WELCOME RECEPTION
HOSTED BY ASOCIACIÓN DE BANCOS HONDUREÑOS & FLOR DE CAÑA

Registration

KEYNOTE PLENARY
INTRODUCTION
Harry Strachan, Conference Chairman
CEO, Mesoamerica Investments
VIEW FROM THE UNITED STATES:
Dan Fisk, Deputy Assistant Secretary
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, US Department of State
VIEW FROM CENTRAL AMERICA:
Ricardo Maduro, President
Republic of Honduras

PLENARY I: WHAT ARE WE FACING?
WELCOME
James Jacobsen, Chairman CCAA
Vice Chairman, Kellwood Company
Co-Chairman, US/CA Business Coalition
Mario Canahuati, Ambassador
Embassy of Honduras in the United States
OPENING REMARKS
Norman Garcia, Minister of Industry & Commerce
Republic of Honduras
Harry Brautigam, President
Central American Bank for Economic Integration

PLENARY II: WHERE ARE WE NOW?
Moderator: Carlos Denton, President, CID/Gallup
PUBLIC OPINION
Carlos Denton, President, CID/Gallup
COMPETITIVENESS
Jaime Chavez, Vice President, CABEI
Vicente Williams, Vice President, Republic of Hondruas

COFFEE BREAK

PLENARY III: MAKING DR-CAFTA WORK FOR ALL
Moderator: Harry Strachan
President, Mesoamerica Investments
M.E. Brizuela de Ávila, President, Banco Salvadoreño
Fernando Paiz, President, Grupo Paiz
Marvin Taylor, Chief Economist, CABEI

CONCURRENT INDUSTRY SECTOR ROUNDTABLES
AGRIBUSINESS: OUR LANDS
Moderators: Julio Herrera, Pantaleon; Kenneth Hoadley, Zamorano
Discussants: Mario Chiu, La Fragua; Mariano Jiminez, Ministry of Agriculture (Hon); Juan Rafael Lizano, CABEI; Gabriel Pascual, Pascual Dairy; Javier Gallegos, Corporación de Compañías Agroindustriales

APPAREL & ASSEMBLY: OUR HANDS
Moderators: Jesús Canahuati, HAMA; Mike Todaro, AAPN
Discussants: Ricardo Ariz, Aureos; Victor Eduardo Fabiano, CABEI; James Jacobsen, Kellwood

FINANCIAL SERVICES: OUR MONEY
Moderators: Harry Brautigam, CABEI; Guillermo Bueso, Banco Atlántida
Discussants: Ana Cristina Mejía, CNBS; Ricardo Moran Ferracutti, CABEI; Juan Carlos Rivera Montes, OPIC

INFRASTRUCTURE & TELECOM: WE PROVIDE
Moderators: Alfredo Fernandez-Sivori, ExxonMobil; Antonio Tavel, Celtel
Discussants: Alejandro Alle, PUMA El Salvador; Terencio García, García y Bodan; Eduardo Membreño, CABEI

TOURISM: WE PROVIDE
Moderators: Bary Roberts, DDD Servicios Estratégicos; Thierry de Pierrefeu, Ministry of Tourism (Hon)
Discussants: Pedro Specia, CABEI

TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS: WE MOVE
Moderators: Fernando Paiz, Grupo Paiz; Jose Pérez-Jones, Seaboard Marine
Discussants: Fernando Alvarez, ENP; Jose Bodewig, Crowley; Frank Santeiro, FedEx

WORKING LUNCH

CONCURRENT ROUNDTABLES: PUBLIC POLICY
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Moderators: Jorge Nowalski, CIDH; Mario Peña Cabús, Grupo AMANCO
Discussants: Roberto Alvarez, Cerverceria Hondureña; Duty Greene, USAID (Hon); Jacobo Kattan, Grupo Inhdelva; Miguel Angel Martin, CABEI

HEALTH & EDUCATION
Moderators: Javier Morales, AIM; Raymond Rifenburg, Fmr. Director USAID
Discussants: Maria Antonieta Bográn, FIDE; Rosalinda Hernandez, Ministry of Health (Hon)

INTEGRATION & CUSTOMS UNION
Moderators: Alberto Barreix, IADB; Oscar Nuñez, Banco Central (Hon)
Discussants: Mario Arana, Ministry of Economy (Nic); Juan Miguel Bolaños, Asamblea Nacional Legislativa (ES); Alfredo Skinner-Klee, CABEI; Oscar Santamaria, SICA

LABOR & ENVIRONMENT
Moderators: Germán Leitzelar, Ministry of Labor (Hon); Charles Masten, WRAP
Discussants: Miguel Merodio, CABEI; Jorge Monge, DFID; Mario Chinchilla, Fiscal Ambiente (Hon)

LEGAL & REGULATORY
Moderators: Armando Arias, F.A. Arias & Munoz; Melvin Redondo, Negotiator DR-CAFTA
Discussants: Alfonso Llanes, Superintendente de Bancos (Nic); Erik Peterson, Aureos; Luis Rivera, INCAE; Alejandro Rodriguez, CABEI; Octavio Sanchez, Comisionado Presidencial (Hon)

PLAN PUEBLA PANAMÁ
Moderators: Marcelo Antinori, IADB; Herbert Taylor, Coordinator (Mex), PPP
Discussants: Jaime Chavez, BCIE; Carmen e. Calderón sol de Escalón, Asamblea Nacional (ES); José Angel Quirós, Ex-Miniser of Public Works (ES); Vicente Williams, Vice President, Republic of Honduras

ROLE OF THE MEDIA
Moderators: Carlos Denton, CID/Gallup
Carlos Flores, La Tribuna
Discussants: Rafael Alvarez, CABEI; Jorge Canahuati, La Prensa; Jose Rafael Ferrari, Televicentro

PLENARY IV: WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO?
INTRODUCTION
Walter Bastian, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Western Hemisphere
US Department of Commerce

CONCLUSIONS: INDUSTRY SECTOR ROUNDTABLES
Moderator: Vilma Sierra de Fonseca, Executive President, FIDE
AGRIBUSINESS: Julio Herrera
APPAREL & ASSEMBLY: Jesus Canahuati
FINANCIAL SERVICES: Harry Brautigam
INFRASTRUCTURE & TELECOM: Antonio Tavel
TOURISM: Bary Roberts
TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS: Jose Perez-Jones

CONCLUSIONS: PUBLIC POLICY ROUNDTABLES
Moderator: Vilma Sierra de Fonseca, Executive President, FIDE
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: Jorge Nowalski
HEALTH & EDUCATION: Raymond Rifenburg
INTEGRATION & CUSTOMS UNION: Alberto Barreix
LABOR & ENVIRONMENT: Germán Leitzelar
LEGAL & REGULATORY: Armando Arias
PLAN PUEBLA PANAMÁ: Herbert Taylor
ROLE OF THE MEDIA: Carlos Denton

CLOSING REMARKS
Ambassador Cresencio Arcos, Director International Affairs
US Department of Homeland Security