After the pandemic, the war
Latin America and the Caribbean facing the challenges of the crisis
Lima, August 8 and 9, 2022 Hotel Jose Antonio Deluxe Calle Bellavista 133, Miraflores, Lima – Perú. Face-to-face participation until completing capacity of 100 people (no prior registration required).
Link ZOOM to virtually attend the conference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86019301048?pwd=VGZIQUxVcnp3RERYS2QwdHpueWJzQT09
Simultaneous translation Spanish-English and vice versa will be available
The Tax Justice Network of Latin America and the Caribbean (Red de Justicia Fiscal de América Latina y el Caribe-RJF-ALC) and the Latin American Network for Economic and Social Justice (Red Latinoamericana por Justicia Económica y Social – Latindadd) organize and invite social organizations, civil society, unions, authorities, leaders, activists, members of the academy, etc. from the region and the world to the conference “After the Pandemic, the War” to analyze and propose courses of action in the midst of the multidimensional crisis that we face as humanity.
After the most difficult part of the pandemic, between 2020 and 2021, which meant death and misery for millions of people in our continent that carries more than 30 percent of the world’s deaths caused by this fact – although a few continued to get rich; the consequences of the war that began in February 2022 with the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, which also configures a greater West-East geopolitical confrontation, are, now, beginning to be felt.
The rise in fuels and foods such as wheat, soybeans, and corn, together with the shortage of fertilizers, has established a major challenge to our already hard-hit countries, not only due to the pandemic, but also due to a structure of inequalities, environmental damage and death caused by colonial capitalism and the patriarchal order. Thus, the challenges we face are not only economic-social, but multidimensional and intersectional. The sustainability of life is at stake.
This conference will be semi face-to-face. In other words, it will take place in person in the city of Lima, it can also be attended online from anywhere in the world, both in English and Spanish. This event will have four axes of discussion:
Tax Justice, New Financial Architecture, Transformative Economies and Regional Integration. Likewise, it is expected to conclude with a declaration that contains reflections, analyzes, and diagnoses on what is happening in the world from the perspective of the proposed axes, but also the main lines of action that give continuity and update to the declaration “Change the Rules to Preserve Life” promoted by Latindadd, immediately after the quarantines began in 2020. This conference will have a general opening table and seven specific tables, the ones that will feed a previous declaration proposal that will be prepared by an ad-hoc commission made up of people linked to both the RJF-ALC and Latindadd.
Agenda:
Monday August 8th.
8:30-9:00 Arrival of participants and panelists
9:00-11:00 Opening Table
«The Multiple Crises: Challenges for the Region facing the World»
Panel:
Atilio Boron, Cultural Center for Cooperation (Argentina)
Emilia Reyes, Gender Equality (Mexico)
Alirio Uribe, Senator of the Historical Pact (Colombia)
Moderator: Carlos Bedoya, Latindadd (Peru)
11:00-11:30 Break
11:30-13:30 Topic 1: Tax Justice
Table 1.1.
“Post-Covid recovery: impacts of tax policies”
Panel:
Nathalie Beghin, Inesc (Brazil) Impact of Fiscal Recovery Measures on Human Rights
Verónica Serafini, Latindadd (Paraguay) Impact of Recovery Policies on Women
Gabriel Casnati, ISP (Brazil) Impact of Fiscal Policies and Social Protection
Nelsy Lizarazo, Clade (Colombia) Impact of Tax Policies on Education
Comments by: Noel Pérez, Cepal (Mexico) David Archer, TaxEd (United Kingdom)
Moderator: Adrián Falco, RJF-ALC (Argentina)
13:30-15:00 Break
15:00-17:00 Topic 1: Tax Justice
Table 1.2.
“Elusive Progressivity: Direct Taxes and Tax Reform”
Panel:
Abelardo Medina, Icefi (Guatemala) Tax Reforms in Central America
Ricardo Martner, Red Justicia Tributaria (Chile)Tax Reform in Chile
José De Echave, Cooperación/GJF (Peru) Tax Reform in the Mining Industry
Susana Ruiz, Oxfam (Spain) Taxes on Large Fortunes and Global Minimum Tax
Comments by: Florencia Lorenzo, TJN (Brazil) Juan Pablo Jimenez, FLACSO (Argentina)
Moderator: Luis Moreno, Latindadd (Peru)
17:00-17:30 Break
17:30-19:30 Topic 1: Tax Justice
Table 1.3.
