![27th Annual CAF Conference 27th Annual CAF Conference](/media/4669810/conferencia-wa-caf-2024_final-online_eng.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=3200&height=2080&rnd=133670016030000000)
The 27th edition of CAF's Annual Conference will be held on September 5th, 2024 in Washington DC, to discuss the main challenges facing the region in the global scenario.
Time: 8:00am to 6:00pm (ET)
*The event will be broadcast on this same site
Program
9:00 - 9:15 AM | Conference Introductory Remarks
• Luis Almagro, Secretary General, Organization of American States
• Rebecca Bill Chavez, President & CEO, Inter-American Dialogue
• Sergio Díaz-Granados, Executive President, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
• LEADER OF CEREMONIES: Maria Molina, Washington Correspondent for RCN Radio's LA FM and political reporter for Univision News Network.
9:15-9:30 AM | Keynote Address
• President Luis Abinader, President of the Dominican Republic
9:30-9:55 AM | Session I: Fireside Chat with Daniel P. Erikson and Marcela Escobari
• Daniel P. Erikson, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, National Security Council
• Marcela Escobari, Special Assistant to the President and Coordinator for the Los Angeles Declaration, National Security Council
MODERATOR: Lilia Luciano, National Correspondent & Anchor, CBS News
10:00-10:40 AM | Session II: The Role of Multilateral Development Banks: Security and Development in the Americas
• Christian Asinelli, Corporate Vice President of Strategic Programming, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
• Ana María Ibáñez, Vice President for Sectors and Knowledge, Inter-American Development Bank
• Bill Maloney, Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean Region, World Bank Group
• MODERATOR: Isabel de Saint Malo, Senior Policy Adviser to the Administrator, United Nations Development Program
11:05-11:45 AM | Session III: Subnational Approaches to Crime and Violence
• Diana Alarcón, Chief Advisor and International Affairs Coordinator for Claudia Sheinbaum
• Chinua Alleyne, Mayor of Port of Spain
• Eddie Bocanegra, Senior Director, Heartland Alliance & Senior Advisor to the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice
MODERATOR: Rebecca Bill Chavez, President & CEO, Inter-American Dialogue
11:50-12:50 PM | Session IV: Transnational Organized Crime in the Western Hemisphere
• Frank Ábrego, Minister of Security, Panama
• Ivan Marques, Secretary for Multidimensional Security, Organization of
American States
• Ivonne A-Baki, Ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador to France
• Monica Palencia, Minister of Interior, Ecuador
• Rubén Ramírez Lezcano, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paraguay
• Albert Ramdin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Suriname
MODERATOR: Juan Carlos Pinzón, Former Minister of Defense and Former Ambassador of Colombia to the United States
2:15-2:40 PM | Session V: Fireside Chat with Carrie Filipetti
• Carrie Filipetti, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary and Deputy Special Representative for Venezuela
• Carlos Díaz-Rosillo, Founding Director of the Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom, Florida International University
MODERATOR: Gabriela Frías, Business Anchor, CNN en Español
2:45-3:25 PM | Session VI: Combatting Gender-Based Violence
• Maria-Noel Vaeza, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, UN Women
• Alejandra Mora Mora, Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission of Women, Organization of American States
• Margarette May Macaulay, Former President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (OAS)
• Eduardo Vergara, Undersecretary of Crime Prevention, Republic of Chile
MODERATOR: Michael Stott, Latin America Editor, Financial Times
3:30-3:50 PM | Session VII: Fireside Chat with Chris Dodd and Laura Chinchilla
• Chris Dodd, Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas
• Laura Chinchilla, Former President of Costa Rica
4:15-4:40 PM | Session VIII: The Power of Art: A Tool for Security and Social Resilience
• Mauro Castillo, Colombian musician, composer, and actor (Encanto)
• Carlos Yahanny Valencia Ortiz “Tostao”, Colombian musician & Member of ChocQuibTown
MODERATOR: Tonija Hope Navas, Director of the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center, Howard University
Factsheets
Panelists
![Luis Almagro Luis Almagro](/media/1170/luis-almagro.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=131959357320000000)
Luis Almagro
Secretary General, Organization of American States
![Rebecca Bill Chavez Rebecca Bill Chavez](/media/4661557/profile-rebecca-bill-chavez-400x599-1.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133259522910000000)
Rebecca Bill Chavez
President & CEO, Inter-American Dialogue
![Sergio Díaz-Granados Sergio Díaz-Granados](/media/3381112/sdg_02.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132755696570000000)
Sergio Díaz-Granados
Executive President, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
![Luis Abinader Luis Abinader](/media/4670013/luis-abinader.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133692312890000000)
Luis Abinader
President of the Dominican Republic
![Daniel P. Erikson Daniel P. Erikson](/media/4669925/daniel-p-erikson.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133682103870000000)
Daniel P. Erikson
Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, National Security Council
![Marcela Escobari Marcela Escobari](/media/4669924/marcela-escobari.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133682102890000000)
Marcela Escobari
Special Assistant to the President and Coordinator for the Los Angeles Declaration, National Security Council
![Christian Asinelli Christian Asinelli](/media/3381798/christian-asinelli-foto-color.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132909664990000000)
Christian Asinelli
Corporate Vicepresident of Strategic Programming, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
![Mónica Palencia Mónica Palencia](/media/4670014/monica-palencia.jpeg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133692320640000000)
