Grupo PUNTACANA Environmental Director Jake Kheel was invited to speak at the The Economist Business Roundtable in the Dominican Republic on March 18th, 2009 on a panel entitled: "Dominican Voices: Perspectives from a New Generation." The panel was moderated by Ann Szterenfeld from the Economist Intelligence Unit and included Andres van der Horst from the National Competitiveness Council and Darys Estrella from the DR Stock Exchange.
Following the Business Roundtable, the Economist Intelligence Unit published an article entitled: "Environmental Management Pays Off" about PUNTACANA Resort & Club's environmental practices. You can see the full article on our news page: www.puntacana.org/news.htm