Evolution of Foreign Trade

3. BCC news and future events

• Between October 24 and 26, the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce and the World Federation of Chambers (WCF) held the First Great Ibero-American Summit on Sustainability and Innovation in Business. More than 24 countries participated in this great event, with 39 high-level speakers, more than 70% international, and nearly 50% women. In addition, we had the participation of almost 1,000 unique attendees who could listen to international experts such as Professor Ha-Joon Chang, Xavier Sale i Martin, Taryn Marie Stejskal, Barry Katz, and Elena Donets, among others. For more information, see the following link.

• After three years, ARTBO, the Bogotá International Art Fair organized by the CCB, returned. From October 27 to 30, in Corferias, this, the most important contemporary art fair in Latin America, was held, with more than 260 international guests, including institutions, collectors, curators, journalists, and experts, as more than 25,000 attendees. The fair had 51 galleries from 15 cities and six countries: Brazil, Spain, Argentina, Belgium, Chile, and of course, Colombia. For more information, see the following link.

• On September 27, we had the opportunity to socialize with our network of international allies and the accredited diplomatic corps in Colombia about the opportunities that the District of Science, Technology, and Innovation of Bogotá will mean, as well as our work in Responsible Business Conduct and at in front of the World Federation of Chambers. More than 30 embassies and representatives from more than 50 countries participated in the event. For more information, see the following link.

• On September 16, the 11th edition of the Bogotá Music Market (BOmm), a platform of the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, concluded with more than 3,750 business appointments between artists, groups, agents, and buyers. More than 7,000 people also attended this important space over five days, during which 100 events were held, including talks, workshops, and musical performances. For more information, see the following link.

• Between September and October, the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce carried out the second version of the

Great Survey of the Entrepreneurship of Bogotá-Region in 2022. This exercise will allow an in-depth knowledge of the characteristics of business, its role in society, and the behavior of firms or companies in terms of their activity, commercialization, and productivity, as well as the main reasons they had to start their company and know its main needs. For more information about the survey, see the following link.

• The Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, together with the Sustainable Fashion Cluster of Peru, and Finnova, launched a cooperation initiative to promote the sustainability and internationalization of the fashion sector. The initiative has €182,696 in resources, of which €130,721 are a contribution from the European Union and €51,975 are part of the counterpart of the entities of the alliance. For more information, see the following link.