2023 Convention: Puerto Rico Innovation Expo
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Wednesday, May 17th
Welcome Remarks
Liza M. García-Vélez, Esq.
Executive Director, PRCC
Master of Ceremony
Hon. Cameron McKenzie
President & Chairman of the Board, Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce Honorary Consul of Japan
Hon. Cameron McKenzie
President & Chairman of the Board, Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce Honorary Consul of Japan
Special Message
Hon. Jenniffer A. González-Colón
Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico in Washington
Special Video Message
Hon. Jenniffer A. González-Colón
Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico in Washington
Special Video Message
Fireside Chat Breakfast:
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Topic I: Update: Federal Funds in Puerto Rico
Carlos Otero
Associate Director at El Vocero
Moderator
Carlos Otero
Associate Director at El Vocero
Moderator
Manuel A.J. Laboy, PE, MBA
Executive Director at COR3- Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency
Keynote Speaker
Manuel A.J. Laboy, PE, MBA
Executive Director at COR3- Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency
Keynote Speaker
Edwin E. Gonzalez-Montalvo, PhD, PE
Executive Director, Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority
Keynote Speaker
Edwin E. Gonzalez-Montalvo, PhD, PE
Executive Director, Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority
Keynote Speaker
Topic II: Roosevelt Roads as Economic Development for Puerto Rico
Arq. Nilda Marchán
Executive Director, Roosevelt Roads Redevelopment Authority
Keynote Speaker
Arq. Nilda Marchán
Executive Director, Roosevelt Roads Redevelopment Authority
Keynote Speaker
ILE – Puerto Rico Competitiveness
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Jorge Luis Rodriguez, PE
Founder & CEO at Instituto de Libertad Económica para Puerto Rico (ILE-PR)
Moderator
Jorge Luis Rodriguez, PE
Founder & CEO at Instituto de Libertad Económica para Puerto Rico (ILE-PR)
Moderator
Jorge Rivera Nieves
Anchor Journalist for Telemundo Puerto Rico
MC
Jorge Rivera Nieves
Anchor Journalist for Telemundo Puerto Rico
MC
Carlos Dalmau, Esq.
Strategist, UPR Law School Professor, Media & Public Policy Advisor
Moderator
Carlos Dalmau, Esq.
Strategist, UPR Law School Professor, Media & Public Policy Advisor
Moderator
Topic I: Public Private Partnerships
Marc Joffe
State Policy Analyst at Cato Institute
Keynote Speaker
Joel Pizá, Esq.
Executive Director, Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Panelist
Iván Báez
Vice President, Government & Public Affairs Genera PR
Panelist
Topic II: Education Reform in Puerto Rico
Neal McCluskey
Director of Center for Educational Freedom at The Cato Institute
Keynote Speaker
Luis A. Ferrao-Delgado, PhD
President of the University of Puerto Rico
Panelist
Topic III: Jones Act
Colin Grabow
Research Fellow at the Cato Institute’s Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies
Keynote Speaker
Colin Grabow
Research Fellow at the Cato Institute’s Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies
Keynote Speaker
Sara Fuentes
Vice President for Government Affairs at Transportation Institute
Keynote Speaker
Sara Fuentes
Vice President for Government Affairs at Transportation Institute
Panelist
How Diversity and Inclusion Improves Overall Performance and Corporate Social Responsibility Practices
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Glorymar Rivera Báez, Ph.D.
President, PRCC Committee on Quality of Life and Corporate Social Responsibility
Moderator
Glorymar Rivera Báez, Ph.D.
President, PRCC Committee on Quality of Life and Corporate Social Responsibility
Moderator
Hon. Cory Booker
U.S. Senator for New Jersey
Special Video Message
Jaime Romano
Partner Responsible for Sustainability Strategy Grant Thornton Spain and Plenary Member of the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Services of Madrid, Spain
Special Video Message
Jaime Romano
Partner Responsible for Sustainability Strategy Grant Thornton Spain and Plenary Member of the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Services of Madrid, Spain
Special Video Message
Javier Pollán
Marketing Director, Chamber of Commerce Industries and Services of Madrid, Spain
Special Video Message
Javier Pollán
Marketing Director, Chamber of Commerce Industries and Services of Madrid, Spain
Special Video Message
Hon. Michael A. Blake
Founder & CEO, Atlas Strategy Group President, Next Level Sports & Entertainment, Former NY Assembly Member & DNC Vice Chair
Panelist
Hon. Michael A. Blake
Founder & CEO, Atlas Strategy Group President, Next Level Sports & Entertainment, Former NY Assembly Member & DNC Vice Chair
Panelist
Ron Busby, Sr.
President/CEO of the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc.
Panelist
Milly Silva
Executive Vice President of 1199 SEIU
Panelist
Melinda Woods
CEO of EaaS Consulting
Panelist
Innovation in Education and its Role for the Future
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Israel Berrios
Co-President of PRCC Education Committee and President at Modern Hairstyling Institute
Moderator
Israel Berrios
Co-President of PRCC Education Committee and President at Modern Hairstyling Institute
Moderator
Stephen Spinelli Jr., PhD
President of Babson College
Special Message
Hon. Eliezer Ramos Parés
Secretary of Education of Puerto Rico
Panelist
Joaquín Bacardí
Executive Chairman Board for Hacienda Santa Ana, LLC, Owner of Edmundo B. Fernandez, Inc., Chairperson of The Baldwin School of Puerto Rico and Member Deans Advisory Council of MIT Sloan School of Management
Panelist
Joaquín Bacardí
Executive Chairman Board for Hacienda Santa Ana, LLC, Owner of Edmundo B. Fernandez, Inc., Chairperson of The Baldwin School of Puerto Rico and Member Deans Advisory Council of MIT Sloan School of Management
Panelist
Greg MacGilpin, Jr.
Head of School, The Baldwin School of Puerto Rico
Panelist
Greg MacGilpin, Jr.
Head of School, The Baldwin School of Puerto Rico
Panelist
María de los Angeles Pagán
Co-President of PRCC Education Committee and President of Automeca Technical College
Panelist
María de los Angeles Pagán
Co-President of PRCC Education Committee and President of Automeca Technical College
Panelist
Michael Fernandez-Frey, Esq., M.P.A.
Founder and Executive Director of Caras con Causa
Panelist
How U.S. Embassies are a Tool for Economic Growth
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Javier Cuebas
President of Grupo 21
Moderator
Hon. Robin Stein Bernstein
Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration
Panelist
Hon. Robin Stein Bernstein
Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration
Panelist
Hon. Hans H. Hertell
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
Panelist
José F. Burgos
Director U.S. Department of Commerce for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgins Islands
Panelist
José F. Burgos
Director U.S. Department of Commerce for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgins Islands
Panelist
