Participants will debate Latin America and the Caribbean’s economic, social, and environmental development and define priorities for the Commission’s work program over the coming years.

One of the documents guiding the discussions will be “Managing Transformations in an Era of Ruptures,” which analyzes the challenges arising from the new global geopolitical and geo-economic framework and highlights the need to strengthen national capacities and cooperation.

The ECLAC identifies low growth capacity, high inequality, and institutional and governance weaknesses among leading challenges.

In light of this situation, it proposes 11 essential transformations for development models.

Issues to be addressed include digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI), a new phase of Latin American integration, and the construction of a macroeconomic policy toward progress.

The meeting will be held in Santiago de los Caballeros, some 156 kilometers north of the capital, and will bring together authorities from 45 member states and 14 associate members of ECLAC, as well as representatives from the United Nations system, other intergovernmental organizations, the private sector, and academia.

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