"Public Policies to Enhance the Competitiveness, Innovation and
Internationalization of MSMEs"
The IV Inter-American Dialogue of High-Level MSME Authorities and Public Policies to Enhance the Competitiveness, Innovation and Internationalization of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), will be held on April 16-17, 2015 at the OAS headquarters in Washington D.C. with the support of the Department of Economic Development of the OAS Executive Secretariat for Integral Development with funding from the Government of Canada. The objective of the meeting is to continue the regional dialogue among high-level authorities that has taken place since 2010 on policies and programs to support the innovation and competitiveness of MSMEs. Participants will include high-level authorities responsible for the MSME portfolio and representatives of institutions with programs aimed at strengthening the capacity of this sector, who will have the opportunity to share best practices and identify concrete opportunities for horizontal cooperation. The Dialogue is expected to conclude with the identification of elements of a plan of action to promote the competitiveness, innovation and internationalization of MSMEs as part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the region, as well as mechanisms to follow-up and document the progress made at the national and regional level, including horizontal cooperation initiatives.
Gilles Bernard,
Vice-président Performance et
Innovation,
Desjardins,
Canadá
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Inés Bustillo,
Directora,
Comisión Económica para América
Latina y el Caribe de la ONU (CEPAL),
Oficina en Washington, D.C.
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Franklin A. Carrero-Martínez, Program Director, International
Science and Engineering Office, National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator, International Science and
U.S. Small Business Administration)
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Christian
Volpe Martincus, Lead Economist, Integration and Trade Sector,
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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Ingrid
Figueroa,
Directora Ejecutiva, Centro Regional de la Promoción de
la MIPYME (CENPROMYPE)
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Guillermo
Fernández,
CEO,
FUMEC TechBA & TechPYME,
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Rafael
García Moreira, Director de Programa, INGENIO, Montevideo
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Gary
Gereffi,
Director, Center on Globalization, Governance &
Competitiveness Social Science Research Institute, Duke University
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Melanie
Gideon,
General Manager, Enterprise & Innovation Division, BELTRAIDE, Belize
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Gail
Gillian-Bain,
President,
Canadian Association of Business Incubation
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Anabel
González,
Senior Director, Global Practice on Trade &
Competitiveness,
World Bank
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Ana
Varela Greif,
Contacto para América Latina, US National Business
Incubation Association (NBIA)
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Thomas
Guevara,
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Regional
Affairs Economic Development Agency
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Hon.
Emma Hippolyte,
Minister of Commerce, Business Development
Investment and Consumer Affairs, Saint Lucia
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José
Miguel Insulza,
Secretario General, Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA)
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Daniel
Isenberg,
Profesor de Práctica Empresarial, Babson Executive and
Enterprise Education Director ejecutivo fundador del Babson Entrepreneurship
Ecosystem Project (BEEP)
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Sigfrido
Lee,
Viceministro de Fomento a las PYMES, Ministerio de Industria y Comercio, República Dominicana
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Ignacio
Méndez,
Viceministro de Fomento a las PYMES, Ministerio de Industria y Comercio, República Dominicana
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Silvia
Patricia Mora Castro, Directora de la Oficina de Transferencia
de Tecnología, Tecnológico de Monterrey, México
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Nanno
Mulder,
Oficial de Asuntos Económicos, División de Comercio
Internacional e Integración, CEPAL
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Adriana
Rueda Pérez,
Directora, Dirección Micro, Pequeña y Mediana Empresa, Colombia
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Inti
Núñez,
Gerente de Emprendimiento, Corporación de Fomento de la Producción (CORFO),
Chile
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Rosibel
Ochoa,
Executive Director, Von Liebig Center for
Entrepreneurism and Technology Advancement, Jacobs School of Engineering,
University of California San Diego
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César
Parga,
Departamento de Desarrollo Económico, Organización de los Estados Americanos
(OEA)
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Michael
Penfold,
Director de Políticas Públicas y Competitividad, Banco de Desarrollo de
América Latina (CAF)
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Alexandre
Steinbruch, Gestor de Projetos Associação Nacional de Entidades
Promotoras de Empreendimentos Inovadores (ANPROTEC)
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Maryse
Robert,
Director, Department of Economic Development, OAS
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Enrique
Jacob Rocha,
Presidente, Instituto Nacional de Emprendimiento (INADEM), México
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Alejandro
Soriano,
Ejecutivo Senior, Dirección de Promoción de las PYMES,
Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina (CAF)
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Jesus
Soriano,
Program Director, SBIR/STTR, Engineering Directorate, National Science
Foundation (NSF)
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Richard
Swart,
Director of Research, Innovation in Entrepreneurial & Social
Finance Program, University of California, Berkeley
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Bernardo
Troncoso,
Director Nacional,
SERCOTEC,
Chile
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V.
Sherry Tross,
Executive Secretary for Integral Development, Organization of American
States (OAS)
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Matt
Erskine, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development,
Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
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