GEC+Puerto Rico Program

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Vision 2035: An Entrepreneurial Future for the Americas
Speakers:  Jonathan Ortmans
Main Stage
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Welcome to the Enterprising Island
Speakers:  Manuel Cidre ,  Ignacio Alvarez ,  Pedro Pierluisi
Main Stage
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Entrepreneurship in the Americas - A Perspective from the United States
Speakers:  Isabel Casillas Guzman ,  Jonathan Ortmans
Main Stage
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Entrepreneurship in the Americas - Perspectives from Latin America
Speakers:  Cesar Buenadicha ,  Alejandro Panameño
Main Stage
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A Government's Guide to Space Entrepreneurship Ecosystem-Building
Speakers:  Gail Nolan ,  Robert Aillon ,  Joel Piza-Batiz
Session Room 4
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Ecosystem Building Comes of Age
Speakers:  Ted Zoller ,  Maria Meyers ,  Gloria Viscasillas ,  Andrea Mazariegos ,  Felipe Matos ,  Denisse Rodriguez ,  Arturo Cazares ,  Anthony Hinojosa ,  Stacey Williams ,  Holly DeArmond ,  Geraldina Silveyra
Compass Room
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Fostering Inclusive Investment: Strategies to Support Latino and Women Investors
Speakers:  Silvina Moschini ,  Viviana Angulo ,  Cheryl Campos ,  Adriana Tortajada ,  Robert Schapira
Session Room 1
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Masterclass: Building Winning Teams
Speakers:  Jeff Hoffman ,  Gustavo Perez
Session Room 2
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Aerospace + Beyond: Opportunities for Space Tech in Latin America
Speakers:  Stephan Reckie ,  Olivia Holzhaus ,  Olga Figueroa-Miranda ,  Justin Kugler
Session Room 3
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Digital Government Summit
Speakers:  Nelson Perez ,  Victor Manuel Matassi ,  Marco Murcia ,  Gibran Alberto Briones Acosta
Compass Room
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From Lab to Market: Founder Stories in Healthcare Innovation
Speakers:  Hector Jirau ,  Jose Rodriguez Orengo ,  Ignacio Pino ,  Juan C. Jimenez
Session Room 2
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Interactive Discussion: Ecosystem Building Beyond the Lecture Hall
Speakers:  Marco Johnson ,  Seun Richards ,  Holly DeArmond ,  Geraldina Silveyra ,  Germán Barreto
Session Room 5
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Interactive discussion: Coalition Building to Grow Emerging Ecosystems
Speakers:  Cheryll Stewart ,  Maria Meyers ,  Denisse Rodriguez ,  Jess Edwards
Session Room 6
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Interactive Discussion: Measuring What Matters
Speakers:  Ted Zoller ,  Andrea Mazariegos ,  Kevin Carter
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Women's Leadership in Latin America's Investment Ecosystem
Speakers:  Viviana Angulo ,  Adriana Tortajada ,  Allison Kern
Session Room 1
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Crossing Borders: Keys for Startup Internationalization
Speakers:  Juan Pablo Ortega ,  Allison Kern ,  Luis R. Fortuño ,  Jonathan Gonzalez
Session Room 2
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Global Entrepreneurship Week LAC Summit
Speakers:  Mark Marich ,  Jonathan Ortmans ,  Eamon Gibbons ,  Norma Barrios ,  Josué Reyes Mejía
Compass Room
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How Incubation + Accelerator Programs Create and Capture Value
Speakers:  Pablo Ignacio Peralta ,  Hector Jirau ,  Cristina Tamayo ,  FEDERICO GERMAN PERDOMO
Session Room 4
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ROI - Return On Orbital Investment: How to Approach Investing in Space Companies
Speakers:  Stephan Reckie ,  Francisco Cordova ,  Andreica Maldonado
Session Room 1
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The State of Latino Entrepreneurship in the United States
Speakers:  Carolyn Rodz ,  Arturo Cazares ,  Elian Savodivker ,  Daniela Carvajalino
Session Room 3
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Emerging U.S. Models to Foster Entrepreneurship Through Policy
Speakers:  Tom Sullivan ,  David Watkins ,  Travis Fitzwater
Session Room 3
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Lessons from Portugal & Brazil: Fostering Entrepreneurship through Effective Public Policy
Speakers:  Felipe Matos ,  Helena Martins
Session Room 4
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Resources for Hispanic Entrepreneurs in the United States
Speakers:  Myrna Sonora ,  Katia Medina
Session Room 2
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Synergy in the Pitch Room: A Workshop for Investors and Entrepreneurs
Speakers:  Carolyn Rodz
Session Room 1
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Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Skills
Speakers:  Rebeca Hwang
Main Stage
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AI + the Future of Entertainment
Speakers:  Professor Fernando Garibay ,  Jeff Hoffman
Main Stage
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It’s Not What’s Next in Entrepreneurship, It’s Where
Speakers:  Ella Woger
Main Stage
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Hackathon: Take Your Idea to Space!
