PODER Philanthropy Forum

RETHINK THE
power
OF GIVING
PODER Philanthropy Forum
WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE?
“Think of giving not only as a duty
but as a privilege.”
- JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
THE POWER OF GIVING.
AS EDITOR
In Chief of a magazine like PODER
one is always reading, listening, writing about great accomplish-
philanthropically (socially, environmentally, conscientiously)
effective ones.
ments and great ideas—and about the individuals responsible for
I want to thank you for coming and sharing your ideas, your
them. Our PODER Forums stem from the enthusiasm of making
accomplishments and your enthusiasm, and to invite you to fur-
the sharing of these ideas more interactive.
ther the integration of the concept of “philanthropy” into your
This year’s Philanthropy Forum exemplified just how deeply
lives and businesses every day. Hopefully the day will come
we share our enthusiasm about such ideas and accomplish-
when the label will be superfluous, and the concept itself will
ments with the community of business leaders we reach. We
become intrinsic to any enterprise worth embarking in.
want to thank you all—sponsors, speakers and guests—for
this treat.
Please stay tuned for next year’s PODER Reconciliaton
Forum.
But this Forum also made us realize that philanthropy is
not an abstract concept one can isolate and discuss philosophically, but rather an integral part of any solution to any
of the major challenges our planet and society face today.
No longer can we sit and ponder if we are going to get involved. Rather, it’s time to concentrate on the hows: how can
we make philanthropic initiatives into sustainable businesses, and how can we make good, sustainable businesses into
Isaac Lee
Editor-In-Chief
PODER Magazine
INTRODUCTION
WHAT DOES “PHILANTHROPY” MEAN?
hemisphere and around the globe. They explored the generosity in spirit and
How do differences in culture, geography and history
deed that can be shared across borders. They learned that where those two
determine how people define the word, perceive its
ideologies intersect reveals the uniqueness of hemispheric charity.
importance, and embrace its potential?
The event showcased people and organizations that have changed the civic
Why is it that in the United States, for example, charity is very much about
and business worlds by doing good deeds. Attendees discovered the breadth
corporations and individuals giving to organizations large and small? Family
and scope of global philanthropy. They heard how one man challenged long-
and personal foundations, like those of the Rockefellers, Warren Buffett and
held practices of denying loans to worthy women and the poor in his native
Bill and Melinda Gates donate billions of dollars to various causes, while in-
Bangladesh—and in the process improved millions of lives. They learned how
dividuals of lesser means write checks to international groups and local non-
the son of one of America’s wealthiest families created an organization to
profits. Yet in Latin America, people are suspicious of large organizations, and
encourage philanthropy among an entire generation of young people. They
giving is local, whether it’s people funding family or community organizations,
discovered how publicly traded companies steer billions of dollars to target
or immigrants in the U.S. sending more than $60 billion a year in remittances
everything from poverty to disease to hunger, and how a former teacher works
home to their families.
tirelessly to ensure underprivileged children in Los Angeles receive after-
Such questions have puzzled philanthropic leaders for years. But for two
days in March 2008, a select group of leaders gathered to learn, discover and define these issues in an effort to promote philanthropy across the
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school enrichment.
Amid it all, participants networked, shared examples and developed relationships certain to advance regional and global philanthropy.
View from “The Heart of the World,”
the environment of Colombia’s Sierra
Nevada de Santa Marta
For today, there’s a new movement afoot. In the 1990s, “success” meant
amassing millions. Today, accumulation is no longer the sole objective. Billionaires are learning from history to lead by example and give of their wealth. Standard Oil, Andrew Carnegie, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the
Vanderbilts and the Whitneys all funded libraries, art galleries, hospitals and
other organizations. They changed America—and the world.
School children in
Galadima receive
computers through
the One Laptop Per
Child Program
Latin America is catching on. Participation in the PODER Philanthropy
Forum revealed more than a passing interest in giving. It unveiled a true
concern for developing a culture of philanthropy. From business leaders to
• The media’s role in fostering philanthropy, and the need to protect the
press in that effort
government officials, celebrities to opinion leaders, everyday citizens and
• One artist’s gift that kindled cultural curiosity across continents
remote tribesmen, people are serious about the part they can play in pro-
• How immigrants’ $60 billion in remittances is changing their homelands
moting charity, helping the environment and facing challenges head-on.
• How indigenous people of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, known as
Participants listened as presenters discussed:
• Strategic and innovative philanthropy in the fields of health, education,
finance and the arts
• The impact of celebrities who use their fame to encourage participation by others
the Heart of the World, may be harbingers of environmental changes to come
It is before this backdrop that PODER Magazine, the premier publication for the business elite focusing on U.S. Hispanic and Latin American policymaking and corporate strategy, sought to be a catalyst for
change. PODER partnered with the City of Miami, the Inter-American
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Development Bank, Georgetown University, Miami Dade College, Syner-
business and cultural leaders, to embed an ethos of individual philanthropy
gos.org, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Televisa, Banamex,
and corporate investments, and to ignite the spirit of giving throughout the
Univision, Impremedia, the Miami Herald Publishing Company, Foreign
Americas. People were engaged from across the generations and socio-eco-
Policy magazine, and the Committee to Protect Journalists. The event
nomic and geographic divides. The two days of compelling conversation—in
also included the Boston Consulting Group Business Awards, spotlight-
a fashion for which PODER Magazine has become known as the regional
ing leaders from business and government who have invested countless
leader—have led to a greater awareness of social responsibility, which in
hours and personal wealth to make a difference.
turn can lead to positive change.
