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| |   **SUNDAY, |                                                   |   |
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| | AUGUST 17** |                                                   |   |
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| | **5:30-6:00 | **Pre-Reception: Building Learning Communities**  |   |
| | p.m.**      |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Alan November, Senior Partner, November        |   |
| | ***Pavilion | Learning                                          |   |
| | of the      |                                                   |   |
| | Americas*** |                                                   |   |
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| | **6:00 -    | **Welcome Reception\                              |   |
| | 8:00 p.m.** | **Hyatt Regency Atlanta                           |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| | ***Pavilion |                                                   |   |
| | of the      |                                                   |   |
| | Americas*** |                                                   |   |
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| |             | [Remarks by:]{.underline}\                        |   |
| |             | • Alexander A. Mejia, President and Executive     |   |
| |             | Director, CIFAL Atlanta                           |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce,     |   |
| |             | United States                                     |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Gregory Meeks, U.S. Congressman, New York       |   |
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| |   **MONDAY, |                                                   |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| | AUGUST 18** |                                                   |   |
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| | **8:30 -    | **Opening Plenary: Welcome to the ACF 2008**      |   |
| | 9:00 a.m.** |                                                   |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| | **          |                                                   |   |
| | *Centennial |                                                   |   |
| | Ballroom*** |                                                   |   |
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| |             | [Speakers:]{.underline}\                          |   |
| |             | • Shirley Franklin, Mayor, City of Atlanta\       |   |
| |             | • Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce,     |   |
| |             | United States                                     |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Master of Ceremonies:]{.underline}               |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Christopher Padilla, Under Secretary of         |   |
| |             | Commerce for International Trade, United States   |   |
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| | **9:00 --   | **Plenary Panel: The Americas' Global Image: A    |   |
| | 9:45 a.m.** | Media Perspective**                               |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| | **          |                                                   |   |
| | *Centennial |                                                   |   |
| | Ballroom*** |                                                   |   |
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| |             | [Panelists:]{.underline}\                         |   |
| |             | •  Daniel Fernandez Canedo, Editor-in-Chief,      |   |
| |             | Clarin Newspaper and Anchorman, Radio America's   |   |
| |             | "21^st^ Century Economy"                          |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Maria Elvira Salazar, Host, Maria Elvira Live, |   |
| |             | Mega TV                                           |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Sergio Sarmiento, Journalist/Anchor, Reforma,  |   |
| |             | TV Azteca                                         |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Moderated by:]{.underline}\                      |   |
| |             | •  Alberto Padilla, Anchor, CNN en Español        |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | *This session will be conducted in English and    |   |
| |             | Spanish.*                                         |   |
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| | **9:45 -    | **Plenary Panel: Competitiveness in the           |   |
| | 11:00       | Americas - Government Leaders\' Perspective**     |   |
| | a.m.**      |                                                   |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| | **          |                                                   |   |
| | *Centennial |                                                   |   |
| | Ballroom*** |                                                   |   |
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| |             | [Panelists:]{.underline}                          |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  His Excellency Alvaro Colom Caballeros,        |   |
| |             | President of the Republic of Guatemala            |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  His Excellency Elias Antonio Saca Gonzalez,    |   |
| |             | President of the Republic of El Salvador\         |   |
| |             | • His Excellency Alvaro Uribe Velez, President of |   |
| |             | the Republic of Colombia                          |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Moderated by:]{.underline}\                      |   |
| |             | •  Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce,    |   |
| |             | United States                                     |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Introductory Remarks by:]{.underline}\           |   |
| |             | • Enrique Garcia, President and Chief Executive   |   |
| |             | Officer, Andean Development Corporation           |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | *This session will be conducted in English and    |   |
| |             | Spanish.*                                         |   |
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| | **11:00     | **Breakout Discussions**                          |   |
