To welcome our participants, we have prepared a very special gift: a unique coffee for this event, produced by the SMEs that are part of our beneficiaries. Each cup of this coffee represents the effort and passion of these SMEs, who grow high quality beans with dedication in different regions of Latin America. More than a detail,

Martha Bolaños Researcher, AGROSAVIA Martha is a biologist from the University of Cauca, with a Masters and PhD in Agricultural Sciences - Soil Management and Conservation from the National University of Colombia. She is a Senior Ph.D. Researcher and Head of the Department of Sustainable Intensive Production at Agrosavia - Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation. She has chaired the Intergovernmental Technical Group on Soils of

Diana Espinosa Deputy Representative, UN Women Sociologist from the National University of Colombia, Master in Political Science from the University of the Andes, Specialist in Senior State Management from the School of Public Administration. She has been working in the United Nations System in Colombia for more than a decade. Currently, as National Programme Officer of UN Women.

10 October 08:55 - 09:00 Welcome 09:00 - 10:00 Institutional opening Luis Felipe Quintero. Vice Minister of Foreign Trade of Colombia Marcela Ruiz, Delegate of the Secretary of Environment of Medellín Alexandre Mateus. Head of the Economic and Commercial Section of the Delegation of the European Union in Colombia Cielo Elainne Rusinque Urrego. Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio, Ministry of Industry and Commerce