General Program
Sunday 26/02
10:00 – 16:00 hrs. | Registration. Palco Hotel. Convention Center. |
Monday 27/02
09:00 – 16:00 hrs. | Registration. Palco Hotel. Convention Center. |
10:00 – 11:00 hrs. | Press Conference. (Room 4) |
11:30 – 17:00 hrs. | 4th Habanos World Challenge Preliminary Contest. (Room 3) |
14.00 – 17:00 hrs. | Trade Fair Opening. Convention Center. |
19:00 hrs. | Welcome Evening devoted to Montecristo brand. Club Habana. |
Tuesday 28/02
09:00 – 16:00 hrs. | Registration. Palco Hotel. Convention Center. |
07:30 – 13:00 hrs. | Visit to Tobacco Plantations. Pinar del Río. |
09.00 – 17:00 hrs. | Trade Fair. Convention Center. |
Wednesday 1/03
09:00 – 16:00 hrs. | Registration. Palco Hotel. Convention Center. |
09.00 – 17:00 hrs. | Trade Fair. Convention Center. |
09:30 – 09:45 hrs. | International Seminar Opening. Convention Center (Room 4) |
09:45 – 10:45 hrs. | Lecture – The Partagás brand through Vitofilia by Fernando González & Zoe Nocedo. (Room 4) |
10:45 – 11:00 hrs. | Coffee Break. |
11:00 – 12:15 hrs. |
Master Class on Rolling technique “Totally Handmade”. (Sala 1) “The making of a parejo Habano with tapered head”, by Ana Isel Mederos. |
12:30 – 14:00 hrs. | Lunch – “El Bucán” Restaurant |
15.00. – 16:30 hrs. | Habanos Alliance with Sake. (Room 1) |
19.00 hrs. |
Mid-Week Evening dedicated to Bolívar brand. El Laguito (Protocol Room). |
Thursday 02/03
09:00 – 16:00 hrs. | Registration. Palco Hotel. Convention Center. |
09.00 – 17:00 hrs. | Traid Fair. Convention Center. |
09:30 – 12:00 hrs. | Visit to Habanos Factories: H. Upmann & Partagás. |
12:30 – 14:30 hrs. | Lunch– ̈El Bucán ̈ Restaurant |
14:45 – 15:45 hrs. | Special Tasting – Habanos with Eminente Rum. (Room 1) |
16:00 – 17:30 hrs. | Habanos Moments. (Room 3 to 7) |
Friday 03/03
09:00 – 13:00 hrs. | Registration. Palco Hotel. Convention Center. |
09.00 – 17:00 hrs. | Traid Fair. Convention Center. |
09:30 – 12:00 hrs. | Final of the Habanos World Challenge Contest. (Room 1) |
12:00 – 12:30 hrs. | Coffee Break. |
12:30 – 13:30 hrs. | Closure of the International Seminar and Trade Fair. (Room 4) – Awarding Ceremony to the stands by categories and Winners of the Habanos World Challenge Contest. |
13:30 – 15:00 hrs. | Lunch – ̈El Bucán ̈ Restaurant |
19:00 hrs. | Gala Evening dedicated to Partagás brand. Traditional Humidor’s Auction. PABEXPO. (Room C) |