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5-7th May 2015UWI & The Hyatt Regency, Trinidad and

Tobago

Welcome to what we believe will be a mould-breaking gathering of progressive Caribbean policy-makers, thinkers, business and civic society leaders. We have ensured that this will be a forum that amplifies the voices of dynamic young leaders willing to challenge the status quo and champion new solutions. We have worked hard to develop an innovative and ambitious forum designed specifically to catalyse disruptive thought, research and action needed to build a transformed and sustainable future for the Caribbean.

Our key themes will be:♦ Capturing the ambitions of the region♦ Embracing Caribbean convergence♦ Shaping a new global compact through diplomacy♦ Tackling poverty and inequality♦ Advocating innovative financing solutions

Day 1 - May 5, 2015Stimulating Radical IdeasOn the first day academics from across the world, and regional thought leaders and policy-makers will present radical ideas and outline deeply practical outcomes around our key themes, including Caribbean convergence, the resilience of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the quality of data for decision making and pathways to a more sustainable future.

Day 2 - May 6, 2015Rethinking the Caribbean FutureOn day 2, we will begin to build a vision of how the Caribbean could transform itself by 2050. Comprising a series of keynote speeches by internationally renowned experts, followed by moderated roundtable discussions, delegates will discuss themes around global and regional convergence including CARICOM integration and opportunities for convergence from the private sector. We will address too the crucial role that the political economy and governance plays in delivering sustainable development.

Day 3 - May 7, 2015Taking Action for Sustainable Outcomes The focus of the final day of the Forum will be on creating the momentum and means to take bold action for the future. Prompted by thought-provoking keynote speeches and roundtable discussions, delegates will be invited to debate innovative, yet practical, ways of tackling poverty and inequality, reducing debt levels, delivering green and blue growth strategies and human capital development, and the role of Caribbean diplomacy in the global world of politics.

In short our objective for the Forum is to generate disruptive thinking, stimulate bold action and deliver practical outcomes.

We hope you enjoy what we hope is the start of an exciting new chapter in Caribbean development.

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Day 1May 5Stimulating Radical Ideas8:30 National Anthem of Trinidad and Tobago

Opening RemarksPVC Professor Clement SankatCampus Principal, UWI, St. Augustine

Opening AddressProfessor Patrick WatsonDirector of The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, St Augustine

Welcome RemarksDr Antonio PradoDeputy Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean

9:15 Convergence of Ideas and IdealsModerator David Anyanwu-academic consultant

1. Macroeconomic Instability in Small Island StatesAnthony BirchwoodLecturer, Department of Economics, UWI, St. Augustine

2. Implementation Deficit: Why Member States Do Not Comply With CARICOM DirectivesPaul C. ClementChair, Department of Social Sciences, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York

3. Bank spreads in the CaribbeanPresented byDorian NoelLecturer, Department of Management Studies, UWI, St. AugustineWritten withMichael Brei

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Assistant Professor, Econoix, ParisAntony BirchwoodLecturer, Department of Economics, UWI, St. Augustine

10:30 Coffee Break10:45 Building Resilience in

Small Island Developing States (SIDS)Moderator Toni ThroneWorld Economic Forum Global Shaper Bridgetown hub and CEO of Thorne Publishing Productions

1. Vulnerability in Small Island Economies Presented by Sebastian AugusteUniversidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWritten withMagdalena Cornejo Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina

2. Situating the Caribbean within the new Global Political Economy of DevelopmentMathew BishopSenior lecturer Institute of International Relations, UWI, St. Augustine

3. Case study for Building Resilience: A New Path to Sustainable Industry DevelopmentIndera Sagewan-AlliExecutive Director Caribbean Centre for Competitiveness

12:00 Lunch

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1:00 Better Data = Better Measurement = Better Decision MakingModerator Jennifer RaffoulWorld Economic Forum Global Shaper Port of Spain hub and Founder and CEO of Made in the Caribbean

1. Governance in the Caribbean SIDS – Evidence From Governance Global IndicatorsLino BriguglioDirector, Islands and Small States Institute, University of Malta2. Appropriate multidimensional indicators and measurements of poverty and vulnerability for the CaribbeanPresented by Valérie AngeonUniversity of French West IndiesWritten withSamuel BatesPSL Research University, Paris

