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Join the European Union and leading stakeholders from throughout South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean for a special three-part event to discuss cooperative approaches and shared challenges from disaster recovery and resiliency to democracy, human rights and trade.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15
1 pm Registration
1.30 pm – 2.15 pm Welcoming Remarks
Randy Bullard, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
Opening Remarks
Caroline Vicini, Deputy-Head, EU Head of Delegation to the U.S.
Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, Commissioner, City of Miami Beach
2.15 pm – 2:30 pm Video message from
Christos Stylianides, EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management
Theme 1 – Responding to Climate Challenges: A Relationship Built on Concrete Cooperation
2.30 pm – 3.30 pm Panel 1: Disaster Prevention, Preparedness and Responses: a new paradigm under the impact of Climate Change
Pierre Delsaux, Deputy Director-General for Space Policy, Directorate General for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Omar Abou-Samra, Director of Preparedness, American Red Cross
Carmelo Ríos Santiago, President, National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators and Majority Leader, Puerto Rico Senate
Frank Rollason, Director of the Office of Emergency Management, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department
Moderator: Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald
3.30 pm – 3.45 pm Coffee Break
3.45 – 4.45 pm Panel 2: Mobilization of Resources: Resilience, Insurance, & Rebuilding
Gillian Golah, Chief Operating Officer, Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility
Clément Leclerc, Consul General of France in Miami
Abha Prasad, Program Leader, Caribbean Countries, World Bank
Margarita Wells, Environment & Sustainability Assistant Director, City of Miami Beach
Moderator: Alex Harris, Miami Herald
5.00 pm – 7.00 pm Cocktail Reception
Greenberg Traurig – 44th Floor Lobby Area
Welcoming remarks
María de Lourdes Dieck-Assad, Vice President for Hemispheric and Global Affairs, University of Miami
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16
8.30 am – 9.00 am Registration and breakfast
9:05 am – 9.20 am Welcoming Remarks
Antonio Peña, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig and President, U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce
Clément Leclerc, Consul General of France in Miami
9.20 am – 9.35 am Special Presentation: EU & The Americas
Edita Hrdá, Managing Director for the Americas, European External Action Service
Theme 2: Advancing Democracy, the Rule of Law and Human Rights in the Western Hemisphere
9.35 am – 10.45 am Panel 1: Promoting Democratic and Transparent Elections
Edita Hrdá, Managing Director for the Americas, European External Action Service
Katya Rimkunas, Regional Deputy Director, Latin America and the Caribbean, International Republican Institute
Trevor Munroe, Executive Director, National Integrity Action (Jamaica)
Moderator: Joaquin Roy, Jean Monnet Chair and European Union Centre Director at the University of Miami
10.45 am – 11.00 am Coffee Break
11.00 am – 12.00 pm Panel 2: Human Rights and the Rule of Law in the Americas: Successes and Challenges
Paulo Abrão, Executive Secretary, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Organization of American States (OAS)
Ambassador Carlos Trujillo, U.S. Mission to the Organization of American States (invited)
José Miguel Vivanco, Executive Director, Americas Division, Human Rights Watch
Mercedes García Pérez, Political Counselor, Embassy of Spain
Moderator: David Kramer, Florida International University, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
12.00 pm – 2.00 pm Fireside Conversation Luncheon
David O'Sullivan, Ambassador of the European Union to the U.S.
Moderator: Antonio Peña, President, U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce and Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
Theme – 3: Opportunities for All: Economic Integration
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm Panel 1: Economic Partnerships in the Region
Speakers:
Paolo Caridi, Head of Trade Section, EU Delegation to Mexico
Emilio Velasco, Director of Relationships, Elemento (Ecuador)
Alice Ancona, Florida Chamber of Commerce
Jorge Torres, CEO, Roca Group
Moderator: Cándido Creis Estrada, Consul General of Spain, Miami
3.00 pm – 3.15 pm Coffee Break
3.15 pm – 4.15 pm Panel 2: EU Trade for All as Reflected in Regional Agreements – A Model for a New Approach to Trade and Investment
David O'Sullivan, Ambassador of the European Union to the U.S.
Kenneth Smith Ramos, Chief negotiator NAFTA/USMCA, Secretaria de Economia, Mexico
Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, Council of the Americas
Daniel Erikson, Managing Director, Blue Star Strategies, LLC
Moderator: Melanie Goergmaier, PhD Candidate at University of Miami, European Union Center
4.15 pm – 4.30 pm Wrap up and Concluding Remarks