| | a.m. -      |                                                   |   |
| | 12:15       |                                                   |   |
| | p.m.**      |                                                   |   |
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| | **TRADE     | [Panelist:]{.underline}\                          |   |
| | LOGISTICS   | •  Jack W. Boisen, Vice President of Cargo,       |   |
| | 1: GREENING | Continental Airlines Cargo                        |   |
| | THE SUPPLY  |                                                   |   |
| | CHAIN**     | •  Rick Parker, Senior Director for International |   |
| |             | Logistics, Wal-Mart Stores                        |   |
| | ***Hanover  |                                                   |   |
| | F***        | •  Jay Brickman, Vice President of Government     |   |
| |             | Services, Crowley Maritime Corporation            |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Ray Schorsch, President, Atlantic Region,      |   |
| |             | CEMEX                                             |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Moderated by:]{.underline}\                      |   |
| |             | •  Dr. Steve Walton, Interim Associate Dean of    |   |
| |             | Full-Time MBA Programs, Goizueta Business School, |   |
| |             | Emory University                                  |   |
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| | **TRAVEL &  | [Panelists:]{.underline}\                         |   |
| | TOURISM 1:  | •  Dawn Drew, Vice President and Publisher,       |   |
| | SUSTAINABLE | National Geographic Traveler                      |   |
| | TOURISM     |                                                   |   |
| | DEVELOPMENT | Magazine\                                         |   |
| | AS A DRIVER | •  Jeff Senior, Vice President of Marketing and   |   |
| | OF          | Sales, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts\               |   |
| | COMPET      | •  Joe McInerney, President and Chief Executive   |   |
| | ITIVENESS** | Officer, American Hotel and Lodging Association   |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| | ***Hanover  | [Moderated by:]{.underline}\                      |   |
| | D***        | •  Damien Shiels, Senior Investment Promotion     |   |
| |             | Officer, Latin America and Caribbean, Foreign     |   |
| |             | Investment Advisory Service (FIAS) World Bank     |   |
| |             | Group                                             |   |
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| | **ALLIANCES | [Panelists:]{.underline}**\                       |   |
| | IN BUSINESS | **•  Roberto Newell Garcia, Chief Executive       |   |
| | & EDUCATION | Officer, Mexican Institute for Competitiveness    |   |
| | 1:**        |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Claudio Gastal, General Director, Movimento    |   |
| | **THE ROLE  | Brasil Competitivo\                               |   |
| | OF          | •  Hernando Jose Gomez Restrepo, President,       |   |
| | COMP        | Consejo Privado de Competitividad, Colombia       |   |
| | ETITIVENESS |                                                   |   |
| | COUNCILS IN | •  Antonio Rodriguez Mansfield, Competitiveness   |   |
| | PROMOTING   | National Council, Dominican Republic              |   |
| | COMPET      |                                                   |   |
| | ITIVENESS** | [Moderated by:]{.underline}**\                    |   |
| |             | **•  Deborah L. Wince-Smith, President and Chief  |   |
| | ***Hanover  | Executive Officer, U.S. Council on                |   |
| | E***        | Competitiveness                                   |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | *This session will be conducted in English and    |   |
| |             | Portuguese.*                                      |   |
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| | **RENEWABLE | [Panelists:]{.underline}**\                       |   |
| | ENERGY 1:   | **•  Rodrigo Calderon, Vice President and         |   |
| | SECURING A  | Director of Public Affairs and Communications,    |   |
| | SUSTAINABLE | Latin America, The Coca-Cola Company\             |   |
| | WATER       | •  Jorge Ale Yarad, General Manager, Aguas        |   |
| | SUPPLY FOR  | Santiago Poniente S.A., Chile                     |   |
| | THE         |                                                   |   |
| | AMERICAS**  | •  Dr. Polioptro Martinez Austria, General        |   |
| |             | Director, Mexican Institute of Water Technology,  |   |
| | ***Hanover  | Mexico                                            |   |
| | C***        |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Moderated by:]{.underline}**\                    |   |
| |             | **•  Claudio A. Pinto, Partner, Market            |   |
| |             | Development, JCA Markets Inc                      |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | *This session will be conducted in English and    |   |
| |             | Spanish.*                                         |   |
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| | **OTHER     | [Panelists:]{.underline}**\                       |   |
| | TOPICS 1:   | **•  Chris Singer, Chief Operating Officer,       |   |
| | SUPPORTING  | Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of      |   |
| | A HEALTHY   | America                                           |   |
| | WORKFORCE   |                                                   |   |
| | IN EMERGING | •  Dr. Dennis C. Liotta, Samuel Candler Dobbs     |   |
| | MARKETS**   | Professor of Chemistry, Emory University          |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| | ***Hanover  | [Moderated by:]{.underline}                       |   |
| | G***        |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Dr. Gary Gereffi, Professor of Sociology and   |   |
| |             | Director, Center on Globalization, Governance and |   |
| |             | Competitiveness, Duke University                  |   |
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| | **REGIONAL  | [Panelists:]{.underline}                          |   |
| | MARKET      |                                                   |   |
| | OPP         | • Jorge Lopez, Director General, International    |   |
| | ORTUNITIES: | Promotion, PROMEXICO                              |   |
