"Local Governance in the Americas: Political, Financial and Organizational Challenges"
Seventh Inter-American Conference of Mayors and Local Authorities

Miami, FL - June 26-28, 2001
Hyatt Regency Hotel

Sponsored by
The Government of Miami-Dade County

Organized by
Institute for Public Management and Community Service
School of Policy and Management
College of Health and Urban Affairs
Florida International University

3:00pm - 6:00 pm           Conference Registration at Hyatt Regency Hotel
7:30pm - 9:00pm            Welcoming Reception at Hyatt Regency Hotel

Room: Jasmine

9:00am - 10:15am 

Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Room: Regency Ballroom
Mr. Allan Rosenbaum, Director, Institute for Public Management and Community Service, Florida International University, USA
Ms. Cristina A. Rodriguez-Acosta, Deputy Director, Institute for Public Management and Community Service, Florida International University
Mr. Anthony Ojeda, Jr, Director of Protocol, International Trade and Commerce, Miami-Dade County, USA
Hon. Javier Souto, Commissioner, Miami-Dade County; Chairperson, Inter-American Conference of Mayors, USA
Hon. Alex Penelas, Mayor, Miami-Dade County, Honorary Chairperson, Inter-American Conference of Mayors, USA

10:15am - 10:30am 

Break

10:30am – 11:30am 

Governance in the Americas: An Overview of Where We Are and Where We Must Go
Room: Regency Ballroom
Mr. David Valenzuela, President, Inter-American Foundation, USA

12:00am - 1:00pm 

Luncheon
Room: Jasmine

1:30pm – 3:00pm 

Building Democratic and Effective Local Governments: The Three Challenges: Political, Administrative and Financial
Room: Regency Ballroom
Hon. Felipe Cantu Rodriguez, Mayor of Monterrey, Mexico
Hon. Efren Cocios, Vice Mayor of Quito, Ecuador
Hon. Lara Blakely, Mayor of Monrovia, CA, USA
Hon. Enrique Capriles, Mayor of Baruta/Caracas, Venezuela

3:00pm – 3:15pm 

Break

3:15pm – 4:30pm 

The Relationship between Local Governments, Civil Society and the Private Sector
Room: Regency Ballroom
Moderator: Ms. Carolyn Karr, General Councelor, Inter-American Foundation, USA
Mr. Manuel Chiriboga, Executive Director, Latin American Association of Promotion Organizations, Costa Rica
Mr. Manuel Caravedo, Director, Avina Foundation, Perú
Mr. Elio Villaseñor, Director, Equipo Pueblo, México

4:30pm – 6:00pm 

Visit to Miami-Dade County Jackson Memorial Hospital
Visit to Miami-Dade County Waste Management Facility
(Buses will leave from the Hyatt Regency Hotel entrance)

9:00am - 10:30am 

The Summit of the Americas, 2001: What it Means for Local Governments
Room: Regency Ballroom
Mr. Jaime Aparicio, Director of the Office of Summit Follow-up of the Organization of American States (OAS)
Mr. Carlos Filizzola, Former Mayor of Asuncion, Paraguay

10:30am - 11:00am 

Break

11:00am - 12:30pm 

The International Community and the Building of Local Governments in Latin America
Room: Regency Ballroom
Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, Director, Division for the Promotion of Democracy, Organization of American States
Ms. Margaret Sarles, Director, Democracy and Human Rights for Latin America and the Caribbean, Unites States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Mr. Arne Svensson, President, Professional Management Group, Former City Manager City of Stockholm, Sweden
Ms. Patricia Duran de Jaeger, Executive Director, FEMICA

2:00pm - 3:30pm 

Two Concurrent Mini Plenaries:

Room: Regency Ballroom
Mr. Fabrice Henry, Executive Director, Astris Finance,LLC, USA
Ms. Norma Cohen, Univ. of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hon. Roberto Larios, Mayor of San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Mr. Gersan Zurita, Vice President Subnational Entities, Fitch IBCA, Duff & Phelps, USA

2. "B" Decentralization, Regionalization, and Citizen Participation: Where the Political and the Administrative Meet

Room: Orchid BCD
Ms. Anne Marie Blackman, Senior Specialist, Unit for the Promotion of Democracy, Organization of American States (OAS)
Hon. Julio Quenhann, Governor, Department of Cordillera, Republic of Paraguay
Ms. Ximena Nuñez, Municipality of Vitacura, Chile
Hon. Pedro Juan Morini, Mayor of San Guillermo, Argentina
Hon. Allan Cohen, Mayor of Ithaca, N.Y, USA

3:30pm - 4:00pm 

Break

4:00pm - 5:30pm 

Two Concurrent Mini Plenaries:

Room: Regency Ballroom
Moderator: Ms. Margaret Sarles, Director, Democracy and Human Rights, Latin America and the Caribbean, Unites States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Mr. Andrew Morrison, Social Development Specialist, Social Development Division, Inter-American Development Bank
Mr. Julio Ligorria, President, Interimage Latinoamericano & Director of the Latin-American Association of Political Consultants
Mr. Richard Overman, Chief of Police, Del Ray Beach, USA
Hon. Leopoldo Lopez, Mayor of Chacao/Caracas, Venezuela

2. "D" Effective Budgeting and Financial Management: The Key to Effective Government

Room: Orchid BCD
Hon. Paul Richards, Mayor of Lynwood, CA, USA
Ms. Marta Zamora, Regional Manager for Corporate Finance in Central America and the Caribbean, LAFISE, Nicaragua
Mr. Hugo Salazar, Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget, Miami-Dade County

5:30pm - 6:30pm 

Workshop organized by Astris Finance, LLC: "Innovations in the Financing of a Municipal Investment Plan"
Room: Regency Ballroom (session in Spanish only)

8:00pm - 10:00pm 

Reception at Vizcaya Palace

8:30am - 10:15am 

E-Government and Other New Technologies for Local Government
Room: Regency Ballroom
Mr. Jaime Torres Lara, Executive Director IULA/CELCADEL
Mr. Rafael Perez Colon, Manager for Latin America, Government and Education Division, Microsoft Corp.
Hon. Timothy McDonough, Mayor of Hope, New Jersey, USA
Mr. Guido Bertucci, Director, Division of Public Economics and Public Administration, United Nations

10:15am – 10:30am 

Break

10:30am - 12:30pm 

The Role of Local Governments in Economic Development and Poverty Reduction
Room: Regency Ballroom
Hon. Alfredo Peña, Mayor of Caracas, Venezuela
Mr. Ron Berkman, Dean, College of Health and Urban Affairs, Florida International University
Mr. Fernando Carrillo Flores, Senior Advisor, State and Civil Society Division, Inter-American Development Bank
Hon. Mario A. Chavez Mata, President, Federation of Municipalities of the Central American Isthmus – FEMICA and President of the Union of Local Governments of Costa Rica
Hon. Mario Cossio, Councilmember of Tarija and President of the Bolivian Federation of Municipal Associations

12:30pm - 1:30pm 

Luncheon
Room: Jasmine

1:45pm - 2:30pm 

Closing Session: Strategies for Making the Summit Plan of Action a Reality
Room: Regency Ballroom