WBG Vendor Forum for Women-Owned Businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean

December 1, 2021 | 2:00pm EST (1:00pm CST, 4:00pm ART/BRT) | Zoom

• Join us and learn How to Do Business with Corporate Procurement at the World Bank Group, what we purchase, and what we are doing to increase participation of women-owned businesses in our procurement processes and across our supply chain.

  The event will also highlight the role the World Bank Group plays as an agent of change towards gender equality and women's economic empowerment, the work we do in the region, as well as what other partners and corporate buyers do to support women entrepreneurs and supplier diversity in Latin America and Caribbean.

  The event will be conducted in English. Simultaneous interpretation in Spanish and Portuguese will be available.

• Agenda - All times in EST

  Full details of the agenda can be viewed here.

  Time	Topic
  2:00-2:05pm	House-keeping instructions and Agenda overview
  2:05-2:10​ pm	Welcome and Opening remarks​
  2:10-2:15 pm	How the WBG is advancing gender equality and women's economic empowerment
  2:15-2:20 pm	How the IFC encourages access to markets for women-owned businesses in the Latin America and Caribbean
  2:20-2:35 pm	Walking the Talk: Corporate Procurement's Journey
  2:35-3:00​ pm	Doing Business with the World Bank Group: Overview of WBG Corporate Procurement procedures
  3:00-3:20​ pm	Doing Business with the World Bank Group: Opportunities at LAC Country Offices
  3:20-3:30 pm	Question and Answer
  3:30-3:50​ pm	Experience sharing from Women- Owned WBG vendors
  3:50-4:15 pm	Addressing challenges and opportunities experienced by women-owned businesses in the LAC region
  4:15-4:25​ pm	Question and Answer
  4:25-4:30 pm	Closing Remarks

• Speakers in Order of Appearance

  Mr. Shaolin Yang

  Managing Director and World Bank Group Chief Administrative Officer

  Ms. Hana Brixi

  Global Director for Gender, World Bank Group

  Mr. Martin Spicer

  IFC Regional Director for Latin America and Caribbean

  Mr. Kenny Cheung

  Chief of Corporate Procurement, World Bank Group

  Mr. Adam Rubinfield

   Sustainability Lead, WBG Corporate Procurement

  Ms. Catarina Thomaz

  Procurement Specialist, WBG Corporate Procurement

  Ms. Jutta Kern

  Operations Manager for Mexico & Colombia, The World Bank Group

  Ms. Maria Angelica Castro

  Senior Resource Management Officer, IBRD Argentina

  Ms. Maria del Rosario Salazar

  Procurement Officer, IFC LAC

  Mr. Roberto Ferreira Lima Silva

  Senior Administrative Officer, IBRD Brazil

  Ms. Audrey Hinchcliffe

  Founder, Chairman and CEO, Manpower & Maintenance Services Limited (Jamaica)

  Ms. Cecilia Maldonado

  Director of Strategic Accounts, Latamways (Argentina)

  Ms. Beatriz Marulanda

  Senior Associate, Marulanda & Consultores (Colombia)

  Ms. Anna Domingo Riu

  Entrepreneurship Specialist, IFC Gender and Economic Inclusion Group

  Ms. Elizabeth A. Vazquez

  CEO and Co-Founder, WEConnect International

  Mr. Mario Castilleja

  Procurement Lead for Mexico and Costa Rica, Accenture