Lusia M Jorge Grullón moved the emotions of the audience by presenting Fil-Armonia's way of fighting against violence and the culture of poverty in the Hispaniola Island. She procured its important role, a result of the successful increase, over a period of 30 years, in music education, and of musical influence in precarious economic conditions which at the same time brought new hope to the poor through the means of a new aesthetic vision. View full presentation here.
Some thought-provoking impulses were given by Brett Pyper, who talked about the ethics of global cultural production and consumption as well as about the domain of human rights which aligns policy with broader human development.