China-Latin America Business Summit

EXPANDING HORIZON OF TRADE & INVETSTMENT FOR MUTUAL BENEFITS

27-28 November 2007

 Sheraton Hotel

 Santiago, Chile

Monday,  26 November
10:00-18:00	Registration
Tuesday,  27 November
08:00	Registration
09:00-10:00	Opening ceremony(San Cristobal Ballroom)   Moderator: Alicia Frohmann, Director, PROCHILE   Keynote Speech: H.E. Li Meng, Vice Chairman, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference H.E. Michelle Bachelet Jeria, President of Chile   Speakers: Osvaldo Rosales, Director, the International Trade and Integration Division, ECLAC, United Nations Wan Jifei, Chairman, China Council for the promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)
10:00-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-12:00	Concurrent Sessions: Introduction of Macroeconomic Status of China and the Latin America
	Session 1: Introduction of Latin American economics, trade and investment policies and opportunities(Pedro de Valdivia C Ballroom)   This session aims to brief Chinese participants the current economic and political situation, investment policy, future strategy of Latin America and the perspective of local business community toward China-Latin American business relations.   Moderator: Juan Esteban Musalem, President, CHICIT   Speakers: Osvaldo Rosales, Director, the International Trade and Integration Division, ECLAC, United Nations Kudo Akira, Regional CEO for Latin America of Mitsubishi Francisco Silva, President, Chile China Enterprise Committee Leonardo Suarez, Director of Research of LarrainVial
10:30-12:00	Session 2: Introduction of Chinese econimics, trade and investment policies and opportunities for the Latin American companies (San Cristobal Ballroom)   This session aims to breif Latin American participants of Chinese economic trend, future perspective and Chinese enterprises’ GOING GLOBAL strategy.   Moderator: Sui Jianmin, Director General, CCPIT   Speakers: Xu Hubin, Assistant Chairman, CCPIT Wang Lie, Vice Chairman, Shanghai Chamber of International Commerce Guo Enming, President, Beijing Aeronautical Manfacturing Technology Research Institute,China Aviation Industry Corporation 1 Gao Fei, Legal Consul, China International Econmic and Trade Arbitration Commission
12:00-14:00	Lunch(El Bohío Restaurant) Speaker: Michael Diaz, Jr., Managing Director, Diaz, Reus, Rolff & Targ, LLP
14:00-15:30	Industrial Concurrent Sessions Session 1: Energy and Mining—New Opportunities(San Cristobal Ballroom)   Latin America and China have been enjoying nice trade relations on energy and mining industries on a mutually beneficial basis. This session aims to create a broader platform for exchange of information and ideas on both industries. Chinese business can also learn Latin America’s successful story in new energy sources development and application, like bio-energy.   Moderator: Eduardo McBride, President of Peruvian Chinese Chamber of Commerce   Speakers: Carlos Rojas, President, China Mexico Enterprise Committee Li Yangtong, Chairman, Liuzhou China Tin Group Co.,Ltd. Eduardo Titelman, Executive Vice President, Chilean Copper Commission (COCHILCO) Elizabeth Alvez, Manager of Strategical Administration, Foreign Trade Bank of Venezuela(Bancoex) Bernardo Rodriguez, Partner, Perra, Rodriguez & Cavelier LLP
14:00-15:30	Industrial Concurrent Sessions Session 2: Telecommunication and Infrastructure—The Opportunities and Challenges for Chinese Enterprises in the Latin America(Pedro de Valdivia Ballroom)   China’s telecommunication and infrastructure export to Latin America has made satisfactory achievements. China’s products and services in these two areas remain competitive because of good quality and low price. Latin America’s demand in telecommunication and infrastructure continue to increase and thus creates opportunities for both sides. This session will showcase some of the successful stories in the two areas.   Moderator: Ernesto Taboada, Executive Director, Argentine-Chinese Chamber of Production, Industry and Commerce   Speakers: Eliel Hasson, Prieto & Cia (Chile) Chen Zhibo, General Manager of Chile Office, Huawei Corporation Raul Becerra, President, Chamber of Commerce of Cuba Shen Wei, Chief Representative in Latin America, China CAMC Engineering Co., Ltd. Oliver Flogel, Telefónica Chile
15:30-16:00	Coffee Break
16:00-17:30	Industrial Concurrent Sessions Session 3: Agriculture—Area of Complementarity(San Cristobal Ballroom)   Agriculture is yet another important component of China and Latin America business relations. Cooperation in agriculture and animal husbandary has a bright future. Historically, China is a large agricultural country with abundant low-cost labor; Latin America is rich in agricultural resources. This session aims to explore new growth points in the broad sense of agriculture.   Moderator: Salomon Lopez Gomez, President, Camara De Comercio E Inversion Honduras-China   Speakers: Lic. Debora Giorgi, Minister of Production, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina Jose Leal Chantong, Senior Director, Ecuador China Chamber of Commerce Francisco Gamboa, Director of Economic Studies, Foreign Trade Corporation of Costa Rica (PROCOMER) Boniperti Oliveira, President’s Adviser, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency of Brasil (APEX-BRASIL) Ronaldo C. Veirano, Partner, Veirano Advogados LLB
16:00-17:30	Industrial Concurrent Sessions Session 4: Manufacturing—How Each Side Finds Their Way to the Other Market(Pedro de Valdivia Ballroom)   China’s direct investment in manufacturing in Latin America is increasing considerably. Latin America’s export of manufactured goods to China climbs up year by year, though there are still challenges. What the business communities in both China and Latin America can do to continue expanding the export of Latin American manufactured products to China? What we can do to mutually benefit each other in manufacturing industry?   Moderator: Jorge Mondal, President, China-Guatemala Chamber of Commerce and Industry   Speakers: Enrique M. Pescarmona, President, IMPSA, Argentina Mauricio Mesquita Moreira, Senior Economist, Inter-American Development Bank Wang Shihui, Deputy General Manger of Int’l Sales, Great Wall Motor Company Limited Eduardo de Cerqueira Leite, Vice President, China-Brazil Business Council Juan Carlos Machorro, Santamarina Y Steta LLP
19:00	Bank of Chile Banquet (Club Hípico de Santiago) (invitation only) Speaker: Fernando Cañas, CEO, Bank of Chile
Wednesday,  28 November
09:00-12:00	Business Association Roundtable Meeting Participants:CCPIT and its Sub-councils and Latin American Business Associations
09:00-12:00	Match-making
12:00	End of program