Agenda
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
TIME |
ACTIVITY |
SPEAKER |
| 7:00 a 9:00 |
Registration |
|
| 9:00 a 9:30 |
Entrance to the Conference Room
Minister of Tourism tours the exhibition hall |
|
| 9:30 a 10:30 |
Welcome to the event and message from the Minister of Tourism |
- Alfonso Amén, Director Partner, KPMG
- Gabriela Llobet, Director General, CINDE
- Carlos Ricardo Benavides, Minister of Tourism
|
| 10:30 a 11:00 |
Coffee break - Networking |
|
| 11:00 a 12:00 |
Roundtable: Key Fiscal and Legal Issues |
- Laura Rivera, Legal Director, KPMG
- Alonso Arroyo, Partner, KPMG
|
| 12:00 a 12:30 |
National Plan for Tourism Sustainable Development, 2002-2012 Projects |
- Rodolfo Lizano, Planning Director, Costa Rica Tourism Board
|
| 12:30 a 2:00 |
Lunch - Networking |
|
| 2:00 a 3:00 |
Roundtable: Luxury Hotels |
- Daniela Shayo, Regional Director, Leading Hotels of the World
- Boris Marchegiani, President Hotel Gaia
- Eduardo Villa Franco, General Manager, Hotel Punta Islita
- Gustavo De la Serna, Director of Business Development, RCI Mexico & Central America
|
| 3:00 a 4:00 |
Roundtable: Project Financing |
- Moderator: José Aldrich, Partner, Tax KPMG USA.
- Robert Savage, Vice-President Cross Border Financing, Deutsche Bank.
- Mr.Stephen Guthrie, Vice President & Regional Head Central America, Scotiabank, Corporate & Commercial Banking.
- William Haydeen, General Manager, Banco Nacional de Costa Rica
|
| 4:00 a 4:30 |
Coffee break - Networking |
|
| 4:30 a 5:30 |
Roundtable: Design as a Differentiating Success Factor |
- Moderator: Jim Salter, President, CMD International
- Bryan Algeo, Associate Vice-President Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo
- Douglas Jonathan, AIA, Managing Principal, VOA
- Ken Williams, Senior Designer, Arthur Hills Steve Forrest and Associates
- Erik Larsen, Executive Vice-President, Arnold Palmer Design Company
|
| 5:30 a 6:30 |
Roundtable: Perspectives on the Global and Costa Rican Tourism Industries |
- Andrew Cohan, Consultant, HVS Global Hospitality Services
- Andrew Dickey, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels
- Osvaldo Chudnobsky, Partner, Horwath HTL
|
| 6:30 a 8:15 |
Cocktail - Networking |
|
Thursday, February 21, 2008
TIME |
ACTIVITY |
SPEAKER |
| 8:00 a 8:30 |
Entrance to the Conference Room |
- Karla González, Minister, Transportation and Public Construction Ministry, MOPT
- Guillermina González, Corporative Manager, ICE (Costa Rican Electricity Institute)
- Ricardo Sancho, President, AyA (Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewerage System)
|
| 8:30 a 10:00 |
Infrastructure and Public Services Projects |
|
| 10:00 a 10:30 |
Coffee break - Networking |
|
| 10:30 a 11:00 |
Environmental Legislation in Costa Rica- Hotels and Mixed-use Projects |
- Tatiana Cruz Ramírez, Director, SETENA (National Environment Technical Department)
|
| 11:00 a 12:00 |
Current Situation and Perspectives on the Costa Rican Economy |
- Marco Vargas Díaz Minister of Economy, Industry, and Commerce
|
| 12:00 a 2:00 |
Lunch - Networking |
|
| 2:00 a 3:00 |
Roundtable: Mixed-use Projects: Why Costa Rica and How to Do It |
- Moderator: Andrea Grigg, Vice-President Jones Lang La Salle Hotels
- Alan Kelso, President, Ecodesarrollo Papagayo
- Brent Reynolds, Union Box
- Peter Smith, Chief Operating Officer, Canyon Ranch
- Marco Agostini, Assistant Vice-President, Latin America Resort Sales & Services, Preferred Residences.
- Juan Ignacio Rodríguez, Vice-President, Business Development, RCI Group
|
| 3:00 a 4:00 |
Roundtable: The Power of a Brand as a Differentiating Factor During Critical Periods |
- Moderator: Andrew Cohan, Consultant, HVS Global Hospitality Services.
- Marco Roca, Senior Vice-President, Franchise Sales & Development, Wyndham Hotel Group
- Salo Smaletz, Director of Development for Latin America, IHG Group
- Simon Suarez, Chief Development Representative, Latin America, Hilton Hotels Corporation
- Homi Vazifdar, Managing Director, Canyon Equity LLC
|
| 4:00 a 4:30 |
Coffee - Networking |
|
| 4:30 a 5:30 |
Roundtable: Maximizing Profit, Timesharing |
- Juan Ignacio Rodríguez, Vice-President, Business Development, RCI Group
- Dmitri Pekhterev, Regional Director, Central and South America, Interval International
- Manuel Bustamante, General Manager, Hotel y Villas Sol Playa Hermosa
- Norm Scott, Consultant, Royal Resorts
- Mark Carney, Royal Resorts
|
| 5: 30 a 6:30 |
Roundtable: Multilateral Organizations: Alternative Financing Sources |
- Ronald Martínez, Regional Manager, Central American Bank of Economic Integration, CABEI
- Jorge De Vicente, Tourism Consulting Specialist, Inter-American Bank of Development, IADB
- Peter Stevenson
Principal Investment Officer, Corporate Finance Division, Inter-American Bank of Development, IADB
|
| 6:30 a 7:00 |
Closing ceremony |
|
| 7:00 a 9:00 |
Cocktail - Networking |
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