Trade Convention for the Present and the Future

RELATED EVENTS: 1. Symposium on Knowledge Management.

2. Symposium on Quality, Environment and Food Safety. 3. Symposium Sustainable Development.

4. Symposium on Cosmetology.

5. Colloquium on Marketing, Communication and Image. 6. Workshop on ICTs at the Service of Commerce.

7. Workshop on Management Models and Non-State Trade. 8. Gastronomic Workshop on the Culinary Arts.

9. Workshop on Consumer Protection.

10. Exposition Fair.

In an effort to share knowledge and good praxis on the upgrade and improvement of wholesale and retail trade, the Ministry of Domestic Trade (MINCIN) calls on the Second Trade Convention, Cuba 2019, at the Havana International Conference Center, from May 13 to 17.

Under the slogan "Looking Ahead: The Streamlining of Trade", the meeting has summoned representatives of distributors and both staterun and non-state companies and service providers, as well as institutions and organizations on the island nation, including universities, research centers, institutes and technological bodies.

The Second Convention, which will take place when the village of San Cristobal de La Havana celebrates its 500th anniversary, has designed a program that includes actions related to this celebration, bringing together renowned experts from around the world who will dictate lectures and conduct panels and round tables on many topics of interest.

There will also be an associated exhibition fair (showcasing products and services the state sector and non-state produce), shows and demonstrations on culinary arts, tastings, fashion shows, makeup, hair dresser and a whole lot more, let alone presentations and promotions of products and services as complementary activities of the event.

The Cuban ministries of Food Industry, Industry, Culture and Tourism, Tiendas Caribe from CIMEX, the Board of Directors of the Havana Provincial Government, the Association of Cuban Bartenders and the Federation of Culinary Associations of Cuba are co-sponsors of the event.

MAIN TOPICS: 1. The management of knowledge commercially. Actors, Actions and Tools of Engagement.

2. ICT for the Sake of Trade Development.

3. Marketing of Wholesaler, The Development of

Supply Chains. Inventory Management.

4. Market Studies: A Need in Commerce and Services. 5. Marketing Communication: A Need to

Modernize Trade and Commerce.

6. Development of Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts. 7. Cosmetology: New Trends, Safe Application and Uses. 8. Management Models for Business and Services. 9. Customer service. Mechanisms, Indicators and Ways to Protect Consumer.

10. Application and Praxis of Management Systems on Environmental Quality and Safety.