MARKUS SCHREIBER / AP
One of many philanthropic donations
made by Colombian
artist Fernando Botero
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In the end, no magic formulas
Change starts with awareness. Proactive philanthropy is promoted by wit-
were discovered. Such age-old prob-
nessing the good others are doing, by seeing that charity doesn’t happen in a
lems as the fight against poverty, dis-
vacuum, but as part of a community effort conducted by both rich and poor,
ease and hunger, and the efforts to
from countries large and small, and from personal resources both limitless and
promote education, battle injustice,
humble alike. For two days, participants engaged in a truly genuine dialogue de-
and heighten environmental aware-
signed to introduce newcomers to the importance of philanthropy, and reinforce
ness throughout the region, went un-
dedicated philanthropists to the power and growing influence of their efforts.
resolved. For now.
But in the end there was a commitment to engage the region’s political,
Across the hemisphere and around the world, it’s time to rethink philanthropy. And the PODER Philanthropy Forum helped pour the foundation
upon which the future of giving might build and prosper.
“I’m not doing my philanthropic work
out of any kind of guilt, or any need to create good
public relations. I’m doing it because I can afford
to do it, and I
in it.”
believe
- GEORGE SOROS
THE POWER OF MUSIC.
THE CAUSE
Ya Es Hora ¡Ve y Vota!
The beneficiary of the Poder Benefit Concert was
Ya es Hora !Ve y Vota! (www.veyvota.org). Created
in 2007, the effort debuted as an aggressive, non-
Senior Vice President of Newspapers,
ImpreMedia
This is our time. This is when Latinos can make a difference in
national presidential politics. And if we can take that desire to
make a difference, this is a day to vote.
partisan civic campaign with an urgent goal: To moti-
EMILIO AZCÁRRAGA
vate Latino legal residents to attain U.S. citizenship
Chairman, PODER Philanthropy Forum
Chairman, Televisa
I can think of nothing more important or timely in this election
year than supporting civic participation among Latinos here in
the U.S.
and register to vote in the 2008 presidential elections. The campaign represents a strategic alliance
between Mi Familia Vota Educational Fund, NALEO
Educational Fund, the National Council of La Raza,
CESAR CONDE
munications, Inc. Its multi-media grassroots print
Executive Vice President,
Chief Strategy Officer, Univision
Hispanics in the past lacked access to the vital information to be
more involved in the political process. That fact was the impetus
for the launch of Ya es Hora.
and broadcast outreach has touched countless La-
ALBERTO IBARGÜEN
and Spanish-language media companies Entravision
Communications, ImpreMedia, and Univision Com-
tinos, encouraging more than one million to become
naturalized citizens—and become forever engaged in
the American political process.
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MONICA LOZANO
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President,
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Ya es Hora means nothing. It’s just a slogan unless you do
something about it...You’ve heard from my colleagues. What are
you doing? Join us. Ya es hora.
HEADLINERS
Juan Luis Guerra
Dominican musician Juan Luis Guerra is known
for his universal approach to life. He has shared
the stage with such international acts as Sting,
Chiara Chivello and the Rolling Stones, sung in a
myriad of languages (including the little-known Arawak, spoken by the now-extinct Taino natives of Hispanola) and established his own foundation. He not only
respects the world’s cultures, but embraces them.
Maná
As United Nations Goodwill Ambassadors and founders
of the Selva Negra Foundation, members of the Mexican
rock group Maná have made it their mission to be musicians with a message. These superstar rockers promote
the importance of awareness of environmental issues,
human rights and world hunger.
“The truth of the matter is:
great legacy
inspire others
you can create a
and
by giving to philanthropic organizations.”
- MICHAEL BLOOMBERG
THE POWER OF A MESSAGE.
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BENEFIT CONCERT
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FORUM
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THE FORUM
OPENING REMARKS
2008 PODER
PHILANTHROPY FORUM
Four prominent leaders set the stage
for a full day of engaging conversation.
Emilio Azcárraga, Chairman, PODER
Philanthropy Forum, and Chairman/
CEO, Grupo Televisa, discussed the
importance of regional philanthropy.
Miami Mayor Manuel A. Diaz reviewed
the role of a city in charity efforts.
Bill Emmott, President, PODER Philanthropy Forum, and retired Editorin-Chief of The Economist, spoke on
the power of philanthropy and set the
tone for the day. And Justin Rockefeller, co-founder of Generation Engage,
revealed how philanthropy requires
an “architecture of inspiration” that
spans the generations, crosses borders, transcends wealth—and can reinvent regional philanthropy.
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ABOVE ALL, OPEN
DIALOGUE IS THE KEY TO
INCULCATING IN YOUNG
PEOPLE IN A SPIRIT OF
PHILANTHROPY. DO THAT,
AND YOU’VE REALLY
CHANGED THE WORLD.
- Justin Rockefeller,
co-founder,
Generation Engage
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SESSIONS
STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY
IN THE HEALTH ARENA
Healthcare delivery across the Americas—
and the globe—is hotly debated between
patients, providers, politicians and policy
makers. Funding cutbacks slice services,
even as the threat of disease, hunger, obesity and pandemics loom large. Private
philanthropy and volunteering alone never
will solve these issues. But in this discussion moderated by Bill Emmott, President,
PODER Philanthropy Forum, panelists
George Church, PhD, from Harvard Medical School, and Dr. Larry Brilliant, CEO,
Google.org, addressed how philanthropy
can be a catalyst, consensus builder and
change agent. “The patient should get the
best care, whether they’re at Sloan-Kettering or in Guatemala, Africa or Calcutta,”
added panelist Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD.
Now, the global healthcare complex must
develop the will to deliver.
