1. Espacio USA: Vanguardia Latina 2009
“The Youth Perspective”
Los Angeles, California
May 4 – 6, 2009
The Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles, CA, 90049

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Los Angeles, 2009
Monday, May 4th
03:00 – 05:00 p.m. — PARTICIPANTS’ REGISTRATION
Lobby, H.M.W. Auditorium, Getty Center
• Handout of name badges and materials
05:00 – 05:45 p.m. — INAUGURATION CEREMONY
H.M.W: Auditorium, Getty Center
Motivational Address
• TBD
Keynote Address
• Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles
Inaugural Speakers
• Luis Alberto Moreno, President, Interamerican Development Bank
• Emilio Azcárraga Jean, President and CEO, Grupo Televisa
• James N. Wood, President and Chief Executive Officer, The J. Paul Getty Trust
• Golda El-khoury Chief of Section: Youth, Sports and Physical Education, UNESCO
• Gastón Melo Medina, President, Espacio de Vinculacion A.C
• Celebrity Guests 1
Video Presentation
• “Latino Reload”
05:45 – 07:00 p.m. — ROUNDTABLE #1
H.M.W: Auditorium, Getty Center
Migration: a U.S. Reality and a Latin American Challenge
Today migration is a global phenomenon, that goes beyond the traditional parameters of the State-
Nation, whose root causes recognize a myriad of factors and therefore the solution alternatives have
never been simple. Some of the goals of this work session are to take a look at how migratory flows will
evolve, what will be the new characteristics of the immigrant profile, what role remittances will play in
the sending countries and above all how to frame the daily movement of millions of people within the
global agenda.
Keynote Address
• Hilda Solis, US Secretary of Labor
Video presentation: Migration
Testimonals:
• Dowell Myers, Professor of Urban Planning and Demography, University of
Southern California
• Linda M. Griego, President and CEO, Griego Enterprises, Inc.
Speakers:
• Wayne A. Cornelius, Director, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies,
University of California, San Diego
David E. Hayes-Bautista, Director, Center for the Study of Latino Health and
Culture, University of California, Los Angeles
• Enrique Krauze, Historian, Writer, Analyst.
Moderator
• María Elena Durazo, Executive Secretary-treasurer, L.A. County Federation of
1 Celebrity Guest List: Jonás Cuarón, Luis Roberto Guzmán, Jesús Ochoa, José María Yazpik, Ana Claudia Talancón,
Diego Luna, Gael García, Cecilia Suárez, Javier Bardem, Kate del Castillo, Juanes, Salma Hayek, Shakira
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07:30 – 09:00 p.m. — CONCERT
H.M.W: Auditorium, Getty Center
Rotunda, Getty Center
Guest Speaker
José Antonio Abreu, Special Ambassador, UNESCO’s World Movement of Youth and
Children Orchestras and Choirs
Tuesday, May 5th
07:30 – 08:30 a.m. — PARTICIPANTS’ ARRIVAL AND SALUTATION
08:30 – 10:00 a.m. — ROUNDTABLE #2
H.M.W: Auditorium, Getty Center
Latinos and Obama’s “New Deal”
During this session we will review the quantitative as well as qualitative growth of Latinos in the American
society, particularly in California. It is no longer only a migration issue but a social phenomenon that needs
to be examined from that perspective. The Latino imprint in daily life is not an issue for discussion. What will
be important to discover is where this new energy is heading, what new course will it take, what challenges
and opportunities will it present, and what can be foreseen today beyond the immediate short term.
Keynote Address
• Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States Secretary of State
Speakers
• Fabian Nuñez, 66th Speaker of the California State Assembly
• Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico
• Leticia Aguilar, Consumer Executive for New Greater Los Angeles and Central
California Division, Bank of America Corporation / Trinidad Jiménez García-
Herrera, Spain's Secretary of State for Ibero-America.
Moderator
• Kevin de Leon, California Assemblymember
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. — COFFEE BREAK
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — BREAKOUT SESSIONS 1
Breakout rooms, Getty Center
During the breakout sessions, the students, divided up into 4 groups, will debate on the
issues touched upon by the Roundtable speakers. Each group will determine two
secretaries, who will be charged with drafting their groups’ proposals, in order to shape
the VL-LA Charter.
