Carlos Vives is a Grammy Award-winning Colombian singer and composer, best known for his fusion of pop vocals and traditional Colombian vallenato music. In addition to being an internationally renowned artist, Vives is a devoted social and environmental activist, promoting social and sustainability initiatives in Colombia.
Tras la Perla is one of Carlos Vives' most successful not-for-profit initiatives that aims to revive and empower Pescaito, one of the most vulnerable neighborhoods in his native Colombian city of Santa Marta.
Carlos Vives joined experts from the Inter-American Development Bank and Georgetown University to present his Tras La Perla project, a model for urban sustainability. The event took place at Georgetown University's ICC Auditorium on September 24, 2018.
Panelists:
Carlos Vives, Grammy-Award winning Colombian artist and founder of Tras La Perla initiative.
Dr. Ricardo Ernst, professor of Georgetown University McDonough School of Business and executive director of the Latin America Leadership Program.
Dr. Toshiyuki Yasui, executive director for Croatia, Japan, Korea, Portugal, Slovenia and the United Kingdom at the Inter-American Development Bank.
Discussion moderated by:
Mr. Sergio Diaz-Granados, executive director for Colombia and Peru at the Inter-American Development Bank.
This event was sponsored by Georgetown University's Latin America Leadership Program, Georgetown University's Center for Latin American Studies, and the Inter-American Development Bank, with the support of the Embassy of Colombia, Tras La Perla de América, Latin American Student Association and Por Colombia.