Speakers:  Stephan Reckie ,  Steve Wolfe ,  Francisco Cordova ,  Robert Aillon ,  John Frias ,  Rex Deming ,  Alan Taveras ,  Karen Mojica ,  Olga Figueroa-Miranda ,  Gina P. Morales ,  Colton Wandke ,  Andreica Maldonado ,  Valentina Pirazzi ,  Aurelio Fuentes ,  Yaneisha Perez Padilla ,  Genesis Walker ,  Christian Rosado ,  Rafael Dondi Pesquera ,  Maya Dunne ,  Amanda Castillo Casiano
Invite Only
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Masterclass: Using Low-Fidelity Experiments to Launch High-Growth Businesses
Speakers:  Donna Harris
Session Room 2
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Mastering Fundraising: Strategies for VCs, Fund Managers, and Angel Networks
Speakers:  Liliana Reyes ,  José Garcia-Herz ,  Adriana Tortajada ,  Oslene Carrington ,  Maria Rita Spina Bueno
Session Room 1
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Startup Huddle Demo
Speakers:  Flor Lievano ,  Juan David Gomez
Session Room 3
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Startup Nations Ministerial
Speakers:  Isabel Casillas Guzman ,  Manuel Cidre ,  Pablo Gutierrez Oyhanarte ,  Sonsoles García León ,  Carmen Sanchez ,  Rogely Marte ,  Alejandro Panameño
Compass Room
Invite Only
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Partner Announcements
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Ecosystem Spotlight: The Building Blocks of Puerto Rico as an Enterprising Island
Speakers:  Gloria Viscasillas ,  Dr. Eileen Figueroa-Rivera ,  Nerma Albertorio ,  Iris E Santos Diaz ,  Kimberly Ortiz ,  Sofia Stolberg ,  Oscar Jimenez ,  Lucy Crespo ,  Ramón Pérez Blanco
Session Room 5
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Impact of Corporate Diplomacy on Entrepreneurship + Digital Economies
Speakers:  Tom Sullivan ,  Puru Trivedi ,  Cristina Tamayo ,  James Perez
Session Room 4
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Masterclass: Product Design with Hispanic Consumers in Mind
Speakers:  Coral Cotto
Session Room 2
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Unlocking Capital: Perspectives from the United States
Speakers:  David Mullings ,  David Olivencia ,  Peter Amaro ,  Elisa Sepulveda
Session Room 1
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Accelerating Women-Led SMEs: Lessons from WE3A
Speakers:  Eva Vazquez Ortiz
Session Room 3
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From Startup to Scaleup: The Power of Corporate Connection
Speakers:  Oscar Hoyos Hoyos ,  Carolina Luzardi ,  Juan Manuel Porcaro ,  Bruno Rondani
Session Room 4
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Masterclass: Shaping Your Brand for Exponential Growth through Inbound Sales
Speakers:  Jeff Hoffman ,  Robert Schapira
Session Room 2
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Unlocking Capital: Perspectives from Latin American + the Caribbean
Speakers:  Carlos Baradello ,  Ali Jamal ,  Sara Goldberg
Session Room 1
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Startup Nations Ministerial Press Conference
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City Ecosystem Development: A Collective Intelligence Approach
Speakers:  Cristina Fernandez ,  Natalia Almeida Suarez ,  Yamandu Delgado ,  Bruno Rondani
Session Room 3
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Closing the Funding Gap: Increasing Access to Venture Capital for Latino/a Entrepreneurs
Speakers:  Cheryl Campos ,  David Olivencia ,  Arturo Cazares ,  Elian Savodivker ,  Peter Amaro
Session Room 1
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Reverse Pitch: Investors in the Hot Seat
Speakers:  Silvina Moschini ,  José Garcia-Herz ,  Carlos Baradello ,  David Mullings ,  David Olivencia ,  Peter Amaro
Session Room 2
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Rural Roadmap: Data-Driven Innovation + Climate Resiliency
Speakers:  DJ Lampitt ,  Jennifer Ivette González Calederón ,  Maximiliano J. Trujillo Ortega ,  Jose Sanchez
Session Room 4
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Global Entrepreneurship Week USA Summit
Compass Room
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GEN Assembly
Speakers:  Luis Gonzalez ,  Jorge Lawson ,  Patricia Acosta ,  Ted Zoller ,  Israel Pons ,  Moreno Jackson ,  Carolyn Rodz ,  Carmen Sanchez ,  Marwa Alhaj Alhaj ,  Oscar Hoyos Hoyos ,  Juan David Gomez
