Recently, I had the honor to participate as a panelist at the The Paley Center for Media’s Global Forum, where we discussed the new trends in technology and the changes we are experiencing in the information, entertainment, telecommunications and advertising industries.
I have just returned from Spain where we inaugurated Concrete Invention, the latest exhibition of our family’s collection, the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) at the Museo Reina Sofía.
In February, The Atlantic hosted Start-Up City: Miami, a gathering of local movers and shakers from both the private and public sector to talk about what it will take to make Miami a model, forward-thinking city in the decade to come.
At Cisneros Interactive we ended the year on a high note by becoming Facebook’s partners in Latin America and their exclusive reseller in the region representing them in Venezuela, Paraguay, Ecuador and Bolivia. As we start the year, we have hit the ground running. We hired teams in all four countries and are open for business! We have learned that at Facebook they MOVE FAST, they do things in a hurry and figure them out as they go. This sense of urgency gives them momentum which translates into quick wins and results.
The use of business incubators in Latin America is a good way to get new companies to achieve success through specialized mentoring. This mentoring encourages new business development and entrepreneurship, helping to stimulate positive changes in the society and the economy of a country.
Earlier this month New York City hosted the large television networks’ Upfronts. These events, which are customarily held during the end of sweeps period, are important advertising sales events held by television network executives, introducing their primetime schedules and new programming to the press and advertisers.
There are leaders we look up to, causes we care about, foundations we support.
In preparation for my upcoming trip to Brazil for the Sao Paulo Bienal I wanted to write about two artists whose films I have found to be transformative. Ai Weiwei’s Never Sorry and Vik Muniz’ Wasteland are two films that successfully give you access to the mind of the artist and the world they are trying to change.
…cess of the Latino community in the country , this list is a testament to his vision of bringing equal opportunity to all. As a woman and first generation immigrant to the United States I am grateful for the recognition and hope that being among the leadership of companies such as Google, JP Morgan, Citi, Comcast, Home Depot, Kellog, Verizon, HBO, Coca-Cola, CNN… to name just a few, is an inspiration for women to keep breaking the glass ceiling. T…
On March 16th the digital accelerator 21212 had its first demo day in Rio. I had the honor of mentoring three of the companies that presented – Simpply, Ainda Tem and iTrip.