FDIC, SBA, and USDA Host Path to Prosperity Regional Series Puerto Rico
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Small Business Administration (SBA), and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have partnered to present a regional series entitled “Path to Prosperity Regional Series Puerto Rico.” This hybrid event will include three panel discussions comprised of lending and economic development experts. Facilitated conversations will focus on identifying challenges and sharing best practices and innovative solutions to accessing capital. Presenters will share how financial institutions, non-profits, and community-based organizations can encourage the development of a “Path to Prosperity” by incentivizing unbanked and underbanked small businesses to establish sustainable relationships with an insured financial institutions. The event will also include lender match-making sessions for small business owners across Puerto Rico. The event will further help to expand bank referrals of small businesses for technical assistance from business development organizations.
Presenters:
- Marlene Cintrón, Atlantic Region Administrator – Region II, SBA
- Josué E. Rivera-Castro, Director, Puerto Rico District Office, SBA
- Maximiliano J. Trujillo, State Director, Puerto Rico Rural Development, USDA
- George Sears, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, USDA
- Ivonne M. Negrón-Luciano, Executive Director, Puerto Rico Small Business & Technology Development Center
- Lee A. Jones, Executive Director, Rural Partners Network, USDA
- Wanda J. Perez, State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency, USDA
- Luis Cruz-Arroyo, Caribbean Area Director, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA
- Leonardo San Roman, Acting Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Transportation
- Terri Billups, Deputy Director, Office of Rural Affairs, SBA
- Jacqueline Davis-Slay, Senior Advisor, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, USDA
- William Miranda Torres, Mayor, Autonomous Municipality of Caguas, Puerto Rico
- René A. Vargas Martínez, Esq., Director, Puerto Rico – Inclusiv Network
- Carlos Camacho Montalvo, Executive President, Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito de Aguadilla
- Jessy de Jesús Herrera, Commercial Lending Director, Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito de Arecibo
- Wildaliz Figuera, Director, Cooperativa de Seguros Múltiples
- Denisse Rodríguez, Executive Director, Colmana 66
- Luis Alemañy, President, Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico
- Javier Billoch, Director, San Juan, Puerto Rico Small Business and Technology Development Center
- Ron Kelly, Outreach Lead for State Small Business Credit Initiative, U.S. Department of Treasury
- Kandice Brown, Strategic Alliance Specialist, Minority Business Development Agency
- Giovanna Piovanetti, Executive President, Corporación para el Financiamiento Empresarial del Comercio y de las Comunidades (COFFEC)
- Rosa Uriarte, Director, Enterprise Center – Puerto Rico, PathStone
- Nydia González López, President, Advance Therapy Group, PSC
- Yanice Deynes, President, Granja Avícola Pujols
- José J. Vázquez-Hernández, President, JN Products
- David Ramos, Senior Community Affairs Specialist, FDIC
- Sandra M. Hernandez, Senior Community Affairs Specialist, FDIC
- Alexis Luna, Community Affairs Specialist, FDIC
When:
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM AST
Where:
Centro de Bellas Artes Caguas, PR, Salon Carmita Jimenez (Live) and Virtual, registration information below.
Who should attend:
Financial institutions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), government, trade groups, local entrepreneurs, and small businesses, along with community- and faith-based organizations who are interested in partnership and resource opportunities to support small businesses across Puerto Rico.
Registration Information:
To register online, click Register and fill out the needed information. You will receive a confirmation email once completed.
Puerto Rico Live Event Registration Link: Register
Puerto Rico Virtual Event Registration Link: Register
Contact Information:
If you have any questions about the event, please email Alexis Luna at aluna@fdic.gov.