Agenda
08:30a
Registration and Refreshments
09:00a
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Carlos Ibarra, Andrea Cruz, and Christina Ospina, Conference Co-Chairs;
Reinaldo Funes-Monzote, Visiting Professor, MacMillan Center at Yale
9:30a
(Keynote) Migrants and Refugees in the Americas: Concepts, Challenges, and Frameworks
Dr. Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian, Director of Department of Social Inclusion, Organization of American States
10:15a
Panel I: Cities and Urban Areas: Achieving Sustainabilit for All
Alejandra Kemper, Asunción Green City of the Americas – Pathways to Sustainability, UNDP;
Carlos Felipe Pardo, Senior Manager, City Pilots, NUMO Alliance;
Anthony Courreges, Manager, Clean Transportation Finance, C40 Cities
Moderated by: Victor Padilla-Taylor, Director of Mentors, Advisors, and Partners at Tsai CITY, Yale
11:15a
(Keynote) Paying for a Climate-Wise Future: The Role of Capital in a Low-Carbon, Resilient and Thriving Latin America
Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Program Director, Natural Resources Defense Council
12:00p
Lunch
1:00p
Panel II: Innovations for Sustainability and Social Change
Fabián Suárez, CEO and Founder, e.Ray;
Carolina Zambrano, Program Director, All Eyes on the Amazon, HIVOS;
Peter Cabral, Faculty Member, Singularity University
Moderated by: Diego Angel, MEM Candidate, Yale F&ES
2:00p
Panel III: Agriculture in Latin America, Balancing Global Markets and Local Needs
Deissy Martínez, Regional Coordinator CCAFS, CGIAR;
Peter Rosset, Researcher, ECOSUR Advanced Studies Institute;
Ashwini Sebastian, Agricultural Economist, World Bank;
Carmine Paolo De Salvo, Rural Development Specialist, IDB
Moderated by: Reinaldo Funes-Monzote, Visiting Professor, MacMillan Center at Yale
3:15p
Coffee Break
3:30p
Keynote Remarks
Julia Carabias, Former Mexican Minister of Environment, Researcher, Colegio Nacional
4:15p
Panel IV: Latin America and the Caribbean Outlook
Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian, OAS;
Amanda Maxwell, NRDC;
Julia Carabias, Natura
Moderated by: Andrea Cruz, MEM Candidate, Yale F&ES
5:15p
Closing Remarks
Carlos Ibarra, Andrea Cruz, and Christina Ospina, Conference Co-Chairs