| | NAFTA**     |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Israel Hernandez, Assistant Secretary for Trade |   |
| | ***The      | Promotion and Director General of the U.S. and    |   |
| | Learning    | Foreign Commercial Service, U.S. Department of    |   |
| | Center***   | Commerce                                          |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Andrew Shisko, Minister Counselor of Commercial |   |
| |             | Affairs, Canadian Embassy, United States          |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Moderated by:]{.underline}                       |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Adrean Rothkopf, Vice President, Western       |   |
| |             | Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and  |   |
| |             | Executive Vice-President, AACCLA                  |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | *This session will be conducted in English and    |   |
| |             | Spanish.*                                         |   |
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| | **12:30 -   | **Keynote Luncheon Address**                      |   |
| | 2:00 p.m.** |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Eduardo Castro Wright, President and Chief      |   |
| | **          | Executive Officer, Wal-Mart Stores, U.S.A.        |   |
| | *Centennial |                                                   |   |
| | Ballroom*** | • Ray C. Anderson, Founder, Chairman, and Chief   |   |
| |             | Executive Officer, Interface, Inc.                |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Introduction by:]{.underline}                    |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Christopher Crommett, General Manager and       |   |
| |             | Senior Vice President, CNN en                     |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | Español                                           |   |
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| | **2:00 -    | **Breakout Discussions**                          |   |
| | 3:15 p.m.** |                                                   |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **TRADE     | [Panelists:]{.underline}**\                       |   |
| | LOGISTICS   | **•  Carolina Roca Ruano, Former Superintendent   |   |
| | 2:          | of Tax Administration, Guatemala\                 |   |
| | OPERATING & | •  Mauricio Mesquita Moreira, Senior Trade        |   |
| | FINANCING   | Economist, Inter-American Development Bank        |   |
| | EFFICIENT   |                                                   |   |
| | C           | •  Jose Acosta, Vice President, Operations,       |   |
| | ROSS-BORDER | Americas Region, UPS                              |   |
| | SUPPLY      |                                                   |   |
| | CHAINS**    | [Moderated by:]{.underline}**\                    |   |
| |             | **•  Manuel Aragon, Managing Director, Teqflor    |   |
| | ***Hanover  | International Logistics, LLC                      |   |
| | F***        |                                                   |   |
| |             | *This session will be conducted in English and    |   |
| |             | Spanish.*                                         |   |
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| | **TRAVEL &  | [Panelists:]{.underline}**\                       |   |
| | TOURISM 2:  | **•  Ronald Sanabria, Sustainable Tourism         |   |
| | IMPROVING   | Director, Rainforest Alliance                     |   |
| | MARKET      |                                                   |   |
| | ACCESS FOR  | •  Francis Farrell, Publisher, National           |   |
| | SMALL AND   | Geographic Adventure                              |   |
| | MEDIUM      |                                                   |   |
| | TOURISM     | •  Russell Walters Advisory Board Member,         |   |
| | EN          | Adventure Travel Trade Association and President, |   |
| | TERPRISES** | Northern Outdoors                                 |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| | ***Hanover  | [Moderated by:]{.underline}**\                    |   |
| | D***        | **•  Santiago Soler, Regional Specialist,         |   |
| |             | Inter-American Development Bank, Multi-Lateral    |   |
| |             | Investment Fund                                   |   |
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| | **ALLIANCES | [Panelists:]{.underline}                          |   |
| | IN BUSINESS |                                                   |   |
| | & EDUCATION | •  Jose R. Cardenas, Acting Assistant             |   |
| | 2:          | Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the   |   |
| | CHAR        | Caribbean, USAID                                  |   |
| | ACTERISTICS |                                                   |   |
| | OF A        | •  William Swope, Vice President and General      |   |
| | SUCCESSFUL  | Manager, Corporate Affairs, Intel Corporation     |   |
| | PUBLIC      |                                                   |   |
| | PRIVATE     | • Miguel Brechner, Chairman, One Laptop Per Child |   |
| | PARTNERSHIP | Per Teacher / Plan Ceibal, Uruguay                |   |
| | (PPP)**     |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Dr. Ines Bustillo, Washington Office Director,  |   |
| | ***Hanover  | Economic Commission for Latin America             |   |
| | E***        |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Paul Raines, Executive Vice President, The Home |   |
| |             | Depot                                             |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Moderated by:]{.underline}**\                    |   |
| |             | **•  Dr. Jerry Haar, Associate Dean and           |   |
| |             | Professor, College of Business Administration,    |   |
| |             | Florida International University                  |   |
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| | **RENEWABLE | [Panelists:]{.underline}**\                       |   |
| | ENERGY 2:\  | **•  Lic. Jorge H. Padilla, General Director,     |   |
| | CONVERTING  | SIMEPRODE, Mexico\                                |   |
| | METHANE     | •  Jennifer Wilson, Program Director,             |   |
| | INTO        | Environmental Sustainability, CIFAL Atlanta\      |   |
| | ENERGY**    | •  Lic. Jaime M. Saldana, Renewable Energy        |   |
| |             | Division, Assistant Director, Sistemas de Energía |   |
