The Miami Finance Forum and the Knight Foundation are hosting "Mapping Miami’s Financial Future 2017: Key South Florida Leaders Driving Entrepreneurial and Business Success" at the Four Seasons Hotel at 1435 Brickell Avenue from 12:30pm – 6:00PM on Friday, February 24.
This 2nd annual signature event will focus on providing insights and first-hand accounts from key leaders instrumental in shaping the business and entrepreneurial landscape in South Florida. Early registration is $125 per person for members and $175 per person for non-members by 2-22-17. To register online, visit www.miamifinanceforum.com.
“The Miami Finance Forum continues to break new ground for its innovation and ongoing support of the financial, entrepreneurial and investment communities in Miami and the rest of South Florida,” said Gregory M. Santín, Chairman of the Miami Finance Forum. “Our partnership with the Knight Foundation (KF) includes a series of events focused on startups, early stage, high growth companies and entrepreneurship. This is one of a series of events focused on integrating the Miami Finance Forum community with the entrepreneurial ecosystem which KF has made such an impact in establishing and fostering within our community.”
More than 200 people are expected to attend including startups, early and later stage companies, entrepreneurs from sectors such as healthcare, technology, manufacturing, retail and other industries as well as finance and banking professionals, C-level executives, legal and accounting professionals and all sub-segments of the finance community in Miami and South Florida.
The Emcee of the event is Tom Hudson, Vice President of News & Special Correspondent for WLRN Radio. The event begins with a welcome and memoriam to former MFF Chairman Raul Valdes-Fauli, followed by the Opening keynote speaker - Albert Santalo, Founder, Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer of CareCloud, and lunch. Two panel discussions held after lunch will include commentary from successful women executives from diverse sectors along with entrepreneurial innovators sharing their personal journeys of business building. The Closing keynote speaker is Victor Mendelson, Co-President of Heico Corporation, followed by networking and cocktails.
The ‘Characteristics of Success: Perspectives of Accomplished Women’ panel will feature:
*Jane Wooldridge, Business & Visual Arts Editor, The Miami Herald – Moderator
*Alice Bravo, Director, Miami Dade Department of Transportation and Public Works
*Carla Curiel, Co-Founder, Lanugo
*Pamela L. Kohl, Executive Vice President, Chief Products and Marketing Officer, Banco de Brasil Americas
*Rachel Loeffler, Global Head of Investment Banking & Private Equity Solutions, S&P Global Market Intelligence
*Julie Neitzel, Partner, WE Family Offices
The panel entitled ‘Entrepreneurs: Moments and Mentors’ will feature:
*Matt Haggman, Miami Program Director, Knight Foundation – Moderator
*Murilo Amaral, Co-Founder, Cargo42 (a winner of the MFF/KF Babson Rocket Pitch)
*Leslie Baumann, M.D., Founder, University of Miami Cosmetic Medicine and Research Institute
*Jessica Do Tully, Founder & CEO, Palmpress Coffee (a winner of the MFF/KF Babson Rocket Pitch)
*Juliana Fernandez, Founder, AEI (a global commercial interior design firm)
*Raul Segredo, Co-Founder and President, Avionica (an aviation communications manufacturer)
- Submitted by Miami Finance Forum