Conferences and Workshops Thursday, May 7th 2015 Regency Hall, Hotel Dominican Fiesta Time 8:00 AM 9:00 – 9:10 AM 9:10 AM Activity Responsible Registration of Participants Opening Remarks Mr. George Mansfield, President of Organizing Committee, Agroalimentaria 2015 Panel: ”How to Achieve Success in Export Agribusiness” “Ideal Business Model for Achieving Success in the Trade of Agricultural Export Products” Mr. Gerard Trudeau, President, Flores de Jarabacoa 9:35 - 9:55 AM “Soundness in Export Processes: How to Identify Potential Buyers and Long-term Relationships ” Mr. Angel T. Rodríguez, President, B&R Premium Vegetables Mr. Alfonso Torres, Manager, World Agromarketing Dominicana Mr. Raúl Reyes, General Manager, AMRAGRO 9:55 - 10:30 AM “How to Add Value to Export Products” Mr. Horacio Lomba, General Manager, Consorcio Cítricos Dominicanos 9:10 - 9:35 AM 10:30- 10-45 AM Q&A Session 10:45 - 12:15AM “Trade Facilitation to the United States Market Through the Port of Miami” 12:15 - 12:30 M. Q&A Session 12:30 - 2:00 PM 2:00- 2:30 PM 2:30- 3:30 PM 3:30- 3:45 PM 3:45 - 4:30 PM 4:30 – 5:00 PM Mr. Sebastián Yavar, Business Manager of the Port of Miami and Executives from Seaboard Marine Corp. Lunch-Conference “Dominican Government Committed with Export Development” Mr. Jean Alain Rodríguez, Executive Director, CEI-RD "Results of Study on Protocol of Perishable Goods Transported by Air" Mr. Marino Collante, Director of Dominican Port Authority “Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness” Ms. Tamara Mera, Director of Business Administration Career, PUCMM Mr. Franklin Glass, Director of Marketing Department, PUCMM. “Use of E-Commerce as a Tool in the Business of Agricultural Export Products” Q&A Session “Business Opportunities in the Hospitality Industry” Mr. Simón B. Suárez, President, Hotel & Restaurants National Association Q&A Session END OF FIRST DAY Conferences and Workshops Friday, May 8th 2015 Regency Hall, Hotel Dominican Fiesta Time 8:00AM 9:00 - 9:10 AM 9:15- 9:40 AM 9:40 -10:15 AM 10:15 - 10:30 AM Activity Responsible Registration of Participants Opening Remarks Mr. Jean Alain Rodríguez, Director CEI-RD Mr. Angel Estévez, “Social impact of “surprise visits” made by the President Ministry of Agriculture of the Dominican of the Dominican Republic, through the FEDA program” Republic “Phytosanitary Measures to Support Agricultural Products Exports” Mr. Emigdio Gómez, Director, Department of Plant Protection, Ministry of Agriculture Q&A Session 10:30 - 12:30 M “Basic Elements of Imports and Inspections in the United States” “Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) of the FDA” Mr. Kenneth Nieves, Specialist, Food and Drug Administration of the United States (FDA) 12:30 – 1:45 PM Lunch-Conference “Business Opportunities with the Netherlands and the Dutch Caribbean” Mrs. Marijke Van Drunel Little, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Mr. Sergio Van Loon, NethWork Group 2:00 – 2:20 PM "Attracting British Investment in Dominican Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges " Mr. Federico Cuello Camilo, Phd., Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the United Kingdom 2:30 - 5:30 PM PANEL: “Trade Development Among Caribbean Countries ” “BECCA: First Electronic Exchange of Maritime Freight for the Caribbean and Latin America” Ms. Evelyne Joseph, Charged of relationships for Latin American countries, Centre d'Echanges Informatisés Branche Antilles (CEI.BA), Guadalupe 3:00 – 3:30 PM “How to Export to the Hotel Industry in Bahamas” Mr. Christopher Duncombe, Purchasing Director, Hotel Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas 3:30 – 4:00 PM “The Free Trade Agreement between CARICOM and Dominican Republic” Mr. David Hales, Director, External Trade Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat 4:00 – 4:30 PM “Haiti Harvest: The Resurgence of Agribusiness in the Pearl of the Caribbean” Mr. Marcus Boereau, Director Director and Mrs. Ivy Kuperberg, Investment Promotion Director, Centre for the Facilitation of Investments (CFI) HAITI 4:30 – 5:00 PM “Preventive Measures for Pests and Diseases Devastating Cacao” Mr. Jony Molina, Programmes and Projects Manager, National Commission of Cocoa, Dominican Republic’s Manufactures Association (AIRD) 5:00 – 5:30 PM “Promoting Agroindustry Competitiveness in the Caribbean” Mr. Escipión Oliveira, Director Ejecutivo Adjunto, Deputy Executive Director, Caribbean Export Development Agency CLOSING REMARKS – TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS Mr. George Mansfield, President Agroalimentaria 2015 2:30 – 3:00 PM