IIC Events Calendar

Access to Susteinable Energy for Latin America and the Caribbean: Solutions to Regional Challenges Date: November 3, 2010 Location: Inter-American Development Bank, Andres Bello Auditorium Washington D.C. Contact: Angela Miller

IDB Private Sector Visit in Belize and BCCI Event: Driving Private Sector Development through Structural Transformation Date: November 3-6, 2010 Location: Belize Chamber of Commerce and Inductry (BCCI) Belize Contact: David Levy

Sustainability Week Event Description This is the first Sustainability Week organized by the IIC and co-sponsored by the IDB, BAC, and the Korea-IIC SME Development Trust Fund. The first workshop of the week is the 14th Environmental Management for the Financial Sector workshop organized by the IIC, conducted in collaboration with the Environmental and Social Safeguard Unit (ESG) of the IDB. The second workshop, Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities for the Financial Sector, is organized by the IIC and the IDB’s Sustainable Energy Climate Change Unit (INE/ECC). The third workshop, Climate Change and Energy Efficiency: Challenges and Opportunities for Companies, is organized by the IIC, the IDB, and BAC San José. Date: October 18-22, 2010 Location: Hotel Marriott San José Costa Rica Contact: Angela Miller / Susana Ortiz For more information visit: www.iicsustainabilityweek.org

Inter-American Forum on Microenterprise (FOROMIC) Eventd Description Organized by the IDB (FOMIN) and Uruguay’s Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas and Corporación Nacional para el Desarrollo. One thousand five hundred entrepreneurs from 43 countries participated in this event, co-sponsored by the IIC. FOROMIC offers a privileged platform for all stakeholders in the microfinance and microenterprise industry, as well as an excellent opportunity to meet and interact with private investors, microfinance institutions, development agencies, and consulting firms, among other important industry players. Date: October 6-8, 2010 Location: Laboratorio Tecnológico del Uruguay (LATU) Montevideo Uruguay For more information visit: www.foromic.org

Taller de asistencia técnica sobre requisitos fitosanitarios de los principales mercados importadores de Guatemala Event Description Auspicio de la CII - BID - BANCO DEL OCCIDENTE Y EL FONDO ITALIAN Date: April 12-14, 2010 Location: Ciudad de Guatemala Guatemala Contact: Jorge Roldán

Family Business Governance Workshop Event Desription Auspicio de la CII - SCOTIABANK Y BDC Date: April 26-28, 2010 Location: Port of Spain Trinidad & Tobago Contact: Michael Apel