FCHCC held its 2nd iteration of the incredibly successful Hola Emprende Conference on August 21st at the Adam W. Herbert University Center. The presenting sponsor was The Community of Northeast Florida. Bank of America and Wells Fargo were Innovate sponsors.
This full day event was sold out with well over 150 attendees! The workshops were conducted in Spanish and English. Jamaal Medley, Territory General Manager with Coca Cola Beverages, Florida was the Keynote Speaker and Marithza Ross, Meterologist and Traffic Anchor with Action News Jax was the Emcee.
Other speakers in attendance were:
- Gregory Grant, Equal Business Opportunity Administrator, City of Jacksonville
- Conchie Fernández, Founding Partner of CF Creative
- Jorge Arce, Director & Senior Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial Service
- Daysi Jacobson, CEO, Daysi Jacobson Accounting
- Jonel Hein, District Director SBA North Florida District Office
- Mark Walker, Director, Jessie Ball DuPont Fund
- Nick Correa, VP/Business Community Officer/Driving Equitable Opportunities for Business Owners, Bank of America
- Annie Grogan, Director, Jacksonville’s Women Business Center
- Elizabeth Irausquin, Programs Director, Prospera USA
- Chris Crothers, Director of Impacting Investing and Senior Program Officer, Jessie Ball DuPont Fund
- Maribel Hernandez, Active Chief and Grants Administrator, City of Jacksonville & Former FCHCC President
More photos are on our Flickr Photo Gallery!
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