Ralph de la Vega, the president and CEO of AT&T’s mobile and consumer markets, will join Miami executives on Feb. 18 to discuss his new book, “Obstacles Welcome.” The power breakfast meeting is a continuation of a series of events PODER Magazine is sponsoring between influential national and international figures and a select business community in South Florida. The last breakfast in December featured Mexican President Felipe Calderon.
De la Vega came to the United States from Cuba when he was only 10 years old, leaving behind his parents and sister with whom he reunited four years later in Miami. De la Vega is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University and earned a graduate business degree from Northern Illinois University. He steadily rose up the ranks of Bell South and then Cingular Wireless before assuming his current position. The story of his business success and a peek into his innovative acumen is compiled in his first book “Obstacles Welcome.
De la Vega is a leader in the integral wireless business, including smartphones, e-readers, navigation devices, and netbooks. De la Vega also chairs the CTIA, a wireless telecommunications industry trade group that advocates on behalf of its partners “before the Executive Branch, the Federal Communications Commission, Congress, and state regulatory and legislative bodies.” De la Vega also sits on the boards of New York Life Insurance Company, the Georgia Research Alliance, the Boy Scouts of America (where he leads the group’s Hispanic initiatives), and is chairman of Junior Achievement Worldwide.
New Marketing Strategies; Facebooking with consumers.
Antonio Lucio, the Chief Marketing Officer of Visa, will join Miami
executives on March 25th. The power breakfast is a continuation of a
series of events PODER Magazine is sponsoring between influential national
and international figures and a select business community in South Florida.
Former breakfasts featured Ralph de La Vega, CEO of AT&T Mobility,
and Mexican President Felipe Calderon.
In the wake of the financial meltdown, marketers have the daunting task of
rebuilding trust between consumers and their respective brands. New social
media platforms are at their disposal to reach consumers in more direct ways
but it is vital to leverage these technologies effectively.
Antonio Lucio leads Visa’s global branding and marketing initiatives. He
manages one of the largest marketing budgets in the world and is a specialist
in adding value, while reducing excess costs. His decisiveness and creativity
during an economic crisis earned him a mention as one of Fortune magazine’s
eight most innovative people last year. Mr. Lucio will give his tips and insights
on how to maximize the use of Facebook, Twitter and other social media.
PODER is the leading magazine focused on Latin American economies and
Hispanic businesses in the United States. The magazine has seven unique
publications in Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, United States, and
Miami. The publications produce revealing investigative reports and detailed
studies for investors, while also covering the arts and travel.
Speakers: Angélica Fuentes, CEO Omnilife; Maria Elena Lagomasino, CEO GenSpring
Women are playing more decisive leadership roles than at any time in our history. They increasingly have the power to shape our world through business and social entrepreneurship. Angélica Fuentes runs Omnilife Group, Mexico’s largest food supplement company. Maria Elena Lagomasino is a recognized leader in the wealth management industry. With over $18 billion under advisement, GenSpring has been chosen by more than 700 families around the world to manage their wealth for generations. She serves on the boards of The Coca-Cola Company, Avon Products, Inc., the Lincoln Center Theater, and is a Trustee on the Board of the National Geographic Society
They have made a brand out of making money while helping to improve the world we live in. Join us to explore how women can and are changing business as usual.
SPEAKERS: Daniel E. Karson, Executive Managing Director, Kroll; Emilio Alvarez- Farré, Partner, White & Case; Seth Zalkin, Co-Founder, The Astor Group.
If you are thinking of expanding or selling your business, or are just interested in hearing the inside scoop about recent M&A horror stories, please join PODER for another fun and informative power breakfast.
With more than 30 years experience directing investigations of business crimes and regulatory violations, Dan Karson will speak about what you need to know before putting pen to paper on any deal. He will also talk about some of the major fraud and corruption cases he has investigated as a former inspector general and chief narcotics sleuth in New York, and whether business deals are any safer today.
Based in Miami, Emilio Alvarez concentrates on cross-border mergers and acquisitions. He has helped some of Latin America’s biggest companies restructure debt, advised private companies in their IPOs, and helped privatize public utilities. From this unique position, he will speak about the evolution of large-scale deals in the continent.
