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Mr. Gabriel Hernández, CPA Managing Partner of BDO Puerto Rico and Co-Chairman of the Puerto Rico Conference 2020

Puerto Rico finds itself in a critical defining moment in its history with an economy that has been contracting for a decade, years of fiscal imbalance, social turmoil, and a massive exodus of its citizens. At this juncture and after the epic disasters caused by hurricanes and earthquakes, it is our obligation to search for a vision for Puerto Rico. New tools and better solutions are now urgent. In an effort to adequately address these critical issues, the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, Birling Capital Advisors, BDO Puerto Rico and El Nuevo Día, present the Puerto Rico Conference 2020 “Empowering Investment” to promote entrepreneurship, innovation and the systematic transformation of the Island’s economy, aimed at building a vibrant economy that is more interconnected globally, less dependent and more sustainable. This event also seeks to stimulate investment and confidence in the economy of Puerto Rico. Hosting events such as the Puerto Rico Conference is not enough to keep the momentum going and help achieve all that is needed to assist in the Transformation of Puerto Rico. Because of this and many other reasons, we have decided to launch The Transforming Puerto Rico Initiative during this edition of our Puerto Rico Conference. The Puerto Rico Conference and the Transforming Puerto Rico are both in response to most citizens’ grave concerns about Puerto Rico’s long-term economic growth and prospects. The Transforming Puerto Rico Initiative comprises a series of citizens engagements and programs that begin in the Puerto Rico Conference to create common ground and discussing how, together, we can transform the Puerto Rico economy. The Transforming Puerto Rico Initiative will lead the way to implement, promote and preserve changes to our current economic situation, that dialogue would then apply a set of goals, and we call them “Puerto Rico FIRST Goals.”

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The Puerto Rico FIRST Goals are: • Transform Puerto Rico with robust economic development and sustain the growth of 4% over the next four years. • Have an industrial structure in which employment in activities related to the knowledge bases economy with not less than 25% of GNP within ten years. • Create 300,000 new jobs in the private sector in the next six years. • Increase the labor participation rate to 55% in six years. • Reduce the unemployment rate to 5% in six years. • Reduce the government apparatus by transferring to the private sector any corporation, operation, or service that the private sector can perform more efficiently. • Increase median household income by 30%, from the current $20,873.80. • Transform the educational system from primary to university level into one focused on entrepreneurship, trades and transformation. • Measure ourselves with all international metrics to maintain competitiveness. The Puerto Rico First Goals, goals that Puerto Rico needs, and this vision must be achieved and followed regardless of which party or ideology has control of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rico First Goals should be protected, preserved, and driven by the people so that they will endure over time; these will be the goals of the people. In total, the Puerto Rico FIRST Goals create more than $15.5 billion in new economic activity, wealth creation, job growth, and education, which is before analyzing the benefits of extracting the Government from businesses that the private sector can do better. The Puerto Rico First Goals are the key to transforming Puerto Rico. We have prepared a robust agenda that will be delivered by remarkable line-up of visionary speakers, who will share their insights with us. Therefore, we hope this 2020 edition of the Puerto Rico Conference not only will educate our audience and provide valuable information about Puerto Rico’s Economic Recovery, Entrepreneurship, Knowledge-Economy, Family Business, Access to Capital, Puerto Rico’s Competitiveness, the Implementation of Puerto Rico First Goals, and many other topics of great interest, but will stimulate and energize our entrepreneurial spirit, optimism and confidence. As we all engage ourselves in the extraordinary content of the Puerto Rico Conference, and we all adopt The Transforming Puerto Rico Initiative, we become the change agents we want in the world and Puerto Rico. Congratulations on being part of one of the most transcendental economic conference on our Island.

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Schedule of Events 7:30-8:20am

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8:20-8:30am

Welcome Remarks Master of Ceremony: Mr. Miguel L. Vargas Jiménez, Executive Director & CEO, Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce • Mr. Francisco J. Rodríguez-Castro President & CEO of Birling Capitol Advisors, LLC and Chairman of the Puerto Rico Conference 2020 • Mr. Gabriel Hernández, CPA Managing Partner of BDO Puerto Rico, LLC and Co-Chairman of the Puerto Rico Conference 2020 • Mr. José E. Ledesma Fuentes President & Chairman of the Board, PRCC

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Puerto Rico Economic Update Keynote Speaker: • Mr. José J. Villamil Chairman of the Board & CEO, Estudios Técnicos. Inc. and PRCC Former President

Recovery and Resilience: Rebuilding Puerto Rico Together Keynote Speaker: • Rear Admiral Peter J. Brown White House Special Representative for Puerto Rico’s Disaster Recovery

8:50-9:05am

9:05-9:20am Puerto Rico Tourism 2020: Our Buster Douglas Moment Keynote Speaker: • Mr. Brad Dean Chief Executive Officer, Discover Puerto Rico 9:20-10:00am High Impact Entrepreneurial Development in Puerto Rico Moderator: Mr. Gabriel Hernández, CPA, Managing Partner of BDO Puerto Rico, LLC and Co- Chairman of the Puerto Rico Conference 2020 Discussion Panel and Invited Panelists: • Dr. Ubaldo M. Córdova Figueroa Executive Vicepresident, University of Puertro Rico • Mr. James P. Connor Founding Partner & CEO, Acrecent Financial • Mrs. Dolmarie Méndez, MBA, CHRS Co-Founder & CEO, Abartys Health, LLC • Dr. Richard Shinto, MD, MBA CEO of InnovaCare Health Solutions and President & CEO of MMM Holdings, LLC • Mr. Juan E. Bauzá Bayrón Economic Development Representative PR & USVI, U.S. Economic Development Administration • Mr. Jason Borschow President & CEO, Abarca Health, LLC

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Ambassadors of Exporting Knowledge Keynote Speaker: • Mr. Morgan “Mac” Schuessler CEO & President, Evertec, Inc.

10:00-10:15am

10:15-11:00am

Top Entrepreneurial Sectors Moderator: Mr. Luis Torres Llompart, CPA, Partner at BDO in Puerto Rico and PRCC Former President Discussion Panel and Invited Panelists: HealthCare: • Mr. James P. O’Drobinak Chief Executive Officer of Medical Card System, Inc. Manufacturing and Pharmaceutical Sector: • Mrs. Elizabeth Plaza President & CEO, Pharma-Bio Serv, Inc. Tourism: • Mrs. Clarisa Jiménez President & CEO, PRHTA Construction: • Mr. José Domingo Pérez, P.E. President, Caribe Tecno, Inc. Blue Economy: • Mrs. Rita Angleró Executive Director, Bluetide PR, Inc.

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From Maria to the Earthquakes: Puerto Rico Facing Natures Wrath Moderator: Mr. Alex Delgado, Director of NotiUno 630, Uno Radio Group Discussion Panel and Invited Panelists: • Mr. Eli Díaz-Atienza, J.D., P.E. Executive President Puerto Rico Acueduct & Sewer Authority & Governors Representative in the Financial Oversight and Management Board • Hon. Luis Carlos Fernández Trinchet Secretary, Puerto Rico Department of Housing • Hon. Elmer Román Secretary of State of Puerto Rico • Major General José J. Reyes Adjutant General of Puerto Rico

11:45-12:00m

Solutions for Earthquake Recovery in Puerto Rico Keynote Speakers: • Dr. H. Kit Miyamoto, Ph.D., S.E. Global CEO and President of Miyamoto International, Inc. • Mr. Iván Hernández, S.E., P.E. Principal Miyamoto International ,Inc.