| | ***Hanover  | Internacional, S.A., Mexico                       |   |
| | C***        |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Richard Crump, Director, Electric Power        |   |
| |             | Business Development, Caterpillar                 |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Randy Cluff, Business Development Manager,     |   |
| |             | Canada Composting, Canada                         |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Moderated by:]{.underline}**\                    |   |
| |             | **•  Paul M. Gunning, Chief, Non-CO2 Programs     |   |
| |             | Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency      |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | *This session will be conducted in English and    |   |
| |             | Spanish.*                                         |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **OTHER     | [Panelists:]{.underline}**\                       |   |
| | TOPICS 2:   | **•  Elizabeth O\'Halloran, Managing Director and |   |
| | ANGEL       | Director of Intellectual Capital, Batten          |   |
| | INVESTING   | Institute, Darden School of Business, University  |   |
| | PANEL**     | of Virginia\                                      |   |
| |             | •  Knox Massey, Executive Director, Atlanta       |   |
| | ***Hanover  | Technology Angels                                 |   |
| | G***        |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Diego May, Founding Member, LINK Inversiones,  |   |
| |             | Costa Rica                                        |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Antonio Botelho, Assistant Professor,          |   |
| |             | Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de        |   |
| |             | Janeiro                                           |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  John May, Chair Emeritus, Angel Capital        |   |
| |             | Association                                       |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Moderated by:]{.underline}**\                    |   |
| |             | **•  Peter Rodriguez, Associate Professor of      |   |
| |             | Business Administration, Darden School of         |   |
| |             | Business, University of Virginia                  |   |
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| | **REGIONAL  | [Panelists:]{.underline}**\                       |   |
| | MARKET      | **•  Emmanuel Hess, General Manager, Procomer,    |   |
| | OPP         | Costa Rica\                                       |   |
| | ORTUNITIES: | • Romulo Caballeros Otero, Minister of Economy,   |   |
| | CENTRAL     | Guatemala                                         |   |
| | AMERICA**   |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Fredis Alonso Cerrato, Minister of Industry and |   |
| | ***The      | Commerce, Honduras                                |   |
| | Learning    |                                                   |   |
| | Center***   | • Javier Chamorro, Executive Director,            |   |
| |             | ProNicaragua                                      |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Severo Sousa, Vice Minister, Foreign Trade,     |   |
| |             | Panama                                            |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Ricardo Esmahan D'Aubuisson, Minister of        |   |
| |             | Economy, El Salvador                              |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Moderated by:]{.underline}**\                    |   |
| |             | **•  Carlos J. Valderrama, Director, Latin        |   |
| |             | America, Musick Peeler and Garrett, LLP           |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | *This session will be conducted in English and    |   |
| |             | Spanish.*                                         |   |
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| | **3:30 -    | **Plenary Panel: Local Economic Competitiveness:  |   |
| | 4:30 p.m.** | Mayors\' Perspective**                            |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| | **          |                                                   |   |
| | *Centennial |                                                   |   |
| | Ballroom*** |                                                   |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| |             | [Panelists:]{.underline}**\                       |   |
| |             | **• Celso Jaque, Former Mayor and Current         |   |
| |             | Governor of Mendoza, Argentina\                   |   |
| |             | • Julio Pereyra, President, Latin American        |   |
| |             | Federation of Cities and Municipalities           |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Desmond McKenzie, Mayor of Kingston, Jamaica    |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Moderated by:]{.underline}\                      |   |
| |             | • Shirley Franklin, Mayor, City of Atlanta        |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Alexander A. Mejia, President and Executive     |   |
| |             | Director, CIFAL Atlanta                           |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | *This session will be conducted in English and    |   |
| |             | Spanish.*                                         |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **4:30 -    | **Plenary Panel: The Trillion Dollar Solution:    |   |
| | 5:30 p.m.** | Facilitating Trade in an Uncertain World**        |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| | **          |                                                   |   |
| | *Centennial |                                                   |   |
| | Ballroom*** |                                                   |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| |             | [Panelists:]{.underline}**\                       |   |
| |             | **• Jim Balsillie, Co-Chief Executive Officer     |   |
| |             | Research In Motion                                |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry, Canada      |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Beatriz Leycegui Gardoqui, Undersecretary for   |   |
| |             | International Trade Negotiations, Ministery of    |   |
