MASTERING THE ECONOMIC REVIVAL

04-05Oct.2021

WORLD STRATEGIC FORUM

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World Strategic Forum - 10th edition

MASTERING THE ECONOMIC REVIVAL

October 4-5, 2021 - Live from Miami & São Paulo

MONDAY OCTOBER 4, 2021

10:00 AM

9:00 AM

9:20 AM

OPENING OF THE 10TH EDITION OF THE WORLD STRATEGIC FORUM

WELCOMING REMARKSMadeline Pumariega, President, Miami Dade College (MDC) (in-person)Fahad Al Dosari, Commercial A�aché of the State of Qatar to the United States

OPENING REMARKSDaniella Levine Cava, Mayor, Miami-Dade County

Presented by Bill Johnson, President, World Strategic Forum (in-person)

OCEANSIDE CHAT SESSION

THE FUTURE OF TECH

SPEAKERHans Vestberg, Chairman and CEO, Verizon

Presented by Robert J. “Bob” Grammig, Partner, Holland & Knight (in-person)

Moderated by Ryan Heath, Senior Editor, POLITICO (in-person)

INAUGURAL PLENARY SESSION


While the world starts to emerge from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring and mastering astrong economic revival is cri�cal. How did this pandemic impact the economy andwhich sectors are themost hurt?On the other hand, what are the sectors that are thriving a�er the pandemic? How can we ensure that an economicrecovery would benefit everyone?

SPEAKERSGeorge H. Walker, Chairman and CEO, Neuberger BermanLuis Almagro Lemes, Secretary General, Organiza�on of American States (OAS)James Bullard, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of St. LouisFrank Holder, Chief Operating Officer, J.S. Held (in-person)

Moderated by Jane Wooldridge, Senior Director, Miami Herald

12:00 PM

12:30 PM

12:30 PM

12:30 PM

PLENARY SESSION 1

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR THE DECADE AHEAD

With the different economic fallouts of the COVID 19 pandemic varying from country to country, it is no secret thatrecovery plans will vary depending on the specific situa�on and needs of every economy. What types of economicrecovery can we observe a�er more than a year and a half a�er the start of the economic recession? What changesmust businesses undergo to integrate more conscious and sustainable thinking? How important is technology andcapital towards a fast recovery?

INTRODUCTIONJonathan Daniels, Chief Execu�ve and Port Director, Port Everglades (in-person)

SPEAKERSBill Harris, CEO, Nirvana Technology; Founding CEO, PayPal; Former CEO, Intuit (in-person)José Luis Manzano, President, Integra CapitalLudovic Subran, Chief Economist, AllianzJamal Sowell, Secretary of Commerce, Florida; and President and CEO, Enterprise Florida (in-person)

Moderated by Daniel Bachman, Senior Manager, Deloi�e Services


RESPONDING TO A NEW ERA OF RISK

SPEAKERBruce Carnegie-Brown, Chairman, Lloyd’s

Interviewed by André Dua, Senior Partner, Miami, McKinsey & Company (in-person)

FORUM SESSION

FAMILY OFFICE INVESTMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE FUTURE

Family offices contribute to wealth management by preserving assets, op�mizing investments and workingtowards inheritance planning. What are the main advances that shape and influence the trends followed byfamily offices in 2021? What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the way family offices operate? How will theeconomic recovery impact the investmentsmade through family offices? Howdo family offices adapt to societalchanges and move towards sustainable investments?

INTRODUCTIONStefanie Crosby, President and Chief Visionary Officer, Triumspear Interna�onal (in-person)

SPEAKERSLarisa Miller, CEO, Phoenix Global (in-person)Ma�hew Salloway, CEO, GSI VenturesKenneth Drummond, Chief Financial Officer, The Paul Tudor Jones Family Office (in-person)

Moderated by Neil A. Greene, President and CEO, JABOY Produc�ons (in-person)





11:00 AM

2:00 PM


HOW TO CREATE DIGITAL TRUST

SPEAKERTom Wilson, Chair, President and CEO, The Allstate Corpora�on

Interviewed by Ryan Heath, Senior Editor, POLITICO

PLENARY SESSION 2In collabora�on with PortMiami

REIMAGINING THE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE

The tourism sector has been amongst the hardest hit of all sector during the COVID crisis and has to reimagineitself facing new environmental challenges. How can the tourism industry be revitalized? How has COVID-19influenced tourism and how will it influence it in the future? Can we shi� towards a more sustainable tourismindustry?

