The Agenda, Speakers and Venue
FORMAL WELCOME
LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF CURRENT CHALLENGES TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN AMERICA
WATER SECURITY AND SANITATION
FOOD SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION
MIGRATION AND POLITICAL STABILITY
Speaker: Peter Mathieson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor
of the University of Edinburgh.
Speaker: Maria Soledad Garcia Ferrari, Director of the Centre for Contemporary Latin American Studies.
Speaker: Sara Burbi, Assistant Professor at the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience of Coventry University.
Panellist: Esteban Castro, Emeritus Professor at the University of Newcastle, Principal Investigator at the National Research and Technical Council (CONICET), Argentina.
Panellist: His Excellency Ivan Romero-Martinez, Ambassador of Honduras to the United Kingdom, and Dean of the Latin American Diplomatic Corps.
Panellist: Sue Charlesworth, Professor in Urban Physical Geography at Coventry University in the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience.
Panellist: Ria Hulsman, Regional Manager Latin America & Caribbean at Wageningen University.
Panellist: Hamish Taylor, Strategic Advisor at Symrise, Director Shinergise Partners Ltd and co-founder of the Sustainable Vanilla Initiative (SVI).
Panellist: Rafael De Oliveira Silva, Chancellor’s Fellow
at the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security at the University of Edinburgh.
Panellist: Minister Leopoldo Rovayo, Deputy Head of the Ecuadorian Mission to the United Kingdom.
Panellist: Adela Gooch OBE, writer, strategist and coach,former foreign correspondent, reporting for
The Guardian and The Economist.
WELCOME CEREMONY
Time: 9:20 AM- 10:00 AM
Location: Informatics Forum G.07
PANEL SESSION I
Time: 10:30 AM- 12:30 PM
Location: Informatics Forum G.07
PANEL SESSION II
Time: 14:00 PM - 15:30 PM
Location: Business School Auditorium
PANEL SESSION III
Time: 16:00 PM - 17:30 PM
Location: Business School Auditorium
WINE RECEPTION
Time: 17:30 PM - 18:30 PM
Location: Business School Roof Terrace
COFFEE AND TEA RECEPTION
Time: 15:30 PM - 16:00 PM
Location: Business School Concourse
FEIJOADA LUNCH RECEPTION
Time: 12:30 PM - 14:00 PM
Location: Business School Concourse
Feijoada served by Tupiniquim Crepes Brasil.
(vegetarian and vegan options available)
COFFEE AND TEA RECEPTION
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Location: Informatics Forum Atrium
REGISTRATION AND WELCOME RECEPTION
Time: 9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Location: Informatics Forum Atrium
Argentinian pastries served by Zest Edinburgh.
Panellist: Paz Zarate, Public International Law practitioner and expert analyst in international affairs.
Moderator: Luis Vargas Faulbaum, PhD candidate in International Development at the University of Oxford, after working at various international organisations including ECLAC.