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All times are local times. Costa Rica is two hours behind EDT.

8:00 a.m. Coffee and Registration

8:30 a.m. Welcoming Remarks:

• Anabel González, Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica
• Susan Segal, President and CEO, AS/COA
• Felipe Jaramillo, Central America Director, The World Bank

8:50 a.m. Panel: Costa Rica’s Economic Outlook

• Fernando Herrero, Minister of Finance of Costa Rica
• Gabriel Torres, Lead Analyst in Costa Rica for Moody’s. View his presentation.
• Sergio Luna, Vice President of Economic Research, Citi Latin America. View his presentation.
• Moderator: Eduardo Lizano, Former President of the Costa Rican Central Bank

9:50 a.m. Keynote Speaker: On Innovation, Talent, and Education

• Shahid Yusuf, Economic Advisor, The World Bank. View his presentation.

10:20 a.m. Coffee Break

10:45 a.m. Panel: Competitiveness and Education: Pillars of Economic Success

• Leonardo Garnier, Minister of Education of Costa Rica
• William Merrigan, Procter & Gamble San Jose Center Site Leader
• Vilma Villalobos, Corporate Affairs Manager and Corporate Citizenship Lead, Microsoft Multi Country Americas
• Scott Thome, Senior Vice President of Operations, St. Jude Medical
• Moderator: Muni Figueres, Ambassador of Costa Rica to the United States

12:00 p.m. Lunch. Keynote Speaker: Competitiveness and Doing Business in Costa Rica

• Luis Liberman, Second Vice President of Costa Rica. View his presentation.

1:45 p.m. Panel: Technology and Innovation’s Impact on Development

• Alejandro Cruz, Minister of Science and Technology of Costa Rica
• Jorge Abadía, CEO of Telefónica in Costa Rica
• Ravi Lingam, Senior Leader Central America, Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Patt Cronin, General Manager, Global Technology Delivery and Delivery Excellence, IBM Corporation
• Moderator: José Rossi, President, Board of Directors, Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency

3:00 p.m. Closing Remarks:

• Laura Chinchilla, President of Costa Rica