{"id":18100,"date":"2022-09-21T08:07:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T08:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/?p=18100"},"modified":"2022-09-21T18:10:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T18:10:48","slug":"gfdd-y-funglode-organizan-con-idea-internacional-el-foro-global-america-latina-y-el-caribe-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/gfdd-y-funglode-organizan-con-idea-internacional-el-foro-global-america-latina-y-el-caribe-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"GFDD and Funglode Organize with International IDEA the \u201cGlobal Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean 2022\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, September 22 and Friday, September 23, experts will meet in New York to analyze the region\u00b4s current reality within a global context. The meeting is organized along with International IDEA, and the support of Fordham University.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW YORK. &#8211;<\/strong> The former president of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez, and current president of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (Funglode) &#8211; and its sister institution in the United States, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) &#8211; will head the \u201cGlobal Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean 2022,\u201d along with the Secretary General of the Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), Kevin Casas-Zamora. The Forum will be held on Thursday, September 22 and Friday, September 23, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Through a press release the organizers announced that the event will consist of seven panels, where high-level experts will analyze, from various perspectives, the challenges facing the region. The event will be available to participants both through a digital platform and in person. In addition, five discussion sessions will be held. The event will begin, both days, at 9:30 in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>Those interested will be able to view the Forum\u00b4s opening ceremony through former President Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez\u00b4 social networks (@leonelfernandez).<\/p>\n<p>The scheduled panels will focus on: &#8220;Global Threats, Repercussions and Opportunities for Progress;&#8221; &#8220;Regional Situation: Economic Reactivation, Inflation and Social Tensions;&#8221; &#8220;New Fiscal Pacts in Chile and Colombia: Challenges and Opportunities;&#8221; &#8220;Citizen Security: Crime Prevention, Justice and Reform;\u201d \u201cThe Migration Crisis in Latin America;\u201d \u201cK-12 Education: Challenges, Trends and Future Perspectives\u201d and \u201cDemocratic Challenges: Governance, Social Unrest, Social Networks and Freedom of Expression (IDEA).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The two-day event will also include five discussion sessions. The first will address the &#8220;Challenges and Opportunities of the New Petro Administration.&#8221; The second discussion will focus on the issue of \u201cinequality\u201d in the region. The other three discussion sessions will focus on: \u201cThe Migratory Crisis in Latin America,\u201d \u201cClimate Change\u201d and \u201cThe Future of the Constituent Assembly in Chile.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among the prominent experts who will speak on these issues during the Forum are the former President of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla; Robert Wood, Chief Economist and Head of the Country Risk Service for Latin America and the Caribbean of The Economist Intelligence Unit; Ra\u00fal F\u00e9liz, Professor at the Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE), Mexico; Andy Dauhajre, President and Executive Director of the Economic and Development Foundation of the Dominican Republic and Mario B\u00e1ez, Head of the Policy Coordination and Supervision Service of the Office of the Undersecretary General for Management of the United Nations Management Department.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Gustau Alegret, Director and host of \u201cClub de Prensa\u201d and \u201cCuesti\u00f3n de Poder,\u201d NTN24; Chris Dede, Senior Research Fellow at Harvard University\u00b4s School of Education; T\u00edscar Lara, Director of Digital Transformation at the Cervantes Institute; Liz Duraisingh, Principal Researcher of Project Zero at the Harvard University School of Education and, Manuel Orozco, Director of the Migration, Remittances and Development Program for Latin America, Inter-American Dialogue, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Natasha Despotovic, Executive Director, GFDD, and Daniel Zovatto, Regional Director for Latin America for International IDEA, are the Forum\u00b4s academic directors. The event will take place using a hybrid format, offering participants in- person and virtual presentations.<\/p>\n<p>The Forum\u00b4s final conclusions will be presented by Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez and Daniel Zovatto.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, September 22<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Panel 1 \u2013 Global Threats, Repercussions and Opportunities for Progress<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Panelists:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Andy Dauhajre<\/strong>, President and Executive Director, Fundaci\u00f3n Econom\u00eda y Desarrollo, Inc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Laura Chinchilla<\/strong>, Former President of Costa Rica; Vicepresident of the World Leadership Alliance &#8211; Club de Madrid<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mario Cimoli<\/strong>, Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ra\u00fal F\u00e9liz<\/strong>, Professor of Economics, Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n y Docencia Econ\u00f3micas (CIDE)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Robert Wood<\/strong>, Principal Economist and Manager, Country Risk Service &#8211; Latin America, The Economist Intelligence Unit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Moderator: Mario B\u00e1ez<\/strong>, Chief, Policy and Oversight Coordination Service, Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Management, Department of Management, United Nations<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panel 2 \u2013 Regional Situation: Economic Reactivation, Inflation and Social Tensions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Panelists: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Daniel Titelman<\/strong>, Director, Economic Development Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jorge Heine<\/strong>, Professor of International Relations, University of Boston. Former Ambassador of Chile to China<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marcela Mel\u00e9ndez<\/strong>, Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Moderator: Lourdes Casanova<\/strong>, Gail and Rob Ca\u00f1izares Director, Emerging Markets Institute<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion: Challenges and Opportunities of the New Petro Administration<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Elisabeth Ungar<\/strong>, Political analyst and consultant<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jos\u00e9 Antonio Ocampo<\/strong>, Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Government of Colombia<\/li>\n<li><strong>M\u00f3nica Pach\u00f3n<\/strong>, Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations, University of California<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Moderator: Gustau Alegret<\/strong>, journalist, director and host of \u201cClub de Prensa\u201d and \u201cCuesti\u00f3n de Poder,\u201d in NTN24.