Transcript Change 2009

Wendel Girigori
Change Award
2009
Previous winners of WGCA
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2001
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New ALM
Minister of Telecommunication
Plataforma Otrobanda
Kurá Hulanda - CPA - Kimatrai Riffort Village
Fundashon pa Maneho di
Adikshon
Fundashon Desaroyo Waaigat
Curaçao Airport Partners
Fundashon Adelanto Roi Santu
Reda Sosial
Dare
Chata and CTB
Hotel Renaissance
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2020: Vision
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The projects that are nominated most fit in the 2020
Vision:
– An open and competitive economy enabled by state of the art
technology and an attractive financial and physical infrastructure, in
which a core government has the role of conductor and refrains
from playing along with the other musicians of the orchestra.
– This economy should also be diverse, consisting of strong industrial
sectors as well as a solid service sector, especially the hospitality
industry.
– This economy is the foundation for the happiness of the people,
who will be living in a continuous learning community and
preventive healthcare system.
Criteria
Wendel Girigori Change Award
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Other criteria beside the vision are:
– Need for change
– Vision
– Leadership
– People involvement
– Structure
– Performance measurement
The categories of the award are:
National projects
2. The financial sector
3. Industry
4. Health care
5. Logistics
6. Retail
7. e-Business
8. Telecommunications
9. Hospitality
10. Education
11. Government
12. Quality of life
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The Change Drivers of 2009
Change drivers
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Global
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Global recession started at the end of the
quarter of 2008
Israel war on Gaza
President Obama is sworn in
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Rescue plan
G20
US withdraws from Iraq and focuses on
Afghanistan
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North Korea tests missiles
Iran elections are held
Honduras coup
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Earthquake Italy
Tsunami in the East
Swine flu Influenza A H1N1
Copenhagen conference
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Air France airplane disappears from Paris to
Rio (Brazil)
Michael Jackson died
Economic crisis is felt
Assault on the Royal Family on Queen's Day
Political changes continue
Aruba
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Netherlands
New government in Aruba. MEP is out and
AVP is in
Venezuela
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Chavez wins referendum with 54%, Feb 15th
Coup in Honduras
Local
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Referendum 52% - 48%
Debt relieve
Aña di kultura
Gayco
Arrest Hezbollah and other big operations of
Public Persecutor Office
Rise of utility prices
Dollarization is discussed
Missing US Council
Election 2010
Trends
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Politics and democracy
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Elections
Coalition
Constitutional reforms
Mediacracy
Sustainability becomes a growing concern
Next Year’s Trends
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Global
– Economic crisis
– Obama
– Green economy
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Local
– Constitutional changes
– Elections
Panel
The Jury WGCA
Mr. Miguel Goede
 Mr. Wesley Kook
 Mr. Karel Aster
 Mrs. Odette Girigori
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National project
Step Ahead holds SWOT analysis
 “Dia di hende hòmber” is organized for the
first time
 Master Plan ICT is presented
 Master Plan Tourism is updated
 Di bo'i Palu, pa Pali hòmber abolishment
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Financial sector
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Curaçao off blacklist at G20
– Fiscal treaties were signed
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Korpodeko regional conference
New MCB building
Giro bank new office in Punda
Orco bank new building
Postspaar Bank did very well
Stock exchange is announced
Conservative banking avoided financial crisis
Industrial
Investments in COT
 Much decision on the presence of the
refinery
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Healthcare
New Hospital
 Taams clinic has new owner
 Swine flu team did an excellent job
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– Much debate on the vaccine
Logistics
A-Port takes over at the airport
 Gol Airlines from Brazil wants to establish
in Curaçao and landed
 ABC busbedrijf gets new buses
 GPS warawara
 Insel Air keeps expanding
 Comit Airlines did not make it
 KTK goes international, more then ANG.
17 million record 2008 profits.
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Retail
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Goisco megastore
E-business
Masterplan IT
 CAR-IX better structure for e-commerce
 Mobile banking by Giro
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Telecom
100 years Telecommunication in the
Netherlands Antilles
 10 years UTS, 8 million profit
 Columbus starts
 Tele Curaçao goes digital
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Hospitality
Avila Beach Hotel 60 years
 Curaçao Academy Hotel opens in February
 Kolibrihouses.com
 Hyatt
 Jan Thiel resorts keep expanding
 ‘t Klooster
 Caracasbaai developments: Cruise Terminal, Palapa
Resort, other new resorts and restaurants, beach,
koredor etc.
 Morena Ecosign Resort (Brummelhuis)
 Santa Barbara complete resort development with golf
course, apartments, marina for yachts etc.
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Sport, Education and Art
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UNA
Debate Nashonal contest
Korsou Limpi I Bunita
Arte Bèbè
Brian Mariano 60m in the
Netherlands
Kingdom in World Baseball Classic
Arte di palabla 10 years
MCB Lito and Orfik
Hubentut Fortuna
Aminta Sprockel nominated for
Appel van Oranje
More and more Curaçao soccer
players playing in Eredivisie clubs
(Fer, Martina, etc. Jean knows
more names!)
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Karate Pan Americano
Kennis voor Curaçao
Churandy Martina
Our boys in the major leagues
Vurnon Anita breaks through in
Ajax
Un kanto pa Korsou
Curaçaos carnival wins in St.
Maarten
Little League
Kingdom games
Ellias' company wins Grammy's
Ryan the Jongh
Taekwondo
Curaçao baseball to World
Championship
Government
10-10-’10
 Corporate Governance Code
 DEZ had peak performance preparing SEI
program
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The nominees are
Amigunan di tera
For vision and continuity raising
awareness on Sustainable
Development.
Moving from a protest movement
to become an educator of the
next generation.
Di bo'i Palu, pa Pali
hòmber
For direct action getting young
male citizens involved in the
economy and social life.
Insel Air
For execution of strategic plan,
and Corporate Social
Responsibility. Leading by
example in the private sector.
Sedreko
For long-term planning, execution
and result in the area of sports.
KTK
For vision, strategic planning,
execution and result.
Demonstrating that globalization
is an option for local companies.
Fundashon bon
intenshon
For continuity and working in
silence for the good cause of the
youth of Curaçao.
Nominees
Amigunan di tera
 Di bo'i Palu, pa Pali hòmber
 Insel Air
 Sedreko
 KTK
 Fundashon bon intenshon
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The winner is
Amigunan di tera
For vision and continuity raising
awareness on Sustainable
Development.
Moving from a protest movement
to become an educator of the
next generation.