08h45            Registration

09h30           Opening Session

                    Keynote Speech  Remark

                    Mr. Angel Gurria, OECD Secretary-General

10h00         I.  Strengthening long-term growth in Argentina,

Moderator

Mr. Pier Carlo Padoan, Deputy Secretary-General and Chief Economist, OECD Economics Department

Presenter

Mr. Daniel Artana, Chief Economist, FIEL
Background paper: Strenghthening long-term growth in Argentina by D. Artana, E. Bour, J.L. Bour and N. Susmel

Background presentation

Discussant

Mr. Hernán Lorenzino, Secretary of Finance, Argentina

Discussant

Ms. Nora Lustig, Professor, Tulane University

Redistributive Policies and Fiscal Sustainability Comments on Background paper

11h00         II.  Strengthening long-term growth in Brazil

Moderator

Mr. Jeff Dayton-Johnson, Senior Economist and Head of the Americas Desk, OECD Development Centre

Presenter

Mr. Regis Bonelli,Senior Economist, Brazilian Institute of Economics
Background paper: Strengthening long-term growth in Brazil and Presentation

Discussant

Ms. Annabelle Mourougane, Senior Economist, OECD  Economics Department

Comments on Background paper

Discussant

Mr. Gerardo Zuniga, Deputy Manager of International Monetary Affairs, Central Bank of Mexico

12h00         III.  Reducing volatility to strengthen long-run growth in Mexico

Moderator

Mr. Patrick Lenain, Head of Division, OECD Economics Department

Presenters

Mr. Cyrille Schwellnus, Economist, OECD Economics Department and

Ms. Nicola Brandt, Senior Economist, OECD Economics Department

Presentation: Reducing Output Volatility in Mexico: Macroeconomic and Structural Policies

Discussant

Mr. Wagner Thomaz de Aquino-Guerra Júnior, Head of the International Affairs Department - Central Bank of Brazil

Discussant

Mr. Hernando Vargas, Chief Economist, Central Bank of Colombia

Comments on Presentation

13h00 - 15h00   Lunch – Strengthening long-term growth in Colombia (by invitation only)

Ms. Piritta Sorsa, Head of Division, OECD Economic Department

Presenter

Ms. Natalia Salazar, Subdirectora, Fedesarrollo, Colombia
Presentation: Colombia: Achievements of the last few years and challenges for the future also in Spanish: Colombia: logros de los últimos años y retos para el futuro

Ms. Maria Paola Figueroa, Principal Economist, BBVA Research, Colombia

Presentation: Columbia: Potential and Challenges for Future Growth

15h00         IV. Strengthening Chile’s long-term growth potential

Moderator

Mr. Robert Ford, Deputy Director of Country Studies, OECD Economics Department

Presenter

Mr. Rodrigo Álvarez Zenteno, Under Secretary of Finance, Chile

Presentation: Strengthening Chile’s long-term growth potential: Challenges and Perspectives

Discussant

Mr. Miguel Messmacher, Chief Economist, Ministry of Finance, Mexico

Comments on Presentation

Discussant

Mrs. Katherine Hennings, Senior Adviser to the Board, Central Bank of Brazil

16h00         V.  Round table on public finances for sustainable growth in
                         Latin America

Introduction and Moderation    Mr. Alejandro Werner, Instituto de la Empresa, Spain;

Presentation: Fiscal Policy in Latin America: Old problems and new challenges

Panel members

Mr. José Antonio Gonzalez Anaya, Under Secretary of Finance, Mexico

Presentation: Public Finances for Sustainable Growth in Mexico

Mr. Júlio Alexandre da Silva, Deputy Secretary, Economic Policy, Brazil

Presentation: Returning to Sustainable Growth in Latin America

Mr. Hernán Lorenzino, Secretary of Finance, Argentina

Mr. Rodrigo Suescun, Under Secretary of Finance, Colombia

Presentation: Fiscal Policy and Growth in Latin America and the Colombian case

Ms. Teresa Ter Minassian, Senior Consultant with the Inter-American Development Bank

Presentation: Promoting Sustained growth in Latin America through fiscal policy

17h30          Conclusions

Mr. José Antonio Gonzalez Anaya, Under Secretary of Finance, Mexico

18h00

Cocktail - Room Roger Ockrent