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YOU’RE A PHILANTHROPIST, AND YOU HAVE A POCKET FULL OF COINS. HOW DO YOU CHOOSE WHOM
TO HELP? EACH ONE OF YOU IN THIS ROOM SHARES THAT DILEMMA WITH ME ... AS WE TRY TO
PUZZLE OUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE CAN DO TO MAKE THE WORLD A LITTLE BIT SAFER,
A LITTLE BIT FAIRER, AND A LITTLE BUT MORE JUST.
- Larry Brilliant, CEO Google.org
OPPOSITE PAGE: Dr. Larry Brilliant,
Executive Director, Google.
org, discussed the impact of
philanthropy in the 21st Century.
THIS PAGE: Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD
(left), Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of APP Pharmaceuticals,
theorized how scientists will work
alongside doctors in the field of 21st
Century medicine. George Church,
PhD, Professor of Genetics at
Harvard Medical School and Director
of the Center for Computational
Genetics, discussed strategic
philanthropy in the global health
arena (right).
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SESSIONS
FAME AS CURRENCY:
HOW CELEBRITIES AND
MOGULS TRADE SUCCESS
FOR GLOBAL CHANGE
Fame and popular media can be powerful tools to encourage philanthropy. Emilio
Azcárraga, President and CEO, Grupo
Televisa, explored how from UNICEF’s first
forays into celebrity endorsement in the
1950s, entertainers, millionaires and media tycoons today can channel their prosperity and prominence to motivate others
to take an active role in charity and volunteerism. From compelling documentaries
and TV programming that drives thousands to action, to efforts to stop human
trafficking, participants discussed the influence of the spotlight that often follows
them—and how they balance fame with
the desire to sometimes work “under the
radar.” Said actor and filmmaker Diego
Luna, “We’re all responsible and we have
to start right now.”
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THESE PEOPLE REALLY HELP TO BUILD NOT ONLY AWARENESS. THEY HELP TO RAISE FUNDS, TO DRAW
ATTENTION TO THE SPECIFIC ISSUES AND AREAS OF THE WORLD, WHETHER IT’S THE HEALTH OR
EDUCATION NEEDS OF CHILDREN, OR PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM THINGS LIKE TRAFFICKING. IT IS
THROUGH CELEBRITY THAT WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD AN IMAGE AROUND THE NEED TO HELP THOSE
AROUND THE WORLD WHO HAVE SO MUCH LESS THAN WE DO.
- Ann Veneman, Executive Director, UNICEF
OPPOSITE PAGE: From left, Emilio
Azcárraga, President and CEO,
Grupo Televisa; Alex Gonzalez,
Founder, Selva Negra and drummer for Maná; Ben Silverman,
Co-Chairman, NBC (speaking);
Fher Olvera, Founder, Selva Negra
and lead singer for Maná; Ricky
Martin, President and Founder,
Ricky Martin Foundation; Ann
Veneman, Executive Director,
UNICEF; and Diego Luna, actor
and documentary producer.
THIS PAGE: Fher Olvera (top)
discusses fame’s influence on
philanthropy. Singer Ricky Martin
(bottom) speaks of his efforts to
fight human trafficking as Ann
Veneman and Diego Luna look on.
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SESSIONS
MEDIA AND PHILANTHROPY
The ability to gather and disseminate
news about philanthropy places the
media in unique, often conflicting positions. Moderated by Norman Pearlstine, senior advisor to Carlyle Group
and long-time editor-in-chief with Time
Inc., this session delved into how the
media informs and inspires millions of
potential donors, highlights causes,
and promotes fundraising—even turning players like Bill Gates and Warren
Buffett into “rock stars.” Yet the media
must also play a watchdog role and
hold institutions accountable. “It’s
about trust, being seen as transparent, credible and effective,” said Phillip Bennett, Managing Editor for the
Washington Post, one of only three
U.S. papers with full-time philanthropy
reporters. With power comes the media’s role as an agent of change.
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BUSINESS AS WELL AS
INDIVIDUALS HAVE AN
OBLIGATION TO MAKE THE
WORLD A BETTER, SAFER
AND JUST PLACE. MEDIA
IS ONE POWERFUL WAY OF
DOING IT. AND HOLDING
MEDIA ACCOUNTABLE FOR
THE POSITIVE SOCIAL GOOD IS
SOMETHING EVERY CITIZEN IN
EVERY COUNTRY CAN
AND SHOULD DO.
- Pat Mitchell,
President and CEO,
The Paley Center for Media
FAR LEFT: Joel Simon, Executive
Director, The Committee to Protect
Journalists, discusses media and
philanthropy with Pat Mitchell,
President and CEO, The Paley
Center for Media.
CLOCKWISE FROM UPPER
LEFT: Fernando Landeros,
President, Mexico’s Teleton
Foundation; “Don Francisco”
Mario Kreutzberger, TV personality
and President, Chile’s Teleton
Foundation; Claudio X. Gonzalez
Jr., President, Fundación
Televisa; and Phillip Bennett,
moderator and Managing Editor,
Washington Post. The panel
exchanged ideas on media’s
influence on philanthropy and
world affairs.
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SESSIONS
A PRIVATE GIFT OF ART
TO INSPIRE
Anyone who wonders if art can inspire
charity need only view the vast collection artist Fernando Botero gave
to his homeland—and the world. Valued at $200 million and encompassing some 600 pieces, the world-class
impressionist and modern art transformed both his hometown of Medellín
and the cultural relevance of Bogotá.
Though a private man, Botero knows
art can help the less fortunate, and
such donations and philanthropy must
not pass undetected, lest “the silence
hinder a thorough understanding of
their dimension.” The 2008 PODER
Philanthropy Awardee, Botero and his
largesse truly stand out as a “Private
Gift of Art to Inspire.”
