9:00-9:15 Opening Session

Introductory remarks by

Terry McKinley , Director
International Poverty Centre (IPC-UNDP), Brasilia

Jorge Luis Lestani, Vice-Representative Inter -American Development Bank (IDB), Brasilia

Jose Antonio Mejía, Programme Coordinator MECOVI - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB /ISLC) , Washington DC

Kim Bolduc, Resident Coordinator United Nations in Brazil and Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Brasilia

Chair : Eduardo Zepeda, International Poverty Centre (IPC – UNDP), Brasilia

9:20-9:45

LAC and the Millennium Development Goals

Renato Baumann, Director Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Brazil

Stefano Pettinato, Programme Manager Regional Bureau for Latin America and Caribbean (RBLAC – UNDP), New York

Jose Antonio Mejía, Programme Coordinator MECOVI - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB /ISLC) , Washington DC

Chair: Anna Peliano, Director, Directorate of Social Studies, Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), Brazil

9:45-10:05

Coffee Break

10:05-10:50 Beyond Averages

Diana Alarcón, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Washington DC

10:50-11:35 The Youth and the MDGs in LAC

Eduardo Zepeda , International Poverty Centre (IPC-UNDP), Brasilia

11:35-12:20 The Millennium Development Goals: A Latin American and Caribbean Perspective

Simone Cecchini, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Santiago de Chile

Chair : Miranda Munro, Head of Office, UK Department for International Development (DFID), Brasilia

12:20-12:50

Discussion

12:50 Closing session