The Third China-Latin America Business Summit

Time： Nov.25th-26th,2009
Locate：Corferias Bogotá, Colombia
Website：http://www.clasummit.net/
Organized by：China Council for the Promotion of International Trade （CCPIT）and PROEXPORT COLOBMIA, the Colombian Government entity in charge of the international promotion of exports, tourism and foreign investment.
Supported by：National Trade Federation of Colombia (FENALCO, by its Spanish acronym), the Bogotá Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the National Business Association of Colombia (ADDI, by its Spanish Acronym)

Academic sessions will be held in the framework of the summit:
“Reinforcing Trust to Overcome the Crisis and Fostering the Joint Development of China and Latin America”, as well as a business encounter to promote trade exchange and direct foreign investment between China and Latin America.

The Third China-Latin America Business Summit Schedule

Boosting Confidence, Prevailing Crisis and Further Promoting Collaborative Development of China and Latin America

Nov. 24th, Tuesday
19:00 Welcoming Dinner

Nov. 25th, Wednesday

08:00　Registration
08:30　Opening Ceremony
Emcee: Mr. Yu Ping, Vice Chairman, CCPIT
Speakers:
Mr. Wan Jifei, Chairman, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
Mr. Samuel Moreno, Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia
State Leader, China (Invited)
Álvaro Uribe Vélez, President of Colombia
09:30　Plenary Session I
China and Latin America in the Post Crisis Era: Current Status and Perspectives
Moderator: Maria Elvira Pombo, CEO, Proexport Columbia
Speakers:
Ms. Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC Executive Secretary
Mr. Sha Zukang, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (Invited)
Mr. Luis Alberto Moreno, President, Inter-America Development Bank (Invited)
Yang Kun, Executive Vice President, Agriculture Bank of China (Invited)
10:30　Coffee Break
10:45　Plenary Session II
Complementarities of Advantages: Latin America's role as the gateway for Chinese products to U.S., E.U. markets as well as a reliable supplier of primary materials and agriculture products
Moderator:
Panelists:
Martin Gustavo Ibarra
Mr. Wu Junshan, General Manager, Petro China South America Company
Jacques de Boisséon – General Representative of TOTAL in China (Invited)
Mr. Wang Jian, President, Jincheng Group
Mr. Zhu Zhangjin, Chairman, Zhejiang Fortune Agriculture Co., Ltd.
11:45 Parallel Session I
Freer Trade: ways to facilitate trade between the regions
Moderator:
Panelists:
Samuel Israel - CEO América Latina DHL Global Forwarding
Du Jingmin, Director-General, China Development Bank (Invited)
Mario Ignacio Artaza, Director, Chilean Ministry of Foreign Relations
11:45 Parallel Session II
Investment: leverage resources for growth
Moderator:
Panelists:
Global Vice President, ZTE (confirmed)
Pedro Alvarez, President, Cuba Chamber of Commerce (Invited)
13:00　Luncheon (Hosted by ANDI)
Emcee: ANDI
Keynote Speaker: one senior trade official from Latin America
Candidate country: Colombia, Peru, Argentine
14:30　Bankers' Roundtable
14:30　Real Estate Roundtable
14:30　Business Networking
14:30　Latin America's Tourism Fair
Chinese participants will be invited to watch selected video programs featuring Latin American countries.
19:00　Dinner

Nov. 26th, Thursday
9:00　Business Networking
9:00　Chambers' Roundtable

Summit Venue: Corferias Bogotá

The III China-Latin America Business Summit will be held in Corferias, a fairground complex that has 22 pavilions with 65,000m2 of covered space and 15,000m2 of outdoor space for exhibit.