Speakers and Presentations

Inaugural Session

Remarks by Mr. Jehu Wiltshire  Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Creative Economy, Culture and Sports, Barbados

Remarks by Luis Almagro,
OAS Secretary General

Feature Address by Hon. John King, MP, Minister of Creative Economy, Culture and Sports of Barbados

Strengthening the Creative Economy and Culture Sector: Repositioning the Culture Sector to Secure Sustainable Development

Andy Pratt
Professor of Cultural Economy, City, University of London
Keynote Presentation: Understanding and Supporting Innovation in the Cultural and Creative Industries

Carmen Vásquez,
Minister of Culture, Colombia
The Orange Economy Stretegy: The Colombian Experience

Patrick Kabanda,
Author, The Creative Wealth of Nations: Can the Arts Advance Development

Hon. John King, MP,
Minister of Creative Economy, Culture and Sports, Barbados
The Road to Developing a Cultural Policy

Measuring the Culture Sector’s Contribution: Cultural Data and Cultural Satellite Account

Dr. Delva Batista,
CAB Executive Secretary
Organización del Convenio Andrés Bello de Integracion Educativa, Científica, Tecnolgía y Cultural (CAB)

Government of Argentina
Developing Cultural Satellite Accounts

Esther Kuisch-Laroche,
Director and Representative, UNESCO Cluster Office in Costa Rica
United Nations Education, Scintific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Guidelines and Indicators for Measuring Culture’s Contribution to Development

Alejandra Hernández Sánchez,
Vice-Minister of Culture and Youth, Costa Rica
Efforts to Strengthen Cultural Satellite Accounts Case Study

Enhancing the Capacity of Businesses and Enterprises in the Creative Economy through Greater Financial and Technical Support

Elder Súchite Vargas,
Minister of Culture and Sports, Guatemala
Enhancing the Capacity of Businesses and Enterprises in the Creative Economy

Carlos Aguilar,
Minister of Culture, Panama
Enhancing the Capacity of Businesses and Enterprises in the Creative Economy

Barbados,
Ministry of Education, Innovation and Technology
Skills for the Future (an IADB project) - Preparing Youth for the Emerging Creative Economy

Hon. Dr. Carlos Diaz-Rosillo,
Senior Deputy Chairman National Endowment for the Humanities, United States
The Impact of the National Endowment for the Humanities Grants

Safeguarding Cultural Heritage: Developing Inter-Sectoral Linkages for Sustainable Economic Growth

Dr. Jordi Tresserras,
Director of the Laboratory for Heritage and Cultural Tourism of University of Barcelona, Spain
Parameters for Developing Cultural Inter-Sectoral Linkages

Dr. Nancy Duxbury,
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Cultural Mapping a New Tool for Community Engagement and Sustainability

Celia Toppin,
Technical Project Manager, Cultural Heritage Project, OAS Department of Economic Development
Expanding the Economic Potential of Cultural Heritage in the Caribbean

Shirley Yda Mozo Mercado,
Director of Cultural Heritage, Minister of Culture, Peru
Innovation and Digital Inclusion: Promoting Citizen  participation  for preservation, registration, protection, dissemination and awareness of historic built heritage in Lima

Dr. Angela Labrador,
Coherit Association LLC.
The Magic of Culture and Digital Technology

Gillian McDaniel,
Senior Director Entertainment Division, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Jamaica
Planning for Growth, Sustainability and Cultural Heritage Protection

Reports

Ruben Capdevila,
Minister, Executive Secretary, National Secretariat of Culture (SNC) of Paraguay, Chair of the Inter-American Committee of Culture (CIC)
Report of the Inter-American Committee of Culture

Closing Session

Kim Osborne,
OAS Executive Secretary for Integral Development

Remarks by Ambassador Nestor Mendez,
OAS Assistant Secretary General

Hon. John King, MP,
Minister of Creative Economy, Culture and Sports, Barbados