12:00-12:20pm Entrepreneurship Impact on Higher Education Keynote Speaker: • Dr. Jorge Haddock President, University of Puerto Rico

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Keynote Luncheon – Leading Change in Times of Crisis and Beyond Keynote Speaker: • Dr. Scott S. Cowen President Emeritus and Distinguished University Chair, Tulane University

12:20-2:00pm

2:00-2:45pm

Reinventing the Family Business in Puerto Rico Moderator: Mr. Manuel Cidre, Founder of Los Cidrines, Former Chair PRMA, Productos de PR & Statesman Discussion Panel and Invited Panelists: • Mr. Carlos A. Trápaga Fonalledas CEO & President, TraFon Group, Inc. • Mr. Antonio Luis Ferré Rangel Chief Executive Officer of Kingbird Investment Management • Mr. Federico Sánchez President & CEO, Interlink • Mr. Juan Mateo Cidre President of Sobao by Los Cidrines • Mr. Antonio Muñoz Grajales President of Muñoz Holdings

Investment in Tech - Pixels From Puerto Rico to the World Keynote Speaker: • Mr. Pedro Juan Hernández President of Digital Presencial

2:45-2:55pm

2:55-3:10pm Puerto Rico: Opportunity, Growth & Transformation Keynote Speaker: • Mr. Rodrick Miller Chief Executive Officer, Invest Puerto Rico 3:10-4:00pm High Impact Entrepreneurship in Puerto Rico Moderator: Mr. Miguel L. Vargas Jiménez, Executive Director & CEO, Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce Discussion Panel and Invited Panelists: • Mr. José F. Méndez Méndez President, Ana G. Méndez University System Inc. • Mr. Manuel J. Fernós, Esq. President, Inter American University of Puerto Rico • Dr. Carlos A. Quiñónes Alfonso Founder and President, Dewey University • Mrs. Gladys Nieves, P.E. President, EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc. • Mrs. Verónica Colón Rosario Director, Holberton School Puerto Rico 4:00-4:45pm Access to Capital: Puerto Rico’s Home-Grown Lenders Lead the Way Moderator: Mr. Arturo L. Carrión, Retired-Consultant Discussion Panel and Invited Panelists: • Mr. Ignacio Álvarez, Esq. President & CEO, Popular, Inc. • Mr. Michael McDonald Executive Vice President & Business Group Executive, FirstBank Puerto Rico • Mr. Rodolfo Sánchez-Colberg Managing Partner, Parliament Capital Management (“PCM”)

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• Mr. Josué E. Rivera State Director – Puerto Rico, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture 4:45-5:00pm Betting on Puerto Rico’s Future: #Yonomequito Keynote Speaker: • Mr. Carlos López-Lay President & CEO of Bella Group 5:00-5:15pm Betting Big on Tourism for Puerto Rico’s Future Keynote Speaker: • Mr. Federico Stubbe, Jr. President, PRISA Group 5:15-5:30pm Puerto Rico Economic Development Update Keynote Speaker: • Hon. Manuel A. Laboy Rivera Secretary, Department of Economic Development & Commerce of Puerto Rico 5:30 - 5:45pm Closing Remarks • Mr. Francisco J. Rodríguez-Castro Chairman, Puerto Rico Conference 2020 • Mr. Gabriel Hernández, CPA Co-Chairman of the Puerto Rico Conference 2020 • Mr. José E. Ledesma Fuentes President & Chairman of the Board, PRCC 6:00-7:30pm Networking Cocktail

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Dr. Scott S. Cowen

President Emeritus and Distinguished University Chair Tulane University

Scott S. Cowen is President Emeritus and Distinguished University Chair of Tulane University and the author, most recently, of Winnebagos on Wednesdays: How Visionary Leadership Can Transform Higher Education. He served as Tulane’s 14th president from July 1998 through June 2014 and has been named one of the top college presidents in the nation by TIME Magazine. Newsweek twice declared Tulane, under his leadership, one of the “Hottest Schools in America.” Dr. Cowen is the recipient of several national awards, including the Carnegie Corporation Academic Leadership Award and the TIAA-CREF Theodore M. Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence in Higher Education, as well as honorary degrees from the nation’s top institutions including the University of Notre Dame, Brown University, Yeshiva University, the University of Connecticut, and Case Western Reserve University. He was a leader in New Orleans’ recovery from Hurricane Katrina, which inflicted more than $650 million in damages to Tulane alone, and has been widely praised for helping to transform New Orleans’ K-12 public schools and health care system after the storm. For these and other efforts, Dr. Cowen was awarded the Times-Picayune’s Loving Cup, New Orleans CityBusiness named him one of the 30 “Driving Forces” in New Orleans in the last 30 years and he was named New Orleanian of the Year by Gambit. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and was a member of the White House Council for Community Solutions, which advised President Barack Obama on the needs of disconnected youth. Dr. Cowen received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut and his master’s and doctorate in business administration from The George Washington University. PUERTO RICO CONFERENCE 2020

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Mr. Francisco J. Rodríguez-Castro

Presidente & CEO of Birling Capital and Chairman of the Puerto Rico Conference 2020 Mr. Rodriguez-Castro is President & CEO of Birling Capital since its creation and manages all aspects of its practice. Mr. RodriguezCastro with over 25 years of experience has been a key executive in government, global, multinational and public companies as well as a key corporate advisor to multiple entities in a diverse array of market segments. He has participated in structuring over $10 billion in Municipal Finance, Corporate, Commercial, Asset Based, AFICA and Mergers and Acquisitions transactions. Mr. Rodríguez Castro has been Managing Director at UBS, President & CEO of the Economic Development Bank and held senior lending positions in the corporate banking sector. He is also a key leader in promoting the private sectors participation in the formulation of public policy of the country supporting the governments in its efforts to achieve and maintain sustained economic development for Puerto Rico. In addition to his management roles he was the founder of the Private Sector Coalition a not for profit association. As board member of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce starting in 2006 he organized, founded and Chairs the Puerto Rico Conference a Macro economic investment conference.

Mr. José J. Villamil

Chairman of the Board & CEO, Estudios Tecnicos. Inc. and PRCC Former President JOSÉ J. VILLAMIL is Chairman of the Board of the consulting firm Estudios Técnicos, Inc. He graduated from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce of the University of Pennsylvania. He has lectured at a number of Latin American, U.S. and European universities and was a consultant to the U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America and the U.N. Latin American Economic and Social Planning Institute. He has served on the boards of a number of international organizations and was President of the Inter American Planning Society. In Puerto Rico, he has chaired the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, the Puerto Rico Economics Association, was a founding Director of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, and has served on the Economic Advisory Councils of several Governors of Puerto Rico.

