China-Latin America Business Summit
EXPANDING HORIZON OF TRADE & INVETSTMENT FOR MUTUAL BENEFITS
27-28 November 2007
Sheraton Hotel
Santiago,
Chile
(draft agenda; Not all speakers have confirmed yet.)
10:00-18:00
Monday,
26 November
Tuesday,
27 November
Registration
08:00
Registration
09:00-10:00
Opening ceremony
Moderator:
PROCHILE
Speakers:
Wan Jifei, Chairman, China Council for the promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)
Alejandro Foxley, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile
José Luis Machinea, Secretary General, Economic Commission for Latin America and
Carribbean (ECLAC)
Li Ruogu, President, China EXIM Bank
Andrónico Luksic Craig, Vicepresident, Bank of Chile
10:00-10:30
10:30-12:00
Keynote Speech:
Senior State Leader of China
Coffee Break
Concurrent Sessions: Introduction of Macroeconomic Status of China and the
Latin America
Session 1: Introduction of Latin American economics, trade and investment
policies and opportunities
This session aims to brief Chiense participant the curent economic and political situation,
investment policy, future strategy of Latin Amercia and the perspective of local business
community toward China-Latin Ameircan business relations.
Moderator:
Juan Esteban Musalem, President, CHICIT
Speakers:
Osvaldo Rosales, Director, the International Trade and Integration Division, ECLAC,
United Nations
Carlos Alberto Alvarez, President, MERCOSUR
Guillermo Fernández de Soto, Secretary General, Andes Community
Kudo Akira, Regional CEO for Latin America and President of Mitsubishi Corporation do
Brazil, S.A.
Bruno Philippi, President, Chilean Manufacturers’ Association (SOFOFA)
COSCO
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10:30’12:00
Session 2: Introduction of Chinese econimics, trade and investment policies and
opportunities for the Latin American companies
This session aims to breif latin American participants of Chinese economic trend, future
perspective and Chinese enterprises’ GOING GLOBAL strategy. Successful Latin American
company in China will share its stories and experiences.
12:00-14:00
14:00-15:30
Moderator:
Xu Hubin, Deputy Secretary General, CCPIT
Speakers:
Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China
National Development and Reform Commission
The China EXIM Bank
Mr. Zhu Min, Vice Governor, Bank of China
CSAV Group
Lunch ( Invitation only)
Industrial Concurrent Sessions
Session 1: Energy and Mining—New Opportunities
Latin America and China have been enjoying a nice trade relations on energy and mining
industries on a mutually beneficial basis. This session aims to create a broader platform for
exchange of information and ideas on both industries. Chinese business can also learn Latin
American’s successful story in new energy sources development and application, like
bio-energy .
Moderator:
Wang Yanguo,
14:00-15:30
Vice Chairman, China Mining Association
Chairman, CCPIT Mining Sub-Council
Speakers:
Eduardo Titelmanm, Executive Vice President, Chilean Copper Commission
(COCHILCO)
China Minmentals corporation
David Lemor, Executive Director, Private Investment Promotion Agency of Peru
(ProInversión)
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)
Rodolfo Sanz , President, Foreign Trade Bank of Venezuela(Bancoex)
Jose Pessoa De Queiroz Bisneto, President, Jose Pessoa Group, Brasil
Industrial Concurrent Sessions
Session 2: Manufacturing—How Each Side Finds Their Way to the Other Market
China’s direct investment in manufacturing in Latin America is increasing considerably. Latin
Amercia’s export of manufactured goods to China climbs up year by year, though there is still
challenges. What the business communities in both China and latin Amercia can do to
continue expanding the export of Latin American manufacur products to China? What we
can do to mutually benefit each other in manufacturing industry?
Moderator: Mr. Sui Jianmin, Director General for International Relations, CCPIT
Speakers:
Luis Carlos Villegas Echeverri, President, National Industrial Association of
Colombia(ANDI)
Geely Group, China
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14:00-15:30
COMCE
Ernesto Heinzelmann, President of Brazil-China Commission of Enterpriser
President of Embraco (Whirlpool S.A.)
Enrique M. Pescarmona, President, IMPSA, Argentina
AVIC1 Group
Industrial Concurrent Sessions
Session 3: Agriculture—Area of Complementarity
Agriculture is yet another important component of China and Latin America business relations.
Cooperation in agriculture and animal husbandary has a bright future. Historically, China is a
large agricultural country with abundant low-cost labor; Latin America is rich in agricultural
resources. This session aims to explore new growth points in the broad sense of agriculture.
Moderator:
Salomon Lopez Gomez, President, Camara De Comercio E Inversion Honduras-China
14:00-15:30
Speakers:
China Suntime Group
All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives
Vicente Wong Naranjo, Chairman, Export and Investment Promotion Corporation of
Ecuador(CORPEI)
Cámara de Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica
China National Machinery Industry Cooperation
Alessandro Golombiewski Teixeira, CEO, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency of
Brasil (APEX-BRASIL)
Ing. Felipe Solá, Governor of the Province of Buenos Aires
Industrial Concurrent Sessions
Session 4: Telecommunication and Infrastructure—The Opportunities and
Challenges for Chinese Enterprises in the Latin America
China’s telecommunication and infrastructure export to Latin America has made satisfactory
achievements. China’s products and services in these two areas remain competitive because
of good quality and low price. Latin American demand in telecommunication and
infrastructure continue to increase and thus creates opportunities for both sides. This session
will showcase some of the successful stories in the two areas.
15:30-16:00
Moderator:
Jorge Mondal, President, China-Guatemala Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Speakers:
Ms. Li Dang, China General Techonology Group Holdings Ltd.
Inter-American Development Bank
Huawei Corporation
CITIC Group
Raul Becerra, President, Chamber of Commerce of Cuba
Coffee Break
16:00-18:30
Match-making
19:00
Welcoming Banquet (invitation only)
Speaker:
Andrónico Luksic Craig, Vice President, Bank of Chile
Wednesday, 28 November
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09:00-12:00
Business Association Roundtable Meeting
Participants:CCPIT and its Sub-councils and Latin American Business Associations
09:00-12:00
Match-making
12:00
End of program
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