7:30am AST
9:00am AST
9:05am AST
A Greener Way to Do Business
Speakers 
Secretary, DNER
At the academic level, holds a bachelor's degree in Labor Relations from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus and a Juris Doctor from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico Law School. Career At the professional level, she has been practicing as a lawyer for 12...
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Tuesday April 30, 2019 9:05am - 9:15am AST
Hall B
9:15am AST
Promoting the Development of the Green Economy
Speakers 
Secretary, DDEC
Manuel A. Laboy Rivera is the Secretary of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DEDC) and Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO) with the mission to attract new investment, promote the creation of new jobs and strengthening of...
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Tuesday April 30, 2019 9:15am - 9:25am AST
Hall B
9:25am AST
Investing in Puerto Rico
Speakers 
Chief Executive Officer, InvestPR
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...
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Tuesday April 30, 2019 9:25am - 9:35am AST
Hall B
9:35am AST
Green Economy Panel
Moderators
Chief Executive Officer, InvestPR
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...
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Secretary, DDEC
Manuel A. Laboy Rivera is the Secretary of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DEDC) and Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO) with the mission to attract new investment, promote the creation of new jobs and strengthening of...
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Chairman, CEO, Estudios Técnicos, Inc.
Mr. Villamil has published extensively on development issues in small island systems. While a Visiting fellow at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, he published a book on planning and development in small economies (in Spanish, Ediciones SIAP, Buenos...
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Executive Director, AFAAF
Tuesday April 30, 2019 9:35am - 10:30am AST
Hall B
10:30am AST
10:45am AST
Successful Green Business Case Studies
Speakers 
Founding Partner, Sustainable Futures Group
Michael Laas is the Founding Partner of Sustainable Futures Group (SFG) - a consulting firm specializing in Sustainable Development, Green Building Practices, Sustainable Business Operations, Technology, and Resilience. SFG strives to be a collaborative consultancy that works with...
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Tuesday April 30, 2019 10:45am - 11:30am AST
Hall B
11:30am AST
12:00pm AST
LUNCH & CLIMATE CHANGE PRESENTATION
Speakers 
Engagement Director, Global Compact Network USA
Adam Roy Gordon is Engagement Director for Global Compact Network USA, the U.S. Network of the United Nations Global Compact. The U.N. Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative with over 10,000 members across 163 countries and Adam leads engagement...
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Tuesday April 30, 2019 12:00pm - 1:30pm AST
Hall B
1:30pm AST
Green Tourism Panel
Moderators 
Dean, International School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts, UAGM
Terestella González Denton has an extensive background in economic and tourism development in both public and private sectors. She held the position of Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) from 2005 to 2008.She is the Dean of the International School of Hospitality...
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Secretary, DNER
At the academic level, holds a bachelor's degree in Labor Relations from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus and a Juris Doctor from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico Law School. Career At the professional level, she has been practicing as a lawyer for 12...
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Executive Director, Puerto Rico Tourism Company
Carla Campos is the Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC), the Government of Puerto Rico’s Tourism Board.She was previously the Deputy Director and Chief Marketing Officer of the PRTC, but her tourism industry experience and track record in destination management...
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CEO, Discover Puerto Rico
After graduation from the University of Illinois with a degree in accounting, Brad Dean worked as a financial analyst for General Electric, and in 1993, he joined the Rank corporation, which had just purchased the Hard Rock Cafe chain. In 1995 he was tapped to open and run the Myrtle...
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Tuesday April 30, 2019 1:30pm - 2:15pm AST
Hall B
2:15pm AST
Green Building Panel
Moderators 
President, ECZ Group
Born in Troy, New York, Graduated from University of PR High School and pursued a bachelors degree of Science in Civil Engineering, at the Mayagüez campus of the UPR, graduating with honors.Interned at the NASA’s Center for Space Construction at the University of Colorado program...
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CEO, Alvarez-Diaz&Villalon®
Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz is the Co-founder and CEO of Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón® | Architecture & Interior Design. With offices in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Coral Gables – Miami, Florida, the firm topped the list of largest Architectural Firms in Puerto Rico (Caribbean Book of...
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Assistant Secretary, OGPe
Cintrón Flores was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. On 2003, she completed a Bachelor Degree in Architecture in Puerto Rico’s Polytechnic University.During her professional trajectory, she has worked as Construction Projects Manager in the Infrastructure Financing Authority; and...
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Secretary, PR Department of Housing
On December 2016, Fernando A. Gil-Enseñat, Esq., born and raised in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, was nominated by the Governor of Puerto Rico to serve as the Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Housing and the Chairman of the Board of the Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration...
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Tuesday April 30, 2019 2:15pm - 3:00pm AST
Hall B
3:00pm AST
3:15pm AST
Renewable Energy Panel
Moderators 
President, SESA Puerto Rico
Background on PJPJ Wilson is the Founder and President of the Solar + Energy Storage Association of Puerto Rico (SESA). Raised by schoolteachers on a farm in Missouri, PJ has a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Southern California, and is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer...
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Chief Operations Officer, IBD Energy
Performance-driven Senior Executive with 20 years’ comprehensive achievements across Engineering, Construction and Operational disciplines. Leverage business acumen across diverse cultures and economies. Develop performance-based, through supply chain engagement with new and existing...
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Chief Executive Office, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
On July 18, 2018 the Governor of Puerto Rico, Honorable RIcardo Rosselló Nevarez, together with the New Governing Board, announced the selection of electrical engineer José F. Ortiz Vázquez, as the new Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of PREPA.Ortiz officially assumed...
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CEO, Jordan Energy & Food Enterprises
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Jordan Energy & Food Enterprises, LLC, Bill has over 30 years of experience in renewable energy, building materials, and sustainable agriculture markets. Jordan has been involved in the development of over 8 MW of solar projects servicing 59...
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Tuesday April 30, 2019 3:15pm - 4:00pm AST
Hall B
4:00pm AST
Recycling Panel
Moderators 
Managing Partner, Vidal, Nieves & Bauzá, LLC
Mr. Nieves-Miranda is the President of the Strategy Committee of the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association, and Managing Member of Vidal, Nieves & Bauzá, LLC, a corporate law firm representing clients in the energy, insurance, real estate, aerospace, agriculture and manufacturing...
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Deputy Director, PRIDCO
Julio Benítez-Torres, Esq. is the Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO) with the mission to attract new investment, promote the creation of new jobs and strengthening small and medium enterprises. He is responsible for the strategic implementation...
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Acting Manager, DNER
Antonio Ríos obtained his bachelor’s degree in biology at the University of Puerto Rico. He then worked in the Scientific Research Division (Marine Resources) at the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico.Antonio has dedicated thirty years of experience...
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Tuesday April 30, 2019 4:00pm - 4:45pm AST
Hall B
4:45pm AST