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WHEN I STEP BACK AND VIEW WHAT MY
FATHER HAS DONE AS A PHILANTHROPIST,
I AM HUMBLED AND OVERWHELMED
BY HIS EFFORTS. NOT ONLY BECAUSE
OF THE SIZE OF HIS GENEROSITY, BUT
ALSO DUE TO THE DIVERSITY OF ITS
NATURE, SINCE HE HAS GONE BEYOND
THE ARTISTIC REALM AND DONE WHAT HE
CAN IN OTHER AREAS AS WELL, SUCH AS
SUPPORTING THE YOUNG, FEEDING THE
HUNGRY OR CARING FOR THE OLD.
- Juan Carlos Botero, on behalf of his father,
Fernando Botero
THIS PAGE: Right: the sculpture
“Little Bird” and the oil painting
“Jugadoras De Cartas II” are
among Fernando Botero pieces
on display at Sotheby’s New
York in 2006. Top left: Fernando
Botero, in Medellín, presents a
new scupture of “The Bird” to
replace an identical sculpture
that was destroyed by a bomb.
Lower left: Fernando Botero.
BEBETO MATTHEWS / AP
FRANKA BRUNS/ AP
AP
OPPOSITE Juan Carlos Botero
accepted the 2008 PODER
Philanthropy Award on behalf of
his father, Fernando Botero.
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SESSIONS
PRESENTATION PROGRAM TO
SUPPORT THE HEART
OF THE WORLD, SIERRA
NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA
There is a place where Colombia touches both sky and sea. Flora and fauna as
unique as the indigenous Kogi, Wiwa,
Arhuaco and Kakuamo peoples once
thrived here. Yet all are in peril. Known
as the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta,
the Heart of the World, a changing climate is transforming this place. Three
Mamas, guardians of this sacred land,
spoke of forests lost, streams gone dry,
animals no longer seen—and the struggle to raise awareness and money to
save a truly unique ecosystem. Respect
and care is needed for what “mother
has given us,” they said. “This is the
only way to maintain the natural order
in the Sierra Nevada and to guarantee
that the universe stays in balance.”
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SOME SAY WAIT, BUT THE ELDERS WILL TELL YOU THE PLANET IS NOT WAITING. THE LONGER
WE WAIT, THE MORE WE’LL LOSE OF HUMAN HISTORY, OUR CULTURE, OF THE NATURAL WORLD
AROUND US. AND AS THE ELDERS WILL TELL YOU, THE MORE WE’LL LOSE OF OUR HEART.
- Peter Lehner, Executive Director, Natural Resources Defense Council
RICARDO MAZALAN / AP
RICARDO MAZALAN / AP
OPPOSITE: Peter Lehner of the
Natural Resources Defense Council
listened as “The Elder Brothers” of
The Territorial Council of Cabildos
(Consejo Territorial de Cabildos),
Mama Kuncha, Danilo Villafañe and
Mama Jacinto, discussed how their
ancestral homeland is changing.
THIS PAGE: Top and bottom:
Arhuaco Indians attend a meeting
in Nabusimke, an Indian sacred
village in the Sierra Nevada de
Santa Marta.
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SESSIONS
HIGH-IMPACT EDUCATION
PHILANTHROPY
Education and society are at a crossroads: The need for basic and higher
education are critical to create a competitive, 21st Century economy. Yet
throughout the hemisphere, government funding and commitment to educational institutions are in decline. In
a spirited session moderated by Miami
Herald Executive Editor Anders Gyllenhaal, Carla Sanger, President and CEO
of LA’s Best, Eduardo Padrón, President
of Miami Dade College, and Roberto
Hernández, Chairman of Banamex, outlined the need for policy changes, private intervention and philanthropic investment to create opportunities, close
the “achievement gap,” shore up dwindling budgets—and make a difference in
the lives of students of all ages in the
U.S. and throughout the Americas.
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THIS PAGE: Roberto Hernández,
Chairman of Banamex, made
compelling arguments for
hands-on giving and corporate
engagement.
OPPOSITE PAGE: Moderator
Anders Gyllenhaal, with panelists
Roberto Hernández, Carla Sanger
and Eduardo Padrón, discussed
issues ranging from grade-school
services to college funding and
corporate giving.
IN EDUCATION, LIKE IN MANY
OTHER FIELDS, IF
WE WANT TO MOVE AHEAD,
WE HAVE TO THINK OUT OF
THE BOX...YOU HAVE TO HAVE
GOOD ACCOUNTABILITY.
PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING
GIVEN THIS MONEY NEED TO
BE VERY HANDS-ON IN HOW
THIS MONEY IS BEING SPENT.
- Roberto Hernández,
Chairman of Banamex
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SESSIONS
IMMIGRANTS:
THE UNACKNOWLEDGED
PHILANTHROPISTS
As debates unfold on immigration’s impact, one point is irrefutable: Immigrants
may be different givers than their hosts—
but they give nonetheless. Moderated by
Univision anchor Jorge Ramos, panelists
discussed how Latino philanthropy often
is local—improving schools, roads, community groups and the family’s quality of
life, compared to the high-profile giving
more common in the U.S. Improved tax
laws in the region could encourage more
giving by the wealthy, yet the working
class will continue to give. “If they can’t
financially, they give back in volunteer
hours or sweat and blood,” panelist Monica Lozano said. Whether through milliondollar checks or wire-transfers, the ability
to touch and encourage others remains
central to effective fundraising.
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HISPANICS HAVE A
REPUTATION FOR NOT
BEING AS GIVING
AS OTHER GROUPS,
AND THAT IS SIMPLY
INACCURATE.... THE WAY
THEY GIVE IS DIFFERENT
FROM THE WAY NONHISPANICS GIVE. THEY
GIVE TO THEIR CLOSE
CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
AND FAMILY, BUT THEY
DON’T GIVE AS MUCH AS
NON-HISPANICS DO TO
INSTITUTIONS. THEY GIVE
AWAY $67 BILLION. THAT
IS HARDLY NOT GIVING.
