The legacy of AL-INVEST Verde: from experience to continuity

17 June

Central event

Location: Hall 400, SQUARE

08:30 - 09:30 Registration of participants and coffee break

Master of Ceremonies: Malena Sousa, AL-INVEST Verde

09:30 - 09:50 Institutional opening

  • Félix Fernández-Shaw, Director, DG INTPA, European Commission
  • Gustavo Giménez, Vice-Minister for MSMEs, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Paraguay
  • Jorge Luis Sáenz Rabanal, Viceministro de Políticas y Supervisión del Desarrollo Agrario, Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego (MIDAGRI), Peru

09:50 - 10:10 Opening speeches

  • René Vossen, Managing Director, sequa
  • Francisco Tierraseca, Director, FIAP
  • Gianandrea Rossi, Executive Director, IILA

Language: English or Spanish, with interpretation available in Spanish, Portuguese and English.

10:10 - 10:15 | Video: AL-INVEST Verde's impact in Latin America

10:15 - 10:45 | Impact of the AL-INVEST Verde programme: results and outreach

  • Frank Summa, AL-INVEST Verde's Director of Private Sector Support, dessa
  • Emilio Calvo, Director of Public Sector Support, AL-INVEST Verde, FIAP
  • Andrea Monaco, AL-INVEST Verde Team Leader, IILA

Language: Spanish, with interpretation available in Portuguese and English.

10:45 - 10:55 Intellectual property as a bridge for sustainable innovation between the European Union and Latin America

  • Tiago Miguel da Trindade Guerreiro, Head of International Cooperation Service, European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Language: Spanish, with interpretation available in Portuguese and English.

10:55 - 12:30 Strategic Dialogue: Capacity building for sustainable and innovative value chains

  • Guillermo García, Director, CREA, Argentina
  • Gabriel Layseca, Head of International Affairs Department, Odepa, Chile
  • Javier Díaz Molia, President, ANALDEX, Colombia
  • David Tello, Sanitary Certification Analyst, Agency for Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Regulation and Control (AGROCALIDAD), Ecuador
  • Xavier Rosero, Executive Director, Federación Ecuatoriana de Exportadores (FEDEXPOR), Ecuador
  • César Santiesteban, Director General of Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation of Policies, Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, Peru.

Moderator: Irene Haddad, Team Leader for Private Sector Support, AL-INVEST Verde, sequa

Language: Spanish, with interpretation available in Portuguese and English.

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 15:15 Strategic Dialogue: Digital tools as a basis for supporting sustainable production

  • Gustavo Idígoras, VISEC traceability platform representative, Argentina
  • Raoni Rajão, Professor, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Selo Verde, Brazil
  • Álvaro Romero, Executive President, La Guajira Chamber of Commerce, Colombia
  • Haydee Trigueros, Executive Director, FUNDEMAS, El Salvador
  • Andrés Ginés, Coordinator of the Executing Unit for Socio-environmental Traceability, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Paraguay.
  • Joaquín Garrido, Director of the Forestry Division, Directorate General of Forestry, Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Uruguay.

Moderator: Davide Bonechi, Senior Manager Public Sector Support, AL-INVEST Verde, IILA

Language: Spanish, with interpretation available in Portuguese and English.

15:15 - 16:30 | Strategic Dialogue: Inspiring Success Stories

  • Luciana Imbrogno, Indicación Geográfica Té Argentino, Argentina
  • Renata da Silva, Sustainability Manager, SEBRAE Pará, Brazil
  • Patricia Ruiz, Paraguayan Soybean Producers' Association, Paraguay
  • Arturo Benítez, President, Beekeepers' Association of Ñeembucú, Paraguay
  • Lycett Babilonia, Project Manager, PROGETTOMONDO, Peru
  • Zuly Villanueva, Local Trainer, Peru

Moderators: Marcelo Aleman, sequa, AL-INVEST Verde Private Sector Support, and Rosa Oliva, FIAP, AL-INVEST Verde Public Sector Support

Language: Spanish, with interpretation available in Portuguese and English.

16:30 - 16:40 - What's next? Closing remarks and main conclusions

  • Cristina Miranda Gozalvez, Head of Unit, DG INTPA, European Commission
  • Ingrid Jenezova, Senior Administrator / Programme Manager, DG INTPA, European Commission

Language: English, with interpretation available in Spanish and Portuguese.

16:40 - 20:00 Free time

20:00 - 22:00 Cocktail (by invitation)

Queen Belgian Restaurant
Rue du Fossé aux Loups 32, 1000 Brussels, Belgium