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Rear Admiral Peter J. Brown

White House Special Representative for Puerto Rico’s Disaster Recovery Rear Admiral Peter J. Brown, U.S. Coast Guard, serves as President Trump’s Special Representative for Puerto Rico Disaster Recovery at the White House. Admiral Brown coordinates United States Government efforts to build the infrastructure and resiliency of Puerto Rico. He recently served as United States Homeland Security Advisor and before joining the White House in July 2019, he served as Commander of the Seventh Coast Guard District headquartered in Miami, Florida. As District Commander, he was responsible for all Coast Guard operations in the Southeast United States and the Caribbean Basin, including Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Promoted to flag rank in 2013, Rear Admiral Brown previously served as Assistant Commandant for Response Policy at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters where he oversaw the development of strategic response doctrine and policy guidance for all Coast Guard forces. Originally, from Somers, NY, Rear Admiral Brown is a 1985 graduate of the U. S. Coast Guard Academy with a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry. His Coast Guard career has primarily focused on sea duty and tactical law enforcement, with four afloat and three TACLET/LEDET tours of duty, including command of USCG Cutter BOUTWELL and Coast Guard TACLET South. Rear Admiral Brown earned a Master’s degree in chemistry at the University of Miami in 1991 and taught chemistry at the Coast Guard Academy from 1991-95. He earned a law degree from the University of Connecticut in 1995. Admiral Brown and his wife, Jenny, have two children, C.J. and Angela. Rear Admiral Brown’s personal awards include five Legion of Merit, five Meritorious Service Medals, two Commendation Medals, three Achievement Medals, and numerous unit and team awards.

Mr. Brad Dean

Chief Executive Officer Discover Puerto Rico Brad Dean, originally from Illinois, holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree from Moody Bible Institute. Brad began his career in Puerto Rico, where he worked for General Electric. Brad also worked for Hard Rock Café as a unit controller and general manager. In 1998, he joined the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, a regional DMO, where he first served as CFO, then as CEO. Brad has 20+ years of experience in the travel & tourism industry.

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Moderator: Mr. Gabriel Hernández, CPA

Managing Partner of BDO Puerto Rico, LLC and Co-Chairman of the Puerto Rico Conference 2020

GABRIEL HERNÁNDEZ is a leader, entrepreneur and expert in providing tax consulting services to clients in the US mainland and Puerto Rico, including structuring mergers, acquisitions, and outbound and inbound investments. He is the Head of the Tax Division at BDO Puerto Rico, the largest local CPA firm in Puerto Rico, serving a portfolio of more than 2,000 clients through a talented group of 14 partners and close to 200 professionals. Hernández is also the Head of Tax for the Caribbean for BDO International, the 5th largest global accounting firm with more than 1,400 offices and 67,000 employees throughout the world.

Dr. Ubaldo M. Córdova Figueroa

Executive Vicepresident, University of Puerto Rico Dr. Ubaldo M. Córdova-Figueroa is the executive vice president for Academic Affairs and Research at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR). Córdova-Figueroa is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and an adjunct professor in the Department of Physics, the Bioengineering graduate program, and the Computing and Information Science and Engineering graduate program at the UPR Mayagüez (UPRM) campus. Prior to becoming executive vice president, Córdova-Figueroa held the position of Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Research, Innovation, and Creative Endeavors at UPRM. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust of Puerto Rico since August 2019. As a researcher, Córdova-Figueroa is the co-leader of a recently awarded NSF EPSCoR Track 1 grant amounting to $20M. During the past years, he has received grants from NSF and other federal agencies amounting to over $1.3M, including the NSF CAREER award. He is an expert in theoretical and simulation methods. His research lab addresses problems in fluid mechanics and interfacial phenomena. Currently, Córdova- Figueroa has a research team of 8 members. Córdova-Figueroa has an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from UPRM. He has been author or co-author in over 20 publications. Among these, three were published in Soft Matter and highlighted in the front and back covers.

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Mr. James P. Connor Founding Partner & CEO Acrecent Financial

Private equity sponsored entrepreneur specialized in making credit accessible to small and middle market companies in disadvantaged sectors. James is founding partner and CEO of Acrecent Financial and of the ’LIFT Puerto Rico Business Impact’ credit funds that serve hundreds of proven but overlooked businesses principally in Puerto Rico. James has raised over $350 million in equity and debt through various mechanisms and from multiple sources including its largest institutional investor, Darby Private Equity, a division of Franklin Templeton Investments. He has led the deployment of over $2 billion in credit access to SMEs throughout his career. Prior to forming Acrecent, he worked 9 years for GE Capital, where he became President of its Puerto Rico & Caribbean operations, leading the team in growing the portfolio to over $1 billion in assets and over 3000 customers. He holds an MBA from Columbia University and a BS from Purdue University. He is a tireless promoter of expanding an entrepreneurial mindset and access of private credit and equity as the principal thrusts of prosperity and economic justice for underdeveloped communities.

Mrs. Dolmarie Méndez, MBA, CHRS Co-Founder & CEO, Abartys Health, LLC

Dolmarie Mendez is the Chief Executive Officer and one of the original founders of Abartys Health, a health technology company focused on centralizing and improving healthcare processes for insurers.. Dolmarie brings over 13 years of experience in the health insurance market, specifically in benefits. Beyond her extensive knowledge of the financing and underwriting processes of the health insurance market, she is a U.S. compliance officer – helping insurance companies improve their quality standards and requisitions, build and implement products, and navigate the compliance webs of the healthcare market. In 2011 Dolmarie became a Healthcare Compliance Officer & US Policy Auditor. She is a licensed Self-insured specialist and Medical Claims & Prescription Processing Auditor. Dolmarie is one of the top healthcare systems experts in Puerto Rico, with extensive experience in ACA, ERISA, self-funded group management, U.S. corporate wellness policy, actuarial/underwriting, and U.S. healthcare policy.

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Dr. Richard Shinto, MD, MBA

CEO of InnovaCare Health Solutions and President & CEO of MMM Holdings, LLC Dr. Richard Shinto is President and Chief Executive Officer of InnovaCare Health, an integrated healthcare company dedicated to improving lives through value-based care. Dr. Shinto has more than 25 years of clinical and operational healthcare experience in managed care, with a proven track record of innovative, physician-led care models that improve quality, patient satisfaction and financial performance. Dr. Shinto serves as CEO of InnovaCare’s subsidiaries in Puerto Rico through MMM Holdings, which includes MMM Healthcare, the island’s oldest and largest Medicare Advantage plan, managing more than 250,000 lives. From 2008 until its sale in 2012, he served as President and CEO of Aveta Inc. Prior to that position, he served as CEO of NAMM California. Before joining NAMM, Dr. Shinto was the COO and CMO for Medical Pathways Management Company. He served as Corporate Vice President of Medical Management for MedPartners from 1995-1997, before he left to become CMO for Cal Optima Health Plan, a Medicaid plan based in Orange County, Calif. Dr. Shinto began his medical tenure as an internist and pulmonologist practicing in Southern California.

Mr. Juan E. Bauzá Bayrón

Economic Development Representative PR & USVI, U.S. Economic Development Administration JUAN BAUZÁ BAYRÓN is the Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA) Representative (EDR) for PR & USVI. He also serves as the Field Coordinator for the Economic Recovery Support Function in Puerto Rico, under the National Disaster Recovery Framework. As EDR, he led the team drafting the Economic Recovery Courses of Action in the PR Economic Recovery Plan. Prior to working with EDA, Bauzá held the position of Economic Development Specialist (EDS) for the Small Business Administration for the Puerto Rico & USVI Field Office. In this role of EDS, he led the Small Business Innovation and Research program development in PR which resulted in the inclusion of PR in the National SBIR Road Tour. He was also the District Office Technical Resource providing oversight of the Women Business Centers in PR.

