Nov. 21, Monday

8:00

Registration

9:00

Opening Ceremony

10:30

Plenary Session I

Latin America: Competitiveness, Potential and Opportunities

Latin America is an important player in world economy. On a per capita basis, major Latin American countries have per capita GDPs greater than that of China. Since the early 2000s, the GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has grown at an annual average of 5 percent, driven by a 17 percent annual growth in exports and a record influx of foreign investment. The current scenario opens up several issues:

How sustainable is the current positive trade driven growth?

Will the 590-million population translate into huge consumption market?

What are other elements that Latin America could rely on for future growth besides strong demand for commodities?

What are the challenges the region faces in the road towards development?

11:30

Plenary Session II

Global Rebalance, Commodity Price Trend and Implications for Latin America and China

Commodity price is an important indicator for the process of global rebalance. It has different implications for China and Latin American countries. Due to surging commodity price, Chinese companies are losing earnings, profits and competitiveness in general. In the meantime, Latin American commodity exporters are benefiting by increasing export revenue and influx of abundant capital, while others may suffer due to the dependence on remittance, tourism and demand from developed economies. There are also shared challenges:

How should commodity exporters manage inflation expectation, currency appreciation to avoid overheating and loss of competitiveness?

How would Latin American countries diversify exports in response to the rising of emerging markets?

How could companies enhance cost control and risk management to improve the readiness for commodity price variation?

12:30

Lunch

14:30

Parallel Session I

World Cup, Olympics and Emerging Opportunities in Latin America

The FIFA World Cup in 2014 and Olympic Games will bring Latin America enormous media exposure, tourism prosperity, incoming capital flows and long term global legacy. The continent also faces imminent needs for infrastructure upgrade and medium term financing challenges. Foreign investors’ participation will help share financial burden of the twin hosting sports events, which is instrumental to build the long term economic success for Latin America.

What are the business opportunities out of the sports events?

How do other Latin American countries take advantage of World Cup and Olympics?

Can Latin American economies seize the opportunity to rely more on consumption and investment?

14:30

Parallel Session II

Sustainable City: Public-Private-Partnership Solution

Latin America’s urbanization pace is leading the developing world. The challenge for city managers is to promote competitiveness and social inclusion while protecting the environment and enhancing quality of life. This is the key to coexistence between city dwellers and new migrants in urban areas and a decisive factor to attract businesses. On the other hand, private sector’s engagement in delivering public service should also not be underestimated for its efficient and resilient solutions. This panel will focus on public-private-partnership for a better city and a better life.

15:30

Parallel Session III

Latin America’s Integration, FTA negotiations and New Dimension for China-Latin America Cooperation

Integration is critical to the comprehensive competitiveness of the Latin America. Easy and free flow of goods, capital, service and labor will greatly benefits Latin America in many ways. Latin American countries are also aggressive in negotiating FTA agreements with other economies. Business leaders applaud every move to Latin America’s integration and announcement of new FTA agreements. The panel will focus on process of Latin America’s integration, FTA agreements and the implications for China-Latin America commercial ties.

15:30

Parallel Session IV

Latin America: Reliable Supplier of Safe Food

Latin America is the reliable agricultural commodities supplier for China. Just recently, food safety scandals, nuclear pollution rumors as well as rising food price have hit the raw nerve of consumers. China’s demand for safe food will support long term prosperity of Latin America’s agriculture. There are also challenges ahead: expensive transportation cost, different quarantine and safety standards, etc. The panel will discuss ways to strengthen China-Latin America partnership to address issues related to food security and safety.

17:00

Exhibition Tour

19:00

Welcome Banquet

Nov. 22, Tuesday

08:30-10:30

Breakfast Meeting : “Investment Opportunities in Peru”

10:00-18:00

Matchmaking meetings