Program – Latin American Day: Business Challenges
October 15, 2021, 12:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., University of San Gallen, Main Building, Room 01-012. Guisanstrasse, 9010 St.Gallen
Concept
Today, the business world is facing new challenges, which, in the case of companies in Latin America, require a clear repositioning. Swiss companies, despite their prestige and leadership in multiple areas, are no exception. Multinationals and SMEs are forced to react to a situation that poses challenges that have been exacerbated by the pandemic, such as polarization and growing political mistrust, the accentuation of social inequality, the effects of climate change or migration.
The start-ups that emerge in this scenario inject a new dynamism, bringing different and innovative visions. The same applies in reverse to the strategy that certain Latin American companies deploy to take on these challenges in Switzerland.
To this end, the VI Podium brings together prominent members of academia and the business world, as well as leading figures from the political and diplomatic scene, whose multidisciplinary presentations will serve to delve deeper into the multiple aspects of the current situation.
Every year, PuntoLatino organises, together with a Swiss university, an interdisciplinary podium on a current Swiss-Latin American topic. After several consultations with its audience, its network of institutional and personal relations, as well as other diverse interest groups, PuntoLatino selects and prepares the topic one or two years in advance in order to present it with the broadest possible focus, as on this occasion.
Basic data
— 15 October 2021, 12:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., University of St. Gallen, Main Building, Room 01-012, Guisanstrasse, 9010 St.Gallen. The podium, as every year, will be held in Spanish (questions can also be asked in other languages).
— in person and also via live streaming
• To participate in person: Please register as soon as possible (due to limited capacity), at the latest by October 10, 2021. 5p_anmeldung@puntolatino.ch
The current health regulations require the Covid Certificate (‘GGG’). Please arrive in advance. How to order a Covid Certificate? INFO in Spanish and Portuguese → SEE …
• To participate via online streaming , please use this Zoom link . The link is also located at the end of the downloadable PDF program at —> this page
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Program
12:45: Greetings and Welcome
Cecilia Jaber, Embassy of Mexico
Yvette Sánchez, University of St. Gallen (CLS HSG)
Luis Vélez Serrano, PuntoLatino
Section 1: Perspectives on the Swiss-Latin American business relationship
- 13h00: Hervé Lohr , SECO, Bilateral Economic Relations and Division of the Americas
- 1:05 p.m.: Benjamin Werenfels , Schwitzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE)
- 1:10 p.m.: Daniel Breitenmoser , Ongreso
- 1:15 p.m.: Vanina Farber , International Institute for Management Lausanne (IMD)
- 13h20—13h45: Discussion moderated by Ambassador Evandro Didonet (Brazil)
Section 2: Business resilience, competitiveness and innovation
- 1:45 p.m.: Alexandra Pizzinini , Swiss Re
- 1:50 p.m.: Fabien Spychiger , DreamLab Technologies
- 13h55: Davide Zampini , CEMEX
- 2:00 p.m.: Jaime Duarte , MyoSwiss
- 14h05: Erika Velázquez , ABB
- 14h10: Maria Hahn , Nutrix
- 14h15—14h50: Discussion moderated by Ambassador Cecilia Jaber (Mexico)
- 14h50—15h20: BREAK
Section 3: Dual training in Latin America
- 15h20: Mirko Giulietti , Mirko Giulietti, Undersecretary of State for the Americas, DFAE<
- 15h25: Philippe Schneuwly , Swisscontact
- 15h30: Emanuel Wüthrich , Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training (SFUVET)
- 15h35: Fini Otero , Venezuelan-Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CVSCI)
- 15h40: Laurent Freixe , Nestlé
- 15h45: Pablo Denis , Swiss-Uruguayan Chamber of Commerce
- 15h50—16h25: Discussion moderated by the Ambassador José Roberto Sánchez Fung (Dominican Republic)
Section: Presentation of doctoral thesis
- 16h25: Sara Bühler , University of St. Gallen
- 16h30: Sabrina Tabares , University of Neuchâtel
- 16h35: Leticia Vargas , University of St. Gallen
- 16h40—16h55: Discussion moderated by the Ambassador José Roberto Sánchez Fung (Dominican Republic)
Section 4: Convergence of economy 4.0, digitalization, environment and value chains
- 4:55 p.m.: Martina Céline de Kaenel , Swiss Embassy in Uruguay
- 17h00: Christian Hauser , Graubünden University of Applied Sciences (FHGR)
- 17h05: Urs Gujan , Bühler Group
- 17h10: Alvaro Castro, ABB Peru
- 17h15: Jan Marco Leimeister , University of St. Gallen
- 17h15—17:45 Discussion moderated by Ambassador Alberto Pedro D’Alotto (Argentina)
- 17h45—17h55: Philippe Nell, Latin American Chamber of Commerce in Switzerland. Conclusions.
- 18h00: RECEPTION
Committees
October 15, 2021, 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. | VI PODIUM | 2021 | UNIVERSITY OF SAN GALLEN
On this page we will publish the names of the panelists, the titles of their interventions, the schedule and a small photo gallery.
Comité de Honor
Cecilia Jaber Breceda, Embajadora de México
EMBAJADORA DE MÉXICO – PRESIDENTA DEL COMITÉ DE HONOR
Evandro Didonet
EMBAJADOR DEL BRASIL
Alberto Pedro D’Alotto
EMBAJADOR DE LA ARGENTINA