SOCIAL ACTOR PARTICIPATION IN THE
ACTIVITIES OF THE SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS PROCESS
SOCIAL ACTORS FORUMS
April 10-13, 2012
Centro Internacional de Convenciones y Exposiciones Las Américas
Cartagena, Colombia
OEA/Ser.E
ASCA/Foro-20/12 rev.2
9 April 2012
Original: Spanish
III Young Americas Forum
VI Talent and Innovation Challenges of the Americas
“Youth: Partners for Prosperity”
DRAFT SCHEDULE
(April 10-13, 2012)
Monday, April 9, 2012
09:00 - 17:00
Arrival of Participants and Finalists
12:00 - 21:00
Talent and Innovation Expo Set Up
18:00 - 21:00
Introductory Session and Preparation of the Talent and Innovation
Challenges of the Americas: Finals and Expo
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
08:00 – 09:00
Opening Ceremony
 Roy L. Thomasson, Chair, Board of Directors, Young Americas
Business Trust
 Jaime Restrepo, Director, Colciencias
 Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Director, Entrepreneurship Center, Bogota
Emprende
09:00 - 17:00
TIC Americas Expo 2012
 The Expo will be held parallel to the evaluation process and will
remain open to the accredited participants
 Local, national and international officials will visit the Expo
09:00 - 10:00
Evaluation of the Expo (by Judges)
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Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 (continuation)
10:15 - 12:00
Finalists Evaluation
Finalist Evaluation Process
o Evaluation of the 22 Finalist teams for the Talent and
Innovation Awards
o Evaluation of the 9 Finalist Teams for the Eco Challenge
Awards
o Evaluation of the 5 Finalist Teams for the National TIC
Colombia Awards
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12:00 - 14:00
Structure Presentation to the Judges
o Preparation of the team and business plan distribution to the
judges (5 minutes)
o Judges review Business Plan (10 minutes)
o Team exposition: The "elevator pitch" (10 minutes)
o Promotional Video Presentation (3 minutes)
o Questions and Answers (10 minutes)
LUNCH (offered by the Government of Colombia – Convention Center
Pavilion)
“Leadership Links" Eco-Challenge
 Private Lunch for Teams, Sponsors and Judges of the Eco Challenge
14:00 - 17:00
Finalist Evaluations continues
17:00 - 18:00
Angel Investors Roundtable
 Alejandro Marin, Financial Instruments Manager, Capitalia
Colombia
 Erik Montoya, Chamber of Commerce of Bogota
18:00 - 18:30
Opening Ceremony “Youth: Partners for Prosperity”
 H.E. José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General, Organization of
American States
 Diego Ruiz, Vice-President Global Affairs, PepsiCo
 Consuelo Caldas Cano, President, Bogota Chamber of Commerce
 Jorge Cano, Director of Innovation, Colciencias
 Roy L. Thomasson, Chair, Board of Directors, Young Americas
Business Trust
o Recognition to Sponsors and Partners
o Recognition to the Finalists of TIC Americas & Eco
Challenge and Delegates of the III Young Americas Forum
18:00 - 20:00
Reception and VIP Tour for officials, investors and media attending TIC
Americas Expo (Place: Expo Area)
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
III Young Americas Forum
09:00 - 17:00
Opportunities Expo
 The Expo will be held in parallel with the working group sessions and
will remain open to accredited attendees during the Forum.
 Participants will learn best practices for youth development
 There will be networking and business opportunities for the
participants and visitors
09:30 - 10:00
Opening Ceremony:
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H.E. Maria Angela Holguin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government
of Colombia
H.E. Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary General, Organization of the OAS
Valerie Lorena, Executive Director, Young Americas Business Trust
Remarks of Commitment by the Young People of the Americas
 Mateo Botero, Club Botanico Ambiental, Colombia
10:00 - 11:00
Consultation and Participation Process
 Summary of the young people’s interventions. Open intervention by
National and Regional dialogues coordinators and delegates to
present the results of activities held locally and virtually.
