Second Edition:August 11th-15th, 2014 in Mexico

A RIAC Activity towards the VIII Americas Competitiveness Forum

#ACXchange

The Americas Competitiveness Exchange on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Mexico DFAguascalientesGuadalajara

This activity is possible thanksyou to our partner institutions

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THE 2nd AMERICAS COMPETITIVENESS EXCHANGE ON INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Agenda THE 2nd AMERICAS COMPETITIVENESS EXCHANGE ON INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. Sunday, August 10 - Mexico DF

Time Activity

Monday, August 11 - Mexico DF

Time Activity

Tuesday, August 12 - Mexico DF - Aguascalientes

Time Activity

8:00 AM – 22:00 PM

International Arrivals

10:00 AM

Startup Mexico

11:00 AM

Transfer

11:30 AM

Entrepreneurship Week Tour

13:00 PM

Lunch

14:30 PM

National Entrepreneurship Week Tour (Iberoamerican Forum – featuring panels such

as how development banks support entrepreneurs in the region)

20:00 PM

Transfer to Central

20:30 PM

Reception at Central

09:00 AM

HLED / FOBESII / MUSEIC presentation

10:00 AM

Transfer to Bellas Artes

11:00 AM

Cultural Visit to Bellas Artes

12:00 PM

Transfer to Aguascalientes & Lunch on the way

18:00 PM

Drop-off at Hotel & Optional visit to Downtown

17:30 PM

Reception at Jose Guadalupe Posada MUSEUM (Optional tour 09:30)

22:00 PM

Drop-off at Hotel

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THE 2nd AMERICAS COMPETITIVENESS EXCHANGE ON INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Wednesday, August 13 – Aguascalientes - Guadalajara

Time Activity

Thursday, August 14 –Guadalajara

Time Activity

08:00 AM

Center of Competitiveness and Innovation of Aguascalientes

10:00 AM

Universidad Tecnologica

12:30 PM

La Huerta

14:00 PM

Lunch at La Huerta

15:30 PM

CIATEQ

16:00 PM

CEDIAM

17:00 PM

Infotec

18:00 PM

Transfer to Guadalajara

20:00 PM

Dinner at GDL (Free Time)

09:00 AM

Intel

10:00 AM

Cinvestav

12:00 PM

Transfer

13:00 PM

Lunch at Casa Jalisco with Local Gov. Representatives

15:30 PM

Ooyala

17:00 PM

Transfer

17:30 PM

Agave Lab

20:00 PM

Transfer

22:30 PM

Dinner at Colonia Americana with Entrepreneurs and Gov. Representatives

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THE 2nd AMERICAS COMPETITIVENESS EXCHANGE ON INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Friday, August 15 –Guadalajara

Time Activity

Saturday, August 16 –Guadalajara

Time Activity

09:00 AM

Breakfast at MIND with entrepreneurs

10:00 AM

Software Center

12:00 PM

Continental Corporation

13:00 PM

ITESO Tech Park

15:30 PM

Transfer to Chapala

17:00 PM

Lunch at Chapala Media Park

17:30 PM

Tour at Chapala Media Park

20:00 PM

Free time at Ajijic

22:30 PM

Drop-off at Hotel

09:00 AM

Transfer to Mexico City

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THE 2nd AMERICAS COMPETITIVENESS EXCHANGE ON INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

List of Participants

Country Name Title Institution Email

COLOMBIA

Edgar Maestre Latin America

Program Officer

Young Americas

Business Trust edgar.maestre@yabt.net

CANADA

David Robillard President of the

Canadian

Chamber of

Commerce in

Mexico City

Canadian Chamber of

Commerce drobillard@multilatin.com

CANADA

Saraluz

Elechiguerra

Director CME – Mexico

Division

saraluz.Elechiguerra@cme-mec.ca

BRASIL

Marcelo Ortega

Júdice

Gerência de

Inovação e Design APEX Brasil marcelo.judice@apexbrasil.com.br

BRASIL

Lidia Henrique do

Nascimento

UCE - Unidade

de Capacitação

Empresarial

SEBRAE lidia@sebrae.com.br

BRASIL

Olivia Mara

Ribeiro Castro

UCE - Unidade de

Capacitação

Empresarial

SEBRAE

olivia.castro@sebrae.com.br

DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC

Tamara Vásquez Coordinator of

the Innovation

and

Entrepreneurship

Areas

National

Competitiveness

Council, of the

Dominican Republic

tamara@cnc.gob.do

BRASIL

Andryelle Institutional

Relations

Specialist

Agencia Brasilera de

Desarrollo Industrial

(ABDI)

adryelle.fontes@abdi.com.br

CANADA

Elizabeth Fortoul Economic Analyst Embassy of Canada in

Mexico

elizabeth.fortoul@internati

onal.gc.ca

CANADA

Fernando Baños Trade

Commissioner

Embassy of Canada in

Mexico

fernando.banos@internatio

nal.gc.ca

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Country Name Title Institution Email

