PROGRAM
Thursday, April 30:
3:00 pm. REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS. Registration Room – 1st floor, Kimpton Las Mercedes Hotel
6:00 pm. EUCHARIST – Dominican Convent
7:00 pm. Cathedral Museum – Welcome Cocktail
Friday, May 1:
7:30 am. Good Morning – “THANK YOU FOR A NEW DAY.” (Jesuit) – José Martí Room – Kimpton Las Mercedes Hotel
8:00 am. Breakfast
9:00 am. Opening of the Congress. José Martí Room.
9:30 am. Conference: “THE PEACE OF GOD IS NOT THE PEACE OF THIS WORLD”. Monsignor Héctor Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez,M.S.C.,President of the Dominican Episcopal Conference,Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de los Caballeros. José Martí Room.
10:15 am. Panel Discussion.
11:45 am. Coffee. Courtyard II
12:15 pm. Conference: “WITHOUT JUSTICE THERE IS NO PEACE.”. Mr. Alfonso Giraldo Saavedra, President of OMAEC. José Martí Room
1:00 pm. Panel Discussion.
1:30 pm. Departure. Lunch and Beach.
6:00 pm. Dinner on your own.
Saturday, May 2:
7:30 am. Good morning – “MAKE ME AN INSTRUMENT OF YOUR PEACE.” (Franciscan) – José Martí Room – Kimpton Las Mercedes Hotel
8:00 am. Breakfast.
9:00 am. Conference: “PEACE AS AN ENGINE OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT”. Ms. Raquel Peña Rodríguez,Vice President of the Dominican Republic. José Martí Room
9:45 am. Panel.
10:15 am. Coffee. Courtyard II
10:45 am. Conference: “DOES AI BRING US CLOSER TO OR DISTANCE US FROM PEACE?” Ms. Fabiola Herrera de Valdez, President of the Cathedral Museum – Mr. Eugenio Martín de Palma, Rector of the Catholic University of Santa Fe (ARG). José Martí Room
11:30 am. Panel.
12:00 pm. Lunch.
2:00 pm. Conference: “THE CATHOLIC ALUMNI AS A MULTIPLIER OF PEACE”. Mr. Jude Elie, Salesian Alumnus from Haiti. José Martí Room
2:45 pm. Panel.
3:15 pm. Coffee. Courtyard II
3:45 pm. Founding of the “ANTILLEAN CONFEDERATION OF ALUMNI OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION”. Mrs. María Isabel Pichardo de Valdez, OMAEC Correspondent in the Dominican Republic. José Martí Room
4:30 pm. OMAEC IN THE WORLD. Mr. Guillermo Gutiérrez Piraquive, Secretary General of OMAEC – UNAEC America – Ms. Evangelina García Richard, President – UNAEC Europe – Mr. Giuseppe Mariano, President. José Martí Room
7:00 to 10:00 pm. Dinner. Cultural Activity (party). José Martí Hall
Sunday, May 3
7:30 a.m. Good morning – UNITY IS A WITNESS TO PEACE. (Salesian) – José Martí Hall – Kimpton Las Mercedes Hotel
8:00 a.m. Breakfast.
9:00 a.m. “Manifesto of the XVI WORLD CONGRESS OF OMAEC – UNITED FOR PEACE”. Mr. Alfonso Giraldo Saavedra, President of OMAEC
10:00 a.m. Closing of the Congress – Presentation of Certificates
11:00 a.m. Transfer to the Primatial Cathedral
12:00 p.m. Eucharist.
Registration Deadline: April 15, 2026
Registration includes: Admission to the event, course materials, meals as specified in the program, and a certificate of attendance.
Registration Fees with Hotel Kimpton:
- Single Room: $650 USD
- Double Room (2 single or queen beds): $530 USD per person
***IMPORTANT: For double rooms, due to hotel logistics, please provide the full name(s) of the person staying in the same room in the corresponding question on both registration forms.
Registration Fee without Hotel: $230 USD
Payment Options:
1. Single payment with a 10% discount (until March 16th)
2. Two payments (50% Registration – 50% balance before April 15th)
Payment Instructions:
Receiving Bank (56A): Citibank N.A., New York Branch
Address: 111 Wall Street, New York, USA 10043
Swift (BIC): CITIUS33
ABA: 021000089
Account Holder (57A): BANCO MULTIPLE LOPEZ DE HARO, S.A.
SWIFT (BIC): BLDHDOSD
Account Number: 36265334
Beneficiary Client (59): MARIA ISABEL PICHARDO or JUAN C. RUSSO
Final Beneficiary Account: 4010447568
*ALSO YOU CAN DONATE VIA WESTERN UNION.
Event Address: Hotel Kimpton Las Mercedes – Calle Las Mercedes 155, Zona Colonial, 10210 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Contact: +1 (849) 5910341 / (+57) 3153259056 / (+57) 3153443019 – Email: 16congremundial@omaec.org
REGISTRATION FORM LINK: (Click)