| |             | Economy, Mexico                                   |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Moderated by:]{.underline}\                      |   |
| |             | • Israel Hernandez, Assistant Secretary for Trade |   |
| |             | Promotion and Director General of the U.S. and    |   |
| |             | Foreign Commercial Service, U.S. Department of    |   |
| |             | Commerce                                          |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | *This session will be conducted in English and    |   |
| |             | Spanish.*                                         |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **7:00 -    | **Official Dinner\                                |   |
| | 9:00 p.m.** | Georgia Aquarium**                                |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| | ***Georgia  |                                                   |   |
| | Aquarium*** |                                                   |   |
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| |             | [Welcome Remarks:]{.underline}                    |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Ed Bastian, President and Chief Financial       |   |
| |             | Officer, Delta Air Lines                          |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Ralph de la Vega, President and Chief Executive |   |
| |             | Officer, AT&T                                     |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Keynote Speaker:]{.underline}\                   |   |
| |             | • Enrique Garcia, President and Chief Executive   |   |
| |             | Officer, Andean Development Corporation           |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Presentation of Awards]{.underline}              |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Alexander A. Mejia, President and Executive     |   |
| |             | Director, CIFAL Atlanta                           |   |
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| |             |                                                   |   |
| |  **TUESDAY, |                                                   |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| | AUGUST 19** |                                                   |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
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| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **8:30 -    | **Plenary Panel: TRAVEL & TOURISM: Strategies for |   |
| | 9:45 a.m.** | Tourism Diversification**                         |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| | **          |                                                   |   |
| | *Centennial |                                                   |   |
| | Ballroom*** |                                                   |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| |             | [Panelists:]{.underline}**\                       |   |
| |             | **•  Mercedes Araoz, Minister of Foreign Trade    |   |
| |             | and Tourism, Peru\                                |   |
| |             | •  Rodolfo Elizondo Torres, Secretary of Tourism, |   |
| |             | Mexico                                            |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Luis Guillermo Plata Paez, Minister of Trade,  |   |
| |             | Industry, and Tourism, Colombia                   |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Moderated by:]{.underline}**\                    |   |
| |             | **•  Allen M. Chastanet, Minister of Tourism and  |   |
| |             | Aviation, St. Lucia                               |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Master of Ceremonies:]{.underline}               |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Israel Hernandez, Assistant Secretary for Trade |   |
| |             | Promotion and Director General of the U.S. and    |   |
| |             | Foreign Commercial Service                        |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | *This session will be conducted in English and    |   |
| |             | Spanish.*                                         |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **9:45      | **Plenary Keynote: Outlook for Energy: A View to  |   |
| | a.m.--10:00 | 2030**                                            |   |
| | a.m.**      |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Dr. Neal R. Goins, President, ExxonMobil        |   |
| | **          | Ventures Mexico, Inc.                             |   |
| | *Centennial |                                                   |   |
| | Ballroom*** |                                                   |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **10:00     | **Plenary Presentation: Innovation at the         |   |
| | a.m. -      | Intersection of Cultures and Disciplines**        |   |
| | 10:45       |                                                   |   |
| | a.m.**      | •  Frans Johansson, Author, *The Medici Effect:   |   |
| |             | Breakthrough Insights at the Intersection of      |   |
| | **          | Ideas, Concepts, and Cultures*                    |   |
| | *Centennial |                                                   |   |
| | Ballroom*** |                                                   |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **11:00     | **Breakout Discussions**                          |   |
| | a.m. -      |                                                   |   |
| | 12:15       |                                                   |   |
| | p.m.**      |                                                   |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **TRADE     | [Panelists:]{.underline}                          |   |
| | LOGISTICS   |                                                   |   |
| | 3: ENSURING | •  Ellen Smith, Compliance Counsel, Jockey        |   |
| | RELIABLE    | International                                     |   |
| | AND         |                                                   |   |
| | RESPONSIBLE | •  Juan Gonzalo Flores, Program Manager, SVC      |   |
| | SOURCING**  | Pillar, IFC Office for Advisory Services in Latin |   |
| |             | America and the Caribbean                         |   |
| | ***Hanover  |                                                   |   |
| | F***        | •  T. James Min II, Vice President, International |   |
