Plenaries & Special Sessions

OPENING PLENARY

> Wednesday June 15 - 9:00am-10:30am, Real Ballroom

The Opening Plenary kicks off GLOBE 2011 with a powerful session addressing the future of sustainability in Latin America. Join an elite roster of business and government leaders at the Opening Plenary which will set the stage for GLOBE 2011.


Speakers:

  • Edgar Mata, Vice President, Comunicación Corporativa Ketchum - Central America, Costa Rica (Moderator)
  • Dr. John Wiebe, President & CEO, GLOBE Group, Canada
  • Alicia Barcena, Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Chile
  • Alfredo Volio, Chairman of the Board, Banco Nacional de Costa Rica
  • Teófilo de la Torre, Minister of Environment, Energy and Telecomunications, Government of Costa Rica
  • Laura Chinchilla Miranda, President of Costa Rica

 

 

CLOSING TOWN HALL

> Thursday, June 16 - 4:00pm-5:30pm, Real Ballroom


The transition to a low carbon economy in Latin America is underway - not only due to the need to manage greenhouse gas emissions, but also to maximize efficient use of key resources such as water and fossil fuels, protect against rising prices for basic commodities, and create new jobs as Latin America continues to recover from the global economic downturn. The Closing Town Hall will explore the biggest opportunities and challenges that lie ahead, and the necessary changes to achieve success.

Speakers:

  • Dr. Nicolás Ardito-Barletta, Former President of Panama (Moderator)
  • Anne Andrew, Ambassador of the United States of America to Costa Rica
  • Johnny Araya Monge, Mayor, City of San Jose, Costa Rica
  • Michael Gucovsky, Senior Advisor, GLOBE Foundation & Former Deputy Regional Bureau Director for UNDP, Latin America & the Caribbean, Costa Rica
  • Ramón Mendiola Sánchez, CEO, Florida Ice & Farm Co., Costa Rica
  • Cameron MacKay, Canadian Ambassador to Costa Rica, Honduras & Nicaragua
  • Laura Alfaro, Minister of Planning and Economic Policy, Government of Costa Rica & Associate Professor, Harvard Business School, USA

 

SPECIAL SESSION:
  Pundits Panel - The Role of Media in Sustainability

> Thursday, June 16 - 2:00pm-3:30pm, Roble Room

Mainstream media plays an important role in communicating sustainability actions of all kinds and from a variety of sources. How is corporate sustainability reported and judged by the media? How does the general public perceive coverage of environmentally friendly efforts by corporate or government interests? What information is the media seeking to obtain from corporations about their sustainability actions? Can the media be a catalyst for changing consumer-level habits? Listen to representatives of mainstream media to learn how they understand, evaluate and report on sustainability initiatives.

Speakers:

  • George Rodriguez,  President, Foreign Press Journalist Association & Director, Notimex Press Agency, Costa Rica (Moderator)
  • Pilar Cisneros, Co-Director Telenoticias, Channel 7, Costa Rica
  • Debbie Ponchner, Chief of Journalists, La Nación Newspaper, Costa Rica
  • José Mario Guzmán, Director of RTN Noticias, Channel 13, Costa Rica
  • Luis Diego Quirós, Editor-in-Chief of Correspondents, Revista Summa, Costa Rica
  • Raúl Silesky, President, Costa Rican Journalists Association, Costa Rica