Join us SEPTEMBER 25 AND 26!

The goal of our conference is to educate the general public on critical aspects of the current reality in Colombia, as well as to bring different sectors of the Colombian community together, generating spaces for knowledge sharing and professional/personal development.

This year we will be exploring

• The Opportunities and Challenges in Colombia due to Covid-19
• Resources for our Colombian Immigrant Community
• The State of the Afro Colombian Community
• Innovation/Entrepreneurship and Colombia
• Colombian Sports/Culture and Music shaking the world

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FULL AGENDA - DIA 1 - DAY 1

PROGRAM STARTS AT 9AM ET/8AM COL

• John Moreno-Escobar - PorColombia President - Opening Remarks
• Hon. Ambassador Francisco Santos Calderon - Welcoming Remarks
• Maria Teresa Kumar- Fundadora Voto Latino - Keynote Speaker
• Andrew Rodrigo Nigrinis - Edumetria Co-founder

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(SPANISH) Panel - El Futuro de la Educación: Tecnología, Nuevas Habilidades para el Mercado

Moderador: Juan David Aristizabal - Founder and President, Los Zúper

Panelistas:

• Freddy Vega, Co-Founder and CEO of Platzi
• Maria Alejandra Baene Lombana, Executive Director Educa Mas
• Cristina Gomez, Centro de la 4ta revolución industrial - WEF (Medellin)

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(ENGLISH) Panel - Leading in Moments of Crisis

Moderator: Luisa Mendoza - Founder and CEO - Global Tourism Sports & Entertainment (GTSE)

Panelist:

• Juan Manuel Barrientos, Chef and Entrepreneur - El Cielo Restaurant
• Luis Felipe Barrientos Moreno, Vicepresidente de Escalamiento e Innovación iNNpulsa Colombia

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(SPANISH) Panel - Salud Mental y Estrés Post Traumático

Moderador: Coach Sergio Hernandez - Oigres Coaching

Panelistas:

• Maria Ximena Rodriguez, Psicologa- Life Coach
• Rosalia Fajardo, Regional Manager for the National Association for Hispanic Elderly/ ED Multicultural Family Center

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(ENGLISH) Panel - What are we learning from COVID-19?

Moderator: Diana Avellaneda - VP PorColombia DC

Panelists:

• Martha P. Jimenez, MBA, Senior Business Counselor/Trainer - Women Business Center
• Federico Hoyos - Consejero Presidencial para las Regiones
• Daniela Greiffenstein, Influencer Advisor FLUVIP

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(SPANISH) Panel - Medio Ambiente: Cambio Climático Post Pandemia

Moderador: Sergio Escobar - Directo Ejecutivo - Medellín Global Center for Strategic international Studies

Panelistas:

• Hon. Congresista Carlos Ardila, Representante del Putumayo
• Federico Gutierrez, C40, Ex-Alcalde de Medellin - Medellin
• Gerardo J Ruiz-Mercado, Ph.D, Chemical Engineer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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ARTISTIC SHOWCASE

PROGRAM STARTS AT 5:50PM - Via RSVP - Link will be provided in adavance

NETWORKING

EXPLOSION NEGRA - CONCERT

VIRIDIANA - ESCRITORA

OSCAR COLLAZOS - COMEDIANTE

DESANGUASHINGTON - CONCERT

FULL AGENDA - DIA 2 - DAY 2

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SPECIAL EVENT - CLASE DE SALSA (Link will be provided in advance)

CLASS WILL STARTS AT 9AM ET/8AM COL

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PROGRAM STARTS AT 11AM ET/10AM COL

• Isabella Gomez - PorColombia VP - Opening Remarks
• Dan Restrepo - Founder & Managing Director, Restrepo Strategies LLC
• Zuraya Tapia-Hadley - Manager Public Policy at Facebook
• Orlando Trujillo - Edumetria Co-founder

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(BI-LINGUAL) Panel - Herramientas para la Comunidad: Small Business Emergency Response

Moderator: Angela Neira - VP PorColombia Washington DC

Panelists:

• Francisco Gomez, CEO at Factum Global
• Daniel Parra, MCEDC Director, Business Diversity and Inclusion

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(ENGLISH) Panel - Colombia and the World from the Culture, Music and Sports Lense!

Moderator: Isabella Gomez Giron - VP PorColombia National

Panelists:

• Paula Uribe, Director, Public Policy and Government Affairs, PepsiCo
• Edgar Acero, Senior Manager, Content - Americas at FC Bayern München
• Laura Arrazola, Head, Latin American Communities, Homeis
• Nicolas Tovar, Cantautor y productor de la industria de la música contemporánea

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(SPANISH) SPECIAL PANEL - Colombia Afro!

Moderadora: Dra. Libia Mosquera Viveros, Directora de Cooperacion y Relaciones Internacionales, Alcaldia Distrital de Buenaventura

Panelistas:

• Luis Gilberto Murillo - Ex Ministro de Medio Ambiente/Ex Gobernador del Choco
• Oscar Gamboa Zúñiga - Director Ejecutivo, AMUNAFRO
• Marcia Santacruz, Presidenta Corporacion Amigos de la UNESCO para Colombia
• Ana María Bermúdez - Fisica Becaria Benedict College

Do you want to be a sponsor of our conference? Please contact us at president@porcolombia.us