The 19th Korea-Latin America Business Forum
November 26, 2015
COEX 317, 318, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Organized by Korea Council on Latin America & the Caribbean (KCLAC)
Korea International Trade Association (KITA)
Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)
Inter-America Development Bank (IDB)
International Contractors Association of Korea
Sponsored by Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE)
Center for Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure on Latin America, MOFA
Korea Foundation
PROGRAM
09:30-10:00 Registration
10:00-10:20 Opening Ceremony
Opening Remarks: Justin Lee, Senior Executive Managing Director , KITA
Congratulatory Address: Jin-Kyu Park, MOTIE
Congratulatory Address: Michel Idiaquez, Dean of GRULAC
10:20-11:40 Session 1 Business Environment in LAC
Moderator: Soong-Chull Shin, Executive Vice-President (KCLAC)
Economic Challenges and Prospects in LAC
German Rios, Corporate Director of Strategic Affairs (CAF – development bank of Latin America)
Economic Integration in LAC: Trends and Prospects
Joaquim Tres, Coordinator of Integration Instruments Group, Integration and Trade Sector (IDB)
China-Latin America Economic Relations: Recent Trends and Prospects
Margaret Myers, Program Director, China and Latin America (Inter-American Dialogue)
Q&A
11:40-13:00 Session 2 Korea-LAC Trade and Investment Cooperation
Moderator: Young Chul Kim, Director of Institute of Iberoamerican Studies (BUFS)
Past and Future of Korean FTAs with Latin America and the Caribbean
Hae Yeon Lee, Researcher (KITA)
Korea-Central America FTA: Opportunities and Challenges
Joel Delgado, First Secretary (Embassy of Guatemala)
Korea-Ecuador SECA: Opportunities and Challenges
Marcelo Pazos Hernandez, Head (Pro-Ecuador)
Korea’s Investment to Latin America after TPP
Hyung-Joo Kim, Research Fellow (LGERI)
Q&A
13:00-14:30 Lunch (invitation only)
14:30-16:00 Session 3
Panel Discussion: How to make Korea – Latin America trade and investment work for business?
What are the experiences to date, and what does the future hold?
Moderator: Jae Sung Kwak, Professor (Institute of International Studies, KyungHee University)
Panelists:
Kisu Kwon, Head of the Americas Team (KIEP)
Juan Carlos Mathews, Coordinator (Business and International Relations Area, Research Center,
Universidad del Pacífico (CIUP, Peru))
Jeongil Kim, Director of Americas Division (MOTIE, Korea)
Sang-hee Jung, Professor (Keimyung University)
Joan Barrena, Economic and Commercial Counsellor in Seoul (MINCETUR, Peru)
Q&A
16:00-16:20 Break
16:20-18:00 Session 4 Concurrent Sessions
Session 4-1: Construction & Plant
Moderator: Woon Joong Kim, Head of division (ICAK)
- Colombia’s Infrastructure Project
Ji-in Noh, Senior Advisor (Procolombia)
- Resources Infrastructure Investment Project
Marcelo Pazos Hernandez, Head (Proecuador)
- Mexico’s Economy and Projects
Humberto Esqueda, Commercial Attaché (ProMexico)
- Transmission Projects under the New Laws and Rules
Federico Lopez de Alba, Deputy Manager (Mexico Federal Electricity Commission)
Q&A
Session 4-2: Korea-Cuba – Industrial Cooperation
Moderator: Won-Ho Kim, Professor (HUFS)
- Cuba’s Economic Reforms and Industrial Cooperation with Korea
Marlen Sanchez Gutierrez, Professor (University of Havana)
- Cuba’s International Economic Policy and Economic Cooperation
Omar Everleny, Professor (University of Havana)
- Cuba’s Tourist Industry: Development
David Jesús Pajón Espina, Professor (University of Havana)
18:00 Business Meeting and Reception
* Korean-Spanish simultaneous interpretation will be provided except Session I (English-Korean)
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