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Mr. Jason Borschow

President & CEO, Abarca Health, LLC Healthcare is a part of Jason Borschow’s DNA. He grew up in the business working at Borschow Drug, a medical supply and pharmaceutical distribution company started by his grandfather in 1951 and sold to Cardinal Health (CAH) in 2008. After graduating from Harvard College and leading the sale of the family business in 2008, Jason launched Abarca, a pharmacy benefit management company with an entirely different approach to technology and business practices, and a corporate culture unlike any other company in the industry. The company serves over 3.2 million patients, managing over 75 million prescriptions transactions annually across Puerto Rico and the United States. In 2018, EY named him Entrepreneur of the Year for financial and insurance services segment In the Florida region. In 2019, he was selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur, a network that recognizes and supports high-impact entrepreneurs across the globe. He has also been committed to the success of various non-profit organizations including ConPRmetidos, Foundation for Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Healthcare Crisis Coalition, and the Young President’s Organization. Jason and his wife, Lauren, have three boys and live in San Juan.

Mr. Morgan “Mac” Schuessler CEO & President, Evertec, Inc.

Morgan M. “Mac” Schuessler, Jr. is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Evertec since April 2015. Schuessler has over 20 years of payment industry leadership experience. He has served as President of International for Global Payments Inc., overseeing business in 23 countries throughout Europe and Asia. From 2008 to 2012, Schuessler served as Global Payments’ Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. Prior to joining Global Payments, Schuessler served in several leadership positions with American Express, Inc. including Vice President, Global Purchasing Solutions with responsibility for managing the company’s purchasing card business globally. Schuessler was previously a member of Visa’s Senior Client Council and the UnionPay International Member, the international division of China UnionPay (CUP). He holds a bachelor’s degree from New York University and an MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School where he currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Dean’s Advisory Board. Additionally, Schuessler serves on the Advisory Board of the Puerto Rico Open, the Island’s annual PGA tournament, and is also a member of both Young President’s organization (YPO) and Consejo Empresarial de América Latina (CEAL).

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Moderator: Mr. Luis Torres Llompart, CPA Partner at BDO in Puerto Rico and PRCC Former President LUIS TORRES LLOMPART is a Partner at BDO Puerto Rico. He has more than 30 years of experience in private and public accounting and has specialized in providing consulting in business, financial and operational areas, auditing, accounting systems, financial reporting and others. His industry experience includes, manufacturing, hotel (leisure time), retail and wholesale, insurance, pension and welfare funds and construction. He has been in public accounting starting in Laventhol & Horwath International Firm. Torres Llompart has been Vice Chair of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Chair of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, Chair of the Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants, Member of the Puerto Rico Board of Accountancy, Delegate of the White House Conference on Small Business Administration, and former part time professor at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico.

Mr. James P. O’Drobinak Chief Executive Officer of Medical Card System, Inc.

Jim O’Drobinak arrived at MCS Healthcare Holdings, LLC. (MCS) in 2011 as President and Chief Executive Officer and was later appointed Chairman of the Board in 2012. In 2012, O’Drobinak was named president of the Puerto Rico Medicaid and Medicare Advantage Products Association (MMAPA). During his tenure as President, which ended in 2016, he led the industry’s efforts aimed at protecting federally funded healthcare programs for Puerto Rico, and continues his involvement with MMAPA currently as an Officer and Board Member. Jim began his career with Deloitte & Touche, and has excelled in companies such as Advantech, and ABR Information Services, which was later sold to Ceridian. Jim and his wife, Liana, were also founders of Acclaris LLC and a member of its Board of Directors up until its sale in 2010 to a private equity group. He graduated Cum Laude from the University of South Florida with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, and is a Certified Public Accountant. O’Drobinak and his wife, Liana, live in San Juan, and are very proud of their four children: Ryan, Katie, Eric, and Michael, the greatest achievements of their lives.

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Mrs. Elizabeth Plaza

President & CEO, Pharma-Bio Serv, Inc. ELIZABETH PLAZA is a strategist, founder and President of Strategic Consultants International, LLC (since 2013), and founder and Chairwoman of compliance support of PharmaBio Serv (since 1993) providing services in the Caribbean, USA, Europe, Asia and Latin America. She has worked for Warner Lambert (now Pfizer) and Johnson & Johnson. Graduated with a degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the School of Pharmacy of the University of Puerto Rico, attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Executive Development program, and the Kellogg Management Development Program for Minority CEOs at Northwestern University in Illinois. Ms. Plaza has served as a board member for: U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Advisory Council on Minority Business Enterprise (MBDA); the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association; the Export Commerce Advisory Council for the Puerto Rico government; CEAL (Latin America Entrepreneur Council), among others.

Mrs. Clarisa Jiménez President & CEO, PRHTA

CLARISA JIMENEZ is President and CEO of the Puerto Rico Hotel & Tourism Association (PRHTA). She is accountable for the operation of the 500-member PRHTA and manages its $1.2 million budget Jimenez’ tourism career includes more than 30 years of experience, of which 14 years were at the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. She has been recognized by Caribbean Business Influential Business Woman 2005, SME Top Management Award 2006, National Hotel Association Executive of the Year 2008 and Hispanic Executive 2012. Her prior tourism related experience includes being: Head of the marketing division at the Puerto Rico Tourism Company; Regional director responsible for the operation and promotion of Puerto Rico Tourism Company’s western region based in California; and President of Hospitality Marketing and Solutions, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in tourism marketing.

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Mr. José Domingo Pérez, P.E. President, Caribe Tecno, Inc.

José Domingo Pérez, P.E. is a former president of the General Contractors Association of Puerto Rico, of the Civil Engineers Institute, and of the Engineers and Surveyors Association of Puerto Rico. Engineer Pérez is president and founder of Caribe Tecno, Inc., a construction firm that has developed and built nationally and internationally awarded projects, such as hospitals, stadiums, coliseums, tourist docks, urban train buildings, office and industrial buildings, extensive parks and urban spaces, dozens of educational facilities and thousands of individual and multi-family housing units. In addition to being an engineer and surveyor, he supports the development of the arts as a member of the Board of Directors of the Art Museum of Puerto Rico. In the field of education, he was president of the Board of Trustees of the Ana G. Méndez University System and contributed to the creation of the Engineering School of the University of of Turabo that today bears his name and remains there as one of its main advisors.

Mrs. Rita Angleró

Executive Director, Bluetide PR, Inc. Rita J. Angleró graduated from the Pennsylvania State University obtaining a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering with a Minor in Engineering Leadership Development. During her years of college she became the Vice-President and President of the Society of Hispanic Professional for Penn State Main Campus. She also had the opportunity to complete her last semester of college at Tecnun, University of Navarra in San Sebastian, Spain. She has 14 years of experience in the medical device industry in Puerto Rico and has obtained vast experience in the manufacturing, supply chain, and logistic disciplines. One of her major accomplishments was leading the implementation and standardization of the Supply, Inventory and Operations Planning Process of four leading manufacturing sites in Mexico and Puerto Rico. Rita J. Angleró is currently the Executive Director for Bluetide Puerto Rico.

