OEA - CIDI - Resolución CIDI doc 477 rev 1

OEA/Ser.W CIDI/doc.477/26 rev. 1 10 April 2026

Original: Spanish

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT “30 years of CIDI: Integral Development in Action — dialogue, cooperation, and results”

PROGRAM Date: 5 May 2026

Place: Hall of the Americas, Organization of American States Time: 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Reception Reception for authorities, delegations, and participants. 10:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. INAUGURAL SESSION Welcoming remarks by:  Ambassador Edison Lanza, Chair of the Inter-American

Council for Integral Development  Albert R. Ramdin, Secretary General, OAS Special remarks  Remarks by the Minister of Foreign Relations of the Dominican Republic, Roberto Álvarez Gil (video) 10:20 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. “30 years of CIDI: Integral Development in Action” – Voices and Legacy of CIDI  Minister of Culture of Panama, María Eugenia Herrera, in her capacity as the host country of the first regular meeting of CIDI  Ambassador Alejandro Encinas, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the OAS, in his capacity as the host country of the second regular meeting of CIDI (video)  Ambassador Alfonso Quiñonez, former Executive Secretary for Integral Development (video)- 210:30 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. Panel 1: Innovation to expedite integral development Pillars: Science, Technology and Innovation, and Sustainable Development

Moderator: Mark Lambrides, Director, Department of Sustainable

Development  Ambassador Rodolfo Enrique Coronado Molina, Permanent Representative of Peru, in his capacity as Chair of the InterAmerican Committee on Science and Technology  Ambassador Chet Donovan Neymour, Permanent

Development

Moderator: Mark Lambrides, Director, Department of Sustainable

Development  Ambassador Rodolfo Enrique Coronado Molina, Permanent Representative of Peru, in his capacity as Chair of the InterAmerican Committee on Science and Technology  Ambassador Chet Donovan Neymour, Permanent Representative of the Bahamas, in his capacity as Chair of the Inter-American Committee on Sustainable Development  Moderated Dialogue: Conversation with the panelists.  Comments by two member states: - Ambassador Alejandra Solano Cabalceta, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica, in her capacity as Vice Chair of the Inter-American Committee on Science and Technology - Ambassador Stuart Savage, Permanent Representative of Canada, in his capacity as Vice Chair of the Inter-American Committee on Sustainable Development  Conclusions of the Technical Secretariat: César Parga, Chief of the Competitiveness, Innovation and Science and Technology Section of the Department of Economic Development 11:05 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Voices of Impact: Perspectives from Sectoral Bodies  Minister of Tourism of Paraguay, Angelita Duarte de Melillo, in her capacity as Chair of the Inter-American Committee on Tourism (video)  Harris Whitbeck, Director General of the Guatemalan Tourism Institute (INGUAT), in his capacity as Chair of Working Group 1 of the Inter-American Committee on Tourism (video)- 311:10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Panel 2: Education, skills, and the future of work Pillars: Education and Labor Moderator: Jesús Schucry Giacoman, Director of the Human Development, Education, and Employment Section  Ambassador Mónica Rosa Irene Palencia Núñez, Permanent Representative of Ecuador, in her capacity as Chair of the

Inter-American Committee on Education  Ambassador Luis Ernesto Vargas, Permanent Representative of Colombia, in his capacity as Chair of the Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML)  Moderated Dialogue: Conversation with the panelists.  Comments by two member states: - Ambassador Benoni Belli, Permanent Representative of Brazil, in his capacity as Vice-Chair of Group 1 of the IACML - Ambassador Samuel A. Hinds, Permanent Representative of Guyana, in his capacity as Vice-Chair of Group 2 of the IACML  Conclusions of the Technical Secretariat: Claudia Camacho, Chief of the Labor and Employment Section 11:45 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Voices of Impact: Perspectives from Sectoral Bodies  Human Development 11:50 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. Fireside Chat: Social development and opportunities in the Americas  High Authority on Social Development (to be confirmed)  Moderated conversation on the social impact of hemispheric cooperation 12:05 p.m. – 12:10 p.m. Voices of Impact: Perspectives from Sectoral Bodies  David Jean-Marie, Executive Director, Barbados Port Inc. (BPI), in his capacity as Chair of the Executive Committee of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CECIP) (video)  Competitiveness and MSMEs (video)- 412:10 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Panel 3: Strategic partnerships for development Moderator: Dr. Barbara Kotschwar, Director of the Department of Economic Development and Officer-in-Charge of the Executive Secretariat for Integral Development  Representative of the Board of Directors of the InterAmerican Agency for Cooperation and Development  Ambassador Andreas Michaelis, Permanent Observer Mission of Germany to the OAS  Ambassador Carmen Montón, Permanent Observer Mission of Spain to the OAS  Ambassador Céline Giusti, Permanent Observer Mission of France to the OAS  Ambassador Djerdj Matkovic, Permanent Observer Mission

 Ambassador Andreas Michaelis, Permanent Observer Mission of Germany to the OAS  Ambassador Carmen Montón, Permanent Observer Mission of Spain to the OAS  Ambassador Céline Giusti, Permanent Observer Mission of France to the OAS  Ambassador Djerdj Matkovic, Permanent Observer Mission of the Republic of Serbia to the OAS 12:45 p.m. CLOSING SESSION 1:00 p.m. Documentary and photographic exhibit commemorating CIDI Inauguration of the commemorative exhibit of milestones in the history of the Inter‐American Council for Integral Development 1:30 p.m. Celebration cocktail Opportunity for talks between authorities and representatives of member states