Strategic M&A Ready™ for Latin American Executives
Event programme

Wednesday 11 May
8.00 - 12:00 Strategic M&A Ready™ for Latin American Executives
12:00 Registration opens
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 15:00 Welcome to Forum 2011
 Jacques Théorêt , Region Head, Mercer Canada / Latin America
Plenary session: HR talks!

A panel composed of regional HR VPs from multinational and multilatina companies operating in the Latin America & Caribbean region will discuss key HR and talent management issues on their agenda.
Facilitated by John Derse, Senior Partner, Mercer Chicago
15:00 - 15:30 Break
15:30 - 17:30 Plenary session: What's on your mind?

This is a roundtable, interactive session that received excellent feedback from delegates at prior Forum events. The session will focus on some of the challenges covered in the opening plenary session and will allow you the opportunity to discuss them with fellow delegates. A Mercer consultant will act as the facilitator at each table.
Facilitated by Sergio Torres, Senior Partner, Mercer Mexico City
19:00 Networking event: Conference dinner
Thursday 12 May
7:30 - 9:00 Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30 Welcome to Day 2
 Jacques Théorêt , Region Head, Mercer Canada / Latin America
Keynote address: The essence of leadership
James J. Mapes, performance coach, best-selling author and founder of the Transformational Coach Program™
10:30 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:30 Session A
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 Session B
15:30 - 16:00 Break
16:00 - 17:30 Session C
17:30 - 20:00 Networking event: Cocktail reception
Friday 13 May
7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast
8.30 - 10:00 Session D
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 12:00 Session E
12:00 - 12:15 Break
12:15 - 13:55 Plenary session: Innovation and the quest for competitiveness - can Latin America compete?

Dr. Jerry Haar, Associate Dean International Affairs, College of Business Administration, Florida International University

Note: Lunch will be combined with the closing plenary session to more easily accommodate delegates’ return travel plans.
13:55 Closing remarks
14.00 Conference close
If you have any questions, please contact the Mercer Global Events Team, email Alexis Livesey or call +1 (201) 284-6019