OPPOSITE PAGE: Panelists, from
left, were Luis Alberto Moreno,
President, Inter-American
Development Bank; Monica
Lozano, Chairman of the Board,
National Council of La Raza,
and Senior Vice-President of
Newspapers, ImpreMedia; and
Haim Saban, discussed education
and charity.
THIS PAGE: Haim Saban
compared philanthropy and
healthcare in Israel, Europe, Latin
America and the U.S
- Haim Saban, Chairman
and CEO, Saban Capital Group,
and Chairman, Univision
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SESSIONS
INNOVATION
IN PHILANTHROPY
How can a single economist change the
way poor women in Bangladesh live—and
create better lives for themselves and their
families? Muhammad Yunus believed
predatory loan sharks and big banks’ denials were the small opening he needed to
help others. So this “banker to the poor”
created Grameen Bank in 1983. Its microlending programs have changed the lives
more than 7 million customers. Today, he
offers low-fee loans and affordable cell
phones. He forged a joint venture that put
nourishing yogurt in the bellies of millions
of children, and helped underwrite a water
treatment plant. And the Fulbright scholar
created a social business and model of
personal sustainability that has been replicated in more than 100 countries worldwide—and in 2006 earned him the Nobel
Peace Prize.
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IN ORDER TO JUSTIFY THE TOTALITY
OF THE HUMAN BEING, ONE MORE
BUSINESS HAS TO BE INCLUDED IN
THE CAPITALIST STRUCTURE. THE
BUSINESS TO DO GOOD TO PEOPLE.
PEOPLE CAN DECIDE WHICH THEY
WANT, BUT THE STRUCTURE HAS
TO BE THERE.
- Muhammad Yunus,
Nobel Peace Prize laureate
A conversation between Nobel
Peace Prize laureate Muhammad
Yunus and Alberto Ibargüen,
President and CEO of the John S.
and James L. Knight Foundation
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“ Africans have this thing called UBUNTU. It is about the
essence of being human; it is part of the gift that
Africa will give the world. We believe that a person is
a person through another person, that my humanity is
caught up, bound up, inextricably, with with yours.”
- ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU
THE POWER OF KNOWLEDGE.
SPEAKER BIOS
EMILIO AZCÁRRAGA,
Chairman of the PODER
Philanthropy Forum, is known
throughout the Americas as
a leader among next-generation philanthropists. In his
role as Chairman and CEO of
Televisa, Latin America’s largest media company, he had
led efforts to highlight the importance of charity across the
company’s television, radio
and publishing interests.
As Managing Editor, and
previously the Assistant
Managing Editor for foreign
news at The Washington
Post, PHILIP BENNETT has
overseen Pulitzer prize-winning teams. In his previous
roles as Latin American correspondent for The Boston
Globe and a reporter for The
Lima Times in Peru, Bennett
knows how media can affect
culture and philanthropy.
JUAN CARLOS BOTERO is a
Colombian writer and novelist. He studied literature in
at the Universidad De los
Andes, Harvard University
and Javeriana University in
Bogotá, where he developed a new method of
studying a novelist’s formation process. An awardwinning novelist, his book,
La sentencia, will soon be
made into a movie.
LAWRENCE “LARRY” BRILLIANT MD, is an epidemiologist, technologist and author,
yet is best known as one
of the leaders of the World
Health Organization’s smallpox eradication program.
A seasoned CEO, he is Executive Director of Google’s
philanthropic arm.
With finance and public
credit vital to the economic
health of society, AGUSTÍN
CARSTENS has played a
pivotal role both as Mexico’s Finance and Public
Credit Secretariat and As-
sistant Managing Director
of the International Monetary Fund. A prominent
economist, Carstens earned
a degree in economics from
the Instituto Tecnológico
Autónomo de México and
a Ph.D. in Economics from
the University of Chicago.
As a co-developer of the first
direct genomic sequencing
method, a founder of the
Stanford, MIT, and Waltham
Genome Centers, and a professor of genetics at Harvard
Medical School and director
of the Lipper Center for Computational Genetics, the role
of GEORGE CHURCH PH.D.
in advancing healthcare is
dramatic and far-reaching.
MANUEL A. DIAZ is the
Mayor of Miami and served
as Host of the PODER
Philanthropy Forum. Born in
Havana, Cuba, he immigrated to the U.S. in 1961.
Along with practicing law,
Diaz serves on several civic
and urban planning boards.
SHARON FASTLITCH with
Fundación Televisa heads
Mexico’s “Hazlo ahora,
hazlo siempre” (Do it now,
do it always), an innovative campaign to help the
handicapped integrate
fully into society. She
studied at the University
of San Diego and has two
sons with husband Emilio
Azcárraga. Philanthropy is
central to the character of
Sharon Fastlitch, a sibling
to the founders of Mexico’s
Cinemex movie chain and
Cinemania magazine.
BILL EMMOTT is President of
the PODER Philanthropy Forum. He was the long-time Editor-in-Chief of The Economist,
and is a broadcaster, author,
expert in U.S./Japanese economic relations, and a member
of the Trilateral Commission.
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SPEAKER BIOS
Master’s degree and then
a Doctorate at the Fletcher
School of Law and Diplomacy in Boston, his career
reveals how media can
aid philanthropy to help
people, regions and the
environment.
ALEX GONZALEZ is the
drummer for the band Maná
and co-founder of the nonprofit ecological organization
Fundación Ecológica Selva
Negra. He and bandmates
Juan Diego Calleros, Sergio
Vallín and Fher Olvera have
deftly used their “Fame as
Currency” and have been
hailed as musical and environmental ambassadors.
