Uruguay-Argentina Offshore Course 2012 [Still subject to Final Revisions] PROGRAM at Universidad ORT Montevideo, Uruguay Saturday, March 17th. 09.10 a.m.: Arrival in Montevideo, Carrasco airport. 10.30 p.m.: Departure to Punta del Este. We will have a light lunch aboard the bus. 2.00 p.m.: Punta del Este beach and tour of the city. 7.00 p.m.: Sunset in Punta Ballena. 8.00 p.m.: Dinner at Casapueblo, in Punta Ballena. 10.30 p.m.: Return to Montevideo. 00.00 a.m.: Check-in at Hotel Europa. Sunday, March 18th. 11.00 a.m.: Pick up by bus and first part of Montevideo tour. 1.00 p.m.: Lunch at Mercado del Puerto. 3.30 p.m.: Pick up by bus for the second part of Montevideo tour. Football match at Estadio Centenario. 7.00 p.m.: Plaza Gomensoro, Drum ensemble Elumbé. Candombe session –with explanations in English. 8:30 p.m.: Dinner at Restaurant La Perdiz. Monday, March 19th. 8:15 Departure from Hotel Europa 8.45 – 10.30 a.m.: The financial industry in Uruguay: a bit of history, current situation and perspectives. Pablo Montaldo, President of the Montevideo Stock Exchange, and serial entrepreneur. He will also talk a bit about one of his startups –Gato Dumas, Colegio de Cocineros, 10.45 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.: Transportation to and visit of Plan Ceibal’s premises. Ceibal is the Uruguayan implementation of Nicholas Negroponte’s One Laptop Per Child initiative. 1.00 – 2.30 p.m.: Transportation to Jacksonville and lunch at La Pausa, close to Zonamerica. 2.30 – 4.30 p.m.: The Zonamerica Business Model. Isidoro Hodara, Director of Zonamerica, and Mercedes Steneri, Marketing VP, Zonamerica. Tour of Zonamerica. 4.30 – 6.00 p.m.: The Tata Consultancy Services Experience in Uruguay. Speaker TBD. Transportation back to Montevideo. 7.30 p.m. –> : Free evening. Suggestion: Chivito dinner at Lo de Marcos, Av. Sarmiento y Luis de la Torre (a block away from ORT). Individual preparation of the Insis Ltda. and the ERP Software Industry case, which we will be discussing on Tuesday. Tuesday, March 20th. 8:15 Departure from Hotel Europa 8:45 – 10.30 a.m.: The group purchasing industry in Uruguay. Lic. Leonardo Silveira, CEO of Woow, the Uruguayan competitor holding a 65 percent market share vis-à-vis Groupon’s 30-ish percent, 11.00 – 12.45 a.m.: Doing business in Uruguay. Dra. Pamela Moreira, Estudio Ferrere. 1.00 – 2.00 p.m.: Empanada lunch at Universidad ORT. 2.15 – 4.00 p.m.: The paper pulp industry in the southern cone of South America: the Uruguayan case. Alberto Brause, Director, UPM (formerly Botnia). 4.15 – 6.15 p.m.: Case discussion: Insis Ltda. and the ERP Software Industry. The discussion will be moderated by Enrique Kramer, Assistant Dean, Management Studies. Core issue of the discussion: Does Insis stand any chance of surviving in the industry? 9.00 – 11.00 p.m.: Asado dinner Wednesday, March 21st. 9.30 a.m.: Hotel checkout. 10.30 a.m.: Pick up by bus and visit to Establecimiento Juanicó vineyard and wine cellars. 12.15 – 1.45 p.m.: Lunch at Establecimiento Juanicó, with wine tasting. 3.00 p.m.: Departure to the city of Colonia and brief tour 7.00 p.m.: Check-in at Buquebús for departure to Buenos Aires. PROGRAM at Universidad de San Andrés Buenos Aires, Argentina Wednesday, March 21st 7.00/ 8.30 pm: Departure from Colonia with Buquebus to Buenos Aires 9.45/10.00 pm: Arrival in Buenos Aires at Buquebus Terminal (Colonia - Buenos Aires) à Transportation to Feir´s Park Hotel Thursday, March 22nd 8.00 am: Transportation by van from Feir´s Park Hotel to Universidad de San Andrés Campus (Victoria) 9.00 am - 10.30 am: Presentation by Prof. Alberto Fohrig: “Institutions, Politics and Policies In contemporary Argentina” 10.30 am -10.45 am: Coffee break 10.45 am - 12.15 pm: Presentation by Prof. Gabriel Basaluzzo “Doing Business in Latin America – a Macro Economic and Cultural Perspective” 12.15 pm - 12.30 pm: Welcoming remarks by Prof. Sebastián García Dastugue, Director of the Department of Business Administration 12.30 am - 1.00 pm: Tour around Campus 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm: Lunch @ Campus 2.30 pm: Departure by van to Corporate visit 3.15 pm -5.00 pm: Corporate visit Givaudan, http://www.givaudan.com 5.15 pm: Return to Feir´s Park Hotel (arrival time estimated at 6:30 pm) TBC pm: Reception Babson Club of Argentina Friday, March 23rd UdeSA´s Downtown facility 25 de Mayo 586 9.30 am: Transportation from Feir´s Park Hotel to UdeSA´s downtown facility 10.00 am - 11.15 am: Presentation by Santiago Bilinkis: “Entrepreneurship in Argentina” 11.15 am - 11.30 am: Coffee break 11.30 am - 1.00 pm: Presentation by TBD: “Social Entrepreneurship” 1.15 pm - 2.45 pm: Lunch @ Como en Casa - Santa Catalina 3.00 pm - 6.00 pm: City Tour Eternautas (http://www.eternautas.com/sp/imagenes_de_buenos_aires.aspx) 6.30 pm: Return to Feir´s Park Hotel 7.30 pm: Transportation from Feir´s Park Hotel to Tango Show La Ventana Tango, San Telmo (http://www.la-ventana.com.ar) Saturday, March 24th Free Day 4.30 pm: Transportation from Feir´s Park Hotel to Ministro Pistarini International Airport (Flight AA 956 departing at 8.15 pm) .