| |             | Trade Affairs and Compliance, DHL Express         |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Richard Feinberg, Professor of International   |   |
| |             | Economics, University of California at San Diego  |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Moderated by:]{.underline}**\                    |   |
| |             | **•  Dr. Steve Walton, Interim Associate Dean of  |   |
| |             | Full-Time MBA Programs, Goizueta Business School, |   |
| |             | Emory University                                  |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **ALLIANCES | [Panelists:]{.underline}**\                       |   |
| | IN BUSINESS | **•  Dr. Deborah Lazard, Director of Innovation   |   |
| | & EDUCATION | Networking, MSD-México\                           |   |
| | 3:\         | •  Lueny Morell, Director, University Relations   |   |
| | PARTNERS IN | Latin America, Hewlett-Packard                    |   |
| | ENTRE       |                                                   |   |
| | PRENEURSHIP | •  German Rios, Director, Competitive Support     |   |
| | &           | Program, Andean Development Corporation           |   |
| | I           |                                                   |   |
| | NNOVATION** | [Moderated by:]{.underline}**\                    |   |
| |             | **•  Amb. Alfonso Quinonez, Executive Secretary   |   |
| | ***Hanover  | for Integral Development and Director General of  |   |
| | E***        | the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and     |   |
| |             | Development, OAS                                  |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | *This session will be conducted in English and    |   |
| |             | Spanish.*                                         |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **TEXTILES  | [Panelists:]{.underline}                          |   |
| | &           |                                                   |   |
| | APPAREL:**  | •  David Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import  |   |
| |             | Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce       |   |
| | *           |                                                   |   |
| | *DISCUSSION | •  Beatriz Leycegui Gardoqui, Undersecretary for  |   |
| | ABOUT THE   | International Trade Negotiations, Ministry of     |   |
| | FUTURE OF   | Economy of Mexico                                 |   |
| | THE WESTERN |                                                   |   |
| | HEMISPHERE  | •  James (Jerry) Cook, Vice President of          |   |
| | -SOURCING   | Government and Trade Relations, Hanesbrands Inc.  |   |
| | AND SUPPLY  |                                                   |   |
| | CHAIN       | [Moderated by:]{.underline}                       |   |
| | S           |                                                   |   |
| | TRATEGIES** | •  R. Matthew Priest, Deputy Assistant Secretary  |   |
| |             | for Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of      |   |
| | ***Hanover  | Commerce                                          |   |
| | G***        |                                                   |   |
| |             | *This session will be conducted in English and    |   |
| |             | Spanish.*                                         |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **RENEWABLE | [Panelist:]{.underline}**\                        |   |
| | ENERGY 3:** | **•  Alessandro Golombiewski Teixeira, President, |   |
| |             | Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency,  |   |
| | **OP        | Brazil                                            |   |
| | PORTUNITIES |                                                   |   |
| | IN THE      | •  Dr. Jay Hakes, Former Director, Energy         |   |
| | AMERICAS**  | Information Administration, U.S. Department of    |   |
| |             | Energy                                            |   |
| | ***Hanover  |                                                   |   |
| | C***        | • Dr. Sam Shelton, Director of Research Programs, |   |
| |             | Georgia Institute of Technology                   |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  James Husbands, President, Barbados            |   |
| |             | Manufacturing Association, Barbados               |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Moderated by:]{.underline}**\                    |   |
| |             | **•  Mark Lambrides, Division Chief, Renewable    |   |
| |             | Energy and Climate Change Division, Organization  |   |
| |             | of American States                                |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **OTHER     | [Panelists:]{.underline}**\                       |   |
| | TOPICS 3:   | **•  Erik Carlberg, Managing Director, ALTA       |   |
| | VENTURE     | Growth Capital, Mexico                            |   |
| | CAPITAL     |                                                   |   |
| | PANEL**     | •  Rodolfo Oppenheimer, Senior Partner,           |   |
| |             | Prosperitas, Uruguay                              |   |
| | ***Hanover  |                                                   |   |
| | D***        | •  Diego May, Founding Member, LINK Inversiones,  |   |
| |             | Costa Rica\                                       |   |
| |             | •  Susana Garcia Robles, Senior Investment        |   |
| |             | Officer, Multilateral Investment Fund,            |   |
| |             | Inter-American Development Bank                   |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Sidney Chameh, Founding Partner, DGF           |   |
| |             | Investments                                       |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Moderated by:]{.underline}**\                    |   |
| |             | **•  Cate Ambrose, Executive Director, Latin      |   |
| |             | American Venture Capital Association              |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **REGIONAL  | [Panelists:]{.underline}**\                       |   |
| | MARKET      | **• Dr. Beatriz Nofal, President, PROSPERAR,      |   |
| | OPP         | Argentina                                         |   |
| | ORTUNITIES: |                                                   |   |
| | SOUTHERN    | • Reginaldo Arcuri, President, Brazilian Agency   |   |