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Moderator: Mr. Alex Delgado Director of NotiUno 630, Uno Radio Group ALEX DELGADO, a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus - serves as Programming Director at the radio station NotiUno 630 and directs the radio programs: “Sin Medio” and “Ante la Justicia”. He has written for the newspapers El Expreso, El Vocero and Metro Puerto Rico and participates as an analyst in the television program ‘Jugando Pelota Dura’ at Univisión Puerto Rico. He was ‘Managing Editor’ of NotiCentro-Wapa TV, where he later became Vice President of News, directing NotiCentro. He began his communications career in 1999 at the Wapa Radio station, joining - later - the Cadena Radio Puerto Rico news team.

Mr. Eli Díaz-Atienza, J.D., P.E.

Executive President Puerto Rico Acueduct & Sewer Authority & Governors Representative in the Financial Oversight and Management Board ELÍ DÍAZ ATIENZA graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Civil Engineering degree in 1999. In 2006, he obtained a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the Law School of the University of Puerto Rico. He began his work in the government sector in 2009 as an Infrastructure Advisor in Fortaleza, while also serving as legal director in the Authority for Public-Private Partnerships. He also served as executive director of the Solid Waste Authority (2010-2012). Since 2017, he has been executive president of the Aqueduct and Sewer Authority. In 2018, he was appointed president of the Governing Board of the Electric Power Authority and served until August 2019, when Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced appointed him an ex-officio member of the Financial Oversight Board.

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Hon. Luis Carlos Fernández Trinchet

Secretary, Puerto Rico Department of Housing Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced nominated the Secretary of the Department of Housing, Mr. Luis Carlos Fernández Trinchet, Esq., CFA on Tuesday, February 28, 2020. Before being confirmed as Secretary of Housing (February 13, 2020), he served as Executive Director at the Puerto Rico Housing Financing Authority (PRHFA) and President of the Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico (EDB). He has held various executive positions in private banks, standing out mainly in the areas of investments, private banking, individual and corporate trusts, securities issues, contributions, and successions. In the public sector, his execution has emphasized financing, housing tax credits (federal and local), financial structures, investments in different sectors, CDBG-DR, opportunity zones, and HOME funds. Fernández Trinchet has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Puerto Rico and a master’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in finance, business environment and public policy from the University of Rochester, New York. He obtained a Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto Rico and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA Institute).

Hon. Elmer Román

Secretary of State of Puerto Rico Hon. Elmer Román is a Puerto Rican government official and military officer. In December 2019, he was designated as Secretary of State of Puerto Rico by governor Wanda Vázquez Garced. He was appointed as the secretary of Puerto Rico Department of Public Safety on April 9, 2019, succeeding Héctor Pesquera. Secretary Román is from Villas del Cafetal in Yauco, Puerto Rico. He completed a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering at University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez and a master’s in systems engineering at Virginia Tech. He completed executive development courses at John F. Kennedy School of Government and is currently completing a doctor of administration at Colorado Technical University. πSecretary Román discovered his passion for military as a member of the Civil Air Patrol where he earned the General Carl A Spaatz Award, the highest award in the Civil Air Patrol cadet program. Went on to serve in the United States Marine Corps as a Platoon Sergeant, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. Other military positions include with the Office of Naval Research as Regional Director, U.S. Embassy Santiago, Chile; Director, Joint Capability Technology Demonstration and Commanding Officer, NR NAVSEA Supervisor of Salvage and Diving Unit in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Among his military awards are the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.

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Major General José J. Reyes Adjutant General of Puerto Rico

MAJOR GENERAL JOSÉ J. REYES was confirmed as the 22nd Adjutant General of Puerto Rico by the Senate of Puerto Rico in February of 2019. As Adjutant General, MG Reyes serves as the principal advisor to the Governor of Puerto Rico in all matters related to the readiness and preparation of military forces to perform Federal, State and Community missions. Prior to serving as The Adjutant General, MG Reyes served as Dual-Status Commander in 2017 after the passing of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. He has also served as Army G3 Operations Action Officer in the Pentagon, Puerto Rico National Guard G3, Commander of 201st Regional Training Institute and Assistant Adjutant General. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Puerto Rico in Accounting and a Master of Strategic Studies degree from the US Army War College.

Dr. H. Kit Miyamoto, Ph.D., S.E.

Global CEO and President of Miyamoto International, Inc. Dr. Miyamoto is a world-leading expert in disaster resiliency, response and reconstruction. He provides expert engineering and policy consultation to the World Bank, USAID, UN agencies, governments and private sector. He is a California Seismic Safety Commissioner, a Global CEO of Miyamoto International and a structural engineer. From the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake to the Ecuador, Nepal, Indonesia, New Zealand, Mexico and 2020 Puerto Rico earthquakes, Dr. Miyamoto has led teams of experts on dozens of response and reconstruction projects around the world. He also led critical seismic risk reduction programs in Turkey, the Philippines, Romania and Bangladesh, as well as disaster risk mitigation policy work in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and El Salvador. He is one of the most respected minds in disaster resiliency and recovery. Dr. Miyamoto holds advance degrees from the Tokyo Institute of Technology and California State University, where he has been recognized as a Distinguished Alumni. His team won the Engineering News-Record’s “Best Global Project” award four times and the U.S. Presidential “E” award. Major media such as ABC, CNN, LA Times, NY Times and Rolling Stone have profiled him. He was also featured in the “Designing for Disaster” exhibit at the National Building Museum.

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Mr. Iván Hernández, S.E., P.E. Principal Miyamoto International, Inc.

Iván Hernández has offered expert structural engineering design, inspection and construction services in Puerto Rico for the past 20 years. Iván is a licensed structural engineer in Puerto Rico and Florida. After Hurricane María devastated the Island in 2017, he provided his knowledge and experience with structural damage assessment and mitigation recommendations on a variety of projects. His expertise includes the design of high-rise buildings as well as manufacturing, retail, infrastructure and residential facilities. His diversified experience provides complete support from preliminary design to project completion.

Dr. Jorge Haddock President, University of Puerto Rico

DR. JORGE HADDOCK is the President of the University of Puerto Rico. He earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at the Mayaguez Campus, M.S. in Management Engineering from Rensselaer, and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University His academic life started at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; then to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, as associate dean of the Lally School of Management and Technology; dean of the Robins School of Business at the University of Richmond; the School of Management at George Mason; followed by the College of Management at the University of Massachusetts in Boston. He has authored and co-authored more than a hundred publications. One of his most recognized works is the book Creating Global Business Leaders: Business Education at the Intersection of Innovation, Technology and Globalization.

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Moderator: Mr. Manuel Cidre Founder of Los Cidrines, Former Chair PRMA, Productos de PR & Statesman

MANUEL CIDRE is a graduate of the Pontifical Catholic University of PR, where he studied management, finance and marketing. In 1978, he founded Los Cidrines; a leading company in the manufacture, wholesale and retail distribution of bakery and pastry products in Puerto Rico; also serving markets in the Caribbean, Central America, and the United States. In addition to serving with distinction on a number of University, Hospital, and Educationrelated Boards, he was president of the PRMA, Association of Products of PR, Board of Directors of the PR SBTDC, and president of the Alliance for the Development of PR. Mr. Cidre was an independent candidate for the governorship of Puerto Rico in 2016.

