WE – Women for EXPO. Latin America. MAE, 11 december 2013 (MAE/IILA)
On the occasion of the VI Conference Italy – Latin America and the Caribbean, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italian-Latin American Institute and Expo 2015 Company present:
WE – Women for EXPO. Latin America
Building a Women Partnership for Food Security
The Europe – Latin America Connection
Venue: Sala Aldo Moro, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Rome, 11 December 2013
15.00
Welcoming remarks Marta Dassù, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
The economy of Food Security
Moderator– Stephanie Hochstetter Skinner-Klée*,Ambassador to Italy and Commissioner General for Expo 2015, Guatemala
Patricia Espinosa, former Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Mexico
Alicia Barcena*, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Gioconda Ubeda Rivera, Vice Minister for External Relations, Costa Rica
Carmen Maria Squeff*, Undersecretary for External affairs, Argentina
Vera Lucia Machado*, Permanent Representative to the European Union, Brazil
Alice Perlini, Head of the “Best Sustainable Development Practices” Project of Expo 2015 Company
Andrea Illy*, CEO of Illy Caffè SpA, Italy
Q&A
16.45 -17.00 Coffee break
17.00
Nutrition and Health. Food safety
Ana María Baiardi, Minister for Women, Paraguay
Diana Bracco, General Commissioner for Italian Pavillion and President of Expo 2015 Company
Josefina Stubbs, Director for Latin America and Caribbean, IFAD
Alberto Luis Moreno*, President of Inter American Development Bank
Marcela Villareal, Director of the Office for Communication, Partnerships and Advocacy, FAO
Orietta Varnelli*, President, AcionAid Italia
Q&A
18.15
Conclusions
Emma Bonino, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy
María Angela Holguín, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Colombia