AUSSEN WIRTSCHAFT

FORUM LATIN AMERICA MEETS VIENNA MARKET OF 500 MILLION Tuesday, 14 May 2019, 8:30 – 17:30

PROGRAM (current as of: 16.4.2019) Venue: Wirtschaftskammer Österreich | Wiedner Hauptstrasse 63, 1040 Vienna, Octagon Details and Registration on https://wko.at/aussenwirtschaft/LAT

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FORUM LATIN AMERICA MEETS VIENNA MARKET OF 500 MILLION

Tuesday, 14 May 2019, 8.30 – 17.30

PROGRAM Venue: Wirtschaftskammer Österreich | Wiedner Hauptstrasse 63, 1040 Vienna, Octagon (mezzanine floor)

(In German with simultaneous translation into English and vice versa)

TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019

8.30 – 9.00 REGISTRATION

OCTAGON, in front of RUDOLF SALLINGER SAAL (HALL 6)

9.00 – 9.05 WELCOMING REMARKS

• Reinhart ZIMMERMANN Regional Director for North and Latin America, ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA, WKO

9.05 – 9.20 OPENING

• Juergen ROTH Vice President, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO)

• Michael ESTERL Secretary General, Austrian Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs

9.20 – 9.40 KEYNOTE: ”OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES DOING BUSINESS IN LATIN AMERICA”

• Alexander BUSCH Journalist and Economic Correspondent for Latin America (Handelsblatt, NZZ)

9.40 – 10.00 KEYNOTE: ”LATIN AMERICA: SHIFTING GEARS“

• J. Humberto LOPEZ Director Strategy and Operations, Latin American Region, The World Bank

10.00 – 10.45 PANEL DISCUSSION – “RECENT POLITICAL U-TURNS IN MEXICO, BRAZIL AND COLOMBIA: MOVING INTO WHICH DIRECTIONS?“

• Alexander BUSCH, Journalist and Economic Correspondent for Latin America • Klaus HOFSTADLER, Trade Commissioner Sao Paulo • Friedrich STEINECKER, Trade Commissioner Mexico • Hans-Jörg HÖRTNAGL, Trade Commissioner Bogota

HOST: Reinhart ZIMMERMANN, Regional Director for North and Latin America, WKO

10.45 – 11.15 COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

11.15 – 12.00 PANEL DISCUSSION “TRADE AGREEMENTS & ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN LATIN AMERICA“

From USMCA, the Pacific Alliance, EU-Mexico and EU-Chile to MERCOSUR and the Andean Community

• J. Humberto LOPEZ, Director Strategy & Operations, Latin America, World Bank • Herfried WÖSS, Partner at Wöss & Partners (Arbitration-Damages-Infra-Energy) • Marco GARCIA, Trade Commissioner Buenos Aires • Drazen MALOCA, Trade Commissioner Santiago

HOST: Claudia STOWASSER, Economic & Trade Policy, WKO

12.00 – 12.45 LUNCH BREAK & NETWORKING (Latin American Cuisine) in the OCTAGON

PARALLEL PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON “SECTORS OF HIGH POTENTIAL“ AND FINANCING STRATEGIES, WORKSHOPS AND PRE-ARRANGED MEETINGS Panels to be held in German with simultaneous translation into English or vice versa

12.45 – 13.30 PANEL DISCUSSION “ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT“

• Hector MONTELLANO, Bus. Dev. Latin America, UNTHA Shredders

• Helmut KANTNER CEO of AustrianSolar

• Marco GARCIA Trade Commissioner Buenos Aires

• Oscar GONZÁLEZ MAZÓN, Key Account Advantage Austria Bogota

HOST: Konrad ECKL

PANEL DISCUSSION “MACHINERY, ENGINEERING & SMART FACTORY“

• Daniel Johannes WINKLER Greiner Packaging International

• N. N. (tbd)

• Klaus HOFSTADLER Trade Commissioner Sao Paulo

• Friedrich STEINECKER Trade Commissioner Mexico

HOST: Matthias GRABNER

HALL 1 HALL 2

13.30 – 14.15 PANEL DISCUSSION “CONSTRUCTION, SMART CITIES & TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE“

• Lorenz MEHL, Area Manager Latin America, Doppelmayr

• Hans HARING, Branch Manager ILF Consulting Engineers Austria

• Hans-Jörg HÖRTNAGL, Bogota • Drazen MALOCA, Santiago • Friedrich STEINECKER, Mexico

HOST: Beatriz SCHÖNSTEIN-WIPPEL

PANEL DISCUSSION “HOTSPOTS FOR INVESTORS“

• Rupert HÜTTLER Partner at Von Wobeser y Sierra

• Marco Aurélio PICCINI de MOURA CEO of Banco do Brasil AG, Austria

• Lukas RHOMBERG Partner at FCR Law

• N. N. (tbd) Doka GmbH

HOST: Marco GARCIA

HALL 1 HALL 2

14.15 – 15.00 PANEL DISCUSSION “AGROTECH & FOOD PROCESSING“

• Bernardo G. ARNAUD Chairman of NovaTero BioAg

• Gottfried PESSL CEO of Pessl Instruments GmbH

• Klaus HOFSTADLER Trade Commissioner Sao Paulo

• N. N. (tbd)

HOST: Drazen MALOCA

PANEL DISCUSSION “FINANCING STRATEGIES IN LATIN AMERICA“

• Alessandra MARQUES de SOUZA Deutsche Leasing AG

• Esther RODRIGUEZ FERNANDEZ Inter-American Development Bank

• Mario HAIDINGER Oesterreichische Kontrollbank

• J. Humberto LOPEZ, Dir. Strategy & Operations Latin America, World Bank

• Nikolaus SOMOGYI Raiffeisen Bank International AG

HOST: Markus HAAS

HALL 1 HALL 2

15.00 – 16.30 WORKSHOP “INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT LATIN AMERICA”

TRAINER: Barbara COVARRUBIAS VENEGAS, Austrian Latin America Institute

HALL 3

15.00 – 15.45 WORKSHOP “INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN LATIN AMERICA“

• Giovanna Paola GIRARDI Latin America IPR SME Helpdesk

• José Alejandro ABUSAID, lawyer

HOST: in cooperation with:

INDIVIDUAL PRE-ARRANGED MEETINGS

with the Austrian Trade Commissioners from Mexico, Bogota, Santiago, Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo,

Representatives of Latin American Embassies, Trade and Investment Promotion Agencies,

Legal Advisors, Financial Institutions and Service Providers

HALLS 4 – 5

IN PARALLEL: NETWORKING

HALL 1 OCTAGON

15.45 – 17.15 CONTINUATION OF INDIVIDUAL PRE-ARRANGED MEETINGS

NETWORKING

(with Latin American Specialties and Music)

HALLS 4 – 5 OCTAGON & SURROUNDING HALLS

ALL DAY: INFORMATION ON OFFER AT STANDING DESKS BY

• Legal Advisors, Financial Institutions and Latin America Institute

• Embassies of Latin American Countries in Vienna

• IDB, Vienna International Arbitral Centre, Eurochambres and ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA