EU & THE AMERICAS
An Inclusive and Encompassing Relationship
Greenberg Traurig/333 S.E. 2nd Avenue/ Miami

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.

This program is updated as speakers are announced.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15

1 pm                                      Registration

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm               Welcoming Remarks

 Yosbel A. Ibarra, Co-Managing Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig

 Caroline Vicini, Deputy-Head, EU Head of Delegation to the U.S.

2:00 pm – 2:25 pm               Keynote Speaker 

Francis X. Suarez, Mayor of Miami (invited)

2:25 pm – 2:30 pm   Video message from Christos Stylianides, EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid  &  Crisis Management

Theme 1 – Responding to Climate Challenges: A Relationshop 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 – 44^th 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 – 9:15 am               Welcoming Remarks

Antonio Peña, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig and President, U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce

Clément Leclerc, Consul General of France in Miami

9:15 am – 9:30 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

9:30 am – 10:30 am            Panel 1:  Promoting Democratic and Transparent Elections

Edita Hrdá, Managing Director for the Americas, European External Action Service

Kimberly Breier, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere  Affairs, U.S. Department of State (invited)

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

Paolo 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             Lunch Keynote

David O'Sullivan, Ambassador of the European Union to the U.S

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

Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, Council of the Americas

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.

Daniel Erikson, Managing Director, Blue Star Strategies, LLC

Mario Cimoli, Head of the International Trade and Integration Division, Economic Commission for Latin America and Caribbean (CEPAL) (invited)

Emilio Velasco, Director of Relationships, Elemento (Ecuador)

Moderator: Antonio Peña, President, U.S.-Mexico Chamber of  Commerce and Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig

4:15 pm – 4:30 pm               Wrap up and Concluding Remarks