| | CONE**      | for Industrial Development, Brazil                |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| | ***The      | • Orlando Jimenez, Head, Innovation Division,     |   |
| | Learning    | Ministry of Economy, Chile                        |   |
| | Center***   |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Daniel Martinez, Minister of Industry, Energy   |   |
| |             | and Mining, Uruguay                               |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Moderated by:]{.underline}**\                    |   |
| |             | **•  Anthony Wayne, U.S. Ambassador to Argentina  |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | *This session will be conducted in English,       |   |
| |             | Spanish, and Portuguese.*                         |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **12:30 -   | **Keynote Luncheon Address**\                     |   |
| | 2:00 p.m.   | • Sandy Baruah, Acting Administrator, Small       |   |
| | *Centennial | Business Administration                           |   |
| | Ballroom*** |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Ralph R. Peterson, Chairman and Chief Executive |   |
| |             | Officer, CH2M Hill                                |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Introduction by:]{.underline}\                   |   |
| |             | • Antonio Delgado, Editor, AmericaEconomia, Miami |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **2:00 -    | **Breakout Discussions**                          |   |
| | 3:15 p.m.** |                                                   |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **TRAVEL &  | [Panelists:]{.underline}                          |   |
| | TOURISM 3:  |                                                   |   |
| | MARINE      | •  Lelei LeLaulu, President and Chief Executive   |   |
| | ECOLOGY &   | Officer, Counterpart International                |   |
| | SUSTAINABLE |                                                   |   |
| | TOURISM**   | •  Michael King, Ambassador to the United States, |   |
| |             | Barbados                                          |   |
| | ***Hanover  |                                                   |   |
| | D***        | [Moderated by:]{.underline}**\                    |   |
| |             | **•  Timothy R.E. Keeney, Deputy Assistant        |   |
| |             | Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, National     |   |
| |             | Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration            |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **OTHER     | [Panelists:]{.underline}**\                       |   |
| | TOPICS 4:   | **•  Cristina Orellana, Gerente General, Servicio |   |
| | SMALL AND   | de Cooperación Técnica, Chile                     |   |
| | MEDIUM      |                                                   |   |
| | ENTERPRISE  | •  Rosario Valencia Castillo, Director General,   |   |
| | TRADE       | Mexican Association of Small Business Development |   |
| | CAPACITY    | Centers                                           |   |
| | BUILDING**  |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Michael Apel, Senior Trust Fund and Technical  |   |
| | ***Hanover  | Assistance Officer, Inter-American Investment     |   |
| | F***        | Corporation                                       |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Rick Martin, Acting Director, International    |   |
| |             | Trade Center, Georgia Small Business Development  |   |
| |             | Center Network                                    |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Moderated by:]{.underline}                       |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Jovita Carranza, Deputy Administrator, U.S.    |   |
| |             | Small Business Administration                     |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **ALLIANCES | [Panelists:]{.underline}                          |   |
| | IN BUSINESS |                                                   |   |
| | AND         | •  Jose Lino Barañao, Minister of Science,        |   |
| | EDUCATION   | Technology and Production, Argentina              |   |
| | 4:          |                                                   |   |
| | P           | •  Carlos Mazal, Sr. Counsellor, World            |   |
| | artnerships | Intellectual Property Organization                |   |
| | for         |                                                   |   |
| | Compe       | •  Jose Acosta, Vice President, Operations,       |   |
| | titiveness; | Americas Region, UPS                              |   |
| | Winning     |                                                   |   |
| | Strategies, | •  Eduardo Santos, Hewlett-Packard                |   |
| | Best        |                                                   |   |
| | Practices** | [Moderated by:]{.underline}                       |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| | ***Hanover  | •  Dr. Jerry Haar, Associate Dean and Professor,  |   |
| | E***        | College of Business Administration, Florida       |   |
| |             | International University                          |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | *This session will be conducted in English and    |   |
| |             | Spanish.*                                         |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **REGIONAL  | [Panelists:]{.underline}**\                       |   |
| | MARKET      | **•  Allen Chastanet, Minister of Tourism, St.    |   |
| | OPP         | Lucia                                             |   |
| | ORTUNITIES: |                                                   |   |
| | CARIBBEAN** | •  Miguel Calzada Leon, Ambassador-at-Large,      |   |
| |             | Foreign Affairs Ministry, Dominican Republic      |   |
| | ***Hanover  |                                                   |   |
| | C***        | •  Bartolome Gamundi Cestero, Secretary of        |   |
| |             | Economic Development and Commerce, Commonwealth   |   |
| |             | of Puerto Rico                                    |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Her Excellency Glenda Morean Phillip,          |   |
| |             | Ambassador to the United States and Mexico,       |   |
| |             | Permanent Representative to the Organization of   |   |
