Thursday 17 April
Video presentation
Singing of the Socialist International hymn, the national anthem and the hymn of the Dominican Revolutionary Party, PRD
Opening speeches:
Ramón Alburquerque, President of the PRD, Vice-President of the Socialist International
Peggy Cabral de Peña Gómez, Vice-President and Secretary for International Affairs of the PRD
Miguel Vargas Maldonado, Vice-President of the PRD, Candidate to the Presidency of the Republic
Luis Ayala, Secretary General of the Socialist Internationa
First Panel: “The legacy of Peña Gómez”
Moderator: Miguel Vargas Maldonado
Panelists:
Milagros Ortiz Bosch, Vice-President of the PRD
Tony Raful, Vice-President of the PRD
Ivelissa Prats de Pérez, Vice-President and Director of Education and Doctrine of the PRD
Milton Ray Guevara, Vice-President of the PRD
Questions and Answers
Second Panel: ¨The influence of Peña Gómez on the development of social democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean and internationally¨
Moderator: Ramón Alburquerque
Panelists:
Samuel Santos, FSLN, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua
Antonio Gallicchio, New Space, Uruguay
Timoteo Zambrano, Un Nuevo Tiempo, Venezuela
Victor Benoit, Union of Haitian Social Democrats
Questions and Answers
Third Panel: “Democratic socialist priorities for governments in the region today”
Moderator: Peggy Cabral de Peña Gómez
Panelists:
Miguel Angel Ibarra, National Union for Hope, UNE, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Guatemala
Oscar Alfaro Zamora, Member of the Executive, National Liberation Party, PLN, Costa Rica
Hermes Toledo, Member of Parliament, Socialist Party of Uruguay
Questions and Answers
Viernes, 18 de abril
Fourth Panel: “The role of social democracy as an alternative force in countries of Latin America and the Caribbean”
Moderator: Tony Raful
Panelists:
Felipe Mujica, MAS, Venezuela
Jorge Bustamante, Director of Instituto of Liberal Thought, Liberal Party of Colombia
Mayra Coffie, MAN, Curaçao
Leopoldo López, Un Nuevo Tiempo, Venezuela
Questions and Answers
Fifth Panel: “ Democratic socialism as a global force: Proposals for a changing world”
Moderator: Luis Ayala
Panelists:
Orlando Jorge Mera, Secretary General of the PRD, Dominican Republic
Eduardo Ruas Manuel, Director of the International Departament, MPLA, Angola
Manuel Rosales, Un Nuevo Tiempo, Venezuela
Heriberto Galindo, Member of the National Executive Committee of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI, Mexico
Questions and Answers
Final words by Luis Ayala
Press Conference
