IV Young Americas Forum
X Talent and Innovation Competition of the Americas
VI Eco-Challenge
PROGRAM
Hotel El Panama, Panama City, Panama | April 8-9, 2015
VII Summit of the Americas
“Prosperity with Equity:
The Challenge of Cooperation in the Americas”
International Expo - TIC Americas Finalists
and Youth Participation Exhibit
Wednesday, April 8th
Vasco Núñez de Balboa Center
• TIC Americas and Eco-Challenge Finalists will showcase their projects and prototypes to the national and international community
• The Expo will be held parallel to the evaluation process and will remain open to the public, young entrepreneurs and participants
• Participants will also exhibit pictures, videos and other material on the Youth Participation process leading to the Forum
7:30 - 8:00
8:00 - 9:00
Registration
Opening Ceremony of the IV Young Americas Forum
Gran Centenario Room
• H.E. Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado, Vice-President of the Republic of Panama
• H.E. Alcibiades Vasquez Velasquez, Ministry of Social Development, Republic of Panama
• H.E. Albert Ramdin, Assistant Secretary General, Organization of American States
• Anabela Abreu, Country Manager, World Bank
• Leonel Ruiz, General Manager, PepsiCo Latin America Beverages - Central
• Valerie Lorena, Executive Director, Young Americas Business Trust
9:00 - 9:30
Expo Ribbon Cutting and Official Visit to the International Expo
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Convention Center
• H.E. Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado, Vice-President of the Republic of Panama
• H.E. Alcibiades Vasquez Velasquez, Ministry of Social Development, Republic of Panama
• H.E. Albert Ramdin, Assistant Secretary General, Organization of American States
• Anabela Abreu, Country Manager, World Bank
• Leonel Ruiz, General Manager, PepsiCo Latin America Beverages - Central
• Valerie Lorena, Executive Director, Young Americas Business Trust
In collaboration with:
9:30 - 13:00
TIC Americas Evaluation
Villas - Hotel El Panama
• Latin American Economic Innovation
• Caribean Economic Innovation
• The Americas Cultural Entrepreneurship Award
• Social Innovation
In partnership with:
09:30 - 13:00
Thematic Working Groups on the VII Summit themes
Rooms: Republicano, Colonial, Conquistador and Manuel Amador Guerrero
• Presentation of Youth-Led Actions and Dialogues: Local, National and Hemispheric
• Moderation and Introduction by experts from partner institutions
Moderators: Valerie Lorena, Executive Director, Young Americas Business Trust
Hugo Wood, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Panama
13:00 - 14:00
Networking Lunch
Room: Bellavista
Special Remarks: Jose Blandon Figueroa, Mayor of the City of Panama
• Presentation of the YABT Leadership Recognition - YABT Board of Directors: Yadira Soto, Glynis Long, Wanda Fisher
• Presentation of Accelerator Program - City of Knowledge
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Wednesday, April 8
International Expo - TIC Americas Finalists
and Youth Participation Exhibit (continues)
14:00 - 15:00 Learning from experience: The Importance of reinventing yourself
Thursday, April 9th
Vasco Núñez de Balboa Center
Gran Centenario Room
Moderator: Carolina Freire, Global Shapers Leader and Founder of Voluntarios de Panamá,
Panama
Young Entrepreneurs
• Cesar Barria, World Guinness Record Awardee, Panama
• Álvaro Núñez, Founder and Leader, Recicla Electrónicos Mexico, Mexico
• Lina Cataño, CEO, UTOPICA Floating Houses, Colombia
• Federico Arellano, Founder and Leader, MiCochinito.com, Mexico
8:00 - 8:45
Gran Centenario Room
Welcome
• Luis Viguria, Chief Executive Officer, Young Americas Business Trust
Moderator: Georgina Núñez, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN ECLAC)
15:00 - 16:30 Tomorrow’s Leaders Speak Up: Intergeneration Dialogue between today
and tomorrow’s leaders
Remarks:
• Gabriela de la Garza, Sustainability Director, PepsiCo, Latin America Beverages
• Rosa María de Frade, Governance, Central American Beverage Corporation (cbc)
• Paula Restrepo, Sustainability Director, Postobón S.A.
