07 October - Welcome Drink

18.15 - 18.35 Opening remarks 

• Cristina Zambrano Restrepo, Executive Director of Cooperation and Investment of Medellín and the Metropolitan Area - ACI Medellín  

 18.35 - 18.45 Official welcome  

• Frank Summa, Programme Manager of Component 1 of the AL-INVEST Verde programme   

18.45 - onwards  

• Cocktail development

08, 09 and 10 October - Parallel Session: Financial Workshop 

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Exclusive session for Financial Officers

09 October - Session for Component 1 projects

09.00 - 09.15 Opening  

• Opening remarks - Christiane Beck, Head of Unit International Donors, sequa 

• Opening remarks - Ingrid Jenezova, Principal Administrator/Programme Manager of AL-INVEST Verde and AL-INVEST Next, European Commission, (DG INTPA) 

 

09:15 - 10:15 Update of Component 1  

• Video: Sustainability + Productivity
• Presentation of projects  

• • Tecnalia
  • SEBRAE Pará
  • Chamber of Commerce of La Guajira  

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• Mid-term evaluation results - Frank Summa, Component 1 Manager, sequa 

 

10:15 - 10:30 Coffee break  

 10:30 - 12:30 Thematic panels  

• 10:30 - 11:30 Sustainable Agriculture in Value Chains 
  • 10:30 - 10:45 Opening speech, Martha Bolaños, Researcher, AGROSAVIA
  • 10:45 - 11:20 Panel Discussion  

 Moderator: Martha Bolaños,researcher, AGROSAVOA 

 Panellists: 

• Fernanda Feiguin, CREA, Argentina   

• Fredy Tueros, Descocentro, Peru  

• José Venturasme representative, Rusticanto, El Salvador  

• Claudia Dueñas, FUSAI, El Salvador 

11.20 - 11.30 Conclusions   

•  11:30 - 11:45 Circular Economy in Business Processes 
  • 11:45 - 12:00 Opening speech, Slendy Diaz, Leader in Ministry of Environment
  • 12:00 - 12:20 Panel Discussion  

 Moderator: Slendy Diaz, Leader in Ministry of Environment  

Panellists: 

• Nathalie Bordas, IPU, Paraguay   

• William Romecín, Action Aid, Bolivia   

• Florian VelazcoSME representative, Altos de Veracruz, Venezuela   

• Jenny Martinez, Circuit of Excellence, Venezuela  

12.20 - 12.30 Conclusions   

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch 

14.00 - 15.15 Technical synthesis AL-INVEST Verde  

• Exchange of experiences after technical visits   

 15.15 - 15.30 Coffee break  

15:30 - 17:00 From vision to action  

•  15:30 - 16:20 Case presentations: SMEs 
  • Florian VelazcoSME representative, Altos de Veracruz, Venezuela
  • José Ventura, sme representative, Rusticando, El Salvador
  • Jhonatan Butron, sme representative,WEEE Recycle, Bolivia
  • Daniel Daniel CruzSME representative, Finca La Bendición, Honduras 
  • Cristián RománSME representative, UNOCACE, Ecuador  

16:20 - 16:45 Panel discussion  

• Moderator: Marcelo Alemán, Technical expert, AL-INVEST Verde   

16:45 - 17:00 Conclusions 

17.00 Free