UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS

Live transmission via Satellite, Internet and Video-Conference to all countries in North, Central and South America and Ibero-América through
the GDLN net/World Bank

FIRST DAY

9:00-9:15 a.m. Preliminary Words
Mr. José Luis Machinea, Executive Secretary of CEPAL-Naciones Unidas

9:15-9:40 a.m Inaugural Speech and Opening of the Conference
Mr. Guillermo Abaracon, President and Founder of the Forum Americas

9:40-12:30 a.m. LEADERSHIP, GOVERNANCE and COMPETITIVINESS

Moderator: Mr. Mariano Grondona, Historian and Political Analyst, Argentina

Panelists: Mr. Jorge Forteza, President of the Board of Directors, University of San Andrés, Argentina. former Vice-presidente of Booz Allen Hamilton for Latin America; Mr. Joaquín Vial, Manager of Economic Studies, BBVA; Mrs. Marta Lagos, Director of Latinobarometro; Mr. Javier Couso, University Diego Portales, Chile; Mr. Claudio Orrego*, Mayor of the City of Peñalolén, Chile.

Debate of the issues set forth by the Generation Americas 2020

Market Economy and Institutional Modernization in the Global Economy and Regional Perspectives Presentation of Governance and Competitivity Best Practices in the world. Debate on the cases of United States, Ireland, Spain, New Zeland and Finland as well as the Latin America and Caribbean cases.

1:00-2:30 p.m. LUNCH

3:00-5:30 p.m. THE IMPERATIVES OF LEADERSHIP

His Excellence Mr. Enrique V. Iglesias, Ibero-American Secretary General.

His Excellence Mr. Patricio Aylwin, President of Chile.

The Imperatives of Leadership: ILFA invites some of the most outstanding personalities in the world whose leadership style made a significant difference and left an undeniable mark upon their societies. The objetive of this module is to reunite the experience and the knowledge of these exceptional leaders and to promote the new “Imperatives of Leadership” with the purpose of obtaining a renewed policy based upon the construction of a new code of values, incentives and political vision, that will attract and motívate outstanding young men and women to commit their talents to the prívate, public, social or academic spheres.

Ceremony and tribute to Mr. Enrique Iglesias and Mr. Patricio Aylwin
Responses to questions posed by the Generation 2020

SECOND DAY

8:30-9:30 a.m. Working breakfast – Preparation of the presentation of the Agenda of the Americas 2020 – United Nations Headquarters

10:00-12:30 a.m.

PRESENTATION OF THE
AGENDA OF THE AMERICAS 2020
United Nations Headquarters

Simultaneous transmission to the United States, Central America, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Spain and Portugal.

Round Table debate by distinguished leaders in the public, private and social sectors of the Americas.

Participants of the Round Table
· Mr. José Pablo Arellano, President of Fundación Chile
· Mr. Benito Baranda, Hogar de Cristo y América Solidaria, Chile
· Mr. Mariano Grondona, Historian and Political Analyst, Argentina
· Mr. Jorge Forteza, President of the Board of Directors, University of San Andrés, Argentina; Ex Vice-president de Booz Allen Hamilton for Latin America.
· Mr. Rodrigo Jordán, President of the ‘Fundación para Superación de la Pobreza,’ Chile
· Mr. Javier Couso, University Diego Portales, Chile
· Mr. Pedro Medina, Director of the ‘Fundación Yo Creo en Colombia’, Colombia
· Mr. Gonzalo Miranda, Ejecutive Director of Endeavor Chile
· Mrs. Carolina Tohá, Member of the House of Representatives (of the National) Congress of Chile.

Interactive Discussion Via Video-conferencing with young representatives of the 2020. Simultaneous Session with countries in the región and all Ibero-America

Agenda of the Américas 2020: By implementing the Agenda of the Americas 2020, ILFA tries to consolidate the committment of the new generations to visualize and implement the Americas societies of the year 2020.

 

THE IMPERATIVES OF MODERN LEADERSHIP
INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP FORUM CONFERENCE

Conference Scope Mr. Guillermo Abaracon, Founder, International Leadership Forum


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Open Market and Institutional Modernization in a Global Perspective:

Presentation of Best Practices on Good Governance and Competitiveness from around the world. Special presentation of the cases of Ireland, Spain, New Zealand and Finland, as well as examples from throughout the Latin American and the Caribbean region. Moderator: Mr. Mariano Grondona, Historian, Political Analyst. Argentina Panelists: Mr. José Pablo Arellano, General Director, Fundación Chile; Mr. Javier Couso, University of Diego Portales, Chile*; Mr. Jorge Forteza, President of the Board of Directors, University of San Andrés, Argentina. Former vice-president of Booz Allen Hamilton for Latin America; Mr. Joaquín Vial, Head of Economic Studies, BBVA; Mr. Claudio Orrego, Mayor of Peñalolén, Chile.
His Excellency, Patricio Aylwin – Former President of Chile, Conference Chair His Excellency, Enrique V. Iglesias - Secretary General, Ibero-American Summit

ILFA invites distinguished personalities from the region and abroad who have made a difference and left an undeniable mark on their societies. This module aims to gather their personal experiences and knowledge, so as to advance leadership imperatives for a political renewal. These imperatives shall focus on the construction of a new code of values, incentives and political vision that will encourage exceptional young individuals to engage their capacity in the private, public, social and intellectual arenas.

“Enrique V. Iglesias: Humanism Award”

The Forum seeks to provide incentives for leadership by recognizing individuals who have advanced civic culture based on transparency, accountability, reciprocity, and consistency. These principles form the prerequisites of honest leadership, solid democratic institutions, social inclusion, and equitable economic growth. An annual award will be granted to an individual from the Americas who embody these criteria and has made a significant contribution to good governance and institutional consolidation in the Western Hemisphere.

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“President Aylwin Award: Recognition of Excellence in Political Leadership”

Forum Americas Annual Awards will be granted to individuals from the Americas who exemplify the abovementioned criteria and make a significant contribution to good governance and institutional consolidation in the Western Hemisphere.

Round-table: Alejandro Foxley, Chair: Former Minister of Finance, Chilean Senator; Discussion among distinguished leaders from the public, private and civil sectors of the Americas.

Interactive Discussion via videoconference with emerging leaders from Generation 2020. Simultaneous sessions with 10 countries from the region and Iberian Peninsula.

Through the Agenda of the Americas 2020, ILFA seeks to secure the commitment of the generations, to envision the Americas of the year 2020. Towards the launching of the Americas 2020 in the 2006 plenary, ILFA’s constituencies will also benefit from the contributions of several National Agendas aiming to the year 2020. National agendas will identify and act upon actions at the state-level, to provide a much needed platform, from which leaders can envisage the type of society that will respond to concrete needs, encompass widely held values, deliver measurable results, and restore citizens’ confidence.


UNITED NATIONS BUILDING - CEPAL, Santiago de Chile