Sunday, April 29
14:00	Accreditation / Registration (opposite Salón Mayor in Casa Santo Domingo) Participants staying at Casa Santo Domingo, Camino Real and El Convento will receive their documenation upon checkin at their respective hotels.
19:00	End of Accreditation / Registration
19:00	Departure of buses from Camino Real and El Convento hotels to Casa Santo Domingo
19:30	Welcome cocktail at Museums Area in Casa Santo Domingo (main hotel) Recommended dress code: elegant casual, no jeans; no tie is necessary Activity in the open air, estimated temperature ranges between 15 and 17º C; there may be some dew. A light jacket is recommended. When choosing your shoes please take into consideration that you will have to walk on cobbled paving.
21:30	End of the activity
21:30	Departure of buses back to hotels
Monday, April 30
08:00	Accreditation / Registration (opposite Salón Mayor in Casa Santo Domingo)
08:30	Departure of buses from Camino Real and El Convento hotels to Casa Santo Domingo
09:00	Opening ceremony (Salón Mayor in Casa Santo Domingo) Accompanying persons are welcome - Estuardo Castellanos (President Hosting Committee) - Alexandre Malucelli (President PASA)
09:15	Opening conference Speaker: - Emmanuel Seidner (President, Finance and Economy Committee of the National Congress of Guatemala)
09:45	Keynote Conference Speaker: - Mary Buffett (best-selling author, international speaker, consultant and environmental activist, U.S.A.)
10:45	Coffee break
11:15	Conference: Market statistics Speaker: - Juan Fernando Serrano (President, Latino Insurance, Ecuador)
11:45	Conference: Underwriting challenges: US "green" construction Oradora: - Nancy Cruz (Managing Director, Bond and Financial Products, The Travelers Cos., U.S.A.)
12:15	Conference: Development of the Bermuda reinsurance market, an overview Speaker: - Karl Mayr (CEO Axis Re Europe, and Chairman of the Board of Axis Re Ltd, Ireland)
12:45	Questions and answers
13:00	End of academic sessions
Lunch and afternoon - own arrangements
18:45	Meeting at the lobby of each hotel for the sponsored evening activity
19:00	Departure of buses
19:15	Cocktail and dinner at Santa Clara Convent Recommended dress code: elegant casual, no jeans; no tie is necessary Activity in the open air, estimated temperature ranges between 15 and 17º C; there may be some dew. A light jacket is recommended. When choosing your shoes please take into consideration that you will have to walk on cobbled paving.
22:00	End of activity
22:00	Departure of buses back to hotels
22:15	Arrival at hotels
Tuesday, May 1
09:00	Round table Fronting: for how long? Speakers: - Clementina Hiteshew (Senior Surety Underwriter, Specialty Surety Department/ International and National accounts, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, U.S.A.) - Andrés Sicilia (President, Fianzas Universales S.A., Guatemala) - Germán Medina (Member of PASA Surety Committee, and Technical Director, Afianzadora Sofimex S.A., Mexico)
10:15	Questions and answers
10:30	Coffee break
11:00	Round table: Where are credit insurance and surety bonds heading to? - Interaction with the audience Coordinator: - Ivo Nijenhuis (Senior Underwriter, Bond and Credit Reinsurance, Nationale Borg, Curacao) Speakers: - Juan Cano (General Director, CESCE Fianzas México, Mexico) - Luis Alberto Pestana (CChief Commercial Officer - Director Comercial, UBF Seguros S/A), Brazil) - Juan Enrique Bustamante (President, Compañía Mundial de Seguros S.A., Colombia) - Horacio Bach (Head of Surety, Latinamerica, Zurich Argentina S.A., Argentina) - Fernando Lamas (Technical Manager, La Mundial C.A.V. de Seguros de Crédito, Venezuela) - Rubén Darío Carles (Bonds Director, CAR, EAR / ASSA Compañía de Seguros, S. A., Panama)
13:00	End of round table
13:15	Group photo
13:30	Lunch
15:00	Debate                                                                                                      * * PASA MEMBERS ONLY * * PASA as an agent of Institutional Relations (Lobby) Presentation of the results of the survey on lobby needs; principles, aims and channels for lobby actions by PASA. Presenters and moderators: - Alexandre Mallucelli (President PASA) - Andrés Sicilia (Second Vice President PASA)
17:00	End of debate
Evening: own arrangements
Wednesday, May 2
09:00	Presentation of the work awarded the first prize of Carlos Dupont Contest 2011
09:30	Panel : PASA's tool box - Coordinator: - Alexandre Malucelli, (President PASA) Speakers: - " PASA Website - Debora Kalpschtrej (Operating Office PASA) - " PASA Digital library - Evelyn Kudlak (Operating Office PASA) - " Actions of PASA Working Committees: - Jorge Rodríguez (President, Surety Committee) - Alejandro Santamaría (President, Credit Committee) - Félix Winzap (President, Education Committee)
10:45	Coffee break
11:15	Anniversary panel: Surety bonds and credir insurance: Looking at the future from the past Presenter and Coordinator: - Jorge Orozco (President PASA 1984-1986) Speakers: - Bernardo Botero Morales (President PASA 1990-1992) - Carlos Krieger (President PASA 1992-1994) - Marcelo Moreno (President PASA 1994-1996) - Aníbal López (President PASA 2006-2008) - Javier Cárdenas (President PASA 2008-2010)
12:30	Closing ceremony of the academic sessions
13:00	XXIV General Assembly and Election of new Authorities for the Panamerican Surety Association
14:30	End of sessions
Lunch: own arrangements
17:15	Departure of buses from each hotel to Santo Domingo del Cerro for the gala anniversary and farewell offered by the Panamerican Surety Association Recommended dress code: long dress for ladies and dark suit and tie for gentlemen. Part of the activity will be in the open air, and the dinner and dance under a thawn without walls. The estimated temperature ranges between 15 and 17º C; there may be some dew. Ladies are recommended to wear a jacket. When choosing your shoes please take into consideration that you will have to walk on cobbled paving
17:45	Relaxation at twilight and cocktail
19:00	Becoming acquainted with the place
19:30	Dinner, show and dance
21:00	Departure of first buses back to hotels. Subsequent departures: every 30 minutes.
12:00	End of activity
12:45	Departure of last bus to hotels
Thursday, May 3
All day: Participants depart back home or take post-event tours