• Raymundo Peixoto, Vice President, Dell Latin America
Gran Centenario Room
Moderator: Noella Richard, United Nations Development Programme
Youth Leaders:
• Martina Buchal, World Merit Global Ambassador, Canada
• Dali Angel, Global Indigenous Youth Caucus, Mexico
• Christopher Walcott, President, International Movement for Change, Trinidad and Tobago
International Organizations:
• Jessica Faieta, Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director of the
Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations Development
Programme
• Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General, Iberoamerican General Secretariat
• Sherry Tross, Executive Secretary for Integral Development, Organization of American States
• Ahmad Alhendawi, Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, United Nations
16:30 - 18:00 Keynote Session: The Role of Technology and Innovation enabling
8:45 - 9:30
Opportunities and Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean: an
open dialogue with Jorge Familiar, World Bank Vice President for the
Region
9:30 - 13:00
Eco-Challenge Evaluations
Villas - Hotel El Panama
• Hemispheric
• Central America
• Colombia
Thematic Working Groups on the VII Summit themes - continues
Entrepreneurship
9:30 - 11:00
Gran Centenario Room
Moderator: Stefany Cohen, Epicentro 150, Panama
Matt Rooney, US Chamber of Commerce
Keynote Speech: Raymundo Peixoto, Vice President, Dell Latin America
11:00 - 13:00 Presentation of Working Groups Conclusions
Dialogue with Young Entrepreneurs:
• María Teresa González García, Founder, Un litro de luz
• Ricardo Teran, CEO, Nube Data and Founder of Agora Partnerships
• Daniel Gomez, CEO, Solben and Founder of GovFaces , Mexico
• Juan Jose Pocaterra, Co-Founder, Vikua, Venezuela
18:00 - 19:30 Reception and Official Picture
Pool Area
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Opening Session
Rooms: Republicano, Colonial, Conquistador and Manuel Amador Guerrero
Rooms: Republicano, Colonial, Conquistador, Gran Centenario and Manuel Amador Guerrero
Moderators: Young Americas Business Trust
Young Leaders, Representing working groups of the Young Americas Forum
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 Adoption of the Youth Declaration of Commitment and Action Plan
Gran Centenario Room
Moderator: Valerie Lorena, Executive Director, Young Americas Business Trust
• H.E. Luis Almagro, Elected Secretary General, Organization of American States
• H.E. Nestor Mendez, Elected Assistant Secretary General, Organization of American States
• Young Leaders, Representing the participants of the Young Americas Forum
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Thursday, April 9
15:00 - 16:00 Leadership Links + Social Good – Further Actions, Opportunities and
Platforms for Elevating the Results of the IV Young Americas Forum
Gran Centenario Room
Moderator: H.E. John Beale, Ambassador of Barbados to the Organization of American States,
Vice Chair, Board of Directors, YABT
• Nicolas Ardito Barletta, Former President of the Republic of Panama
• Aaron Sherinian, Chief Communication and Marketing Officer, UN Foundation
• Ignacio de Leon, Caribbean REACH Regional Entrepreneurial Asset Commercialization Hub
• Martina Buchal, World Merit Global Ambassador, Canada
• Angela Jhanji, Solutions for Youth Employment Secretariat, World Bank Group
16:00 - 16:30 Keynote Remarks
Gran Centenario Room
• Maria Contreras Sweet, U.S. Small Business Administrator
16:00 - 16:30 Eco Challenge Private Tour - parallel to Keynote Remarks
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Convention Center
• H.E. Albert Ramdin, Assistant Secretary General, Organization of American States
• Laxman Narasimhan, Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Latin America Foods
• Leonel Ruiz, General Manager, PepsiCo Latin America Beverages - Central
• Diego Ruiz, Vice President, Government Affairs, PepsiCo
• Rosa María de Frade, Director of Corporate Relations, cbc.
• Paula Restrepo, Sustainability Director, Postobon S.A.
16:30 - 17:00 Official Tour to the International Expo - TIC Americas Finalists and Youth
Participation Exhibit
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Convention Center
• H.E. Juan Carlos Varela, President of the Republic of Panama
• H.E. José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General, Organization of American States
• H.E. Albert Ramdin, Assistant Secretary General, Organization of American States
• Laxman Narasimhan, Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Latin America Foods
• Jorge Familiar, Vice President, Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank
• Raymundo Peixoto, Vice President, Dell Latin America
Closing of the IV Young Americas Forum
and TIC Americas 2015 Awards Ceremony
Thursday, April 9th - 17:00 - 18:00
Gran Centenario Room
Welcome
• Luis A. Viguria, Chief Executive Officer, Young Americas Business Trust
Opening and Special Recognitions
• Roy L. Thomasson, Founder and Chair, Board of Directors, Young Americas Business Trust
Keynote Speech
• Laxman Narasimhan, Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Latin American Foods
Eco-Challenge 2015 Awards
Presentation of the Eco Challenge Awards
• Luis A. Viguria, Chief Executive Officer, Young Americas Business Trust
Presentation of the Eco Challenge Central America Award
• Rosa María de Frade, Director of Corporate Relations, cbc.
Presentation of the Eco Challenge Colombia Award
• Paula Restrepo, Sustainability Director, Postobon S.A.
TIC Americas 2015 Awards
Presentation of the Americas Cultural Entrepreneurship Award
• Maryse Robert, Director of Economic Development, SEDI, OAS
Presentation of the Social Innovation Awards
• Sherry Tross, Executive Secretary for Integral Development, OAS
Presentation of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Innovation Awards
• Jorge Familiar, Vice President, Latin America and Caribbean, World Bank
Official Presentation of the Youth Declaration of Commitment
Representatives of the IV Young Americas Forum
Special Remarks
• H.E. José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General, OAS
• H.E. Luis Guillermo Solís, President of the Republic of Costa Rica
Closing Remarks
• H.E. Juan Carlos Varela, President of the Republic of Panama
Friday, april 10th - Dialogue: Heads of Government and Social Actors
• Participation of Young People and Young Americas Forum Representatives
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The Young Americas Business Trust
The Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) is a nonprofit corporation created in
1999 that works in cooperation with the General Secretariat of the Organization of
American States (OAS) to promote the social economic development of young people
around the world. YABT is an organization for young people by young people.
YABT advances the goal of the OAS and the Summits of the Americas by promoting
and implementing programs for entrepreneurship in the Americas and elsewhere as a
mean to fight poverty and create job opportunities for young people.
The vision of YABT is that the talent of young entrepreneurs in the Americas will
determine the Hemisphere’s potential for future economic growth and democratic
stability. YABT believes that the region’s young creative people offer the best prospect
for building progress in the Americas.
www.yabt.net