Webcasts from the Americas Competitiveness Forum
The following links are to webcasts recording during the Americas Competitiveness Forum held in Atlanta, GA, USA on June 11-12, 2007. Transcripts are expected to be available by Thursday, June 21, 2007.
Welcome to the ACF
Introduction: Introduction: Israel Hernandez, Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion and Director General of the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service (Prepared remarks)
Remarks: Shirley Franklin, Mayor, City of Atlanta and, U.S. Department of Commerce (Transcript)
Keynote: Carlos M. Gutirrez, Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce (Prepared remarks)
The State of Competitiveness in the Western Hemisphere
Introduction: Israel Hernandez, Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion and Director General of the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service (Prepared remarks)
Moderator: Luis Alberto Moreno (Prepared remarks)
Speakers: Hernando de Soto (Transcript), Eduardo Solorzano (Prepared remarks), and Ana Vilma de Escobar (Transcript)
NASA Space Program and Digital Learning Network
Introduction: Israel Hernandez, Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion and Director General of the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service (Prepared remarks)
Interactive video conference with NASA Astronaut (Transcript)
Innovation Luncheon
Introduction: Walter Bastian, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce (Transcript)
John Roese, Chief Technology Officer, Nortel
Keynote: Vinton Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google (Transcript)
Town Hall with Government Ministers: Competitiveness in Practice
Interactive Moderated Question and Answer Session with Ministers from the Region. Moderator: Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary US Dept of Commerce
Speakers: Mercedes Araoz from Peru, Maxime Bernier from Canada, Alejandro Ferreiro from Chile, Alejandro Ferrer from Panama, Luis Guillermo from Colombia, Eduardo Sojo from Mexico.
Closing Remarks - June 11, 2007
Jamie Morales Carazo, Vice President, Nicaragua and Cecilia Velez White, Minister of Education, Colombia
Opening - June 12, 2007
Speakers: Enrique Garcia, Executive President, Corporacion Andina de Fomento and Robert Mosbacher, President, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Keynote: Henry M. Paulson, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury (Prepared remarks)
Supporting National and Regional Innovation for Economic Prosperity
Opening: Bill Jeffrey, Director, National Institute for Standards and Technology Moderator: Deborah L. Wince-Smith, President, Council of Competitiveness Speakers: G. Wayne Clough, President, Georgia Institute of Technology, Oscar Garreton, President, Fundacion Chile, Jorge Gerdau, Chairman, Brazilian Competitiveness Movement, Roberto Newell, CEO, Institute of Competitiveness, Mexico and Jose Tadeu Alves, President, Latin America Human Health, Merck&Co. Inc.
Supply Chain Strategies
Remarks: Felisa Micelli, Minister of Economy, Argentina
Keynote address: Michael L. Eskew, Chairman and CEO, UPS (Prepared remarks)
Education
Remarks: Hazel Manning, Minister of Education, Trinidad and Tobago
Keynote: Margaret Spellings, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
Closing Session - June 12, 2007: A Framework for the Future
Keynote: Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce (Prepared remarks)