MEXICO

Raymundo Flores

Guitierrez

Managing

Director

Arizona State Trade

and Export

Promomtion Program

rflores@illinoislatinamerica.org

MEXICO

Javier Jileta Managing

Director

Scientika jj@javierjileta.mx

PERU

Alejandro Martin

Bernaola Cabrera

General Director

of Innovation

Ministry of Production abernaola@produce.gob.pe

MEXICO

Robin Enrique

Reyes

Managing

Partner

MITA Institute/ MITA

FundDevelopment

robin@mitainstitute.com

MEXICO

Teresa de León

Zamora

Director of

Technology

Commercialization

CONACYT tdeleonz@conacyt.mx

MEXICO

Miguel Odilón

Chávez Lomelí

Director of

Innovation

CONACYT mchavez@conacyt.mx

MEXICO

José Martínez IT@Baja josem@itbaja.com

MEXICO

Alejandro Pohls Socio Orozco & Pöhls

Abogados, SC

alejandro_pohls@yahoo.com.mx

MEXICO

Rafael Carmona CTO GreenMomentum rafael@greenmomentum.com

MEXICO

Santiago Saviñon CEO PingStamp santiago@pingstamp.mx

MEXICO

Adrian Carabias MUSEIC

Coordinator

INADEM

MEXICO

Elias Rios Managing

Partner

AvahLegal elias@avah.com.mx

MEXICO

Agustín Velázquez Managing

Partner

AvahLegal

agustin@avah.com.mx

MEXICO

Francisco X

Villaseñor

CEO Carbon Diversion Latin

America

fcoxvpv@gmail.com

MEXICO

Armando

Gonzalez

CEO Peeksil agleza2k@gmail.com

adrian.carabias@inadem.gob.mx

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THE 2nd AMERICAS COMPETITIVENESS EXCHANGE ON INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Country Name Title Institution Email

USA

Raul Rodriguez-

Barocio

Professor,

Chairman of the

Board

UIW San Antonio, U.S.-

Mexico Foundation rdzr@hotmail.com

USA

Maria Eugenia

Calderon-Porter

Vice President Texas A&M

International University mcalderon@tamiu.edu

USA

James Ahlers General Counsel Molera Alvarez LLC

(AZ=based

government affairs

counsulting firm)

ja@ma-firm.com

USA

Kelly Reeser Director Greater Pensacola

Chamber, Entrepreneurial

and Economic

Development

kreeser@pensacolachamber.com

USA

Harold Morris Founder and CEO HYDROUS

Engagement Systems hkmorris1@hotmail.com

USA

Brian Sherman Senior Vice

President

Business Development

for the Arizona

Commerce Authority

brianS@AZcommerce.com

USA

Blas Perez

Henriquez

Director Center for

Environmental Public

Policy; Adjunct

Assistant Professor of

Public Policy

bph@berkeley.edu

ISRAEL

Rina Feinstein Director P-Ecosys rina@p-ecosys.com

RUSSIA

Alisa Kolesnikova CEO QiHouse a.kolesnikova@qihouse.mx

USA

Dan Franklin MEP Executive

Director

Arizona Commerce

Authority

danf@AZcommerce.com

USA

Colleen Fisher Mexico Desk

Officer

US Dept of Commerce colleen.fisher@trade.gov

USA

Caroline Croft MUSEIC

Coordinator

US Dept of State croftcj@state.gov

USA

Scott Nathan Special

Representative

for Economic and

Business

US Dept of State nathansa@state.gov

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Institution Name Title Email

CAF

Moira Paz-

Estenssoro

Directora

Representante

en México

mpazestenssoro@caf.com

OAS

RIAC Technical

Secretariat

Cesar Parga Chief of the

Competitiveness,

Innovation and

Technology

Section

cparga@oas.org

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THE 2nd AMERICAS COMPETITIVENESS EXCHANGE ON INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

A RIAC Activity towards the VIII Americas Competitiveness Forum