| |             | American States, Trinidad and Tobago              |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Moderated by:]{.underline}**\                    |   |
| |             | **•  Anton Edmunds, Executive Director, CCAA      |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | *This session will be conducted in English and    |   |
| |             | Spanish.*                                         |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **REGIONAL  | [Panelists:]{.underline}**\                       |   |
| | MARKET      | **• Luiz Guillermo Plata Paez, Minister of Trade, |   |
| | OPP         | Industry, and Tourism, Colombia                   |   |
| | ORTUNITIES: |                                                   |   |
| | ANDEAN**    | • Susana Cabeza de Vaca, Minister of Production,  |   |
| |             | Ecuador                                           |   |
| | ***The      |                                                   |   |
| | Learning    | • Mercedes Araoz, Minister of Foreign Trade and   |   |
| | Center***   | Tourism, Peru                                     |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Moderated by:]{.underline}**\                    |   |
| |             | **•  Ambassador Lino Gutierrez, Special Advisor   |   |
| |             | to the Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Department of  |   |
| |             | Commerce                                          |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | *This session will be conducted in English and    |   |
| |             | Spanish.*                                         |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **3:30 -    | **Plenary Session: Enhancing Competitiveness in   |   |
| | 4:15 p.m.** | the Americas -- Perspectives from the             |   |
| |             | Hemisphere**                                      |   |
| | **          |                                                   |   |
| | *Centennial |                                                   |   |
| | Ballroom*** |                                                   |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| |             | [Speakers:]{.underline}                           |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant Secretary of  |   |
| |             | State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, United      |   |
| |             | States                                            |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | • His Excellency Jaime Morales Carazo, Vice       |   |
| |             | President of the Republic of Nicaragua            |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Alejandro Char Chaljub, Mayor of Barranquilla,  |   |
| |             | Colombia                                          |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | [Moderated by:]{.underline}**\                    |   |
| |             | **•  Hector Morales, U.S. Ambassador,             |   |
| |             | Organization of American States                   |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | *Thi s session will be conducted in English and   |   |
| |             | Spanish.*                                         |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **4:15-4:30 | **Plenary Keynote Presentation:**                 |   |
| | p.m.**      |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Paul Bell, President, Americas, Dell, Inc.     |   |
| | **          |                                                   |   |
| | *Centennial |                                                   |   |
| | Ballroom*** |                                                   |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **4:30-4:45 | **Plenary Keynote Presentation:**                 |   |
| | p.m.**      |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Sonny Perdue, Governor, State of Georgia       |   |
| | **          |                                                   |   |
| | *Centennial | [Introduced by:]{.underline}**\                   |   |
| | Ballroom*** | **•   Craig Lesser, Former Commissioner of the    |   |
| |             | Georgia Department of Economic Development        |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **4:45 -    | **ACF 2008 Closing Ceremony**                     |   |
| | 5:30 p.m.** |                                                   |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| | **          |                                                   |   |
| | *Centennial |                                                   |   |
| | Ballroom*** |                                                   |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| |             | [Speakers:]{.underline}\                          |   |
| |             | • Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce,     |   |
| |             | United States                                     |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | • Shirley Franklin, Mayor, City of Atlanta        |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Hugo Lavados, Minister of Economy, Chile       |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | *This session will be conducted in English and    |   |
| |             | Spanish.*                                         |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| | **6:30 -    | **Closing Reception**                             |   |
| | 8:00 p.m.** |                                                   |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| | ***Federal  |                                                   |   |
| | Reserve     |                                                   |   |
| | Bank of     |                                                   |   |
| | Atlanta***  |                                                   |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
| |             | [Speakers:]{.underline}                           |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Ben DeCosta, General Manager,                  |   |
| |             | Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport          |   |
| |             |                                                   |   |
| |             | •  Dr. David E. Altig, Senior Vice President,     |   |
| |             | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta                   |   |
| +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+   |
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