3. An Empirical Analysis of Poverty and its Determinants in Trinidad and TobagoPresetned byRaynata Wiggins PhD candiate, The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, St. AugustineWritten withSandra SookramResearch Fellow, The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, St. Augustine

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2:15 From Resilience to SustainabilityModerator Kirk-Anthony Hamilton World Economic Forum Global Shaper Kingston hub and Founder and CEO of The Infiniti Partnership

1. Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Coastal Zone ManagementPresented byRahanna JumanInstitute of Marine Affairs, Hilltop Lane, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and TobagoWritten withKahlil Hassanali Institute of Marine Affairs, Hilltop Lane, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago

2. The Impact of Tropical Storms on the Fiscal Sector: A High Frequency Analysis of the Caribbean Presented byEric StroblEcole PolytechniqueWritten with Bazoumana OuattaraUniversity of ManchesterJan VermeirenKinetic Analysis CorporationStacia Yearwood The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility

3. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises as Indicators of Resilience to Climate Change in the CaribbeanPresented byPerry PolarCaribbean Network for Urban and Land Management, UWI, St. AugustineWritten with Asad Mohammed Caribbean Network for Urban and Land Management, UWI, St. Augustine

3:30 Coffee Break3:45 Metrics for Sustainability

Moderator Kaierouann Imarah Radix (World Economic Forum Global Shaper Georgetown hub

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and Executive director S4 Foundation)

1. Measuring the Effectiveness of Models of Cooperation:Regional Integration and Cooperation as one of the Crucial Elements of Caribbean DevelopmentViktor SukupPolicy officer European Commission

2. Participatory Mapping: Caribbean Small Island Developing StatesPresented byAlison K. DeGraffDepartment of Geomatics Engineering and Land Management, UWI, St. AugustineWritten with Bheshem Ramlal Department of Geomatics Engineering and Land Management, UWI, St. Augustine

3. New Pathways to Sustainable Development in the Caribbean Shariann HenryUWI, St. Augustine

5:00 Formal Opening Of the Building to house the Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean The Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean is a global academy for Caribbean Diplomacy, the first of its kind in the region, which seeks to provide learning and training to a cross-section of target groups and beneficiaries involved in international cooperation negotiations and transactions within the CARICOM region and beyond. The Academy is a joint project between the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and The UWI through its Institute of International Relations.

5:30 Reception hosted by Professor Clement SankatUWI Campus Principal, St. Augustine

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Day 2May 6Rethinking the Caribbean Future8:00 National Anthem of Trinidad and Tobago

IntroductionMs. Frances SeignoretPermanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trinidad and Tobago

WelcomeAmbassador Irwin LaRocqueSecretary General, Caribbean Community

Ambassador Alfonso Múnera CavadíaSecretary General Association of Caribbean States

Opening StatementSir Hilary Beckles Vice Chancellor designate, UWI

8:45 Session 1Global Convergence: A Place for the CaribbeanMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Trinidad and Tobago

To disrupt the current paradigm of Caribbean integration and place the region in the global convergence process.

How does the Caribbean optimally position itself to benefit from a rapidly progressing global convergence agenda? What are the limits to Caribbean convergence: economics, politics or both? How can the Caribbean generate the political will to drive convergence? How can the region deepen integration with Latin America? How does the renewed US-Cuba relation impact the Caribbean? What lessons can be learnt from highly successful integration models? Where does the Caribbean stand in the global convergence process?

Opening Remarks and Introduction ModeratorMark WilsonEconomic Intelligence Unit

Day 37th MayTaking Action for Sustainable Outcomes 8:00 Welcome Message and Introduction

Mr. Richard BlewittUnited Nations Resident Coordinator

Introductory Keynote AddressA New Approach to Sustainable Development Governance in the Caribbean: Is it happening?The Honourable Dr Bhoendradatt TewarieMinister of Planning and Sustainable Development, Trinidad and Tobago

Keynote AddressThe Caribbean in Post-2015 Development PlanningAmina MohammedSecretary-General’s Special Adviser

9:00 Session 5Pillars for SustainabilityModeratorGiovani di Cola

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Panel

Education: The Anchor for Caribbean SustainabilityDr. Didacus JulesDirector General of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States