OPENING REMARKSDaniella Levine Cava, Mayor, Miami-Dade County (in-person)

INTRODUCTIONJuan M. Kuryla, Port Director and CEO, PortMiami (in-person)

SPEAKERSArnold W. Donald, President and CEO, Carnival Corpora�on & plc; and Chairman, World Travel & TourismCouncil (WTTC) (in-person)Xavier Mufraggi, CEO, YPO GlobalPatrick Goddard, President, Brightline Trains (in-person)Ralph Cu�é, Director and CEO, Miami-Dade Avia�on Department (in-person)

Moderated by Chase Karacostas, Tourism and Business Reporter, McClatchy

PLENARY SESSION 3In collabora�on with FinDev Canada

ARE WOMEN BANKING ON THE RECOVERY? HOW THE BANKS ARE SUPPORTING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSIN THE POST-COVID ECONOMIC RECOVERY

The COVID-19 pandemic has had serious effects on the availability of capital in the market, and women havebeen hit par�cularly hard. The risks are that women may lose the commercial and economic progress of the lastfew decades. How can the banks contribute to a recovery with support for women-led enterprises? What arethe various approaches that banks are taking to benefit women: as business-owners, leaders and employees?

SPEAKERSPamela Fuertes Ber�, Execu�ve Director, Goldman Sachs - 10,000 Small Businesses Program, Miami Dade College(in-person)Stalin Munoz, Managing Director, CooprogresoVicki Saunders, Founder, SheEO

Moderated by Lori Kerr, CEO, FinDev Canada

1:30 PM





3:00 PM

1:30 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

5:30 PM

6:00 PM

PLENARY SESSION 4In collabora�on with Miami Dade College (MDC)

RESKILLING REVOLUTION

For over a year the world’s economies have been disrupted, unemployment rates have soared and while jobshave been created in 2021, not everyone seems to be reintegra�ng theworkforce at the same pace.With a hugeleap in digi�za�on across all industries and opera�ons, what will AI mean for the future of work? Why thepandemic affected women and minorities more, and what has can be done to ease their integration in theworkforce? How can we encourage the collabora�on between public, private and academic sectors to imaginea new and be�er job market for everyone?

SPEAKERSBernard Meyerson, Chief Innova�on Officer Emeritus, IBM (in-person)Leena Nair, Chief Human Resource Officer, UnileverBecky Frankiewicz, President, ManpowerGroup North America

Moderated by Madeline Pumariega, President, Miami Dade College (MDC) (in-person)

OCEANSIDE CHAT SESSIONIn collabora�on with Florida Realtors

HOW CAN BUSINESS LEAD SUSTAINABLE CHANGE?

SPEAKERGustavo Montezano, President, Na�onal Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES)

Presented by Margy Grant, CEO, Florida Realtors (in-person)

Interviewed by Jessica Brice, Senior Editor for La�n America, Bloomberg News

CLOSING SESSIONIn collabora�on with Atlan�c Broadband

TO WIN - SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE GAME

SPEAKERJ.B. Bernstein, Entrepreneur; Creator, The Million Dollar Arm™; Founder, Access Group of Miami; and Chair,Las Vegas Tiger 21 group (in-person)

Presented by Frank van der Post, President, Atlan�c Broadband (in-person)

CLOSING REMARKSDaniella Levine Cava, Mayor, Miami-Dade County

RECEPTIONHosted by the Consulate General of Canada in Miami





10:00 AM

9:30 AM

OPENING REMARKS Live from São Paulo

SPEAKERJoão Doria, Governor, State of São Paulo

Presented by Dale V.C. Holness, Commissioner, Broward County Board of County Commissioners (in-person)

Thanked by Margy Grant, CEO, Florida Realtors (in-person)


U.S. AND CANADIAN CONSUMER IN THE PANDEMIC

SPEAKERSteve Hudson, CEO, ECN Capital

Interviewed by Jim Warren, Poli�cal Analyst, CTV News

PLENARY SESSION 5In collabora�on with Port Everglades

SHIFTING TOWARD SMART, RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE

As the environment is now a central issue in every aspect, sustainable and resilient infrastructure needs tobecome the norm. What does sustainable infrastructure imply and how do we do it? Which usual prac�ce needsto be replaced? Are there new industrial sectors that could contribute to make a shi� towards smarter andresilient infrastructure?

SPEAKERSBarbara Humpton, President and CEO, Siemens Corpora�onChristophe Beck, President and CEO, EcolabGwenaëlle Avice-Huet, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Schneider Electric

Moderated by David Anderton, Assistant Director, Port Everglades (in-person)

9:00 AM

TUESDAY OCTOBER 5, 2021





11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:30 PM

12:30 PM

12:30 PM

PLENARY SESSION 6In collabora�on with GardaWorld and Crisis24

PRIVACY AND CYBERSECURITY IN THE 5G ERA

5th genera�on technologies arewidely considered as safer than the previous genera�ons. In whatways has thisnew genera�onchanged ourvulnerabili�es to cyber threats? Howcan weremain aheadof these threats? Whatsteps can governments, companies and people take to stay protected?

