2024 Agenda
Puerto Rican Summit, Friday, May 17, 2024
First Panel: 8:30 am-9:30Â
Meet your Legislators: The Power of Vote
Moderator: Marcos Vila, President, Alianza For Progress
Panelists:
Hon. Victor Torres, Florida State Senator.
Hon. Maribel Gomez Cordero, Commissioner, District 4, Orange County,
Hon. Victor Vazquez, Councilman, City of Miami Springs, Miami Dade County
Hon. Glen Gilzean, Supervisor of Elections, Orange County
Second Panel: 9:45 am -10:35 am
Community and Business Development “Networking Works”
Moderator: Ed Ramos, SBA, Small Business Specialist
Panelists:
Jonel Hein, SBA North Florida District Director
David Rodriguez, Director, Osceola County Office of Economic Development
Laudi Campo, Florida Director Hispanic Federation
Manuel Ortega, Chairman, Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA)
Third Panel: 10:45 am-12 NoonÂ
Puerto Rico/Florida .Strengthening Ties & Creating Opportunities”
Moderator: William Ramos, Senior Advisor to the Asst. Secretary EDA, US Dept. of Commerce
Panelists:
Hon. Joel Franqui Atiles, House of Representatives District #15, Puerto Rico
Marisa Marin Colon, Director, Infrastructure and Recovery, COR3
Alberto A. Pillot, AEAO- Assistant External Affairs Officer, US Department of Homeland Security, FEMA
Julio Cabral, CEO/Founder, Group VRDG
Karen Mojica, CPA/Esq., Invest Puerto Rico
Luis Alemeñy – President, Banco De Desarrollo Economico  para Puerto Rico
Leadership Luncheon: 12:15 – 2:00 p.m.
Luis De Rosa, Director Puerto Rican Summit – Opening Remarks
Father Samuel Perez Martell, Invocation
Alan Thomas, SBA Regional Administrator, Region IV
Hon. Darren Soto, US Representative FL Dist. 9
Jose Javier Rodriguez, Assistant Secretary, US Department of Labor (TBC)