Mr. Carlos A. Trápaga Fonalledas CEO & President, TraFon Group, Inc.

Carlos Trápaga Fonalledas is CEO & President of TraFon Group, Inc., an import and export food distribution company headquartered in San Juan, P.R. TraFon has over 300,000 square feet of refrigerated storage facilities and over 200 employees in its combined facilities. Carlos began his career in the highly competitive world of international banking, focused on asset management for Latin American clients. He was recruited and hired by ABN AMRO, a Dutch-owned bank, at the time one of the largest banks in the World with operations in 63 countries and over 110,000 employees. After three years with ABN AMRO, rising to the position of Vice-President of Portfolio Management, he relocated from Miami to Puerto Rico. There, Carlos’ extensive banking experience led to a new position with Banco Popular as Assistant Vice-President of Popular Asset Management. After a very successful fiveyear stint with Banco Popular, having been promoted to the position of Vice-President and Sales Manager for Popular Securities, Carlos decided to pivot into the world of entrepreneurship. In 2005, Mr. Trápaga and his family acquired Star Meat a food distribution and processing company. With Carlos as President and CEO, the company began to grow, tripling sales in the first two years. In 2007, the company founded Caribbean Cold Storage and Logistics, and two years later acquired Packers Provisions and Provisiones Legrand. The expanded company was renamed TraFon Group in 2009. Carlos is committed to a wide range of activities in support of a variety of social causes. Mr. Trápaga has previously served on the Board of Trustees of the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico as well as on the LatinAmerican Board of Georgetown University. Currently, Carlos is an active board member of the Universidad Ana G. Mendez School of Hospitality & Culinary Arts. Carlos is married to Christina Trápaga, and together they have three children.

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Mr. Antonio Luis Ferré Rangel Chief Executive Officer of Kingbird Investment Management As CEO, Antonio Luis is leading a revolutionary expansion of the real estate business and integrating visionary property concepts and new technologies to the GFR family of assets, with a focus on growth and development. Previously, he was in charge of new business development and managed the operation of GFR business holdings in and outside of Puerto Rico. In 2002, he joined Grupo Ferré Rangel as Vice President of Strategic Planning. He started his career in 1992 at the Puerto Rican Cement (NYSE listed-company) where he was appointed to the positions of Vice President of Operations and Strategic Planning in 1996, Executive Vice President in 1998 and President and Chief Operations Officer in 2001.

Mr. Federico Sánchez President & CEO, Interlink

FEDERICO J. SÁNCHEZ is the President and CEO of Interlink Group, a full-service real estate investment firm founded in 1977. Based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Interlink has in-house capabilities in development, construction, and asset management with regional coverage of the Caribbean and South Florida. Interlink’s signature developments include: Sheraton Puerto Rico Convention Center Hotel & Casino Metro; AC Hotel San Juan in Condado; Cosmopolitan, a luxury condominium in Miramar; Hotel El Convento in Old San Juan; Bahía Beach Resort & Golf Club; St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort; and Las Casitas Village at El Conquistador Resort, among others. Mr. Sánchez is Full Member of Urban Land Institute (ULI), a Governor of the Urban Land Foundation, a board member of the PR Builders Association, the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust, and Foundation for Puerto Rico.

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Mr. Juan Mateo Cidre President of Sobao by Los Cidrines JUAN M. CIDRE is a graduate of Norwich University, Vermont. He is President and founder of Sobao by Los Cidrines, La Bodeguita and La Bodeguita Bar. In 2013, he buys the business from his father, Manuel Cidre, becoming the sole owner of the Cidrines and giving way to the new Bakery & Restaurant concept. In 2017, he established the first Sobao by Los Cidrines Bakery & Restaurant in the Condado. Since then, he opened a second Sobao in Rio Piedras, a third in Santurce, and La Bodeguita Bar in the Condado. This year, another will be established in San Patricio and by 2021 at the Residence Inn by Marriot Hotel in Isla Verde.

Mr. Antonio Muñoz Grajales President of Muñoz Holdings

CPA Antonio Muñoz Grajales is the President of Muñoz Holdings, Inc., a Company dedicated to Real Estate Development and Management in the commercial and residential areas and MB Sports Inc. Mr. Muñoz Grajales holds a Bachelors’ Degree in Accounting from the Pontificia Universidad Católica of Puerto Rico and has completed professional certifications at The Graduate School of Banking of the University of Colorado and the Institute of Real Estate Management in Massachusetts. His career spans from positions at Banco Financiero and Muñoz Holdings. Mr. Muñoz has been Member of the Board of Directors of Metro Office Park since 2010 and of Accrecent Financial Corp. since 2005. He has been recognized with various awards.

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Mr. Pedro Juan Hernández President of Digital Presencial Mr. Pedro Juan Hernández is a renowned businessman in the Direct Sales and Digital Marketing industry with experience working with sales organizations and top brands around the world. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on November 15, 1968, Mr. Hernández has vast experience in the development of international sales and marketing teams. Since the late 80’s and throughout the decade of the 90 he led the expansion on Latin America of one of the leading direct sales companies. In 2000, he founded Futuroe.com, one of the first digital marketing and audiovisuals development companies in Puerto Rico. Pedro partners with CEOs, executives and solopreneurs to grow their personal and professional brands, human-to-human and then amplifies the reach with pixels to human strategies. After spending nearly two decades working in Direct Sales and digital marketing for multimillion dollar brands and companies, Pedro knows what truly drives sales, personal and organizational growth and a systematized and recurrent approach to reach a new customer base. It’s how well you connect with the heart-beating people you’re trying to help and communicate your understanding back to them. Winner of the Teodoro Moscoso Award of the PR Chamber of Commerce in 2003. Finalist at the Ernst & Young Awards 2006. He has worked in digital projects for celebrities such as Ricky Martin, Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and companies like BMW, Burger King, UBS, SHRM among others. Mr. Hernández has been invited to lecture in more than 22 countries around the world in which he has developed the subject of economics and globalization. Nowadays, he is also a consultant, promoter and educator in the topics of digital and business evolution.

Mr. Rodrick Miller Chief Executive Officer, Invest Puerto Rico Rodrick Miller comes to Invest Puerto Rico after leading Ascendant Global, an economic development firm focused on providing bold growth solutions to help economies sustain themselves and gain jobs and private investment. Before that, he was President and CEO of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, the public-private partnership charged with leading the economic revitalization of the city of Detroit. Miller also served as the founding president and CEO of the New Orleans Business Alliance, the official economic development organization for the City of New Orleans. As the leader on economic recovery, Miller focused the organization’s efforts on lowering barriers to entry in the marketplace, increasing transparency, and developing approaches to drive inclusive economic growth. With numerous accolades under his belt, Miller is one of the foremost economic development leaders in the country, respected for his ability to maneuver in complex political and business environments, and craft strategies and structure deals to provide long-term value to communities and investors. He holds a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and a Bachelor of Science degree in international business from St. Augustine’s College. He is also a Fulbright Fellow.

