Santo Domingo, October 2, 2023.- Renowned national and international professionals in the areas of culture, orange economy, tourism and sustainability will be the panelists and speakers of the Third Caribbean Orange Forum that agencies organize Change | Havas Group and SIP.
This Thursday, October 4, Noelia Merejo, Liza Arzeno and Carlos Núñez will be part of the conversation table in the panel Innovative brands and products that promote cultural and sustainable tourismin which they will be moderated by publicist and marketer Eduardo Valcárcel, in an exchange of ideas and experiences about companies and entrepreneurs that have embraced sustainability as a fundamental part of their operations, creating authentic tourist experiences that are respectful of the environment.
Jake Kheel, sustainability expert and vice president of the Grupo Puntacana Foundation, will be in charge of the panel Leader of cultural and sustainable tourism, revealing their experience and describing what their role has been in promoting responsible tourism practices and creating a business model that balances economic development with the conservation of cultural heritage and respect for the environment. The communicator Jessica Hasbún will be in the role of moderator.
Also, during the third Caribbean Orange Forum, the blue economy, sustainability and efficiency consultant, Juan Bauzá-Bayrón, will give the keynote lecture Orange economy as the axis of the interdependencies of sustainable economic development.
Likewise, professionals Kenneth Martí, Luis Molina and Francisco García will be part of this day, on the panel Banking as a driver of cultural and sustainable tourismto explore how financial institutions can be strategic partners of tourism projects that promote the preservation of cultural heritage, the development of the creative industry and the sustainability of destinations. This panel will be moderated by Huáscar Jiménez, economic consultant at the Central Bank.
Likewise, the lawyer and executive vice president of the National Council of Private Enterprise (CONEP), César Dargam, will moderate the interventions of Isabel Piñero, Sigmund Freund and Julissa Rosario, on the panel Economic development through sustainable tourism, in which they will discuss how cultural and creative industries can play a crucial role in promoting sustainable tourist destinations. From the conservation of cultural heritage to the creation of authentic experiences and the participation of local communities.
On the other hand, Enrique Avogadro, Minister of Culture of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, will offer the keynote conference The creative economy as a strategic development opportunity. The case of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
José Grateraux, CEO of Switch | Havas, reiterated that the objective of this third edition of the Caribbean Orange Forum, which is developed with the theme Orange Economy boosting sustainable tourism, is to socialize tourism experiences and products that are anchored in the natural and cultural heritage of the Dominican Republic, as well as present actors and leaders of the tourism ecosystem who promote innovative practices in the creative economy.
The participation of the Minister of Culture, Milagros Germán, and of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs, Víctor Bisonó Haza, who will lead the ceremony together with the organizers and producers of the forum, Arlette Palacio, Pamela Pitizia, José Grateraux and Ángel Rosario.
Caribbean Orange Forum is an initiative that is carried out with the objective of making visible and placing on the public agenda the issues that address the Orange Economy and the Creative Industries in the country and the Caribbean region, highlighting the different actors that make up this sector and its important contribution to the economy and above all to the direct impact on the quality of life of the communities.
This platform is made up of three projects that are developed throughout the year. The Orange Chairwhich is a seasonal series that aims to give visibility to different actors who belong to the country’s creative and cultural industries, who through their visions and stories demonstrate the potential that our country has to continue positioning itself as a creative benchmark in the Caribbean.
Orange Connection is the second platform of Caribe Naranja, which consists of specific conversations that facilitate the exchange of ideas, with the participation of experts and personalities from different unions of the creative industry, who share their visions and experiences.
For more information and registration, interested people can visit www.forocaribberange.com