin Déva, Export Director, Rudolf Jelínek  a.s.

PANEL III: DOING BUSINESS IN LATIN AMERICA

• Brazil
• H.E. Mr. George Monteiro Prata, Ambassador of Brazil in Prague
• Business and Investment Opportunities in Peru
•  Mr. Gycs Gordon, Director of the Commercial Office of Peru in Hamburg (abstract of the speech)
• Recent Development of the Commercial Relations between the Czech Republic and Peru
•  Mr. Raul Alta-Torre, Honorary Consul, Honorary Consulate of the Czech Republic in Lima (abstract of the speech)
• Pacific Alliance
• Mr. Alejandro Álvarez von Gustedt, Representative, Office of Strategic Alliances, Inter American Development Bank (abstract of the speech)
• Colombia as a Strategic Investment Destination 
•  Mr. Sergio Calderon, Director, Proexport Colombia – Frankfurt Commercial Office (abstract of the speech)
• EGAP: Insuring Export of Czech Companies
• Mr. Marek Dlouhý, EGAP a.s.
• Managing Business Projects in Latin America 
•  Ms. Ana Vich, Economic and Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Spain in Prague (abstract of the speech)

PANEL IV: DOING BUSINESS IN LATIN AMERICA, KEY SECTORS FOR CZECH TRADE AND INVESTMENT

• Foreign Direct Investment and Emerging Market Economies
• Mr. Mauricio Pozo, CEO of Multienlace and Former Minister of Economy and Fiannce, Ecuador (abstract of the speech)
• New Investment Act in Cuba and the Special Development Zone Mariel
• Mr. Salvador Guillermo Cabeiro Quintana, Economic Counsellor, Embassy of Cuba in Vienna (abstract of the speech)
• Machinery as One of Key Sectors for Trade and Investment in Latin America
• Mr. Christian Schroeder,  General Manager, Grupo Antolin (abstract of the speech)
• Mr. Břetislav Nitka, Business Unit, Vítkovice Machinery Group (abstract of the speech)

Day Two: Wednesday 15^th October

11:00-12:00

INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT - A POWERFUL FORCE IN THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA AND THE ROLE OF DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (Main lounge)      

• Mr. Li Yong, Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)