CLAUDIO X. GONZALEZ
JR., is President of Fundación Televisa. Trained
in law at Escuela Libre del
Derecho, and bestowed a
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ANDERS GYLLENHAAL
was named Executive Editor
with The Miami Herald in
2007. A career journalist, he
had been editor and senior
vice president at the Star
Tribune in Minneapolis-St.
Paul. A graduate of George
Washington University, he is
a member of the American
Society of Newspaper Editors and joined the Pulitzer
Board in 2001.
life media personality helps
him bring philanthropy to the
people. As host of Sábado
Gigante, he’s earned star on
the Hollywood Walk of Fame
—and the Chilean Government’s Gabriela Mistral
Order of Merit.
A long-time philanthropist
supporting educational
causes, ROBERTO HERNANDEZ today is President,
Grupo Financiero Banamex,
and former CEO (and current
chairman) of Banco Nacional
de México (Banamex). He
co-founded Acciones y Valores
de México in 1971 and bought
Banamex in 1991, before selling it to Citigroup in 2001 for
$12.5 billion.
“DON FRANCISCO” MARIO KREUTZBERGER is
President of Chile’s Teleton
Foundation. His larger than
ALBERTO IBARGÜEN
knows the immigrant
influence on philanthropy.
As President and CEO of
the John S. and James L.
Knight Foundation, and
previously publisher of The
Miami Herald and El Nuevo
Herald, his editorial teams
have won three Pulitzer
Prizes and Spain’s Ortega y
Gasset Prize for excellence
in journalism.
—including the Sierra Nevada
de Santa Marta (or the Heart
of the World). A former top
New York State environmental
litigator, he protects the environment and champions the
NRDC’s slogan, “The Earth’s
Best Defense.”
FERNANDO LANDEROS is
President of Teletón Foundation (Mexico). Ever the humanitarian, in addition to the
annual televised fundraiser,
Landeros founded and heads
charitable groups México
Unído, Lazos, and Gente
Nueva. His successful charitable campaigns have made
him one of the most prolific
philanthropists in Mexico.
As Executive Director of the
Natural Resources Defense
Council, PETER LEHNER
oversees a global effort to
protect the world’s ecosystems
MONICA LOZANO is Chairman, National Council of
La Raza, and Senior Vice
President of Newspapers,
ImpreMedia. As publisher
of the most widely read
Spanish-language publication in the U.S., and board
member to a variety of corporate, state and charitable
organizations, she serves a
rich and diverse immigrant
community.
Fame has followed DIEGO
LUNA since his days as a
star in the Mexican soap opera, El abuelo y yo, and his
role in Pedro Almodovar’s
Y tu mamá también. Today,
he is a partner in Canana
Films, a production company
with credits including such
eclectic and introspective
films as El violin, Los Caídos
and Ruta 32.
RICKY MARTIN may be best
known as child star from
Menudo and for his Grammywinning music career, but
today he is President and
Founder of the Ricky Martin
Foundation. As a UNICEF
Goodwill Ambassador, he
taps his fame to advocate
for children’s rights, and
has been named outstanding artist philanthropist and
recipient of the International
Humanitarian Award.
PAT MITCHELL’S career represents media and philanthropy
personified. As President/CEO
of the Paley Center for Media,
she oversees radio, TV and advertising content that explores
media’s impact on life, culture
and society. She was the first
woman President/CEO of the
Public Broadcasting Service
(PBS), and has earned 44
Emmy Awards, five Peabody’s,
and two Academy Award
nominations.
countries. He currently is on
leave from his alma mater
MIT, where he was co-founder and director of the MIT
Media Laboratory, and the
Jerome B. Wiesner professor of media technology.
In his role as President,
Inter-American Development Bank, LUIS ALBERTO
MORENO knows the role of
philanthropy and the immigrant community. Previously,
he was Colombia’s Ambassador to the United States.
Prior to his post, Moreno
served a distinguished
career in both the public and
private sectors in Colombia.
NICHOLAS NEGROPONTE
is Founder and Chairman of
the One Laptop per Child,
which provides computers
to children in developing
FHER OLVERA is lead
singer of the band Maná and
co-founder of the nonprofit
ecological organization Fundación Ecológica Selva Negra.
He and his bandmates Juan
Diego Calleros, Sergio Vallín
and Alex González have deftly
used their “Fame as Currency” and have been hailed as
musical and environmental
ambassadors.
he previously spent 11 years
as editor-in-chief at Time Inc.,
overseeing editorial content of
the company’s 154 magazines, including Entertainment
Weekly, Fortune, In Style,
Money, People, Real Simple,
Sports Illustrated, and Time.
EDUARDO PADRON is
President of Miami Dade College, overseeing the largest
Hispanic and the secondlargest black non-Hispanic
student enrollment in the U.S.
He’s turned his role into a
platform for impact, serving on
numerous boards, including
The White House Initiative on
Educational Excellence for
Hispanic Americans.
NORMAN PEARLSTINE
knows the interconnections
between media and philanthropy. Currently Senior
Advisor at the Carlyle Group,
In 22 years as anchor of
Noticiero Univision, JORGE
RAMOS has come to intimately know the immigrant
community. He has won
eight Emmys for excellence
in journalism (including the
first from the National Academy of Television Arts and
Sciences to honor leaders of
Spanish Language television), and the “Ruben Salazar” Award from the National
Council of La Raza.
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SPEAKER BIOS
Worldwide. A philanthropist
and political activist, his
focus has been U.S./Israeli
relations. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Cheryl,
and their four children.
JUSTIN ALDRICH ROCKEFELLER is a political activist
and co-founder of Generation Engage. The youngest
son of West Virginia’s Junior
Senator, Jay Rockefeller of
the Rockefeller family and his
wife, Sharon Percy Rockefeller, Justin personifies the Next
Generation philanthropist.
