During the first week of May, the World Congress of Free Zones of the World Free Zone Organization was held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

The leitmotiv of this edition was “Designing the New Generation of Free Zones”. The closing panel of the conference, made up of representatives of the main free trade zones of the world, was led by Juan Opertti, Director of Costa Oriental for the Katoen Natie Group.

The next edition of the congress will take place in Barcelona in 2019.