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Moderator: Mr. Miguel L. Vargas Jiménez Executive Director & CEO Miguel L. Vargas-Jiménez began his professional career at Citibank, N.A. as a participant in the Executive Management Trainee Program, reaching the position of Resident Vice President in charge of the credit card business for Citibank/Citicorp in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Mexico. In 1989 he joined Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. as Vice Pres-ident of Marketing, Corporate Relations and Non Branch Business. For 1990, he is hired by Visa International to develop the Caribbean credit card market as Vice President and General Manager, establishing the Caribbean Regional Office of Visa International in San Juan. In the year 2000, Mr. Vargas joined GM Group and Evertec as Director of Marketing, Communications and Corporate Relations, maintaining that position until 2005 when he joined MasterCard Worldwide as General Manager for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Is-lands. Since the year 2012, Mr. Vargas serves as lecturer at the Universidad del Este in Caroli-na and as an independent consultant with Bank Solutions Group LLC. In June 2016, he joined the staff of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce as Executive Director and CEO of the institution. Community service is a major issue for Mr. Vargas which has led him to join the board of trustees and perform volunteer work at the Better Business Bureau, the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, SER de Puerto Rico, Boy Scouts of America Puerto Rico Coun-cil, Puerto Rico Museum of Art and other institutions. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mr. Vargas holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Ad-ministration from the University of Puerto Rico (Rio Piedras) and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor).

Mr. José F. Méndez Méndez President Ana G. Méndez University System Inc. JOSÉ F. MÉNDEZ-MÉNDEZ was appointed President of the Universidad Ana G. Méndez in August 2016. Upon assuming the presidency, he proposed to be an agent of change to promote a culture of innovation in all its institutions in Puerto Rico and the Continental United States, comprised by more than 2,000 administrative associates and professors and over 35,000 students. He started his professional life at Sistema TV (Channel 40) in 1984. He assumed increased responsibilities until becoming Vice President and General Manager. In 2002, he was appointed Director and later Associate Vice President for Corporate and International Affairs at the university. In 2009, he became Executive Vice President, whose responsibilities included the expansion and development of the institution’s off-campus centers in Puerto Rico and the Continental USA.

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Mr. Manuel J. Fernós, Esq. President Inter American University of Puerto Rico Manuel J. Fernós, Esq. has devoted a great part of his life to promoting social, ethical and professional formation of the youth. As an educator he has held the following educational and administrative positions at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico: Professor of the School of Law since 1979, Dean of the School of Law (1985-1992), Chancellor of the Metropolitan Campus (1992-1999) and has been University President since 1999. During his incumbency as President of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, he has succeeded in increasing academic offerings and has achieved a 50 million-dollar expansion in construction projects, among which a new building for the School of Optometry at the Bayamón Campus, a new building for the Computer Science and Telecommunications Center at the San German Campus, a Student Center at the Barranquitas Campus, the construction of dormitories at the Bayamón Campus and the expansion of facilities at the Aguadilla, Arecibo, Fajardo, Guayama and Ponce campuses, and at the School of law. He established the Assistant Vice-Presidency for Distance Learning and Technological Development for the support of a continuously growing Distance Learning Academic Program with over 18,000 student enrollments in 18 academic programs. In addition, he achieved the expansion of the Exchange and International Cooperation Programs, which at present include more than 100 agreements with prestigious institutions located in 15 countries in North America, Europe and Latin America. Manuel J. Fernós is also member of the boards of various associations and organizations working in the field of higher education.

Dr. Carlos A. Quiñones Alfonso Founder and President Dewey University Carlos A. Quiñones-Alfonso is the Founder and President of Dewey University; Institution of higher education in PR, established since 1992. He is currently a member of the Chamber of Commerce of PR and the Association of Industrialists of PR. He stands out in his professional career that he has dedicated to the development of this university and education in Puerto Rico. His Ph.D. is in Organizational Design and her Masters in Education, being the last one studied at Harvard University. His undergraduate studies are from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. On several occasions, Caribbean Business recognized him as the only educator, within the recognized Top 10 Business Leaders and Influential Businessman group.

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Mrs. Gladys Nieves, P.E. President EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc. Gladys Nieves Vázquez, was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The third of four sons of the founders of former EDP College. She studied at Syracuse University, and University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez where she was awarded a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering. She acquired a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras while she worked for Johnson & Johnson where began to apply her knowledge of total quality management. In 1997, after the death of her father, she took over the management of EDP College, becoming the youngest President at the national level of post-secondary institutions. In 2009, she announced along with her mother Gladys Vázquez the conversion of the nature of the Institution from “for profit” to a “nonprofit” institution. As another one of her achievements as President she managed to accredit the institution by Middle States Commission on higher Education and change, in 2013, from College status to University. Gladys Nieves Vázquez represented, for 8 years, the Institute of Industrial Engineers in the Disciplinary Court of the Association of Engineers. She is second Vice President of the Association of Colleges and Private Universities (ACUP), Secretary of Hispanic Educational Technology Services (HETS) and member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Private Education and Asociación Productos Hechos en Puerto Rico.

Mrs. Verónica Colón Rosario Director Holberton School Puerto Rico Verónica Colón-Rosario joined Holberton School in January 2020 as the Director of the Puerto Rico Campus. Before Holberton, Verónica was a Program Manager at Grupo Guayacán, Inc., a 23-year-track non-profit that supports the entrepreneurial community in Puerto Rico. Her role at Guayacán was managing the I-Corps PR Program, which helps entrepreneurs validate their business idea. Prior to that, Verónica worked as a Social Scientist for the Directorate of Social and Economic Sciences at the National Science Foundation, and at The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars as a Program Associate for the Latin American Program. She received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, and after graduating joined the National Institutes of Health as a research fellow. She received her M.A. in Latin American Studies from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University and has also completed Georgetown University’s Certificate in International Business Management.

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Moderator: Mr. Arturo L. Carrión Retired-Consultant

ARTURO L. CARRIÓN has over 60 years’ experience in the banking industry. From 1955 until 1986 he served at Banco Popular de Puerto Rico. At the time of his retirement, he was Executive Vice President, supervising the Business Development Corporate Services, International Services, Public Relations, and Advertising Divisions of the Bank. Upon his retirement from Banco Popular in 1986, he became Executive Vice President of the Puerto Rico Bankers Association. He is a BBA graduate with a major in economics from the University of Puerto Rico; a graduate of the American Institute of Banking where he was a professor of banking courses for 19 years; and a graduate from the Stonier Graduate School of Banking of the American Bankers Association at Rutgers University.

Mr. Ignacio Álvarez, Esq. President & CEO, Popular, Inc. Ignacio Alvarez has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Popular, Inc. since July 1, 2017. He previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2014 to 2017 and as Chief Legal Officer from 2010 to 2014. Prior to joining Popular, Alvarez was one of the founding partners of Pietrantoni Mendez & Alvarez LLP, one of the leading law firms in Puerto Rico. Alvarez, who specialized in corporate and banking law, was key in the firm’s success for 18 years. Alvarez was born in Havana, Cuba in 1958. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University, Magna Cum Laude, in 1980. He studied law at Harvard University, graduating Cum Laude in 1983. In that same year, he was admitted to practice law in the state of Florida and in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. He was an Adjunct Professor and Lecturer at the University of Puerto Rico Law School from 1988 to 1992. He has been a member of the Board of Regents of Georgetown University since October 2008. Alvarez is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Popular, Inc. and several of its subsidiaries, including Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Banco Popular North America.

