Banking Meeting of Latin America & Caribbean and Asia-Pacific Regions "Financial Cooperation for Sustainable Development: Connecting LAC and Asia-Pacific through Development Financial Institutions”
In the sidelines of APEC, the Latin American Association of Development Financial Institutions (ALIDE) and the Association of Development Financial Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP), in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and other allies, organized an International Meeting of Development Banks from the Latin American and Caribbean and Asia-Pacific regions. The international meeting, entitled «Financial Cooperation for Sustainable Development: Connecting Latin America and the Caribbean and Asia-Pacific through Development Financial Institutions», held at the ALIDE convention center in Lima on Wednesday, November 13 and Thursday, November 14, 2024.
Wednesday, November 13
Welcome Session
Welcome remarks
Edgardo Alvarez, Secretary General & CEO, ALIDE
Kao Thach, Chairman, ADFIAP [Presentation]
Opening Conference:
Gianpiero Leoncini, Executive Vice-President, CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean [Presentation]
Panel 1: Trade and investment for inclusive and interconnected growth
Topics: Strategies to promote trade and investment in both regions, financial inclusion policies
Moderator: Romy Calderon, Head of Economic Studies, ALIDE
Panelists:
Alan Fairlie, Director of the Master’s Program in Biotrade and Sustainable Development, Catholic University, Peru [Presentation]
Sabina Barone, Physical and Digital Integration Department, ALADI (virtual)
Juliano Marcatto, General Manager International Businesses, Banco do Brasil (BB) (virtual) [Presentation]
Claudia Pereda, Deputy Director of Promotion Abroad, Nafin/Bancomext, Mexico (virtual) [Presentation]
Panel 2: Technological innovation to promote the transition to the formal and global economy
Topics: Use of emerging technologies for productive and business transition
Moderator: Jesus Gutierrez, IDB-ALIDE Consultant
Panelists:
Enrique Florencio, Secretary General, ADFIAP [Presentation]
Ariel Zabala, General Manager, Banco de Desarrollo Productivo (BDP), Bolivia [Presentation]
Javier Mendez, Director of Innovation, Bancoldex-Banco de Desarrollo Empresarial de Colombia [Presentation]
Conference: IFAD’s programme: Inclusive Financial Ecosystem for Food Systems Transformation – Empowering NDBs in LAC and APR
Ricardo Fort, Lead Regional Economist for LAC, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) [Presentation]
Panel 3: Sustainable growth for a resilient economic and social development
Topics: Financing of sustainable infrastructure projects. Financing for sustainable and equitable agriculture
Moderator:
Panelists:
Jorge Velarde, President, COFIDE-Development Bank of Peru
Goverdhan Singh Rawat, Deputy Managing Director, National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD), India
Manuel Martinez, Director of Investment and Financing Management Studies, Corporacion de Fomento de la Producción (CORFO), Chile [Presentation]
Panel 4: Digitalization of Financial Services in Latin America and Asia-Pacific
Topics: Implementation of digital technologies in the financial sector, success stories and challenges
Moderator: Nataly Lago, Economist, ALIDE
Panelists:
Juan Carlos Galfre, President, Banco de la Nacion, Peru [Presentation]
Adama Mariko, French Development Agency (AFD)
Francisco Demichelis, Senior Financial Markets Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) [Presentation]
Dinesh Joseph Fernandopulle, MD/CEO, SYNAPSIS, Sri Lanka (video presentation)
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Thursday, November 14
Conference: Leveraging sustainable finance and long-term investment for development financing in developing economies
Signing of MOU: ALIDE and Nabard Consultancy Services Private Limited (NABCONS)
Presentation: Connecting regions through information “Global Development Bank Data Hub Project”
Panel 5: Strategic alliances for financing development and economic descarbonization
Topics: Creation of strategic alliances between development banks, multilateral organizations, and the private sector
Moderator: Eduardo Vasquez, Head of Institutional Relations, ALIDE
Panelists:
Alexei Matsuev, Deputy Chief Legal Officer, VEB.RF, Russia
Conrad Albrecht, Managing Director, Eurasian Development Bank (virtual)
Hayakawa Taishi, Private Sector Project Manager, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)[Presentation]
Presentation: Financial inclusion initiatives for micro-businesses
Giovanny Ramirez, General Manager, Instituto Financiero para el Desarrollo del Valle del Cauca (Infivalle), Colombia [Presentation]
Panel 6: Empowerment for Sustainable Development
Topics: Strategies to empower communities, include marginalized sectors and promote economic growth
Moderator: Henry N. Anderson, CEO, Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Belize [Presentation]
Panelists:
Kao Thach, CEO, Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (ARDB), Cambodia [Presentation]
Percy Medina, Chairman of the Board, Banco Agropecuario-Agrobanco, Peru
Amparo Sanchez, Gerente General, Instituto de Financiamiento, Promocion y Desarrollo de Caldas (Infi), Colombia [Presentation]
Hector Lopez, Commercial Manager, Fondo Mivivienda, Peru [Presentation]
Giovanny Ramirez, President, AsoInfis-National Association of Financial Institutions for Development and Territorial Development of Colombia [Presentation]
Wrap-up & conclusions
Romy Calderon, Head of Economic Studies, ALIDE
Closing
Enrique Florencio, Secretary General, ADFIAP [Presentation]
Edgardo Alvarez, Secretary General, ALIDE
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