Alumni conference

If you haven’t registered yet, don’t wait, as space is limited! Our exciting alumni conference will be held next Friday, March 23^rd, at our Downtown Center, located at Macy’s store—6^th floor—on East Flagler. We have a terrific agenda—one that will ensure you are on top of what’s happening in a number of business sectors in South Florida. There will be lots of top-notch speakers there and plenty of opportunities to network with them and your fellow business alumni. And, the event is free for business alums! RSVP today at https://cbasys.fiu.edu/bofa/alumni/alumni_rsvp_1.cfm?EventID=450.

Here’s the agenda:

7:30 am – 8:15 am

Continental Breakfast

8:15 am

Welcome and Introduction

José R. de la Torre, Dean, Chapman Graduate School of Business

8:30 am – 9:45 am

First Session – Insurance: Can We Afford It?

• Tom Cornish, CEO
• Raul Rivero, President & CEO, Insurance & Construction Consultants, Inc
• TBA

Moderator: TO BE DETERMINED

9:45 am – 10:00 am

Coffee Break

10:00 am – 11:15 am

Second Session – The Healthcare Crisis: Care vs. Solvency

• Joseph Caruncho, Chief Executive Officer, Preferred Care Partners Holding Corp.

• Gorge Foyo, Market President, South Florida, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida

• John Rock, Dean College of Medicine, FIU
  

Moderator: Joyce Elam, Executive Dean, College of Business Administration, FIU

10:00 am – 11:15 am

Third Session – Real Estate: Is the boom over?

• Paul L. Jones, President, Pyramid Realty Group, Inc.
• Adam J. Lotterman, Senior Analyst, Goodkin Consulting
• Guy Trusty CCIM, President, Lodging & Hospitality Realty, Inc.

Moderator: Bill Hardin, Knight Ridder Research Professor and Director of Real Estate Programs, FIU

11:15 am – 11:30 am

Coffee Break/Networking

11:30 am – 12:45 pm

Fourth Session – Corporate Governance: Have we overreached?

• Mario de Armas, Managing Partner, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
• Al de Molina, Former CFO, Bank of America
• Ben Wells, CFO and Treasurer, Burger King Corporation

Moderator: José de la Torre, Dean, Chapman Graduate School of Business, FIU

1:00 pm – 2:15 pm

Luncheon Panel – Family Business, The Next Generation

• Derek Capó, Analyst, Everest Capital
• Jesus Capó, COO, El Dorado Furniture
• Roberto Capó, CMO, El Dorado Furniture

Moderator: James Bussey, Chief of Staff, College of Business Administration, FIU

We hope that you’ll not only attend, but also that you’ll send us your comments and feedback after the event!

See you there.