Gender Deficit: The Challenge for Social Sustainability Professor Patricia MohammedCentre for Gender and Development Studies

The Quest for Good Governance in the CaribbeanProfessor Professor Rose-Marie Belle AntoineDeputy Dean, Outreach Faculty of Law

Bernando AlvarezSecretary General of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America and President of PETROCARlBE

Hamilton MossVice President of Energy of Latin American Development Bank (CAF)

10:45 Coffee Break11:00 (parallel session)

Session 6APoverty and Inequality: Could it End? United Nations Development

Programme

Finding innovative solutions and measurements of multidimensional poverty, well-being and inequality to improve resource allocation and decision making.

In the fight against poverty innovative approaches to resource mobilization and decision making is critical. Moreover, poverty is multidimensional and should be measured beyond income to include wider human deprivations. What are appropriate multidimensional poverty and well-being indicators? How can they be used to improve resource allocation,

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decision making and monitor policy interventions? How to improve data dissemination, quantity and quality to better inform the public? What best practices can be adopted to improve data quantity and quality? What are innovative solutions to poverty and inequality reduction?

Opening Remarks and IntroductionModeratorPatrick WatsonDirector of The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, St Augustine

Are Measurement Indicators for Poverty and Inequality the Problem? Introductory keynote George Gray MolinaChief Economist Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNDP New York)

PanelIs Mexico’s Experience on Data Transparency Transferrable to the Caribbean?Martha Moreno PerezThe National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Coneval)Are there Really Data solutions for the Caribbean?Philomen HarrisonProject Director, Regional Statistics, CARICOM

Discussants

EducationClement SankatPrincipal UWI St Augustine

Child poverty and genderJoaquin Guzman AlemanRegional Adviser Social Policy UNICEF

Health James HospedalesExecutive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency

Questions and Answers11:00 (parallel session)

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Bold Action and Outcomes: Governance Challenges United Nations Development Programme

To advocate bold action and solutions to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development

What is the role of good governance in localizing the post-2015 sustainable development agenda? What is the role of political will and leadership required to overcome challenges to sustainable development challenges? How can the citizenry be adequately involved in the localization of the development agenda through inclusive and participatory decision-making and increase accountability and transparency? What are the new growth strategies for sustainable development? How can the rule of law be promoted at the national and regional level to foster a legal and political framework for sustainable development?

Opening Remarks and IntroductionModeratorSusan McDadeDeputy Director Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean

Presentations

Governance Challenges in Development PlanningAmina MohammedSecretary-General’s Special Adviser

New Governance Scenarios for Small StatesLino BriguglioDirector, Islands and Small States Institute, University of Malta

Is the Politics in Caribbean Governance our Problem?Wendy GrenadeLecturer Department of Government, Sociology & Social Work UWI, Cave HillCaribbean Governance and multidimensional security threats

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Caribbean Governance: Are we missing Forecasting Skills?Anthony ClaytonAlcan Professor of Caribbean Sustainable Development, Institute for Sustainable Development, UWI Mona

Has Caribbean Growth Strategies Failed?Justin RamDirector of Economics, Caribbean Development Bank

Gerard JohnsonGeneral Manager of the Caribbean Country Department, Inter-American Development Bank

Questions and Answers1:00 Lunch2:00 Session 7

Advocating Innovative Financing SolutionsEconomic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

To advocate innovative financing solutions for the Caribbean amid high debt, reduced aid and stricter loan concessionalities.

What can the Caribbean expect from the ongoing discussion on financing for development and what are the new opportunities for access to finance? What are the new and emerging opportunities for development financing domestically, regionally and internationally? How can the region identify strategies, partnerships and arrangements to create a new compact which seeks to establish a multi-stakeholder platform with governments, international development organizations, private sector and academics to arrive at practical solutions?Opening Remarks and introduction

ModeratorDillon AlleyneDeputy Director, ECLAC, sub-regional headquarters for the Caribbean

Presentations

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Addressing financing for development issues in the Caribbean Gail HurleyPolicy Specialist, Development Finance, UNDP Bureau for Policy and Programme Support

New thinking on Bond Financing (diaspora and “blue” bonds) Jwala RambarranGovernor of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago

Discussants

Ransford SmithFormer Deputy Secretary-General for Economic Affairs and Development of the Commonwealth of Nations

Compton BourneFormer Executive Director Caribbean Centre for Money and Finance

Questions and Answers3:45 Coffee Break4:00 Session 8

Global Diplomacy in the CaribbeanInstitute of International Relations, UWI, St. Augustine

To take bold action through diplomacy and advocacy in creating a new global compact that supports development in the Caribbean.