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Mr. Michael McDonald Executive Vice President & Business Group Executive, FirstBank Puerto Rico With over 30 years of experience in various senior executive roles within the financial services industry, Michael McDonald, has extensive expertise in asset management, investment banking and commercial banking. As Business Group Director of Firstbank Puerto Rico, Michael over-sees Corporate Banking, Business Banking, Commercial Transaction Banking, Platinum Banking, and FirstBank Securities. He leads a team of more than 20 seasoned relationship officers re-sponsible for a loan portfolio of more than $2 billion. His team also provides support in under-writing, structuring and relationship management to other departments and affiliates of the Bank including the USVI and FirstBank Florida. Prior to Firstbank, Michael was President of a leading bank-owned securities and retail broker-age firm where he developed strategies to gather and manage retail and institutional financial assets while managing complex control and regulatory issues. Throughout his career, he has advised large and small, private and public companies in the areas of financial strategy and capital raising. Michael has a B.A. from Boston College and M.B.A from the Harvard Business School.

Mr. Rodolfo Sánchez-Colberg Managing Partner, Parliament Capital Management (“PCM”) Mr. Sánchez-Colberg, a seasoned credit and investment management professional, is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Parliament Capital Management (“PCM”), a San Juan based fund manager with a focus on direct lending and other credit opportunities. Since the launch of PCM’s investment advisory business in 2015, PCM has originated over $250MM in loans to small and middle market companies in Puerto Rico and the US. Prior to founding PCM, he served as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Operating Partners Co, LLC (“OPC”) and affiliates, a group of companies specializing on investments in credit opportunities and special situations with over $3.3 billion in assets under management, including consumer, commercial and real estate loan portfolios, both performing and non-performing. Through OPC, Rodolfo also led a number of transactions of distressed receivables portfolios and other special opportunities in Latin America and Europe. Rodolfo has a B.A. in Management and Information Systems from the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico and successfully completed the Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program (REAP) from the Sloan School of Management of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Instituto Psicopedagógico de Puerto Rico and is a Member of the Board of Directors of Accepta, LLC, a payment processing company. He is also Chairman of the Puerto Rico Chapter of the Young President’s Organiza-tion (YPO) and is an investment advisor representative (Series 65 certified).

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Mr. Josué E. Rivera State Director – Puerto Rico, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture

JOSUE E. RIVERA was appointed State Director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Development (RD) in Puerto Rico in 2018 and served as the Chairman of the State Food and Agriculture Council (SFAC). Mr. Rivera also completed the largest public utility restructuring in Rural Development’s portfolio, a $423 million transaction involving the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA). Previously, Mr. Rivera was a policy advisor with the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration (PRFAA), in Washington, DC. He has worked directly with FEMA’s National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) and the National Business Emergency Operations Center (NBEOC) to expedite recovery efforts. He also led advocacy sessions and delegations to Capitol Hill whose work ultimately resulted in the appropriation of $55 billion in disaster supplemental funds for Puerto Rico.

Mr. Carlos López-Lay President & CEO of Bella Group CARLOS A. LÓPEZ-LAY is the President & CEO of Bella Group, the only Puerto Rican automotive distribution company on the Island. The company has over 700 employees and generates more than $500 million in sales. He is the founder of the #Yonomequito social movement, a grass roots effort to uplift and inspire the community to work together for Puerto Rico. López-Lay holds a B.A. in Political Science and Business Administration from Mount St. Mary’s College, a J.D. from the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, and graduated from the Owner/President Management Program at Harvard University. He has been recognized with prestigious awards like the “Top 10 Business Leaders in Puerto Rico Hall of Fame”, “Top Management Award”, and “Top Business Partner of the Year”, among others, including being selected as one of Puerto Rico’s Top Employers on nine occasions.

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Mr. Federico Stubbe, Jr. President, PRISA Group Federico Stubbe Jr. is President of PRISA Group, a family-owned developer and builder of residential, resort, hospitality, gaming and entertainment projects in Puerto Rico and Florida. PRISA is developer, builder and partner in the $1.5 billion, 1,400-acre Dorado Beach Resort. During the last four years, the firm has completed close to $1billion in tourism-related projects on time and on budget, including the $340 million Dorado Beach, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve and Residences, three Hyatt Place hotels, one Hyatt House hotel, and two casinos. PRISA’s Hyatt portfolio resulted in it being named Hyatt’s 2014 Americas’ Developer of the Year. In addition, the firm has six residential projects in various stages of construction. Mr. Stubbe recently completed three Marriott select service hotels in Orlando and Tampa, Florida, An Element by Westin is close to opening in Orlando. In addition, PRISA is also developing El Distrito San Juan, a $175 million state-of-the-art urban entertainment district incorporating a 177-room Aloft hotel, a 6,000-spectator performance hall, cinemas, nightclub, rum distillery, zip line, restaurants and bars, among other offerings. El Distrito is currently in construction and scheduled to open Spring 2020. PRISA recently broke ground on Dorado Beach Health, a $110 million, 107-bed health facility in collaboration with Johns Hopkins Medicine, scheduled to open in 2021. Mr. Stubbe is currently Chairman of the Board of The TASIS School in Dorado, a PPK through 12th grade 900-student private school founded by his parents. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University, and MBA and Civil Engineering degrees from MIT and its Sloan School of Management.

Hon. Manuel A. Laboy Rivera Secretary, Department of Economic Development & Commerce of PR MANUEL LABOY RIVERA is the Secretary of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC) and Executive Director of the PR Industrial Development Company (PRID-CO). His mission is to attract new investment, promote the creation of new jobs and strengthen SMEs. He is responsible for the design and implementation of the economic development plan for Puerto Rico, including reforms related to competitiveness, infrastructure projects and technological innovation. He is president of the Board of Directors of: PRIDCO; PR Trade and Export Company; Puerto Rico Tourism Company; Convention District Authority; Local Authority for the Re-Development of Roosevelt Roads; PR Economic Development Bank; PR Science, Technology and Research Trust; and the Port of Las Americas Authority. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the UPR – Mayagüez Campus and an MBA from the Universidad del Turabo in Puerto Rico.

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State Innovation Initiatives: Modernizing Puerto Rico’s Health System to Drive Improvements in Care Delivery and Patient Outcomes

Friday, March 27, 2020 Caribe Hilton Hotel Registration: 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Conference: 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Networking Cocktail: 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

STATE INNOVATION INITIATIVES: MODERNIZING PUERTO RICO’S HEALTH Main Topics: SYSTEM TO DRIVE IMPROVEMENTS IN CARE DELIVERY AND PATIENT OUTCOMES MAIN TOPICS:

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State Innovation Initiatives: Modernizing Puerto Rico’s Health System to Drive Improvements in Care Delivery and Patient Outcomes • The U.S. Federal Government Perspective • The Puerto Rico Perspective

Private Sector Perspective: Importance of the Managed Care Model to Lower Cost, Increase Quality and Provide Access to Healthcare Services

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Innovation Initiatives: Modernizing Puerto Rico’s Health System Achieving Patient Access toState Innovative Medicines

Mental Health Challenges in Puerto Rico Beyond the Opioids Crisis

Valued-Based Care Model & the Role of Primary Care in the Puerto Rico Delivery System

The Use of Technology to Improve Care Delivery & Patient Outcomes

Politics of Healthcare: New Landscape in Washington, D.C.

to Drive Improvements in Care Delivery and Patient Outcomes

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