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01:00 – 02:00 p.m. — LUNCH
TBD
02:15 – 03:45 p.m. — ROUNDTABLE #3
H.M.W: Auditorium, Getty Center
Latino Appeal and the U.S. Media
We will discuss the rich and complex relationship between the mass media and the Latino identity. What
is the role that media should play, and what role have they played up to now? Is there something
recognizable as a Latino identity? What is it? Does the media recognize that preexistent identity, or
would they rather try to reshape it every day? Who builds whom? These are some of the questions that
will be asked in the session.
Keynote Address
• Salma Hayek, Actress and Producer
• Carlos Santana, Rock musician
Speakers
Mónica Lozano, Publisher and CEO, La Opinión
• Roberto Sneider, Film Director
Patricia Velázquez, Fashion Model and Actress
Moderator
José Luis Benavides, Director, Spanish-language Media Program, California
State University, Northridge
04:00 – 05:00 p.m. — BREAKOUT SESSIONS 2 & 3
Breakout rooms, Getty Center
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08:00 – 09:30 a.m. — Roundtable #4
H.M.W: Auditorium, Getty Center
Promoting Latin America: Success Stories
This roundtable will be dedicated to hearing the success stories some countries in the region use to
promote their economies. In the context of a recession, what is the meaning of promotion, what are
the threats, what instruments have to be studied, what new tools have to be invented? But also, what
are the novelties that have to be recognized to effectively promote foreign investment in Latin
America. To continue talking about successful stories, these, and many other questions have to be
answered.
Honorable Speaker
• Arturo Sarukhan, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States
Keynote Address
• Jack Kyser, Former Chief Economist for the L.A. County Economic
Development Corporation
Speakers
Bruno Ferrari García de Alba, Director, PRO México
• Alicia Frohmann, Director, ProChile
Moderator
• Sebastian Edwards , Professor of International Business Economics, Anderson
Graduate School of Management, UCLA
09:30 – 10:00 a.m. — COFFEE BREAK
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. — BREAKOUT SESSIONS 4
Breakout rooms, Getty Center
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12:00 – 01:30 p.m. — ROUNDTABLE #5
H.M.W: Auditorium, Getty Center
Security For All: Everyone’s Concern, Commitment of a Few?
We will discuss the unavoidable issue of the Latino agenda: security. How to recognize the new demands
for control for the benefit of internal security using acceptable parameters while not criminalizing migration
and still respecting fundamental human rights. From a multinational and global perspective, how can we
discuss the delicate issue of security? These concerns will be a part of this roundtable.
Keynote Address
• Juan Manuel Santos, Defense Minister, Colombia
Speakers
• Leroy David Baca, Sheriff, Los Angeles County
• William J. Bratton, Chief, Los Angeles Police Department
• Juan Marcos Gutiérrez , Consul General of Mexico in Los Angeles
• TBD, NRA representative
Moderator
• Héctor Castillo-Berthier, Sociologist, Founding Director, El Circo Volador
01:45 – 03:00 p.m. — LUNCH/CHARTER DRAFTING SESSION
Breakout rooms, Getty Center
While they are having lunch the groups’ secretaries meet with the organizers to work on
the first draft of the VL Charter, which will include the conclusions and proposals of the four
workgroups.
03:15 – 04:15 p.m. — CHARTER APPROVAL SESSION
H.M.W: Auditorium, Getty Center
During this session, the secretaries present to the rest of the group the first draft of the
Charter, opening a debate on amends and additions. The charter is then submitted to an
approval vote, and the secretaries are charged with its refinement.
04:15 – 05:00 p.m. — FINAL DRAFTING SESSION / OPEN MIC
Breakout rooms, Getty Center The Secretaries work on the Charter’s Final Draft. Meanwhile,
the rest of the group take part in an open mic session, giving feedback on the event and
their experience
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05:00 – 06:00 p.m. — CHARTER PRESENTATION CEREMONY
H.M.W: Auditorium, Getty Center
Two preselected students read the charter and deliver copies of it to the ceremony’s
guests of honor.
Guests of Honor
• Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles
• Emilio Azcárraga Jean, President and CEO, Grupo Televisa
• Gastón Melo Medina, President, EVAC
• Celebrity Guests2
• TBD
2 Celebrity
Guest List: Jonás Cuarón, Luis Roberto Guzmán, Jesús Ochoa, José María Yazpik, Ana
Claudia Talancón, Diego Luna, Gael García, Cecilia Suárez, Javier Bardem, Kate del Castillo,
Juanes, Salma Hayek, Shakira
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