“Shadow Profits: Tax and Financial Transparency in Latin America and the Caribbean”
Panel:
María Eugenia Marano, Fundación SES (Argentina) Registry of Final Beneficiaries in Iberoamerica
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, CedeTrabajo (Colombia) Tools to Fight Tax Opacity
Matti Kohonen, FTC (Finland) The ABC of Fiscal Transparency
Dereje Alemayehu, GATJ (Ethiopia) Tax Convention and Other Initiatives
Comments by: Gonzalo Arias, CIAT (Argentina) The perspective of the Tax Administrations
Andrés Knobel, TJN (Argentina)
Moderator: Klelia Guerrero, Latindadd (Ecuador)
Lima, August 8 and 9, 2022 Hotel Jose Antonio Deluxe Calle Bellavista 133, Miraflores, Lima – Perú. Face-to-face participation until completing capacity of 100 people (no prior registration required).
Link ZOOM to virtually attend the conference: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86019301048?pwd=VGZIQUxVcnp3RERYS2QwdHpueWJzQT09
Simultaneous translation Spanish-English and vice versa will be available
Tuesday, August 9th.
8:30-9:00 Arrival of participants and panelists
9:00-11:00 Topic 2: New Financial Architecture
Table 2.1.
“Challenges in the Global and Latin American Financial Architecture in a Multiple Crisis Context”
Panel:
Andrés Arauz, UNAM (Ecuador) Proposals for a New Financial Architecture before the IFIs
Iolanda Fresnillo, Eurodad (Spain) Global Initiatives of Civil Society versus Debt
Eric LeCompte, Jubileo USA (United States) National Regulations Regarding Private Creditors
Esteban Pérez, ECLAC (Chile) Regional Challenges of Financing for Development and the 2030 Agenda
Comments by:
Maia Colodenco, former Mecon official (Argentina)
Isabel Ortiz, Columbia University (Spain)
Stefano Prato, Civil Society FfD (Italy)
Moderator: Patricia Miranda, Latindadd (Bolivia)
11:10-11:40 Break
11:40-13:30 Topic 2: New Financial Architecture
Table 2.2.
“Economic and Financial Policies Are Not Neutral to Gender Equality”
Panel:
Montserrat Fois, UCA (Paraguay) Debt and Gender
Cristina Pereira Vieceli, Diesse (Brazil) What Economic Growth Do Women Need?
Andrea Vega Troncoso, WEDO (Dominican Republic) Climate and Gender
Comments by: Mariel García Llorens, University of California (Peru)
Bhumika Muchala, Third World Network (India)
Moderator: Verónica Serafini, Latindadd (Paraguay)
13:30-15:00 Break
15:00-17:00 Topic 3: Transformative Economies
Unique table
“Tensions and Challenges regarding the Right to Development and the Sustainability of Life”
Panel:
Armando De Negri, WSF Social Security and Health (Brazil) The Right to Development in the Framework of the United Nations
Patricia Amat, Remte (Peru) Property management fees, Extractivism and Feminist Economics
Eduardo Gudynas, Claes (Uruguay) Developments and Transitions
Comments by: Aura Rodríguez, PCDHDD (Colombia)
Francine Mestrum, WSF Social Security and Health (Belgium)
Moderator: Germán Niño, Latindadd (Colombia)
17:00-17:30 Break
17:30-19:30 Topic 4: Regional Integration
Unique table
“New Perspectives of Regional Integration: second wave of progressive governments in the context of geopolitical changes”
Panel:
Fernanda Vallejos, Soberanxs (Argentina) The Role of Argentina in the Pro Tempore Presidency of CELAC
Aída García Naranjo, Red Sin Fronteras (Network Without Borders) (Peru)The Proposal of a Social CELAC within the framework of an integration from the Peoples
Patricio López, Chile Mejor sin TLC (Chile Better without FTA) (Chile) El Impacto de los TLC como mecanismo de integración económica regional
Comments by: Mónica Valente, Sao Paulo Forum (Brazil) Ricardo Patiño, Puebla Group (Ecuador)
Moderator: Jorge Coronado, Latindadd (Costa Rica)
19:40 Reading of Final Declaration
