Jorge Vinha da Silva, the new president of the ICCA Iberian Chapter
28/11/2023
# tags: ICCA , Portugal , ICCA Iberian Chapter
Jorge Vinha da Silva was appointed president of the Iberian Chapter of ICCA, during the annual meeting, held this year in Évora.
The new board of the ICCA Iberian Chapter will be led by Jorge Vinha da Silva, CEO of Altice Arena. The remaining executive committee is formed by Alexandra Martins Ramos, Algarve Tourism Association; Begoña Ruiz Lidón, Kuoni Tumlare; Carina Montagut, Feria Valença; David Noack Pérez, Madrid Convention Bureau; Eva Garde, Granada Convention Bureau; Itziar Benguria, Ifema Madrid; Joaquim Pires, Turismo de Portugal; Juan Jose Garcia, BCO Congresos; and Phil Cross, Bnetwork. The new board was appointed during the annual meeting that, this year, took place in Évora, Alentejo (Portugal), from 19th to 21st April.
“I will ensure the continuity of the work started in 2018 and respond to future challenges with the integration of new elements that, as a whole, represent the Iberian chapter of ICCA. I am passionate about the associative movement and believe that this is the best way to build a stronger events industry, and, in this case, in the two countries, Portugal and Spain, that we represent”, says Jorge Vinha da Silva.
In an interview to Event Point International, before the annual meeting, Jorge Vinha da Silva underlines that today “we are a more dynamic and stronger chapter, with permanent intervention and collaboration with the ICCA headquarters, in order to contribute to the development of our community”.
His presidency will continue the previous work and will tackle the challenges ahead for our industry. His program is based on four pillars: knowledge exchange, education & training; membership; communication; and business development. “We believe that, centred on these principles, our projects and actions will meet the expectations of our members”, he stresses. The program also includes the pursuit of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. These goals “are transversal to these four pillars and are in our DNA, so they will always be present in the construction of the events industry of the future”.