Main Stage
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AI, Small Business + Entrepreneurship Policy: Fostering Economic Growth and Inclusivity
Speakers:  Cris Turner ,  Helena Martins
Session Room 1
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Founders Summit: "Unidos Somos Poderosos" - Resilience and Excellence of Entrepreneurs in the Americas
Speakers:  Luis Gonzalez ,  Jeff Hoffman ,  Erika Gutierrez ,  Jason Brown ,  Daniel Edgardo Miguez
Session Room 2
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GEN Invest Executive Meeting
Speakers:  Carlos Baradello ,  Israel Pons ,  Linda Smith ,  Alejandra Molina ,  Isaac Gutiérrez ,  Alex Tsai ,  Lucia Montalvo ,  Justin Schwartz
Compass Room
Invite Only
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Leveraging Research and Development Tax Credits for Innovation
Speakers:  Colton Wandke ,  Aurelio Fuentes
Session Room 5
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Masterclass: The Entrepreneurial Mindset + Hidden Logic that Unleashes Human Potential
Speakers:  Gary Schoeniger
Session Room 6
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Teaching Entrepreneurship in Higher Education
Speakers:  Ted Zoller ,  Carolina Uribe ,  Arleen Hernandez-Diaz ,  Geraldina Silveyra
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Vision 2035 Launch: Policy and Program Recommendations
GEN Village
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Building Bridges to Global Markets: The Role of Chambers of Commerce
Speakers:  Jose Luis Rivera-Villamañán ,  Ramon Barquin ,  Santos Arroyo ,  Jessica Cavazos ,  Yolanda Lassalle ,  Gustavo Nieves ,  Luis Torres Llompart ,  Antonio Colorado
Session Room 2
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Don't Be an 'Island': How Puerto Rico Built Its Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Speakers:  Carlos Jimenez ,  Francisco Garcia ,  Jorge Rodriguez ,  Laura Cantero ,  William Lockwood Benet
Compass Room
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GEN Academy: "Strategic Doing" to Catalyze Entrepreneurship Across the Americas
Speakers:  Eva Caban ,  Ubaldo Córdova-Figueroa ,  LARA -Miriam C. Laracuente
Session Room 5
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GEN Academy: AI + Family Businesses
Speakers:  Rebeca Hwang ,  Eva Vazquez Ortiz ,  Vinu Raj Subramaniyan Radha ,  Armando Viteri ,  ALFREDO CARRASQUILLO
Session Room 6
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Masterclass: Inside Amazon's Innovation Culture
Speakers:  Alex Santana
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Storytelling for Ecosystem Builders
Speakers:  Cecilia Wessinger ,  Andrea Mazariegos ,  Felipe Matos ,  Sherrod Davis ,  Ashley Ray ,  Seun Richards ,  Myrna Sonora ,  Jess Edwards
Session Room 3
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The Silver Economy: Opportunities for Entrepreneurs and Policy Makers
Speakers:  Masato Okumura ,  Nicole Orillac M ,  Jose Roberto Acaron Rodriguez
Session Room 1
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Conversation as Tool: Unpacking Your Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Building Toolkit
Speakers:  Jim Woodell
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Entrepreneurship World Cup @ GEC+PuertoRico
Speakers:  Jeff Hoffman ,  Donna Harris ,  Carolyn Rodz ,  Ali Jamal
Main Stage
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Gaps + Opportunities in Entrepreneurship Research Across LAC
Speakers:  Ted Zoller ,  Monica Novoa ,  Stacey-Ann Wilson ,  Barbara Cotto
Compass Room
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Public-Private Strategies to Boost Entrepreneurial Capital
Speakers:  Adriana Tortajada ,  Pablo Ignacio Peralta
Session Room 1
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Innovation Workshop: No Bad Ideas
Speakers:  Victor Hugo Moctezuma
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Leveraging the Caribbean's Unique Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for Global Innovation
Speakers:  Oslene Carrington ,  Shirley-Ann Behravesh ,  Raymond S. Jones
Session Room 2
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Policy Approaches to Attract and Support Entrepreneurs
Speakers:  Alejandra Winter ,  Alejandro Echeverri ,  Claudia Serrer ,  Flavio Caiafa
Session Room 1