Latin Asia Business Forum 2008 Fostering Trade and Investment between Asia and Latin America Shangri-la Hotel, Singapore 22 23 September 2008 ABOUT THE LATIN ASIA BUSINESS FORUM The annual Latin Asia Business Forum (LAB08) brings together top business and government leaders and experts from Latin America and Asia to highlight opportunities for partnership in trade, investment and services, and to share market experiences, insights and expertise. With a line-up of the most distinguished speakers from business and government, LAB08 provides delegates the opportunity to learn new market trends, explore business opportunities and establish a platform for doing business between Asia and Latin America with extensive networking and business meetings with key decision makers from both continents. Now in its fifth year, LAB08 will present turnkey infrastructure covering various industries including ports and logistics, oil, gas and energy, industrial parks, water management and agribusiness, plantations and biofuels. Beyond the formal two-day Forum programme, activities such as business-matching, business site visits, workshops and social gatherings, will continue throughout the week.
DAY ONE 22 September 2008, Monday 0800 0900 Registration and Networking Breakfast 0910 0920 Welcome Address Chong Lit Cheong, CEO, International Enterprise Singapore 0920 0930 Guest of Honour Address Lim Hng Kiang, Minister for Trade and Industry, Singapore 0930 0950 Keynote Address Leveraging the Latin Asia Partnership in the Face of Global Challenges Enrique Garcia, President, Andean Development Corporation 0950-1040 Ministerial Plenary Discussion Priorities for Developing Partnership in Trade and Investment Moderator: Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, Council of Americas H.E. Carmen Gisela Vergara, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Panama H.E. Mercedes Araoz Fernandez, Minister for Foreign Commerce and Tourism, Peru H.E. Miguel Jorge, Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Brazil * H.E. Luis Tellez, Minister of Transport and Communications, Mexico * 1040 1110 Coffee Break 1110 1120 Latin America Economic Update Alicia Garcia Herrero, Chief Economist for Emerging Markets, BBVA *
1120-1210 CEO Plenary Discussion The Latin Asia Partnership: Emerging Opportunities for Growth Moderator:- TBA Jamie Chico Pardo, CEO, Telmex Gustavo Cisnero, Chairman & CEO, Cisnero Group Teng Theng Dar, Singapore Business Federation * Julio Moura, CEO, Grupo Nueva* Richard Elman, CEO, Noble Group* John Chung, CEO,Petra Foods* 1210 1250 Infrastructure Landscape in Latin America Building for Changing Needs Moderator: Norman Anderson, President & CEO, CG/LA Infrastructure LLC John Price, President & Director, Kroll-InfoAmericas Joaquim Vieira F. Levy, Secretary of Finance, Governo do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Bruno Ferrari, President, ProMexico 1250 1400 Networking Lunch Tower Ballroom Hosted by Bank ITAU* 1400 1630 Strategic Infrastructure Projects for Latin America Presentations by 15 Project Owners on ready for investment infrastructure projects in Latin America. 1630 1740 Business Meetings Island Ballroom B Business Matching Meetings organised by BUY Singapore.com White & Pink Azalea Room 1740 1920 Welcome Cocktails Tower Ballroom Hosted by Keppel Corporation
DAY TWO 23 September 2008, Tuesday 0800 0930 Registration and Networking Breakfast 0930 0940 Welcome Address His Excellency Leong Horn Kee, Chairman of the Advisory Board, LAB08 0930 1010 China & India: Leveraging Upon the World s Future Economies H.E Juan Carlos Capunay, Executive Director, APEC Secretariat Arun Maira, Chairman, Boston Consulting Group, India * Chong Siak Ching, President and CEO, Ascendas Pte Ltd * Ng Ser Miang, Chairman, TIBS International Pte Ltd * Humberto Florez, CEO, DHL Excel Supply Chain Asia Pacific * Emilio Umeoka, President, Microsoft Asia Pacific* Ron Widdows, CEO, APL-NOL* 1010 1100 Networking Coffee Break 1100 1200 Financial Solutions for Growth in Asia Moderator: Assoc. Prof Annie Koh, Dean of Executive & Professional Education, Singapore Management University Expert Speakers from Venture Capitalist, Private Equity, Private Wealth Management, Trade Financing,SGX* Joseph A. Anderson, Managing Partner, Morrison & Foerster* Jignesh Shah, Chairman & Group CFO, Financial Technologies (India) Ltd* Ernest Bachrach, Managing Partner & Co-Head of Latin America, Advent International* 1200 1400 Networking Lunch Hosted by APEX Brazil*
1400 1800 Business Meetings Island Ballroom B Individual Country Presentations by ProMexico (TBC) APEX Brazil (TBC) Joaquim Levy, Brazil (TBC) DAY THREE 24 September 2008, Tuesday iadvisory Seminar on Doing Business in Latin America IE Singapore Open to all Singaporean LAB08 Delegates only.