Puerto Rican Diaspora Summit - Washington DC 2018 Program

Friday, October 26, 2018

5:00 PM         Networking Session

6:00 PM         Opening Remarks

Margarita Varela-Rosa, Chairperson of Puerto Rican Diaspora Summit - Washington DC
Jackie Reyes, Director of DC Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs
Julio Guity-Guevara, Deputy Director of DC Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs

6:30 PM         Showing of movie: Bancarrota

by: Jose M. Umpierre and Kendall Marsh

7:30 PM         Understanding the Debt

 

Saturday, October 27, 2018

8:00 AM           Registration

9:00 AM           Opening Remarks - Margarita Varela-Rosa

 Chairperson of Puerto Rican Diaspora Summit - Washington DC

9:30 AM           Puerto Rico Post Maria - One Year After - Dr. Edwin Melendez

 Director, Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, CUNY

10:10 AM         Public Policy and Reconstruction Efforts Panel

11:00 AM         Empowering Women in Politics

11:50 AM         Lunch

12:40 PM        Good Governance, Accountability and Transparency Panel

1:40 PM           Leveraging Federal Opportunities to Promote Economic Development in Puerto Rico Panel

2:30 PM           Break

2:45 PM           Engagement Sessions:

Advocacy Track

- How to be the best advocate for Puerto Rico - by: BoricuActivatEd    

- Civic Engagement Track - - ReImaginaPR by: Resilient Puerto Rico Advisory Commission

- Crafting a civic agenda for the DC region’s Puerto Rican community by: National Puerto Rican Agenda Capital Region

4:45 PM           Keynote Speaker - Ana María García, Founder of Instituto Nueva Escuela

5:10 PM           Recognitions by: DC Mayor's Office of Latino Affairs

Jackie Reyes, Director of DC Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs
Julio Guity-Guevara, Deputy Director of DC Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs

5:30 PM           Networking Event and Reception