The Latin American Association of Service Exporters is pleased to invite you to participate in the Sixth Annual Convention: “From Theory to Practice in the International Trade in Services.” to be held on October 12 and 13 in Santiago de Chile.
The event, co-organized by ALES, the General Direction of International Economic Relations (DIRECON) and ProChile, is a key opportunity to propel Latin America’s position in the services sector.
It will be a unique scenario in which, besides knowing the last trends in the market, there will be the opportunity to identify business and investment opportunities in the sector, and do networking with the main CEOs and leaders of international level.
It is expected that more than 300 service companies of the region and key world players of the United States and Europe attend the event, as well as delegates of 16 countries, Export and Investment Promotion Organizations, Chambers of Commerce and Exporters Associations.
President, Chile
Read moreDirector of the Trade in Services division, WTO, Switzerland
Read morePresident, Coalition of Service Industries (CSI), United States
Read moreMinister of Economy, Development and Tourism, Chile
Read moreLecturer, Stanford University, United States
Read moreProgram Director, National Science Foundation, United States
Read moreVice President, Walmart GSS Latin America, Costa Rica
Read morePresident & Executive Director of Latin American Private Equity & Venture Capital Association, United States
Read moreUndersecretary of Finance, Chile
Read morePresident, Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade (BICE), Argentina
Read moreGeneral Director, DIRECON, Chile
Read moreUndersecretary of Technology and Production services, Ministry of Production, Argentina
Read moreChief Executive Officer, BancoEstado, Chile
Read moreLatin America Analytics Platform Executive IBM, Chile
Read moreSenior Research Analyst, Duke University, United States
Read moreDirector, COBISCORP, Ecuador
Read moreGeneral Manager, Engineering Company of Central America S.A. de C.V, El Salvador
Read moreCEO, Artigame, Perú
Read moreChairman of the Board, Association of Consulting Engineers of Chile, Chile
Read morePresident , Santiago Chamber of Commerce, Chile
Read moreExecutive Director, Kodea, Chile
Read moreFounder & CEO, Becual.com, Chile
Read moreDirector of Internationalization, ChileTec, Chile
Read moreGeneral Director, Videogames Chile A.G., Chile
Read moreVice President of Digital Transformation, ANDI, Colombia
Read moreManager of Trade Intelligence, Uruguay XXI, Uruguay
Read moreManager of Studies, Santiago Chamber of Commerce, Chile
Read moreExecutive Director, Chilemonos, Chile
Read moreGeneral Secretary, ALES, Uruguay
Read morePresident, Technical Publication Services S.A., Chile
Read moreDirector, Dominican Republic Coalition of Services Industries, Dominican Republic
Read moreChair of the Board, p.p. Invest in Guatemala, ALES, Guatemala
Read moreGerente Business Consulting, Everis Chile, Chile
Read moreExecutive President, FEDEXPOR, Ecuador
Read moreDirector, InvestChile, Chile
Read moreFormer president, Chilean Association of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Chile
Read moreCountry General Manager, Microsoft Chile, Chile
Read moreDirector, Central American Software Services, El Salvador
Read moreBoard member, Uruguayan Chamber of Free Trade Zone, Uruguay
Read morePresident, ASTRA Partners, Rusia
Read moreExecutive Director, PROECUADOR, Ecuador
Read moreExecutive Director, AESOFT, Ecuador
Read moreThe event will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 12 with a full-day speakers program and Business Meetings on Thursday, Oct .13. Attendance is free of charge, but registration is required.
8.30 - 9.00 | Registration |
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9.00 - 9.30 |
Inauguration
Speaker: Michelle Bachelet, Peter Hill, Ninoshka Linde, Javier Peña Capobianco
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9.30 - 10.15 |
New and/or better investments in the sector? Public policy focus to develop higher value added activities
Keynote:
Javier Peña Capobianco
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10.15 - 11.00 |
People are the basis: What are the best recruitment, retention, and training HR strategies in services sectors?
Speaker:
Sergei Makedonski, Claire A. Hemingway, Carlos Pallotti, Monica Retamal
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11.00 - 11.30 | Coffee & Networking |
11.30 - 12.15 |
Multilateral Agenda: How do the international agreements under negotiation affect the company and the development of the Latin American region?
Speaker:
Abdel-Hamid Mamdouh, Andres Rebolledo, Christine Bliss
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12.15 - 13.00 |
What are the key aspects to maximize success opportunities in the services sale?
Speaker:
Oliver Flögel, Danniza Gonzalez, Pablo Manzano
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14.30 - 14.45 |
Social Media: Which strategy should we use to reach more markets in the services internationalization?
World spend in online marketing has risen continuously and the presence in social networks is not questionable any more. However, are we making the most of these tools? |
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14.45 - 15.30 |
Lessons about the usefulness of free trade zones, industrial parks and technological poles in the international trade in services: What is the value proposition?
Speaker:
Roberto Yannuzzi , Trevor Loy , Carlos Álvarez Voullième, Karina Fernandez-Stark
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15.30 - 15.45 |
Analytics: Are we analyzing it and directing our strategy as we should?
Speaker: Leonardo González Barceló
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15.45 - 16.30 |
I have the idea, how do I fund it?
Speaker: Cate Ambrose, Pablo M. Garcia, Jessica López Saffie, Herbert Schulz
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16.30 - 17.00 | Coffee & Networking |
17.00 - 17.45 |
What is the Latin America and Caribbean proposition to the world?
Speaker:
Rodolfo Saragoni, Roland Despinoy, Richard Moss Ferreira, Francisco Mardones, Carlos Busso Vyhmeister, Edwin Portillo, Juan Carlos Olcay Cárdenas, Renzo Sanchez, Julio César Marambio R, Margarita Cid Lizondo
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17.45 - 18.00 | Closing Words |
VI Annual Convention attendees will have the opportunity to meet with prospective international buyers from different countries of the Americas, specially invited to participate in the business meetings that will take place on October 13th at W Santiago Hotel.
Priority sectors are: video games and animation, information technology, engineering (the latter two with a focus on the following production areas: Mining, Energy, Agriculture and agroprocessing industry, health and education) and Banking services.
Online Registration is available until Friday 30th September 2016 10:00 pm at the following link:
Santiago de Chile is a popular destination, so be sure to secure your accommodations as quickly as possible to prevent hassle and reduce costs.
Fill up this form and request your spot. Limited capacity, don’t miss out!
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