Conference
Latin America on the Move
Conference on Latin America and the Caribbean, Berlin, 2011
Latin America is going through a process of transformation. Economic and democratic structures are largely well-established. Time to take stock: players from politics, business, culture and society gather to discuss new contexts and common values and interests in the light of the concept for Latin America and the Caribbean adopted in August 2010 by the German government.
The issues include: how can mega-cities be made more livable? What significance does the culture of remembrance have in contemporary society? What holds societies together in this age of migration? The Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Guido Westerwelle, will conclude the conference program. Reservations: lak2011@hkw.de'); $crypt->output(); ?>
13:00 – 13:10 h
Welcome
Prof. Dr. Bernd M. Scherer, Director of Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
Dr. Barbara Göbel, Director of the Ibero-American Institute, Berlin
Botschafter Dr. Peter Scholz, Director-General for Political Affairs (Africa, Asia, Latin America, Near and Middle East), Federal Foreign Office
13:10 – 13:20 h
Introduction
Prof. Dr. Detlef Nolte, Chairman of the German Association for Latin American Research (ADLAF), Director of the GIGA Institute of Latin American Studies, Hamburg
13:20 – 14:00 h
Opening address
How is Latin America positioning itself on the international stage in the 21st century
María Emma Mejía Vélez, Secretary General of UNASUR, Quito
14:00 – 15:00 h
Plenary discussion I
Latin America’s megalopolises – What lies ahead for the continent's megacities
Christian von Wissel, architect and member of the urban studies collective “Citámbulos”, Mexico
Renato Cymbalista, urbanist, lecturer at the university of São Paulo
Dr. Andreas Mehlhorn, Head of Siemens Mobility Consulting, Munich
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Eckart D. Stratenschulte, European Academy Berlin
15:00 – 15:10 h
Presentation of the new EU-LAC Foundation
Dr. Benita Ferrero-Waldner, President of the EU-LAC Foundation, Hamburg
15:10 – 15:30 h
Break
15:30 – 16:30 h
Panel discussion 1
Economy – the upturn and its consequences
Mayi Antillón Guerrero, Minister of Economy, Industry and Trade of Costa Rica, San José
Dr. Luis Carlos Villegas Echeverri, President of the National Business Association of Colombia (ANDI)
Moderation: Christian Daude, Economist, OECD, Paris
Panel discussion 2
Law and constitution – strengthening the rule of law
Dr. Gilbert Armijo Sancho, judge at the Constitutional Court of Costa Rica, San José
Dr. Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero, Justice Minister of the Republic of Colombia, Bogotá
Dr. Eduardo Montealegre-Lynett , "Universidad Externado de Colombia", Bogotá
Christian Leffler, Managing Director Americas, European External Action Service, Brussels
Prof. Dr. Hernando Yepes Arcila, Professor at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá
Moderation: Prof. Matthias Herdegen, Institute of International Law, Bonn University (Chair)
Panel discussion 3
Climate and the environment – the joint challenge
Everton Vieira Vargas, Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil
Maxine Nestor, Regional Energy Policy Adivsor at the Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM), Georgetown
Moderation: Daniel Klingenfeld, German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU), Potsdam
Panel discussion 4
Cultures of remembrance – keeping the past present in our minds
Elke Gryglewski, House of the Wannsee Conference, Berlin
Dr. Margarita Vannini, Director of the Institute of Nicaraguan and Central American History, Managua
Dr. Margarita Romero, President of the Villa Grimaldi Park for Peace Corporation, Santiago
Moderation: Dr. Peter Birle, Head of the Research Department of the Ibero-American Institute, Berlin
16:30 – 17:00 h
Coffee break
17:00 – 18:00 h
Address and discussion
Germany and Latin America – shaping the future together
Dr. Guido Westerwelle, Federal Foreign Minister
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María Emma Mejía Vélez, Secretary General of UNASUR, Quito
Dr. Stefan Zoller, Chairman of the BDI Brazil Board, Munich
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Eckart D. Stratenschulte, European Academy Berlin
18:00 – 19:00 h
Plenary discussion II
Social change in Latin America
Miguel Brechner Frey, President of the Ceibal Centre and the Technology Laboratory of Uruguay, Montevideo
Dr. Velia Cecilia Bobes, Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO), Mexico
Prof. Dr. Sérgio Costa, Sociologist, Freie Universität Berlin
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Eckart D. Stratenschulte, European Academy Berlin
20:30 h
Latin Lounge with DJ Grace Kelly
An event organized by the German Federal Foreign Ministry in cooperation with the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut and Haus der Kulturen der Welt.