Seth Zalkin works with growth and distressed companies effecting mergers & acquisitions, raising capital, conducting corporate negotiations and crafting growth strategies. He will shed light on what kinds of opportunities the recession has created for both buyers and sellers.
PODER editor David Adams, an award-winning journalist with over 20-years experience covering Latin America and Miami as a correspondent, will moderate the conversation.
PODER is the leading magazine focused on Latin American economies and Hispanic businesses in the United States. The magazine has seven unique publications in Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, United States, and Miami. The publications produce revealing investigative reports and detailed studies for investors, while also covering the arts and travel.
June 10th, 2010 / The Theater at ICON Brickell - 495 Brickell Avenue, Miami, Fl 33131
Latin America: State of the Region.
Latin America, through a series of elections, might undergo significant
change in 2010. Some things to think about moving forward are, what are the
underlying trends emerging from the ballot boxes that will affect business
throughout the continent? Where will things change significantly and where
will the status quo be maintained? Michael Shifter and John Price provide
expert guidance.
Michael Shifter is president of the Inter-American Dialogue. Since 1993, he
has been an adjunct professor of Latin American politics at Georgetown
University's School of Foreign Service. Shifter writes and comments widely
on U.S.-Latin American relations and hemispheric affairs. Since 1996, he has
regularly testified before Congress about U.S. policy towards Latin America.
John Price is an expert in the field of market intelligence in Latin
America. As a managing director of Market Intelligence Services at
Kroll-Info Americas, Mr. Price is a strategic advisor to clients, providing
advice on market positioning, market entry, competitive trends, and
partnering. He is published by leading regional and national journals and
co-edited the book “Can Latin America compete?”
This year will be a pivotal year for Hispanics in the United States. The Census is expected to show a ballooning population, which will affect congressional districts in the future and electoral races in 2010. Spanish-language television will play a substantial role in informing this community, shaping its views and mobilizing its strengths around certain issues. Cesar Conde, the President of Univision Networks, knows more than most about how Spanish-language television can benefit in this scenario.
Conde is a Miami native of Cuban and Peruvian descent. Conde worked in mergers and acquisitions at Salomon Smith Barney, was president of his MBA class at Wharton, and was a White House Fellow under then Secretary of State Colin Powell in 2002. In August he was promoted as president of Univision Networks, adding to his duties the oversight of programming and making him the heir apparent to Univision CEO Joe Uva.
Univision dominates the Spanish-language television marketplace in the United States, where there are about 12.6 million Hispanic households. While English-language broadcasters have seen audiences shrink as viewers spend more time watching cable television, ratings for programs in Spanish are holding steady and in some cases growing. Univision’s local stations in Los Angeles and New York are the top-rated in either language in the country.
Protecting your business from corrupt governments.
Whether it’s Broward County or Venezuela, corrupt governments are a risk that has to be managed. Having the right information before making any deal and knowing your exit strategy are key, yet there are many other ways to look out for your investments. Tommy Helsby shares those and other stories during a PODER Power Breakfast.
Since joining Kroll in 1981, Tommy Helsby has been conducting and managing complex fraud investigations, performing due diligence for transactions and providing litigation support. Based in the London office since 1991, Tommy serves as chairman of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, managing some of the largest and most complex cases across the region. Tommy’s vast expertise includes corporate disputes, corporate crisis management, reputational audits, pre-acquisition analysis, fraud investigations, complex litigation matters involving cross border issues, asset searches and hostile takeovers.
October 7th, 2010 / Viceroy Hotel .
Cuba: far away and so close.
President Barack Obama has shown greater flexibility in his foreign policy towards Cuba than previous administrations, but Cuba has given him little to show for it. What will break first, the president’s patience or the island nation’s reluctance to change?
Julia E. Sweig is the Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. She specializes in U.S.-Latin America foreign policy. Sweig is an award-winning author of “Inside the Cuban Revolution” and director of numerous Council-sponsored Task Forces on Latin America. Her latest book, “Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know,” was released in June 2009.
