The Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI), under the chairmanship of Ambassador Lou-Anne Gaylene Gilchrist, Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the OAS, will convene a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, focused on “Strategic Action for Addressing Brain Drain: Talent Retention and Cooperation.”

The meeting, organized by the Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI), will provide a forum for Member States to explore concrete strategies to retain talent, foster regional cooperation, and strengthen national capacities in response to the ongoing challenges of human capital flight. The session will feature panel presentations and a dialogue among Member States and will also include updates on sectoral ministerial processes and recent regional initiatives.

Draft Order of Business

1.Concept Note: “Strategic Action for Addressing Brain Drain: Talent Retention and Cooperation.”

Panelists:

• Mattia Makovec, Senior Economist, The World Bank
• Jason Marzcak, Vice President and Senior Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, Atlantic Council
• Leo Preville, Director, CARICOM Single Market

Dialogue with Member States 

2. Report on the Americas Competitiveness Exchange (ACE) Illinois, April 27 – May 2, 2025

3. CIDI Sectoral Ministerial Process Cycle

• Culture: Convocation of the X Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities
• Ports: Convocation of the XIV Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP)
• Science and Technology: Consideration of the Draft Work Plan 2025–2027 of the Inter-American Committee on Science and Technology (COMCYT), as agreed by the Committee on Partnership for Development Policies at its regular meeting held on May 20, 2025

4. Other Matters

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