Time: 09:00 – 17:00 (Caracas, Venezuela time, UTC−4).

Language: Spanish

08:30 – 09:00 | Registration

09:00 – 09:25 | Opening ceremony

Participants:

• Kay Boetticher — Chair of the Board of Directors of the Venezuelan – German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CAVENAL)
• Fabián Cuberos — Country Manager at Siemens Energy
• Alexandra Herr — Representative of the German Embassy in Caracas
• Gustavo Herrera — Social Development Coordinator at the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)

09:30 – 09:55 | Presentation 1. From disaster management to risk management: foundations for urban resilience

Speaker:

• Sandra Ornés — Consultant and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Urban Planning at Simón Bolívar University (USB)

10:00 – 10:25 | Presentation 2. From risk management to development management: stakeholders and actions

Speaker:

• Virginia Jiménez — University lecturer, researcher and consultant specialising in disaster risk management and spatial planning

10:30 – 10:55 | Presentation 3. Sustainable reconstruction of La Guaira: rebuilding with purpose

Speaker:

• Alan Isea — Director of Innovation in Sustainable Construction Technologies at the Venezuelan Chamber of Construction (CVC)

11:00 – 11:15 | Special presentation

Participant:

• Hilmer Escalona — Chair of the Committee on Ecology and Sustainable Development (CEDS) of the Chacao Municipal Council

11:15 – 11:55 | Panel 1. Resilience to socio-natural and climate-related risks: focusing on people, strengthening institutions and social fabrics

Participants:

• Dunia de Barnolia — Country Director Venezuela, Acción contra el Hambre
• Lisbeth Bethelmy — Co-founder and Co-director, VerdelaTierra, A.C.
• Danys Herrera — Director, Ángeles de la Autopista road restoration and emergency response brigade
• Ramón Ostos — President, Dividendo Voluntario para la Comunidad

12:00 – 13:00 | Refreshments

13:00 – 13:25 | Presentation 4. Sustainability management for operational efficiency and resilience in buildings

Speaker:

• José Solano — Director of Sustainability at INNOTICA 

13:30 – 14:10 | Panel 2. Sustainable and energy-efficient infrastructure

Participants:

• José María de Viana — Senior Consultant and Executive Adviser to public utility companies
• Sandra Álvarez — Permanent Guest Member of the Infrastructure Commission of the National Academy of Engineering and Habitat (ANIH)
• César Dacchille — Technical Sales Representative for Power Generation at Siemens Energy
• Celina Millán — Executive Director of the Venezuelan Council for Sustainable Construction (CVCS)

14:15 – 14:55 | Panel 3. Living infrastructure: approaches based on the dynamics of the city and the environment

Participants:

• Celia Herrera — Director of the Centre for Engineering Research and Development (CIDI) at Andrés Bello Catholic University (UCAB)
• Argenis Lugo — Director of the Institute for Experimental Development in Construction (IDEC) at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Central University of Venezuela (FAU-UCV)
• Zulma Bolívar — Director of the Institute for Urban Planning (IU) at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Central University of Venezuela (FAU-UCV)
• Juan Carlos Rivas — Sustainability and Marketing Manager at Verdi and Swing Energy

15:15 – 15:40 | Presentation 5. Circular cities: regenerating to build resilience 

Speaker:

• Verónica Cariello — Representative of PwC

15:45 – 16:10 | Presentation 6. Resilient infrastructure: anticipating risks, protecting value

Speaker:

• Sarah Carrillo — Senior Manager for Sustainability and Climate Change at KPMG Venezuela

16:15 – 16:40 | Presentation 7. The role of insurers in disaster situations

Speaker:

• Kay Boetticher — President of MAKLER Group

16:45 – 17:00 | Conclusions and closing ceremony

For further information on the event:

Venezuelan – German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CAVENAL)

• Ligia Arias (arias@venezuela.ahk.de), Coordinator of International Services, Trade Fairs, Projects and Sustainability

Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)

• Gustavo Herrera (gherrera@sela.org), Social Development Coordinator
• Edgar Velásquez Montero (evelasquez@sela.org), Digitalisation and Infrastructure Analyst
• Luis Emilio Martínez Mago (lmartinezm@sela.org), Social Development Analyst
• Sayed Durán (sduran@sela.org), Social Development Analyst