HAIM SABAN, Chairman
and CEO, Saban Capital
Group, and Chairman,
Univision, is a leader in the
entertainment industry as
founder of Saban Entertainment and Fox Family
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CARLA SANGER knows
high-impact education
philanthropy. Prior to being named President and
CEO of LA’S BEST (Better
Educated Students for
Tomorrow) after-school
enrichment program, she
was a teacher, curriculum
writer, president of California Children’s Council and
executive director of Los
Angeles Child Care and
Development Council.
As co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and NBC Universal
Television Studio, and previously as founder of Reveille,
an independent production
and distribution company that
tapped worldwide intellectual property rights to create
integrated advertiser opportunities, BEN SILVERMAN
knows how media can benefit
business and philanthropy
around the globe.
Since earning his master’s
degree in Latin American
studies from Stanford University, JOEL SIMON has
used the pen and camera
to tell the tale of regions,
people and cultures in
crisis. In 1997, he wrote
Endangered Mexico: An
Environment on the Edge,
and today he is Executive
Director of The Committee
to Protect Journalists.
As an award-winning
researcher, surgeon and
Chairman and CEO of APP
Pharmaceuticals, PATRICK
SOON-SHIONG, MD, has
shepherded healthcare
advancements through
his board position with the
National Institute of Transplantation and the Center
for Cancer Nanotechnology
Excellence at Northwestern
University.
Grameen Bank for “banking
without collateral.” Yunus received his Ph.D. in economics from Vanderbilt University in 1970 before returning
to Bangladesh in 1972.
As Executive Director of
UNICEF, ANN VENEMAN
has focused on the group’s
Millennium Development
Goals that seek to eliminate
hunger, poverty and disease
and promote gender equality. A fitting goal from the
first woman appointed U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture.
MUHAMMAD YUNUS of
Bangladesh is the economics professor awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize for pioneering micro-credit lending
programs for women and
the poor, and the innovative
MAMA KUNCHA, DANILO
VILLAFAÑE and MAMA JACINTO serve as the “Elder
Brothers” of The Territorial
Council of Cabildos (Consejo
Territorial de Cabildos). They
represent the indigenous
peoples in Sierra Nevada
de Santa Marta, the Heart
of the World, in Colombia,
where their ancestral lands
have been dramatically
affected by climate change.
They attended the Forum to
make known their homeland’s plight.
“The poor themselves can create a
poverty-free world...all we have to do is
to free them from the chains that we
have put around them.”
- MUHAMMAD YUNUS
THE POWER OF RECOGNITION.
A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO MIAMI PHILANTHROPISTS
Miami philanthropists have helped shape the city, from healthcare and education, to the arts, design and culture. Awardees (below from left):
Sanford Ziff, Don and Mera Rubell, Mayor Manny Diaz, Toby Ansin, Jon Batchelor, Ambassador Paul Cejas, Ella Fontanals-Cisneros and Jorge Pérez.
BUSINESS AWARDS
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2008 PODER BUSINESS
AWARD RECIPIENTS
The 2008 PODER Award Recipients each
have played an important role in their communities—and the world. From business
innovation and education, to the arts and
architecture, culture, political change, and
protecting the press who risk their lives to
tell tales of injustice, the awardees have an
impact in all walks of life throughout the
Americas. As part of the award, the PODER Philanthropy Forum partnered with One
Laptop Per Child to provide a laptop to each
award winner.
1. A speech by Agustín Carstens, Mexico’s Finance and
Public Credit Secretariat, kicked off the evening’s events
2. Award-winning TV journalist Teresa Rodriguez served
as hostess for the evening. 3. BCG’s Jorge Becerra and
Awardee Joel Simon, Executive Director, The Committee
to Protect Journalists 4. Awardee Viviane Senna, President, Instituto Ayrton Senna, and BCG’s John Clarkeson
5. PODER’s Yohir Akerman and Awardee José Kuri from Galeria
Kurimanzutto in Mexico 6. Awardee Carlos Ott, PODER Publisher Nicholas Ibargüen, and Awardee Enrique Norten
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ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY:
BRIDGING THE
TECHNOLOGY GAP
What if every child in the developing world
received a $100 laptop? A computer whose
hand-crank would generate its meager two
watts of power, its screen could be seen in
bright daylight, and which would allow kids
to read, play, learn and talk to one another? That was Nicholas Negroponte’s vision.
One Laptop Per Child (www.laptop.org)
has shipped more than 250,000 computers. But it has never been about the laptops. It’s been about children and learning.
“Education is the primary element of the
solution to any big problem, whether it’s
peace, eliminating poverty, the environment. It’s for children to gain and at least
keep a passion for learning. And just be
deeply involved in their education. That’s
what’s key.”
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“ Do no
evil.”
- GOOGLE
THE POWER OF CONNECTIONS.
BEHIND THE SCENES
1. Alfonso de Angoitia,
Executive Vice President
of Grupo Televisa and
Alberto Ibargüen,
President, John S.
and James L. Knight
Foundation
2. Miami Mayor Manny Diaz
and Dr. Eduardo Padrón,
President, Miami Dade
College
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2
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3. Miami philanthropists
Don and Mera Rubell
with Film Producer
Santiago Diaz
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1. Haim Saban, Chairman
and CEO, Saban Capital
Group and Chairman,
Univision; Ben Silverman,
Co-Chairman, NBC
Entertainment; Emilio
Azcárraga, Chairman/
CEO, Grupo Televisa, and
his wife Sharon Fastlitch
2. Justin Rockefeller,
Co-Founder, Generation
Engage; Bill Emmott,
President, PODER
Philanthropy Forum
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3. Emilio and Gloria Estefan
at the Ya Es Hora!
