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• Smart city initiatives in collaboration with TNO,
• The Bon Bini 4 business Holland and Curacao initiatives …

And many more …. I think a loud applause is in order !!!
With this I would like to invite Mr. Miles Mecera CEO of CHATA to say some words of
welcome ….
Thank you

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Speech Keynote speaker Mr. Paul Pennicook on the occation of the 45 VBC
Year End Luncheon in conjuction with CHATA , December 12, 2018

“Curaçao Tourism Today and the Way Forward”

As I am still the new guy in the room, I look forward to getting to know all of you better, and
to even learn from you as we collaborate to optimize the tourism potential of this wonderful
island.

What I’d like to do today is bring you up to date on the performance of the industry so far
this year, and then share some thoughts on how we at the CTB propose to drive this tourism
industry forward so we can create more durable and sustainable socio-economic growth for

the Curaçao economy. Before I do that however, I’d like to give you a little background on
myself, particularly for those of you who I have not yet had the privilege of meeting.

Which brings me to today. I step into this position with the specific mandate to see through
the strategies outlined in the Master Plan, a blueprint designed to guide the CTB on the path
toward becoming one of the premier Caribbean destinations by the year 2020. While we are

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