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Year in review PRISA, a global group language in the city”, as well various social and cultural activities, offered in collaboration with a range of Brazilian institutions. Meanwhile, the Santillana Foundation for Ibero-America in Colombia organized, in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank, the conference “The Orange Economy: developing the creative industries”, with the aim of stimulating debate in Latin America and the Caribbean on the importance of creativity as an integral part of economic and social development. In 2014, Santillana Foundation is set to launch two new projects: firstly, the Center for Creative Industries, in collaboration with the European Institute of Design, which will be the first business platform to promote the growth of innovative companies specializing in the cultural and creative industries and the Internet; and secondly, the Latin American Festival of Children’s Literature, in collaboration with the Vargas Llosa Chair and the Miguel de Cervantes Virtual Library Foundation. This will bring together sector leaders, writers and other industry players to discuss and enjoy literature that fosters critical thinking and reflection among younger readers. 126 Sustainability Report 2014 Spain in Madrid: ƒƒ Conference with the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights: In April, Kerry Kennedy, president of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights presented the Speak Truth to Power (STTP) educational program, developed by her organization. ƒƒ Graduation ceremony for the Master in Governance and Human Rights: On April 23, 2013, diplomas were awarded to graduates of the third year of the Masters in Governance and Human Rights, with a keynote speech by the president of the Inter- American Court of Human Rights (IACHR), Diego García-Sayán. ƒƒ Presentation to the Library of Governance and Human Rights: The Jesus Polanco Chair in Ibero-American Studies, the Autonomous University of Madrid and Santillana Foundation formally presented on May 23, 2013, at the Casa de America in Madrid, the book Gobernanza democrática (Democratic Governance) (ed. Marcial Pons), at the inauguration of the Library of Governance and Human Rights -- outcome of the academic and research work of the Masters in Governance and Human Rights. ƒƒ The Cultural Industries Forum: In collaboration with the Fundación Alternativas, and with support from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, the Fundación Jesús Serra and the Sociedad General de Autores y Editores, Santillana Foundation organized, in November, the fifth annual Cultural Industries Forum at the Reina Sofia National Museum of Contemporary Art, Madrid. This year, the forum had as its title Apocalípticos o integrados digitales (Apocalyptic or digitally integrated) and fostered debate among professionals and experts on the impact of new technologies on the structures of the cultural industry. In Mallorca: ƒƒ Formentor Literary Conversations. What should we do with masterpieces?: In September, the fifth annual Formentor Literary Conversations event was held in Mallorca, coordinated by the Government of the Balearic Islands and Santillana Foundation, with the support of the Hotel Barceló Formentor and the collaboration of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports. Entitled What should we do with masterpieces? Homer, Cervantes and Shakespeare, Montaigne, Proust Acto de Graduación del Máster de Gobernanza y Derechos Humanos. In 2014, Santillana Foundation is set to launch two new projects: the Center for Creative Industries and the Latin American Festival of Children’s Literature


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