Preliminary Conference Agenda

19:30 - 20:30

Opening Ceremony

Authorities     

José Alencar, Vice-President of Brazil

Aécio Neves, Governor of Minas Gerais

Antônio Augusto Junho Anastasia, Vice Governor of Minas Gerais

José Gomes Temporão, Minister of Health, Brazil

Marcus Pestana, Secretary of Health, State of Minas Gerais

John S. Wolf, President, Eisenhower Fellowships

Andrés Valencia, Mexican Ambassador in Brazil

Ângelo Oswaldo, Mayor of Ouro Preto

Jose Israel Vargas, Chairman, Eisenhower Fellowships Nominating Committee (Brazil)

20:30 - 23:00

Welcome Dinner and Folkloric Group Presentation                    

Speakers

Anna Bárbara de Freitas Carneiro Proietti, President, Fundaçâo Hemominas; 2000 Eisenhower Fellow, Brazil

Ângelo Oswaldo, Mayor, Ouro Preto

John S. Wolf, President, Eisenhower Fellowships

08:30 - 09:30

Plenary Session: Leadership in Latin America                     

Moderator:        

Rosa Maria Palácios, Director and Anchor, Prensa Libre; 2001 Eisenhower Fellow, Peru

Speakers:        

Ozires Silva, Former President, EMBRAER

Gerônimo Gutierrez, Undersecretary for Latin America and the Caribbean, Ministry for Foreign Affairs in México

09:30 - 10:15

Discussion 

10:45 - 12:00

Plenary Session: Accessibility to Health in Latin America

Moderators:      

Francisco Orrego, Partner, Chadwick Aldunate; 2005 Eisenhower Fellow, Chile

José Noronha, National Secretary for Healthcare, Ministry of Health; 1993 Eisenhower Fellow, Brazil

Speakers:        

José Gomes Temporão, Minister of Health, Brazil

Marcus Pestana, Secretary of Health, State of Minas Gerais

Carlos Regazzoni, Undersecretary for Social Development, City of Buenos Aires; 2004 Eisenhower Fellow, Argentina

12:00 - 14:00

Plenary Luncheon: Leadership of Non-Governmental Organizations

Speakers:        

Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President, Women's World Banking, USA

Sérgio Danilo Junho Pena, President, Fundação Danilo Pena

Coordination:    

Silvia Bacher, President, Las Otras Voces; 2001 Eisenhower Fellow, Argentina

14:00 - 15:45

Concurrent Workshop Sessions

General Coordinator: Josiano Gomes Chaves, Strategic Development and Research Director, FHEMIG; 2005 Eisenhower Fellow, Brazil

1 – Health and Society

Coordinators:    

Estebán Bullrich, Representative, Argentinean National Congress; 2006 Eisenhower Fellow; Argentina

Eduardo D´Aguiar, President Director, Logos Pro Saude; 1996 Eisenhower Fellow, Brazil

2 – Environment

Coordinators:    

Elena Verdugo-Arestegui, Director, Mexico City's Private Assistance Board; 2001 Eisenhower Fellow, Mexico

Juan Llerena, Director, Medical Genetics, Fiocruz; 1996 Eisenhower Fellow, Brazil

3 – Social and Economical Development

Coordinators:    

Daniel Pagliano, President and CEO, Groupo SCUTIA; 2000 Eisenhower Fellow, Uruguay

Martin Burt, CEO, Paraguayan Development Foundation; 1994 Eisenhower Fellow, Paraguay

4 – Networking

Coordinators:    

Fausto Cantú Peña, Coordinator, La Academia del Café; President, Delicafe de Mexico; 1967 Eisenhower Fellow, Mexico

Marcelo Knobel, Professor/Executive Director, Science Museum, Universidade Estadual De Campinas;
2007 Eisenhower Fellow, Brazil

5 – Democracy and Law

Coordinator: 

Santiago Castro, House of Representatives, Congress of Colombia; 2005 Eisenhower Fellow, Colombia

16:00 - 17:00

Continuation of Concurrent Workshop Sessions

17:00 - 18:30

Plenary Session and Presentation of Workshop Group Reports

Moderators:      

Elena Verdugo-Arestegui, Director, Mexico City's Private Assistance Board; 2001 Eisenhower Fellow, Mexico

20:00 - 22:30

Informal Buffet Dinner

08:30 – 09:30

Plenary Session on Biodiesel and Alternative Sources of Energy

Moderators:      

Felipe Noguera, President, Felipe Noguera Consultores; 1988 Eisenhower Fellow, Argentina

Simone Duarte, Filmmaker, Duarte Productions; 1996 Eisenhower Fellow, Brazil

Speakers:        

José Sérgio Gabrielli, President, Petrobras (invited)

Djalma Morais, President, CEMIG

Carlos Nobre, Chairman, International Geosphere-Biosphere Program, Brazil

9:30 - 10:15

Discussion

10:45 - 12:00

Plenary Session on Opportunities in Latin America

Moderators:      

Conrado Etchebarne, EF Trustee; Partner, Cabanellas, Etchebarne, Kelly y Dell Oro and Former Minister of Justice;
1962 Eisenhower Fellow, Argentina

Daniel Pagliano, President and CEO, Groupo SCUTIA; 2000 Eisenhower Fellow, Uruguay

Speaker:        

Enrique Iglesias, Former President, Interamerican Development Bank – Uruguay (invited)

12:00 - 14:00

Plenary Luncheon and Artistic Presentation

Speaker:        

Ben Sangari, President, Sangari Brasil (invited)

Coordination:  

Ana Carolina Letichevsky, Coordinator, Department of Statistics, Cesgranrio Foundation; 2006 Eisenhower Fellow, Brazil

14:00 - 15:30

Guided City Tour to Ouro Preto Churches and Museums

16:00 - 18:30

Field Trip with Vale do Rio Doce Mining Company

Steam Train Trip from Ouro Preto to Mariana – lecture and discussion

20:00 - 22:30

Concluding Dinner and Highlights of the Workshops

Speakers:        

Antônio Augusto Junho Anastasia, Vice Governor, Minas Gerais

John S. Wolf, President, Eisenhower Fellowships