WILLEMSTAD - On Monday a side event took place of the Bon Bini for Business Summit Curaçao & The Netherlands in The Triangle Curaçao. Here the interactive meeting "All That We Share - Kingdom edition" was organized, with the presence of, among others, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte; Undersecretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands, Raymond Knops; Prime Minister of Curaçao Eugene Rhuggenaath; and Minister of Economic Development of Curaçao, Steven Martina.
At the meeting, there was a diversity of people who together represent five groups in society. The representatives of the creative sector, such as artists, musicians, and designers. The Helpers, such as nurses, doctors, firefighters, police officers, social workers. Business professionals, such as managers and consultants. Students, from different educational institutions, and trainees. And the Political representatives.
The organization was in the hands of Lise Anna Janson of BrightMinds and Renske Pin of RE-Quest commissioned by the Representation of the Netherlands in Willemstad. The meeting was led by moderator Favell Maduro. The design of the meeting was based on the well-known experiment from TV Denmark's commercial. Various innovative initiatives from the Curaçao society were also highlighted.
"During this part of the program, we focused on a number of groups in society that we all know. Different groups that make an important contribution to society from their individuality. With them, we went looking for what we share with each other. Then it turns out that we, each from our own background, are working on the same goals for improving our society," explains Janson. "In this way, we wanted to show the diversity of innovative initiatives in Curaçao that stimulate social development. It was the occasion to review a number of projects and initiatives, " adds Pin.
At the end of the event, Rutte and Rhuggenaath responded to the meeting in front of the enthusiastic participants. "It is good to see the diversity in our Kingdom, and how everyone contributes from all initiatives," Rutte said. "This makes me proud of Curaçao, I'm emotional" Rhuggenaath replied.
Following the meeting, the delegation took a walk through Otrobanda under the guidance of Kurt Schoop, an expert on the area.
