XXX Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean (ILPES)

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The Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES)meet every two years to review the progress of work and fulfilment of the resolutions adopted by the Council, the main intergovernmental body steering the work of the Institute

Event information

Date

27 - 28 November - 06:00 - 15:00

Event type

Presiding officers

La XXX Reunión de la Mesa Directiva del Consejo Regional de Planificación del ILPES se llevará a cabo de manera presencial en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) (Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura), los días 27 y 28 de noviembre de 2024,

Programme of work

Opening session

06:00 - 06:30
  • José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
  • Pável Isa, Minister of Economic Affairs, Planning and Development of the Dominican Republic, in his capacity as Chair of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES)

Adoption of the agenda and organization of work.

06:30 - 06:45

Presentation of the position document prepared by ECLAC for its fortieth session, Development Traps in Latin America and the Caribbean: Vital Transformations and How to Manage Them

06:45 - 07:45
  • José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC

Statements by delegations

Presentation(s)

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs

Coffee break

07:45 - 08:15

Panel 1. Challenges in transforming institutional frameworks for development planning

08:15 - 10:00

Moderator: Javier Medina Vásquez Deputy Executive Secretary a.i. of ECLAC and Officer in Charge of ILPES

  • Sergio Bitar, former Minister of State of Chile
  • Wayne Henry, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Management of the Planning Institute of Jamaica
  • Jefrey Lizardo, Vice-Minister for Planning and Public Investment of the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development of the Dominican Republic
  • Gustavo Cuesta, Undersecretary General of Planning of Ecuador

Statements by delegations

Lunch break

10:00 - 11:00

Panel 2. Changes in current and new requests for training in the region

11:00 - 13:00

Moderator: Jefrey Lizardo, Vice-Minister for Planning and Public Investment of the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development of the Dominican Republic

  • Virgínia de Ângelis Oliveira de Paula, Secretary of Planning, Ministry of Planning and Budget of Brazil
  • Carlos Mendoza Alvarado, Secretary of Planning and Programming of the Office of the President of Guatemala
  • Giofianni Peirano Torriani, Researcher and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Centre for Strategic Planning (CEPLAN) of Peru (virtual)
  • Rodrigo Lavanderos, Coordinator for Modernization of the State of Chile
  • Heslyn Andrew, Senior Economist, Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, Climate Resilience and Social Security of Dominica (virtual)
  • Rodolfo Sabonge, Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS)

Statements by delegations

Coffee break

13:00 - 13:30

Presentation of the document entitled Guidelines for the drafting of a regional agenda on governance of planning and public management for sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean

13:30 - 14:30
  • Pável Isa, Minister of Economic Affairs, Planning and Development of the Dominican Republic, Chair of the Regional Council for Planning of ILPES

Statements by delegations

Closed session (for delegations only)

06:00 - 07:45

Presentation of the Report on the activities carried out by the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES), 2023–2024 and of the Report on the status of the Regular System of Government Financing for the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES)

  • Javier Medina Vásquez Deputy Executive Secretary a.i. of ECLAC and Officer in Charge of ILPES

Statements by delegations

Presentation(s)

Javier Medina Vásquez

Coffee break

07:45 - 08:15

Presentation of the programme of work of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES), 2023 and preparation of a programme of activities on the governance of planning and...

08:15 - 10:00
  • Elena Díez Pinto, Chief of the Planning, Prospective and Territorial Development Area of ILPES

Presentation(s)

Elena Diez Pinto

Lunch break

10:00 - 11:00

Preparations for the twentieth meeting of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES), presented by Javier Medina Vásquez Deputy Executive Secretary a.i. of ECLAC and Officer in

11:00 - 12:00

Coffee break

12:00 - 12:30

Consideration and adoption of agreements

12:30 - 13:00

Closing remarks

13:00 - 13:30
  • José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC
  • Pável Isa, Minister of Economic Affairs, Planning and Development of the Dominican Republic, in his capacity as Chair of the Regional Council for Planning of ILPES

Practical information

XXX Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for ILPES

  • Date: 27 and 28 November 2024
  • Place: Celso Furtado Room, ECLAC Headquarters
  • Address: Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura, Santiago de Chile 

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