The document announces the II International Conference of Socially Responsible Regions hosted by Universidad del Norte Business School in Barranquilla, Colombia from November 26-28, 2009. The conference will discuss how to consolidate socially responsible regions by addressing priorities around human rights, labor rights, environment and anti-corruption from the perspective of various regional industries. It provides an agenda for presentations, workshops and discussions around developing responsible regions from the concepts of port cities, tourism/trade, energy/mining and agro-industry.

1. ESCUELA DE NEGOCIOS
UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE
BARRANQUILLA - COLOMBIA
II INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE
REGIONS
UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE BUSINESS SCHOOL
BARRANQUILLA-COLOMBIA
NOVEMBER 26TH, 27TH & 28th 2009
LOCATION: UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE
General Objective: To promote the Socially Responsible Regions as a mean to
enhance compliance with the MDGs, local development and competitiveness, and
income distribution fairness supported on the economy particularities and advantages of
the different regions.
Program.
 The conference will be structured addressing two main subjects.
1. What should be the priorities or agenda, in terms of Human Rights, Labor
Rights, Environmental concerns and anti-corruption policies, that
multistakeholders working groups must consider in order to consolidate a
Responsible Region?
a. This item look forward to answering the question what should be done.
2. What kind of collective action should multistakeholders working groups
undertake to guarantee that those issues are addressed?
a. This item addresses the strategies to be undertaken.
 The above issues will be addressed from the region´s business and commercial
strengths. This economic activities will be:
1. Port City economy
2. Tourism and trade.
3. Energy and minery.
4. Agro-industry
FREE ADMISSION- EARLY REGISTRATION REQUIRED

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UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE
BARRANQUILLA - COLOMBIA
November 26th
08:00 - 08:45 Registration.
08:45 - 09:00 Opening Speech. Luis Ernesto Salinas. Global Compact Network-
Colombia Coordinator
09:00 – 10:00 Dr. Alvaro Uribe. President of the Republic of Colombia
10:00 – 10:30 Universidad del Norte´s Rector Speech. Dr. Jesus Ferro.
10:30 – 11:30 Dr. Eduardo Verano. Governor of the Department.
Dr. Alejandro Char. Mayor of Barranquilla
11:30 – 12:30 Plenary session. The relevance of Socially Responsible Regions.
Kofi Annan. (To confirm)
12:30 – 14:30 Lunch.
14:30 – 16:00 Consolidating a Responsible Region from the concept of Port-
City.
 Introduction to a Responsible Region approach. José Félix
Lozano. Universidad Politécnica de Valencia-Spain.
 Delegate Port of Vigo-Spain. (to confirm)
 Delegate Port of Guayaquil-Ecuador (to confirm)
 Delegate Port (Argentina) (to confirm)
 Delegate Port (USA) (to confirm)
 Delegate Port (UK) (to confirm)
 Delegate Port of Barranquilla-Colombia (to confirm)
 Delegate Port of Cartagena – Colombia (to confirm)
 Delegate Port of Santa Marta –Colombia (to confirm)
Moderators. Luis Ernesto Salinas. Coordinator Global Compact
Network-Colombia. Camilo Mejia R. Universidad Del Norte´s
Business School CSR program coordinator.
16:00 – 16:15 Coffee break
16:15 – 17:45 Workshop – Working tables. Developing a Responsible Region
based on the concept of Port-city and in compliance with the
principles of the United Nations Global Compact.
Moderator: José Felix Lozano. Universidad Politécnica de
Valencia- Spain.
17:45 – 18:30 Plenary session. Conclusion from each working table.

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UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE
BARRANQUILLA - COLOMBIA
Moderator: Luis Ernesto Salinas. Global Compact Network –
Colombia Coordinator
19:00 Gala Dinner. (SEPARATE INVITATION)
November 27th
08:00 – 08:30 Consolidating a Responsible Region from a industry, tourism
and trade based perspective.
 Keynote Speaker. Argentina. Gabriel Boero. San Martin and
Buenos Aires experience as a responsible region.
Moderator: Luis Ernesto Salinas. Coordinator Global Compact
Network-Colombia.
08:30 – 09:30 Workshop – Working tables. Developing a Responsible Region
based on the tourism and trade economy and advantages of the
regions in compliance with the principles of the United Nations
Global Compact.
Moderator: Flavio Fuentes. UNDP Argentina.
09:30 – 10:00 Plenary session. Conclusion from each working table.
Moderator: Camilo Mejia. Universidad del Norte´s Business
School CRS program coordinator.
10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break.
10:15 – 10:45 Consolidating a Responsible Region from a minery and
energy economy advantage-based perspective.
 Keynote Speakers.
 Colombia. Untitled. Fundación Promigas. Julio
Martin.
 Colombia. Electricaribe. Paola Alcazar. Energetic
efficiency. Experiences in environmental sustainability
to decrease pollution.
Moderator: José Félix Lozano. Universidad Politécnica de
Valencia.

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BARRANQUILLA - COLOMBIA
10:45 – 11:45 Workshop – Working tables. Developing a Responsible Region
based on minery and energy economy advantages of the regions
in compliance with the principles of the United Nations Global
Compact.
Moderator: Thomas Brashear. University of Massachusset.
11:45 - 12:15 Plenary Session. Conclusion from each working table.
Moderator: Gabriel Boero. Argentina.
12:15 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 15:00 Consolidating a Responsible Region from an agro-industry
economy advantage-based perspective.
 Keynote Speaker. Gustavo Cecilio. Director de Eticagro (To
confirm)
Moderator: Brazil. Paulo Cesar Motta. IAG, PUC-RIO. PRME
working group-alleviation of poverty.
15:00 – 16:00 Workshop – Working tables. Developing a Responsible Region
based on agro-industry economy advantages of the regions in
compliance with the principles of the United Nations Global
Compact.
Moderator: Luis Ernesto Salinas. Coordinator Global Compact
Network-Colombia.
16:00 – 16:30 Plenary Session. Conclusion from each working table.
Moderator: Gabriel Boero. Argentina.
16:30 – 16:45 Coffee Break
16:45 – 18:00 Evaluating and monitoring commitments from I International
Conference of Responsible Regions.
18:00 – 18:30 Closing Plenary and conclusions. Governor of the Department
and Global Compact.

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UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE
BARRANQUILLA - COLOMBIA
Parallel Session-PRME Working Group – November 27th.
Addressing Poverty from Business Schools.
14:30 – 15:00 Defining the Challenge of Poverty: Innovation in the
Disciplines. Specific Meetings on How to Interject Poverty Issues
into the Disciplines.
15:00 – 16:00 Business initiative to address poverty.
16:30 – 16:45 Coffee break.
16:45 – 17:45 Development of teaching materials.
17:45 – 18:30 Conclusions: Defining the Challenge of Poverty:
 Academic perspective.
 Industry perspective.
 Government perspective
November 28th
Cultural Activities.
09:00 -17:00 River Boat tour.