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Wednesday 1 november 2017

November 16 - 17 at the Hilton Aruba Resort:
Block Chain Technology to be Discussed at Green Aruba 2017

more sustainable manner. best practices and innova-
tions.
Green Aruba is also very Most importantly, this con-
aware that any confer- ference has made it pos-
ence on sustainability with sible for other countries,
focus on energy would not institutions and experts
be complete without con- from all over the world to
sidering how the financials share valuable information,
come into play. This year knowledge, experiences
at GAVIII the new subject and best practices.
of block chain technology In the context of creating
will open the financing and sustainable partnerships,
economics part of the con- this year the Green Aruba
ference. Block chain tech- will host the conference
nology promises to open in collaboration with CAR-
new doors for conducting ILEC. CARILEC, founded in
business in a more efficient 1989, is the leading asso-
way by for example cutting ciation of electric utilities
the middleman out from and industry partners in the
the established financial Caribbean with currently
sector. 106 members. It focuses
But what problems does on electric utility advo-
this technology really solve cacy, growth and sustain-
for the energy sector? And ability in the Caribbean
what are the risks or dis- region, Central and South
advantages for the estab- Americas. Together, Green
lished energy providers? Aruba and CARILEC will
Real life examples of block enable more opportunities
chain applications within for the conference partici-
the energy sector will be pants to engage in moving
discussed. sustainability forward by
Since 2010, Green Aruba providing valuable insights
PALM BEACH – Organizers VIII), which will be held at ability in Motion”, which has served as an excep- into how the evolution of
of Green Aruba recently the Hilton Aruba Caribbean captures the focus on what tional platform to deliver the electric utility sector will
announced details of the Resort on the 16th and 17th it takes to move from talk- premium informational ex- affect us all.
8th edition of the Green of November 2017. This ing about sustainability to perience on how to reach Visit www.greenaruba.org
Aruba Conference (GA- year’s theme is “Sustain- actually doing things in a full sustainability, through for more information.q