Disruptive Business Practices: Bold strategies to succeed!

Date:

Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Location:

Ritz Carlton Hotel, Isla Verde

The Puerto Rico Venture Forum is
the only world-class entrepreneurial conference in Puerto Rico.Now in its 13th year, the conference brings together Puerto Rico's leading corporate executives, angel investors, entrepreneurs and academicians who learn the latest trends, best practices, opportunities and challenges of building a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem and a professional private equity marketplace.

Agenda | Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

8:00 AM

Registration and Breakfast

9:00 AM

Introduction and Opening Remarks
Mr. Robert Dávila
Private Consultant & former Grupo Guayacán, Inc. Executive Director

9:15 AM

Business Disruption: A 360 degrees View
Mr. David Drake - biography
Founder of The Soho Loft Capital and thought leader on the JOBS Act

10:00 AM

Showcase of local promising startups:
EnterPRize 2012 Presentations
Presentations of the 5 finalists of the EnterPRize Business Plan Competition
EnterPRize by Grupo Guayacan

10:30 AM

Networking and Coffee Break

11:00 AM

The Crowdfunding Economy: Changing the Way New Businesses get their Start
Mr. Daniel Jung - biography
Program Manager
KivaZip at KIVA.org

11:45 AM

Companies Showcase:
Guayacan Venture Accelerator
Presentations by three graduating companies

12:15 PM

Corporate Innovation: Disruptive Global Strategies
Mr. César Castro - biography
Director USA
Co-Innova, Corp.
Cesar Castro

1:00 PM

Award Ceremony: EnterPRize 2012
Announcement of:
- Top 3 winners of the EnterPRize Business Plan Competition
- Top winner for the EVERTEC Transactional Technology Track
- Top winner of Doral Bank Top Woman Entrepreneur

1:45 PM

Lunch & Keynote address:
YouTube: A Life case study of disruptive innovation
Mrs. Christina Brodbeck - biography
Founding Member of YouTube and former First User Interface Designer