SPEAKERSBill O’Hern, Chief Security Officer, AT&TChris�ne Gadsby, Vice President of Product Security, BlackBerryMani Sundaram, Execu�ve Vice President and Chief Informa�on Officer, Akamai (in-person)

Moderated by Alex Kemp, Managing Director, Head of Crisis and Security Consul�ng, Crisis24, a GardaWorldCompany


GLOBAL INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

SPEAKERDavid J. Blumberg, Founder and Managing Partner, Blumberg Capital (in-person)

Interviewed by John Yearwood, Global News Editor, POLITICO (in-person)

EXECUTIVE PRIVATE LUNCHEONHosted by Atlan�c Broadband

OPENING REMARKSSco� Haugland, Regional Director Of Opera�ons, Atlan�c Broadband (in-person)

SPEAKERBill Harris, CEO, Nirvana Technology; Founding CEO, PayPal; Former CEO, Intuit (in-person)

Moderated by Ana Paula González, Director of the Miami Ini�a�ve, So�Bank Group Interna�onal (in-person)

NETWORKING LUNCHEON


INVESTING FOR GOOD

SPEAKERAnthony Scaramucci, Founder and Managing Partner, Skybridge Capital

Presented by Mehdi Kadiri, Managing Partner – Head of North America, Henley & Partners (in-person)

Interviewed by Jim Warren, Poli�cal Analyst, CTV News





2:00 PM

3:00 PM

LIGHTNING TALK

SPEAKERChris Ma�a, President, 3iQ Digital Assets

PLENARY SESSION 7In collabora�on with Greater Miami Conven�on & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB)

HOW TO PROMOTE THE FINTECH INDUSTRY?

Access to focused Fintech VC investors has been a key element in the development of global high-tech centers.What are the factors that will assure the success of fintech companies? What are the new promising and cu�ngedge developments in this sector and how will these change the way we operate on our day to day basis? Howcan funding be facilitated for both companies and investors?

INTRODUCTIONDavid Whitaker, President and CEO, Greater Miami Conven�on & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) (in-person)

SPEAKERSNeil Schwam, Partner, L1 Digital AG (in-person)Frank Gonzalez, South East Leader Financial Ins�tu�ons & Specialty Finance Prac�ce / Assurance Leader, BDOUSA (in-person)David Bailey, Co-founder and Chief Execu�ve Officer, BTC (in-person)

Moderated by Jaret Davis, Co-Managing Partner, Miami Office, Greenberg Traurig (in-person)

PLENARY SESSION 8

THE TRANSPORT SECTOR FOR THE DECADE AHEAD

It is no secret the transport industry has been heavily due to the travel restric�ons, the main reason being thattravelling almost always implies being confined in an enclosed space for a rela�vely long period of time. Howis the transport industry going to bounce back? Will opera�ons and planning take into account permanentlythe new health regula�ons imposed by the public health en��es? How long will it take to get back to pre-pandemic levels of ac�vity?

SPEAKERSLevi Oliveira, Execu�ve Secretary for Transport and Urban Mobility, São PauloTuomas Riski, CEO, NorsepowerLaurence Batlle, Chairwoman and CEO, RATP DevMark Fialkowski, President, Mobility Solutions Business Unit, Parsons (in-person)

Moderated by Christopher Hodgkins, CEO, Miami Access Tunnel (in-person)





1:50 PM

6:00 PM

PLENARY SESSION 9

REVOLUTIONIZING EDUCATION WITH INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION AND TECHNOLOGY

The lockdown measures imposed during the pandemic have accelerated the use of technology and the needfor ins�tu�onal collabora�on in educa�on. In what ways is technology transforming how people around theworld learn? How is ins�tu�onal collabora�on working across the Americas and worldwide? How can highereduca�on, companies, and governments leverage technology and collabora�on to prepare individuals for thejobs of tomorrow?

SPEAKERSJeff Maggioncalda, CEO, Coursera (in-person)Marcos C. Vargas, Co-Founder and CEO, FractalUp (in-person)George Moore, Chief Technology Officer, Cengage

Moderated by Antonio Delgado, Vice President of Innova�on and Technology Partnerships, Miami DadeCollege (MDC) (in-person)

PLENARY SESSION 10

THE FUTURE OF US-CHINA RELATIONS

The meteoric rise and strengthening of China’s so� and hard power means that the world has, without nodoubt, returned to a bipolar distribu�on of power. Is the United States prepared to share its presence andspace in the interna�onal scene? Will there be an eventual coopera�on and easing of tension between thesetwo giants? How big is the risk for the rest of the world get�ng caught in the figura�ve cross fire?

INTRODUCTIONWilliam Pfeiffer, Execu�ve Chairman and Co-Founder, Globalgate Entertainment (in-person)

SPEAKERSJohn A. Quelch, Dean, Miami Herbert Business School (in-person)Craig Allen, President, US-China Business Council (in-person)Jay Foreman, CEO, Basic Fun (in-person)

Moderated by Francisco J. Sanchez, A�orney, Holland & Knight

CLOSING REMARKS

SPEAKERJose “Pepe” Diaz, Chairman, Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners (in-person)

Thanked by Bill Johnson, President, World Strategic Forum (in-person)

4:00 PM

5:00 PM





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