GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE – South Florida welcomes local and international companies to the 2019 Florida International Trade and Cultural Expo (FITCE) on Oct. 9-10 for a unique opportunity to engage key leaders, experts and attendees from around the world to participate in dialogues relating to international trade, foreign direct investment and culture.
An opportunity to dynamically engage global leaders, industry experts, and trade representatives, FITCE attracts more than 200 international businesses and 400 local businesses.
“The goal of FITCE is to expand Broward County as the premier importing and exporting trading capital, while helping to establish new businesses and nurture existing businesses to continue growing, and we feel the creative industries should be a part of the conference,” said Cultural Division Director, Phil Dunlap.
Participants will meet one-on-one with international delegates, former presidents, government leaders, entrepreneurs, chambers of commerce leaders, business alliance and councils, seasoned importers/exporters, and representatives from Broward County's leading public economic engines: Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau as well as Broward County's Cultural Division, Enterprise Florida, and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance.
Orange Economy Panel at FITCE
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 10 am – noon
Greater Fort Lauderdale Broward County Convention Center
1950 Eisenhower Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; Room 222
Event is free; RSVP required. Register here.
Panelists include Deputy Counsul Ana Maria Sena Ribeiro Pasiani – Head of the Cultural Department, Consulate General of Brazil in Miami; Marielle Barrow Maignan, Ph.D., Social Entrepreneur, Arts Management Consultant and
Visual Artist; and Javier Hernández-Acosta, Ph.D., M.B.A., Director of Business Administration Department at Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, Cultural and Creative Industries Researcher and Consultant and Entrepreneurship Project Coordinator. For more information on the panelists, visit ArtsCalendar.com here.
This free to attend panel will highlight Creative and Cultural Industries - The Future of the Latin American, Caribbean & South Florida Economies – to focus on the contribution of creativity as a key element of economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the impact to the arts economy of South Florida.
The vitality of Latin America's cultural sector is evident in the growth of film, audiovisual, and digital media production, artistic expression and performance, and sustained attention to both the tangible and the intangible cultural heritage, as potential economic resources and drivers of development.
The panel will expand upon the benefits of creative industries and their ability to enhance the role of the cultural sector in meeting sustainable development goals across the entire region.
Broward Cultural Division is the County’s local arts agency, which provides financial, technical and marketing assistance to artists and arts organizations. For more about the Cultural Division and its services, follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or visit Broward.org/Arts.
DATE: October 4, 2019
MEDIA CONTACT: Meredith Clements
Marketing, Broward Cultural Division
PHONE: 954-357-7463
EMAIL: mclements@broward.org