Diplomatic activity has to contend with a more plural and complex world that is experiencing tension resulting from concurrent processes of fragmentation and integration. In such a context, is there a role for small states? What are the Economics of new space diplomacy?

Opening Remarks and introductionModeratorAndy KnightDirector of the Institute of International Relations, UWI, St Augustine and Professor

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and former Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of AlbertaOpening Remarks and Introduction

Presentations

Small states diplomacy: Has it vanished?Andrew CooperProfessor of Political Science, University of Waterloo, Canada

Diplomacy: Are the Global Institutions becoming Redundant?Obijiofor AginamHead of Governance for Global Health, UNU International Institute for Global Health, Kuala Lumpur (Global Health Diplomacy)

Strategic Diplomacy in the 21st Century Jochen PrantlAssociate Professor, Australia National University

Discussants

Gender DiplomacyAlissa TrotzCaribbean Studies at New College and Women and Gender Studies University of Toronto

Outer Space DiplomacyCamille Wardrop Alleyne Aerospace Engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Questions and Answers5:30 Forum Closure

Professor Clement SankatPrincipal UWI St Augustine

The Honorable Mr. Winston DookeranMinister of Foreign Affairs, Trinidad and Tobago

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Meet the Presenters

The Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP created history by becoming the first woman to hold the office of Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in 2010. She was also the first woman to be appointed Leader of the Opposition in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

The Honourable Perry G. Christie became prime minister of the Bahamas in May of 2002 after a long career in his Caribbean island-nation's main legislative body, the National Assembly. Christie heads the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) of the Bahamas, which dominated the political landscape even before the country won independence from Britain in 1973.

Dr. The Honourable Ralph Everard Gonsalves, Political Leader of the Unity Labour Party (ULP), was appointed by His Excellency the Governor-General to the Office of Leader of the Opposition with effect from October 1, 1999. Dr. Gonsalves succeeded the distinguished statesman, the Honourable Vincent Ian Beache, who voluntarily demitted that Office. On December 6, 1998, Dr. Gonsalves was elected Political Leader of the ULP in succession, to Mr. Beache.

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The Right Honourable Freundel Stuart, QC MP Following the success of the Democratic Labour Party in the February 21, 2013 General Elections, Mr.Stuart assumed the office of Prime Minister a second time. Over the years, he has supported many community organisations, including the Dayrells United Achievers Community Club and the Notre Dame Sports Club.

Dr. Kenny Davis Anthony, currently serves as your Prime Minister and also served in this position from 1997 to 2006, is a noted scholar and attorney. Anthony remains in high demand in regional and international fora, as a greatly respected, dynamic leader of integrity and vision.

Michiel Godfried (Mike Eman) is the Prime Minister of Aruba and the leader of the Christian Democratic party of Aruba, "Arubaanse Volkspartij" (AVP). He is vice-president of the International Centrum Democrats (IDC) and also a board member of the organization of Christian Democrats of America (ODCA), with special responsibility for Caribbean Affairs.

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Professor Amitav Acharya is Professor at School of International Service, American University Washington. He holds the position of Chair in Transnational challenges and Governance and is also responsible for the ASEAN Studies Centre.

Ms Amina Mohammed assumes the role of Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki- Moon. Mohammed is currently in charge of Post-2015 Development Planning.

Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, of Kenya, is UNCTAD’s seventh Secretary-General and has an extensive background as an elected official, an academic, and a holder of high government office. He also has wide-ranging experience in trade negotiations, and in African and broader international economics and diplomacy.

Ms Vanessa Rubio Márquez was appointed undersecretary for Latin America and the Caribbean by the President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, in 2013. She previously worked for the National Commission for the Retirement Savings System, where she was director general for Communication and Institutional Relations as well as secretary of the Board of Directors and of the Advisory Committee.

