Opening session of the seventeenth Conference of Ministers and Heads of Planning of Latin America and the Caribbean

• Raúl García-Buchaca, Deputy Executive Secretary for Management and Programme Analysis of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

• Héctor Alexander, Minister of Economy and Finance of Panama, in his capacity as Chair of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES)

Coffee break

Panel 1 - Foresight as a tool for building innovative and participatory public policies

Moderator: Cielo Morales, Chief of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES)

• Opening remarks: Paola Aceituno, foresight for development expert
• Presentations by country delegations
  • Wayne Henry, Chairman and Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ)
  • Luis Madera, Deputy Minister for Planning and Public Investment in the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development of the Dominican Republic
  • Luz Keila Gramajo, Secretary of Planning and Programming of the Office of the President of Guatemala
  • Ana Gabriela Castellani, Secretary for Management and Public Employment of the Head Office of the Cabinet of Ministers of Argentina

Statements by delegations

Panel 2 – The open State and citizen participation at the heart of the new public service

Moderator: Cielo Morales, Chief of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES)

• Opening remarks: Danielle Andrade, lawyer, citizen participation expert (virtual)
• Presentations by country delegations
  • Cristina Vio Gorget, Coordinator of the Presidential Advisory Council for Public Integrity and Transparency of the Office of the Minister-Secretary General of the Office of the President of Chile
  • Jairon Merchán, National Secretary for Planning of Ecuador
  • Kate Wilson, Chief Technical Officer of the Department of Sustainable Development in the Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training of Saint Lucia
  • Isaac Alfie, Director of the Office of Planning and Budget (OPP) of Uruguay (virtual)

Statements by delegations

Break for lunch

Side event: Gender mainstreaming in planning

Moderator: Natalia Genta, Officer-in-Charge of the Planning, Prospective and Territorial Development Area of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES)

• Presentations by country delegations
  • Ana Gabriela Castellani, Secretary for Management and Public Employment of the Head Office of the Cabinet of Ministers of Argentina
  • Luis Madera, Deputy Minister for Planning and Public Investment in the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development of the Dominican Republic
  • Tatiana Hernández, Head of the Equality Policies Division in the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Gender Equity of Chile

Coffee break

Side event: Presentation of the book Patrones de desarrollo económico en los seis países de Centroamérica (1950-2018) (ECLAC subregional headquarters in Mexico)

Reception hosted by the Government of Panama

Panel 3 – The role of innovation in public institutions in accelerating full implementation of the Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Moderator: Valeria Torres, Officer-in-Charge of the Public Management and Open Government Area of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES)

• Opening remarks: Roman Yosif, public innovation expert
• Presentations by country delegations
  • Marlon Andrés Navarro, Vice-Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy of Costa Rica
  • Giofianni Peirano Torriani, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Centre for Strategic Planning (CEPLAN) of Peru (virtual)
  • Luz Keila Gramajo, Secretary of Planning and Programming of the Office of the President of Guatemala
  • Wayne Henry, Chairman and Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ)

Statements by delegations

Coffee break

Panel 4 - The challenges of a new public service in the territory

Moderator: Natalia Genta, Officer-in-Charge of the Planning, Prospective and Territorial Development Area of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES)

• Opening remarks: Augusto Barrera, territorial development expert, former Mayor of the Metropolitan District of Quito
• Presentations by country delegations
  • José Agustín Espino, Director of Territorial Development of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Panama (virtual)
  • Mildrey Granadillo, First Vice-Minister of the Ministry of the Economy and Planning of Cuba
  • Adilio Celle, Vice-Minister of Economic and Social Coordination of the Technical Planning Secretariat for Economic and Social Development of Paraguay
  • Fernando Sertã Meressi, Undersecretary of the Multi-year Plan of the Department of the Federal Budget in the Ministry of the Economy of Brazil

Statements by delegations

Break for lunch

Workshop on foresight for development

Closed session for delegations

Closed session for delegations

Opening session of the twenty-ninth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning of ILPES

Adoption of the agenda and organization of work.

Report on the activities carried out by the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES) since the eighteenth meeting of the Regional Council for Planning

by Cielo Morales, Chief of ILPES

Statements by delegations

Presentation of the programme of work of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES) for 2023

by Cielo Morales, Chief of ILPES

Coffee break

Preparations for the nineteenth meeting of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES)

by Cielo Morales, Chief of ILPES

Consideration and adoption of agreements.

Closing remarks

• Cielo Morales, Chief of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES)
• Héctor Alexander, Minister of Economy and Finance of Panama, in his capacity as Chair of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES)

Closing ceremony of the Seventeenth Conference of Ministers and Heads of Planning of Latin America and the Caribbean