Programme of the conference

 7:30 - 8:30

 Registration

 Chair: Sergio Arzeni, Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs

and Local Development, OECD

 8:30 - 8:40

WELCOME

 Carlos Caballero Argáez, Director of the Alberto Lleras Governance School, Andes University

 8:40 - 10:00

OPENING REMARKS

• Pier Carlo Padoan, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD
• Enrique García, President, CAF
• Carolina Rentería, Director General, DNP

 10:00 - 10:30

 Coffee Break

 10:30 -12:30

MORNING SESSION

 “Key elements of efficient local development policies and strategies”

 Chair: Gabriela Miranda, Economist, OECD LEED Programme

 10:30 -10:50

Speaker: Debra Mountford, Manager of the LEED Forum on Investment Strategies, OECD
“Investment Strategies and Financial Tools for Local Development”

 10:50 -12:15

Panel 1: The role of multilateral organisations in empowering local authorities: lessons from an international perspective

• Miguel Castilla, Head of  Public Policies and Competitiveness, Andean Development Corporation (CAF)
  Presents: La apuesta por el desarrollo local: La acción de la CAF
• Mario Marcel, Sector Manager of Institutional Capacity and Finances, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
  Presents: De la descentralización al desarrollo local en América Latina
• Elfid Torres, International Manager for Research and Strategic Partnerships, Foundation for Sustainable Development in Latin America (FUNDES)
  Presents: Contribuciones de FUNDES al desarrollo local en América Latina
• Ramiro Pizarro, Latin America Specialist, International Relations Department, International Labour Organisation (ILO)
  Presents: La Agenda de Trabajo Decente y su contribución al desarrollo local
• Juan Manuel Salazar, Local Development Expert, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  Presents: Gobernabilidad y gestión local: Conocimiento para la acción

 12:15 -12:30

 Open discussion

 12:30 - 14:00

 Lunch Break

 14:00 - 18:30

AFTERNOON SESSION

 “The leading role of local governments in the bottom-up approach”

 Chair: Germán Ríos, Director of Competitiveness Programmes, CAF

Panel 2: Efficient local development strategies in Colombia: Lessons learnt locally

• Martha Pinto de Haart, Chair of the Regional Commission, Santander, Colombia
  Presents: La estrategia de competitividad de Santander, Colombia 
• Eric Duport, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of Pereira, Colombia
  Presents: Pereira: Mejor ciudad para hacer negocios

 15:00 - 15:30

 Open discussion

 15:30 - 16:00

 Coffee Break

 Chair: Gabriel Duque, Deputy Director of Competitiveness Programmes, CAF

Panel 3: Defining and delivering local development strategies: Exchange of experiences between Latin America and the OECD

• Joe Montgomery, Director General of Regions and Communities Group, UK
  Presents: Hope, Help and Opportunity: Delivering Local Economic Development in England
• Luisa Molina de Fabre, Counsellor to the Mayor of Guayaquil, Ecuador
  Presents: Nuevo modelo de desarrollo local participativo, inclusivo y de bienestar ciudadano
• Mateu Hernández, Executive Director, Barcelona Activa, Spain
  Presents: El modelo Barcelona Activa 
• Ubajara Leite, Technical Advisor, National Ministry of Integration, Brazil
  Presents: La política nacional de desarrollo regional: Diagnóstico, estrategias e instrumentos de implementación
• Jérôme Faure, Inter-Ministerial Delegate for Innovation, Social Experimentation and Social Economy (DIESES), France
  Presents: La economía social: Herramienta del desarollo local 

 18:00 - 18:30

 Open discussion

 18:30 - 19:00

CONCLUSIONS AND CLOSING REMARKS

 Conclusions:

• Sergio Arzeni, Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development, OECD

Closing remarks:

• Adriana Mejía, Vice Minister of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Colombia
• Samuel Moreno, Mayor of Bogota