Concert at Miami’s
Adrienne Arsht Center for
the Performing Arts
4. Maria Elena Salinas,
co-anchor of Noticiero
Univision, Alex Gonzalez,
Founder of Selva Negra
and Grupo Maná and Ana
María Montero, anchor
and correspondent for
CNN en Español
5. Larry Brilliant, CEO
Google.org, and Joel
Simon, Executive Director,
The Committee to Protect
Journalists
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BEHIND THE SCENES
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1. PODER US Publisher
Nicolás Ibargüen and
Miami Dade College
President Dr. Eduardo
Padrón
2. Television personality
“Don Francisco”
Mario Kreutzberger,
President, Chile’s Teleton
Foundation, and Marcos
Fastlitch
3. Danilo Villafañe, member
of the Cogui tribe that
inhabits the Sierra Nevada
de Santa Marta
4. Maná drummer Alex
Gonzalez and actor
Diego Luna
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5. Joel Simon, Executive
Director, The Committee
to Protect Journalists;
Mera Rubell, The Rubell
Family Collection and
Larry Brilliant, Executive
Director, Google.org
6. Luis Alberto Moreno,
President, Inter-American
Development Bank,
receives a gift from the
Cogui tribe
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BEHIND THE SCENES
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1. Alberto Ibargüen,
President and CEO, John
S. and James L. Knight
Foundation, and Pat
Mitchell, President and
CEO, The Paley Center for
Media
2. Former and current
Mexican Treasury
Secretaries Francisco Gil
Díaz and Agustín Carstens
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3. Actor Diego Luna
backstage before his
presentation
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5
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4. Banamex President
Roberto Hernandez,
Televisa Chariman Emilio
Azcárraga, UNICEF
Executive Director Anne
Veneman and Forum
President Bill Emmott
5. Bill Emmott and Sharon
Fastlitch
6. IDB President Luis Alberto
Moreno and television
personality Don Francisco
7. Televisa Chairman Emilio
Azcárraga, Univision
Chairman Haim Saban,
and NBC Entertainment
co-chairman Ben
Silverman
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“ The world and life have been mighty good to me.
And I want to put something back.”
- TED TURNER, CNN FOUNDER
THE POWER OF MEDIA.
PRESS COVERAGE
IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT PHILANTHROPY DOES NOT EXIST IN A VACUUM.
For their efforts, philanthropists often receive kudos—not the least of which
come from the media.
One such example was the PODER Philanthropy Forum. The event received
extensive media coverage throughout the region for its thoughtful and provocative discussions on giving that supports academia, culture, healthcare,
the environment and medicine, and its efforts to instill the spirit of giving
across the Americas.
Outlets spanned consumer and business print, Internet, radio and television media across 15 countries, including Buenos Aires Económico;
Exame magazine in Brazil; La Segunda, El Mercurio and La Tercera in
Chile; El Universal in Mexico; La Prensa in Panama; Expansión in Spain;
and the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald in the U.S. Stories also ran in
Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, Puerto Rico, Salvador and Venezuela.
Though its treatment by government and people varies by country, the
media’s coverage helped awaken issues of social responsibility across
the hemisphere.
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SPECIAL THANKS TO...
PRESENTED BY
ACADEMIC PARTNERS
HOSTED BY
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
Inter-American
Developement Bank
MEDIA PARTNERS
OFFICIAL CAR SPONSOR
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OFFICIAL TRAVEL AGENCY
PRESIDENT
CHAIRMAN
Bill Emmott
Editor-in-Chief, The Economist
Emilio Azcárraga
Chairman and CEO, Grupo Televisa
ADVISORY BOARD
Moisés Naím
Editor-in-Chief
Foreign Policy magazine
Eduardo Padrón
President Miami Dade College
Mayor Manny Diaz
Mayor of the City of Miami
Enrique Senior
Managing Partner, Allen and Company
Fher Olvera
Lead Singer, Maná - Rock band
Luis Alberto Moreno
President, Inter-American Development Bank
Jorge Pérez
President, The Related Group
Joel Simon
Executive Director,
The Committee to Protect Journalists
Arturo Valenzuela
Director of the Center for Latin American Studies,
Georgetown University
Haim Saban
Chairman and CEO,
Saban Capital Group and Chairman of Univision
Gustavo Cisneros
Chairman Cisneros Group.
Don and Mera Rubell
The Rubell Collection
Monica Lozano
Senior Vice President of Newspapers,
ImpreMedia
Luis Nogales
Philanthropist and Managing Partner,
Nogales Investors
Justin Rockefeller
Co-founder and National Program Director
Generation Engage
George Muñoz
President The Muñoz Group,
Board Member of National Geographic Society,
Altria, JW Marriott
Carolyn Curiel
Editorial board and writer, The New York Times
Cesar Conde
Executive Vice President and
Chief Strategy Officer
Univision
Bruce Ramer
Former President, American Jewish Committee
and Senior Partner of Gang, Tyre,
Ramer & Brown
Peggy Dulany
Chair of The Synergos Institute
Juan Luis Guerra
Singer
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CONTACT US
For more information regarding the PODER Forums:
Juan Miguel Mora
President, Page One Media
(786) 351-0123
juan.mora@page1media.com
For more information regarding sponsorship opportunities:
Nicolás Ibargüen
Publisher, PODER Magazine
(305) 989-9462
nicolas.ibarguen@page1media.com
Design: Tailer Senior
Copywriting: Jeff Zbar
Photography Selection: Marcela Arbeláez
Photography by: David Bock, Pablo García, Daniel DiBennetti
Editing: KiKi Bochi
March 12, 2008