Mónica Palencia
Minister of the Interior, Ecuador
![Ana María Ibáñez Ana María Ibáñez](/media/4669908/ana-mari-a-iba-n-ez.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133681003870000000)
Ana María Ibáñez
Vice President for Sectors and Knowledge, Inter-American Development Bank
![Frank Ábrego Frank Ábrego](/media/4669926/frank-abrego.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133682104330000000)
Frank Ábrego
Minister of Security of Panama
![Diana Alarcón González Diana Alarcón González](/media/4669909/diana-alarco-n.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133681005460000000)
Diana Alarcón González
Chief advisor and International Affairs Coordinator for Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico City
![Chinua Alleyne Chinua Alleyne](/media/4669906/chinua-alleyne.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133681002370000000)
Chinua Alleyne
Mayor of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
![Eddie Bocanegra Eddie Bocanegra](/media/4669907/eddie-bocanegra.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133681003090000000)
Eddie Bocanegra
Senior Director, Heartland Alliance & Senior Advisor to the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice
![Lilia Luciano Lilia Luciano](/media/4669905/lilia-luciano.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133681000150000000)
Lilia Luciano
National Correspondent & Anchor, CBS News
![Rubén Ramírez Lezcano Rubén Ramírez Lezcano](/media/4669962/ruben-ramirez-lezcano.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133686302520000000)
Rubén Ramírez Lezcano
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay
![Ivan Marques Ivan Marques](/media/4669904/ivan-marques.jpeg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133680999640000000)
Ivan Marques
Secretary for Multidimensional Security, Organization of American States
![Maria-Noel Vaeza Maria-Noel Vaeza](/media/4669901/maria-noel-vaeza.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133680995900000000)
Maria-Noel Vaeza
Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, UN Women
![Margarette May Macaulay Margarette May Macaulay](/media/4669903/margarette-may-macaulay.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133680998420000000)
Margarette May Macaulay
Former President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (OAS)
![Michael Stott Michael Stott](/media/3682575/michael-stott.jpeg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132962235100000000)
Michael Stott
Editor for Latin America, Financial Times
![Chris Dodd Chris Dodd](/media/4669900/chris-dodd.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133680995050000000)
Chris Dodd
Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas
![Laura Chinchilla Laura Chinchilla](/media/3381378/chinchilla-laurajpg.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132775551280000000)
Laura Chinchilla
Former President, Costa Rica; Co-Chair, Inter-American Dialogue
![Mauro Castillo Mauro Castillo](/media/4669963/mauro-castillo.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133686304020000000)
Mauro Castillo
Musician, composer and actor (Encanto)
![Carlos Yahanny Valencia Ortiz «Tostao» Carlos Yahanny Valencia Ortiz «Tostao»](/media/4669964/tostao.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133686307310000000)
Carlos Yahanny Valencia Ortiz «Tostao»
Musician and Member of ChocQuibTown
![Albert Ramdin Albert Ramdin](/media/4670001/albert-ramdin.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133689091870000000)
Albert Ramdin
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Suriname
![Bill Maloney Bill Maloney](/media/4670016/bill-maloney.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133692322850000000)
Bill Maloney
Chief Economist for the Latin America and Caribbean Region, World Bank
![Tonija Hope Navas Tonija Hope Navas](/media/4669965/tonija-hope-navas.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133686308310000000)
Tonija Hope Navas
Diretora da Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center, Howard University
![Isabel de Saint Malo Isabel de Saint Malo](/media/2231446/st-malo-isabel-de.jpg?center=0.44554455445544555,0.59259259259259256&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132085326910000000)
Isabel de Saint Malo
Senior Policy Adviser to the Administrator, United Nations Development Program
![Juan Carlos Pinzón Juan Carlos Pinzón](/media/4670002/juan_carlos_pinzo-n.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133689094730000000)
Juan Carlos Pinzón
Former Minister of Defense and Former Ambassador of Colombia to the United States
![Carlos Díaz-Rosillo Carlos Díaz-Rosillo](/media/4670012/carlos-diaz-rosillo-founding-director-of-the-adam-smith-center-for-economic.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133691718580000000)
Carlos Díaz-Rosillo
Director of the Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom, Florida International University
![Carrie Filipetti Carrie Filipetti](/media/4669910/carrie-filipetti.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133681007770000000)
Carrie Filipetti
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary and Deputy Special Representative for Venezuela
![Maria Molina Maria Molina](/media/4670041/maria-molina.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133693164030000000)
Maria Molina
Washington correspondent for LA FM of RCN Radio & political reporter for Univision News Network
![Ivonne A-Baki Ivonne A-Baki](/media/4670116/ivonne_baki_400x400.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133694254670000000)
Ivonne A-Baki
Ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador to France
![Eduardo Vergara Eduardo Vergara](/media/4670113/eduardo-vergara.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133694250500000000)
Eduardo Vergara
Undersecretary of Crime Prevention, Republic of Chile
![Alejandra Mora Mora Alejandra Mora Mora](/media/4670115/alejandra-mora-mora.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=133694253100000000)
Alejandra Mora Mora
Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission of Women, Organization of American States