XXXI meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Council

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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

13 Apr 2026 - All day

Event type

Presiding officers

Participation

By registration

The Regional Planning Council, at its XX Meeting held in Brasilia on October 2 and 3, 2025, agreed on the following composition of the Presiding Officers: 

Chair: Brazil 
Members: Chile, Guatemala, Jamaica, Panama, Dominican Republic, St. Kitts and Nevis, Uruguay 

This Presiding Officers board will continue to perform its duties until the next Meeting of the Regional Planning Council, scheduled for 2027.

Programme of work

Opening session

09:00 - 09:30

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Adoption of the agenda and organization of work

09:30 - 09:45

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Presentation of the draft Plan of action for implementation of the Regional Agenda on Governance of Planning and Public Management for Sustainable Development

09:45 - 10:45

Presentation of the draft Plan of action for implementation of the Regional Agenda on Governance of Planning and Public Management for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning for the biennium 2026–2027

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Sesión especial: Presentación del documento “Gobernanza endógena: teoría, datos y herramientas para salir de la trampa de gobernanza poco efectiva en América Latina”

11:15 - 13:00

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Panel 1. Foresight and anticipatory governance for building country visions to 2050: lessons learned and challenges

14:00 - 15:15

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Panel 2 – Regional integration and strategic planning: Challenges and opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean

15:15 - 16:30

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Regional Observatory on Planning for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

17:00 - 17:30

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

17:30 - 17:50

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Consideration and adoption of resolutions XXXI MD

17:50 - 18:00

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Closing session XXXI MD

18:00 - 18:15

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Practical information

XXXI meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES)

Date: Santiago, April 13, 2026
Place ECLAC Headquarters in Santiago, Chile
Address: Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile 

Organizing institution

Instituto Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Planificación Económica y Social (ILPES), CEPAL

  • http://www.cepal.org/ilpes/
  • (56-2) 2102507

Contact

Daniela Gebhard

  • daniela.gebhard@cepal.org
  • (56-2) 2210-2630

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