 

Monday, April 30
08:00	Accreditation / Registration (opposite Salón Mayor in Casa Santo Domingo)
09:00	Opening ceremony (Salón Mayor)
09:15	Opening conference Speaker: - Emmanuel Seidner (President, Finance and Economy Committee of the National Congress of Guatemala)
09:45	Keynote Conference Speaker: - Mary Buffett (best-selling author, international speaker, consultant and environmental activist, U.S.A.)
Activities for Members of the Press:
10:45	Coffee break (Room Cabildo Bar)
11:15	Press conference offered by the Presidents of PASA and ANAG
Activities for the Lobbying Forum Participants:
10:45	Coffee break with PASA Authorities (Room Atrio 2)
11:15	Lobbying Forum (Room Atrio 3) Surety Bonds as facilitators of public administration and trade Round tables on: - Judicial bonds (for civil and, especially, criminal proceedings) - Tax bonds (to faciltate and guarantee payment of taxes) - Administrative bonds (to guarantee completion of public works) and - Credit insurance (to facilitate factoring or invoice discount) Aims: - Discuss the knowledge, best practices, success and failure cases in the use and application of surety bonds world-wide - Facilitate knowledge of experiences gained in other countries - Present new products for Guatemala - Become acquainted with covers in other markets which could be extrapolated to Guatemala - Discuss objectives and methodologies for such extrapolation Local guests: representatives of the Courts, National Congress, Government Ministry, Tax Superintendence, Ministry of Communications, Chamber of Commerce, Consultants and Experts. Hosts from the Panamerican Surety Association: President, Vice Presidents, Presidents of Working Committees, former Presidents
13:30	Lunch with round table participants (Room Atrio 4)
15:00	End of Lobbying Forum

 

Sunday, April 29
19:00	Welcome cocktail at Museums Area in Casa Santo Domingo (main hotel)
Monday, April 30
09:00	Opening ceremony (Salón Mayor in Casa Santo Domingo)
10:45	Meeting at lobby of Casa Santo Domingo
11:00	Departure of buses to visit the most representative and prestigious sites of La Antigua Guatemala
14:00	Arrival back at hotels
18:45	Meeting at the lobby of each hotel for the evening activity
19:15	Cocktail and dinner at Santa Clara Convent
Tuesday, May 1
08:45	Meeting at lobby of each hotel
09:00	Departure of buses to Iximché. Mayan ceremony, Mayan cosmovision and presentation of nahuals
12:30	Lunch at Hacienda Real Restaurant
14:00	Coffee tour and tasting at Finca Filadelfia.
17:00	Arrival back at hotels
Afternoon and evening own arrangements
Wednesday, May 2
Morning and afternoon - own arrangements
Evening - Gala anniversary and farewell offered by the Panamerican Surety Association
17:45	Santo Domingo del Cerro: relaxation at twilight and cocktail
19:00	Becoming acquainted with the place
19:30	Dinner, show and dance

Note:
   - Time of departure of buses from hotels as well as recommended dress code for each social event is detailed in the general academic
     and social program.
  

Monday, April 30- Visiting Antigua
10:45	Meeting at lobby of Casa Santo Domingo.
11:00	We will board buses to visit Antigua Guatemala, heritage of humanity, and some of its most representative monuments such as The Mercy church, San Francisco, its cathedral, its main square, as well as the most prestigious art galleries and exclusive jade jewelleries.
14:00	Arrival back at hotels
Tuesday, May 1 - Iximché and Coffee Farm
08:45	Meeting at lobby of your hotel (Casa Santo Domingo, El Convento Boutique or Camino Real Antigua)
09:00	We will board buses to visit the Guatemalan high plateau, arriving at Iximché, declared heritage of humanity by Unesco and old capital of the Cackchiquel kingdom. The visit will end with a Mayan ceremony conducted by a spiritual guide who will explain some aspects of the Mayan cosmovision and present nahuals to visitors. (See explanation below) Lunch at Hacienda Real restaurant. On our way back to La Antigua we will visit Finca Filadelfia for an interesting coffee tour, when the different phases will be explained: from the moment the seed is planted through all the production process. We will enjoy a magnificent view of the Antigua valley while tasting some delicious coffee.
17:00	Going back to hotels.

THE MAYAN COSMOVISION

The Mayan cosmovision is a value system that interprets and relates the world, life, things and time. Furthermore, it is the explanation and the way of dimensioning the universe and nature.

The cosmovision links human beings with all the elements that surround them, with all visible things and with those forces that can only be felt; it is a philosophy of life that fosters material wellbeing as well as the spirit's satisfaction and plenitude.

This way of explaining the world, life and things constitutes the construction of a harmonic and respectful society that is also characterized by a profound human liberty.

THE NAHUALS

Nahual is the energy, spirit and strength of nature. The nahuals are represented by elements of nature such as the moon, rain, air, water, plants and animals because in the Mayan way of thinking everything has life.

In the Mayan cosmovision every single person has a nahual that identifies and links them with nature. This promotes the harmony and balance between human beings and all that surrounds them. Our date of birth determines our nahual.

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