Tony's FAIR 2023
Join us for this momentous 10th edition of the annual Tony’s FAIR featuring impact updates, inspirational speakers, loaaads of musical entertainment, plant-based food trucks – and endless amounts of chocolate, of course. Come learn how we’re tracking our mission and what our vision for the future holds and celebrate last year’s achievements with us.
3-2-1.. Let’s take off, together!
program
what’s goin’ down, in a cocoa shell:
- 17:00 doors open
- 18:00 power hour (aka 60 mins. of inspiring talks)
- 19:00 it’s a party (beats ’n boogies)
- 00:00 closing time
tony’s finest
Douglas Lamont
Tony’s Chief Chocolonely
With 9 years of experience balancing purpose and profit as innocent drink’s Chief Squeezer and +25 years of doin' good business under his belt, we’ve been hella thrilled to have Douglas at Tony’s helm since October 2022.
Joke Aerts
Tony’s Inspire to Actress & Open Chain Lead
An influential thinker with a thing for aphorisms – our very own Tony’s Open Chain (TOC) Lead, Joke, works hard to influence key players in the chocolate industry to adopt Tony’s 5 Sourcing Principles and grow the impact of TOC.
inspiring speakers
Roxane van Iperen
Writer, journalist & jurist
An acclaimed Dutch author, Roxane has published numerous books which have been translated into 14 languages – 't Hooge Nest was even on the New York Times bestseller list for over 2 months.
Roziena Salihu
Spoken word artist
As a multidisciplinary maker and spoken word artist, Roziena writes about how she experiences society – always critical, never pedantic.
artists
Jefferson
Opening act
Jefferson records and performs RnB and pop music with soul, house and rock influences. His music translates his experiences finding his place in society, love and his self-identity, into music with the energy, sensitivity and generosity of spirit that reflects his character .
Kuenta
Headliner
Kuenta live on stage is a non-stop carnival – the band is at the forefront of a movement of artists who’ve transformed Curaçao's traditional tambú genre into a 21st-century Tambutronic phenomenon.
Goldkimono
Headliner
Goldkimono’s sonic vibrations feature 90s hip-hop beats traveling at slow-paced island time. The project is driven by Dutch producer, writer and artist Tienus Konijnenburg's desire to spread positive intentions.
KD SOUNDSYSTEM
Closing act
Multiheaded party monster – KD Soundsystem takes us on a musical journey all over the world with their own productions rooted in Dancehall, Brazilian Funk and Afrobeats.
and mooore!
This is just a snapshot of the line-up for the eve.. Follow us on socials to see who else'll be there.