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion: Talking About Inequality, with Dani Rodrik<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dani Rodrik<\/strong> is Professor at the Ford Foundation on International Economic Policies, Harvard Kennedy School; President of the International Economic Association and Co-Director of the program \u201cReimagining the Economy,\u201d Harvard Kennedy School.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interviewers:<\/strong> Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez, Former President of the Dominican Republic, President of GFDD and Funglode.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panel 3 \u2013 Citizen Security: Crime Prevention, Justice and Reform<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Panelists:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Andr\u00e9s Ucr\u00f3s Maldonado<\/strong>, Security and Peace Expert in Colombia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carlos Vilalta<\/strong>, Professor and Researcher, Center for Research in Geospatial Information Sciences (CentroGeo-Conacyt)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hugo Acero Vel\u00e1zquez<\/strong>, Citizen Security Expert in Colombia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mangai Natarajan<\/strong>, Professor of Criminal Justice, John Jay College of Criminal Justice<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marcelo Bergman<\/strong>, Professor and Director, Centro de Estudios Latinoamericano sobre Inseguridad y Violencia (CELIV), Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero (UNTREF), Argentina<\/li>\n<li><strong>Robert McCrie<\/strong>, Professor of Security Management, John Jay College of Criminal Justice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Moderador:<\/strong> Gonzalo Paz, Researcher and Invited Professor, Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) of the Foreign Service School, Universidad de Georgetown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion: Migration Crisis in Latin America with Manuel Orozco<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manuel Orozco<\/strong>, Senior Fellow and Director of the Migration, Remittances, and Development Program for Latin America, Inter-American Dialogue<\/p>\n<p><strong>Led by: Massimo Tommasoli<\/strong>, Global Programs Director and Permanent Observer for International IDEA to the United Nations<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion: Climate Change, with Jamil Ahmad<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jamil Ahmad<\/strong>, Director, UN Environment Programme, New York Office<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interviewer:<\/strong> <strong>Claudia S. de Windt<\/strong>, Founder and Director of the Inter-American Institute for Justice and Sustainability (IJS), U.S.A.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, September 23<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Panel 4 &#8211; Education K-12: Challenges, Tendencies and Future Perspectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Panelists: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Andreas Schleicher<\/strong>, Director for Education and Skills, and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andr\u00e9s Delich<\/strong>, Assistant Secretary General, Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Liz Duraisingh<\/strong>, Principal Investigator at Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mercedes Mateo D\u00edaz<\/strong>, Education Division Chief &#8211; Inter-American Development Bank<\/li>\n<li><strong>Susan Sclafani<\/strong>, VP for Programs, Forum for World Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Moderator: Jael Rivas<\/strong>, Executive Director, Tadaca Educational Solutions, LLC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panel 5 \u2013 Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation: Building a Common Space for Knowledge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Panelists:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aurelio Nu\u00f1o Mayer<\/strong>, Visiting Scholar, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Dede<\/strong>, Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Co-Principal Investigator of the NSF-funded National Artificial Intelligence Institute in Adult Learning and Online Education<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez<\/strong>, Former President of the Dominican Republic; President of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development \/ Fundaci\u00f3n Global Democracia y Desarrollo (GFDD\/FUNGLODE)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mar\u00eda Waleska Alvarez<\/strong>, CEO of NAP del Caribe, President of EDUCA, Dominican Republic<\/li>\n<li><strong>T\u00edscar Lara<\/strong>, Director of Digital Transformation, Instituto Cervantes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong> <strong>Natasha Despotovic<\/strong>, Executive Director, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panel 6: Demographic Challenges: Governance, Social Unrest, Social Media and Freedom of Expression <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Panelists:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alejandro Poir\u00e9<\/strong>, Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Government, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carlos Fernando Chamorro<\/strong>, Founder and Editor, Confidencial<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daniel Zovatto<\/strong>, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, IDEA International<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mar\u00eda Noel Vaeza<\/strong>, UN-Women Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean, United Nations<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tamara Taraciuk<\/strong>, Acting Director, Americas Division, Human Rights Watch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong> <strong>Gustau Alegret<\/strong>, journalist, director and host of \u201cClub de Prensa\u201d and \u201cCuesti\u00f3n de Poder,\u201d NTN24.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panel 7 \u2013 Elections and Polarization in Brazil <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Daniel Bramatti<\/strong>, Editor, Estad\u00e3o Verifica; Expresident, Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalists (ABRAJI)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mar\u00eda Herminia Tavares de Almeida<\/strong>, Senior Researcher, Centro Brasileiro de An\u00e1lise e Planejamento (CEBRAP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Moderator: Daniel Zovatto<\/strong>, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, IDEA International<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion on the Future of the Constituent Assembly in Chile, with Isabel Aninat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Isabel Aninat<\/strong>, Dean of the Law School, Adolfo Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Led by: Kevin Casas-Zamora<\/strong>, Former Second Vice-president of Costa Rica; Secretary General of International IDEA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Concluding remarks<br \/>\nLeonel Fern\u00e1ndez<\/strong> and <strong>Daniel Zovatto<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalforumlac.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.globalforumlac.org<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, September 22 and Friday, September 23, experts will meet in New York to analyze the region\u00b4s current reality within a global context. 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