Jorge Neri

Jorge Neri
Born	Caracas, Venezuela
Education	Master's degree in Comparative Jurisprudence from New York University
Alma mater	Law degree, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
Occupation(s)	Lawyer and publisher
Employer	Cambio 16
Website	https://www.cambio16.com/

Jorge Neri is a lawyer, publisher, and businessman based in Spain. He has been the editor of the Spanish magazine Cambio16 since 2013. He has won several awards and recognition for his environmental activism, including the Green Cross at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

Early life and education

Jorge Neri received his law degree from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (1992). He obtained a Master's degree in Comparative Jurisprudence from New York University (1994), a degree in Business Management from the New York University Stern School of Business (1995) and a diploma in Business Negotiation (Oxford University, 2006). ^[1]

Career

Neri is a lawyer, publisher, and businessman based in Spain. ^[2]

Since 2015 Neri has chaired the EIG Multimedia Group, and he is editor-in-chief of Cambio16 magazine.

In 2022, after a legal dispute that began in 2013 following the acquisition of the Diario16 trademark, the Trademark Court of the European Union ruled in favour of Jorge Neri and the EIG Multimedia Group and against Manuel Domínguez and the company Multimedia Ediciones Globales for bad faith, ordering the cancellation of the Diario16 trademark and the www.diario16.com domain. ^{[3] [4]} The case was taken to the Supreme Court, which rejected the appeal, with a judgment of 16 October 2024, settling the dispute in favour of Neri and EIG Multimedia Group. ^[5]

As director of the magazine Cambio 16, he has been responsible for the promotion of environmental and humanist content and the creation of the "You are my hope" awards. ^[6] In 2023 he created the Fundación Cambiemos, a platform for personal, social and environmental change. The foundation was presented in Madrid in 2023 with the intervention of Sadhguru, Indian spiritual leader and environmental advocate, and Mario Alonso Puig, medical doctor and expert in emotional intelligence. ^[7]

Recognition and awards

Neri was named one of the 100 Most Committed Latinos to Climate Action in 2020 and 2021 by the Florida-based NGO Sachamama. ^[8]

In 2020, Cambio16 received a World Jurist Association award in the category "Defence of Democracy". ^[9]

In 2022, Neri received the Climate Positive Award from Green Cross UK at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference. ^[10]

References

1. "Presentamos a nuestro nuevo socio Jorge Neri Bonilla". Asociación de Directivos de Sostenibilidad (ASG) (in European Spanish). 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
2. Minder, R.: "Madrid Rivals Miami as a Haven for Latin Americans and Their Money" New York Times (April 2, 2022)
3. "Multimedia Ediciones Globales pierde la marca Diario 16 tras sentencia del Tribunal de Marcas de la Unión Europea" Conflilegal, (21/9/23)
4. Camacho, Sonia (2024-03-01). "Grupo EIG Multimedia, liderado por Jorge Neri Bonilla, se impone en caso por la marca 'Diario16'". Cadena SER (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-24.
5. Melguizo, Javier (2024-10-29). "El Supremo zanja la disputa por 'Diario 16' a favor del empresario venezolano Jorge Neri". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-07.
6. Digital, Confidencial (2022-12-15). "Jorge Neri, director de Cambio 16, entrega los premios "YOU ARE MY HOPE"". Confidencial Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-22.
7. EFEverde, Redacción (2023-10-05). "Sadhguru expone en Madrid la necesidad de un cambio personal y ambiental para el planeta". EFEverde (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-23.
8. "Sachamama elevando el liderazgo latino 2021". Sachamama (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-22.
9. "The World Jurist Association Awarded in Colombia Press Freedom and Democracy". World Law Foundation (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-22.
10. "C+/DESCRIPTION- C+A 2022 COP 27 – GREEN CROSS" . Retrieved 2023-11-22.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}