Cooperación UE-ALC

1. Institut Interuniversitaire pour
IRELAC
les Relations entre l’Union Européenne,
l’Amérique latine et les Caraïbes
European Union-Latin America 9:30 – 10:00 Registration and welcome
and the Caribbean : 10:00 – 10:45 Inaugural session chaired by Mrs Brigitte Chanoine, Rector of
ICHEC, in presence of the representatives of the institutional partners
of the event.
the Santiago
Opening Address by Commissioner Karel De Gucht, European
Commission: “The prospects of EU-LAC trade negotiations in view of
the Santiago Summit”
Message from the Secretary General Enrique Iglesias, Secretary
Summit facing General for Ibero-America by Maria Salvadora Ortiz, Director for
International Relationships of SEGIB
Open discussion
the present 10:45 – 11:15
11:15 – 13:00
Break
The Santiago Summit and the relations between
global challenges
Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean:
realizations, prospects and challenges
Chairperson: H.E. Mr Carlos Appelgren, Ambassador of Chile to the
European Union
Panelists: H.E. Mr. Jorge Valdez, Director of EU-LAC Foundation
International Seminar (Hambourg) / João Aguiar Machado, Deputy Director General, DG Trade,
European Commission / Rafael Gelabert, Head of division for Regional
24 April 2012 Affairs, Directorate for the Americas, European External Action Service
9:30 – 17:30 (EEAS) / Philippe Orliange, Director for Latin America and the Caribbean,
French Development Agency (Paris).
Ichec Brussels Management School Open discussion
Bd. Brand Whitlock 2 13:00 – 14:30 Break
1150 Brussels 14:30 – 15:30 Overview of UE-LAC economic relationship and
implications for a bi-regional strategic partnership
Registration: Chairperson: H.E. Mrs. Sandra Fuentes-Berain, Ambassador of
irelac@ichec.be Mexico to the European Union
Panelists: Carlos Quenan, Professor at Iheal and University of
genevieve.francois@chileanchamber.be Paris III, Vice-president of Institut for the Americas (Ida, Paris) /
Christian Ghymers, Professor at Ichec, President of the Belgo-Chilean
Chamber of Commerce, President of Irelac / Arnaldo Abruzzini,
Information Secretary General of Eurochambers
Irelac-Ichec Open discussion
Manoir d’Anjou C301 15:30 – 16:00 Break
Rue au Bois 365
16:00 – 17:00 Cooperation in sciences, technologies and innovation:
1150 Bruxelles key for a strategic partnership
Ch. Daem: O4850559170 Chairperson: H.E. Mr. Rodrigo Rivera, Ambassador of Colombia to the
Ch. Ghymers: 0498956227 European Union
Panelists: Luigi Montanari, Professor at University of Perugia (Italy) /
Chilean Mission to the EU: +32 (0)2 7433660 Christiane Daem, Executive Secretary of IRELAC, Brussels / José Luis
Briansó, Professor at the University Autonomous of Barcelona /
Access to the Seminar is free of charge, but under registration. Frank Heemskerk, Director for Research & Innovation Management
Services (Rims), Brussels / Thomas Zadrozny, Executive Director of
The Seminar will be taped and transmitted in streaming. Nanofutures, Brussels
Working languages: English – French – Spanish Open discussion
17:00 – 17:30 Concluding remarks
HE. Pierre Vimont, Executive Secretary General of the European External
Belgo-Chilean Action Service (EEAS)
Chamber of
Commerce 17:30 Cocktail
IRELAC – ICHEC / Rue au Bois 365 / C301 / 1150 Bruxelles / irelac@ichec.be