Latin American regional conference of the ILO Global Business and Disability Network

Ended
Bogota
Disabled people meeting around a table

The Latin America Conference of the ILO Global Business and Disability Network is convened by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as a side event to the Third OECD Ministerial Summit on Social Inclusion. The general objective of the conference is to discuss how companies can be supported to promote and improve the employment of people with disabilities in Latin America.

Opening of the meeting

Photo of Claudia Coenjaerts
Claudia Coenjaerts
Regional Director a.i. for Latin America and the Caribbean, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Photo of José Antonio Ardavín
José Antonio Ardavín
Head of the LAC Division at the OECD Global Relations secretariat
Photo of Iván Daniell Jaramillo
Iván Daniell Jaramillo
Vice-Minister of Employment, Ministry of Labour

PANEL 1: Regional trends and challenges for the employment of people with disabilities

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Jürgen Menze
Moderator and ILO Global Business and Disability Network Coordinator, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Photo of Gina Magnolia Riaño Barón
Gina Magnolia Riaño Barón
Secretary General, Ibero-American Social Security Organization (OISS), host organisation of the Ibero-American Network of Inclusive Enterprises (RIEI)
Photo of Juan Ángel De Gouveia
Juan Ángel De Gouveia
President of the Latin American Network of Non-Governmental Organizations of People with Disabilities and their Families (RIADIS)
Photo of Santiago Libertella
Santiago Libertella
Chief Revenue Officer de Incluyeme.com
Photo of Fernanda Hopenhaym
Fernanda Hopenhaym
Chair, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
Photo of Eduardo Dall'Oglio
Eduardo Dall'Oglio
Trade Union Counsellor of the Inter-Union Plenary of Workers, Uruguay

PANEL 2: Good corporate practices and lessons learned on inclusion of persons with disabilities

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Natalia Privee
Moderator and Adviser, International Organisation of Employers (IOE)
Photo of Adriana Salazar
Adriana Salazar
Director of Pre-Sales and Alliances Colombia at Atos, Colombia
Photo of Carla Bartolucci
Carla Bartolucci
Vice-President of the Chilean Network of Inclusive Companies, Chile
Photo of María Antonieta Uribe
María Antonieta Uribe
Senior Social Impact Specialist at the United Nations Global Compact Network Mexico, Mexico
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Claudia Martínez
Senior Economist, Inter-American Development Bank
Photo of Yulieth Johana Garcia Alvarez
Yulieth Johana Garcia Alvarez
Head of Employment, COMFAMA Inclusive Business Forum, Colombia

Conclusions and final remarks

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Andrés Yurén
Employers' Activities Specialist (ACT/EMP), ILO Office for Latin America and the Caribbean