Professor Lino Briguglio is a Professor of Economics at the University of Malta. His research is based on small island states and their respective economic structures.

Ms Gail Hurley is a UNDP policy specialist on development finance. Some of her research analyses the Caribbean as one of the world’s most heavily indebted regions.

Mr Deodat Maharaj is appointed to the role of Deputy Secretary-General for Economic and Social Development under the Commonwealth Secretariat.

Dr George Gray Molina is the Chief Economist in the Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNDP New York. His research covers the fields of poverty and inequality, middle income challenges and human development.

Professor Anthony Clayton is a Professor of Caribbean Sustainable Development at The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. Clayton’s research consists of policy analysis and strategic and development planning.

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Dr Andrew Cooper is a Professor of Political Science hailing from The University of Waterloo, Canada. He also holds the position of Associate Senior Fellow at the Centre for Global Cooperation Research.

Sir Hilary Beckles is a distinguished name throughout the Caribbean academic sphere. Beckles is the Vice Chancellor designate.

Professor Clement Sankat is the Pro- Vice Chancellor and Principal at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus. As a pioneer in Caribbean education, he has developed partnerships with the wider Caribbean and internationally so to promote the quality education at The UWI.

Senator Dr. the Honourable Bhoendradatt Tewarie was appointed as a Government Minister in May 2011. His present title is Minister of Planning and Sustainable Development. Minister Tewarie has served Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean region in areas of public policy, public and private sector governance and education.

Susan McDade is the Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Director for UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Latin

America and the Caribbean on 22 August 2014. She previously served as Director of Country Actions with the UN Secretary-General’s Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative.

Dr Obi Aginam was educated in Nigeria and Canada. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (magna cum laude) from the University of Nigeria; Master of Laws from Queen’s University at Kingston, Canada, and a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia, Canada. He joined the UNU Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP).

Professor Compton Bourne is the Executive Director of the Caribbean Centre for Money and Finance. He is a graduate of the University of London, the University of Birmingham and the University of the West Indies and was President of the Caribbean Development Bank.

A career diplomat of nearly 30 years standing in the Jamaican Public and Foreign Service, Mr. Smith previously served as Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Commerce and Technology, and also Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Industry and investment.

Dr. Philomen Harrison is currently the Project Director, Regional Statistics, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. At the CARICOM Secretariat she has been engaged in the process of strengthening the range and quality of statistics in the region.

Joaquin Gonzalez-Aleman is the Regional Adviser on Social Policy at the UNICEF Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean since November 2013.

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Antonio Prado assumed the position of Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on 1 November 2009, having been appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon.

Dr. Matthew Bishop came to Institute of International Relations, the University of the West Indies in 2009 as Lecturer in International Relations, and he was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2013.

Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, a national of Dominica, is the seventh Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Ambassador LaRocque is firmly committed to deepening integration within CARICOM and advancing cooperation within the wider Caribbean.

Mr. Jwala Rambarran is Governor of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago. He is no stranger to the Central Bank having worked with the Bank for approximately fourteen (14) years. During his tenure at the Bank, he represented Trinidad and Tobago as Technical Assistant in the Office of the Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund .

Dr. Didacus Jules is currently the Director-General of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Dr.

Jules career has spanned the public, private and NGO sectors.

Dr Jacqueline Laguardia Martínez is a lecturer in International Economics and Globalization, Economic History, Cultural Industries and Publishing Industry, Sustainable Development, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Cuban Studies at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine.

Professor. W. Andy Knight is Director of the Institute of International Relations (IIR) at The University of the West Indies and Professor and former Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta.

Professor Patrick Watson is the Director of Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social & Economic Studies. His areas of expertise include Econometric Modelling of Caribbean phenomena (in particular monetary and fiscal policy), Economic Measurement and Statistical Analysis.

Winston Dookeran personifies the statesman, the principled political leader; the passionate intellectual and the humble public servant. He is currently a Member of Parliament, Minister of Foreign Affairs and has acted as Prime Minister

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of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on several occasions.

Dr. Wendy C. Grenade is a Lecturer in Political Science and the Deputy Dean (Outreach), Faculty of Social Sciences, the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. Her research interests include: comparative regionalisms, security studies with an emphasis on non-traditional security threats among small developing countries, governance and democracy and politics.

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