11:00 - 12:00
Presentation of National and Regional reports
 Review of the report completed and submitted in the process of the
VI Summits of the Americas.
Final Revision and Adoption of the "Declaration of Commitment of the III Young Americas Forum"
12:00 - 14:00
LUNCH (offered by the Government of Colombia – Convention Center
Pavilion)
14:00 - 17:00
Working Groups: Strategies and Actions
 Formulation of Implementation Strategies for the "Declaration of
Commitment of the III Young Americas Forum” to be presented to
international agencies (The working groups will be divided by the
central themes of the VI Summit of the Americas)
o Moderator: Carla Gómez, EVAC, TELEVISA
1. Reduction of Poverty and Inequality | Citizen Security | Physical
Integration and Regional Cooperation
o Omar Pérez, INCUBASI
o Wuilmer Olaya, YABT Perú
o John Esteban, OVJNU
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012 (continuation)
14:00 - 17:00
Working Groups: Strategies and Actions
2. Natural Disaster Risk Reduction| Citizen Security | Physical
Integration and Regional Cooperation
o Georgina Núñez, CEPAL
o María Paz, Universidad de Berkeley
o Sebastian Bustamante, Verdéate
3. Access to and Use of Technology | Citizen Security | Physical
Integration and Regional Cooperation
o Mauricio Rivas, ALDESAI
o Miguel Ángel Molina, Ateneo Digital
17:00 - 18:00
Thematic Summary
Thursday, April 12, 2012
09:00 - 12:00
Preparatory dialogues of the Conclusions from the Working Groups: Actions
for the implementation of the young people’s commitments
 General Moderator: Carla Gómez, EVAC TELEVISA
 Thematic Moderator: Georgina Núñez
The groups will meet again to work on a follow up plan. This plan will answer the following
questions "What actions will you implement as a follow up?; How to build and mobilize the
network?; How can donors and governments contribute to harmonize the efforts and resources for
Youth Initiatives and programs that are being implemented in Latin America and the Caribbean
region?
The committees will summarize the results of the workshops and organize the final presentation.
13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH (offered by the Government of Colombia – Convention Center
Pavilion)
14:00 - 15:30
Presentation of the Working Groups conclusions
 Moderator: Socorro Ramírez, Social Actors’ Coordinator, VI Summit of
the Americas.
Committee members will summarize the discussions of the working groups and finalize / submit
implementation plans for consideration, support / funding from the agencies and the monitoring plan.
15:30 – 16:30
Social Projects Presentation by Young Leaders participating at the III Young
Americas Forum - Elevator Pitch format
16:30 – 18:00
Business Projects Presentation by Young Entrepreneurs participating at the
VI TIC Americas - Elevator Pitch format
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Thursday, April 12, 2012 (continuation)
18:00 - 20:00
Adoption of Commitment and Action Strategies:
Partnership for Implementation of the Commitments of the III Young
Americas Forum, 2012
 Moderator: Valerie Lorena, Executive Director, Young Americas
Business Trust
Closing of the III Young Americas Forum and TIC Americas 2012
Awards Ceremony
 Announcements and Special Recognitions
o Luis Viguria, CEO, Young Americas Business Trust
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Keynote Speaker:
o H.E. Albert Ramdin, Assistant Secretary General,
Organization of American States
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Presentation of National TIC Colombia Awards
o Jaime Restrepo, Director Nacional, COLCIENCIAS
o María Isabel Agudelo, Vicepresidente, Cámara de Comercio
de Bogota
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Presentation of the Eco Challenge Awards
o Diego Ruiz, Vice-President, Global Affairs, PepsiCo
o Luis Montoya, President, PepsiCo Latin America Beverages
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Presentation of the Talent and Innovation Awards
o Roy L. Thomasson, Chair, Board of Directors, YABT
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Closing Remarks
Friday, April 13, 2012
VI Summit of the Americas
09:00 - 16:00
Opportunities Expo
10:30 - 13:00
Dialogue between Governments and Social Actors
 Participation of Youth as Social Actor
13:00 - 14:15
Official Tour Expo Youth: Partners for Prosperity