On December 29, 2023, my father, Gustavo Cisneros, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 78. Many called him a visionary for his ability to see opportunities where others saw none. He embraced risks with relentless curiosity and a rigorous approach, often turning the impossible into reality. But what truly defined my father was his […]
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While in Miami last week, I participated in the send-off party for the Geeks on a Plane Latin America Tour. I was one of three panelists invited to talk to this group of about 40 entrepreneurs the night before they set off on a 10-day tour to Mexico City, Sao Paolo and Buenos Aires.
I have just returned from Washington, DC, where I attended the 2012 Global Philanthropy Forum. The conference was particularly interesting to me since it addressed fields that I am deeply involved in – our foundational work through the Fundación Cisneros, CSR at our companies and my own personal philanthropy.
On April 3rd I was honored by the Henry Street Settlement during its annual gala recognizing people that have contributed to the wellbeing of their community. It was a humbling experience to have been honored by an institution that has done so much for the Hispanic community in New York City.
Read the latest interview I gave on VC in LatAM.
Adriana Cisneros – Roundtable Discussion on Innovation and VC/PE Development in Latin America
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.
On Wednesday, March 7th in Caracas, we launched the book titled Jesus Soto in conversation with Ariel Jiménez – the fourth and latest title of the CONVERSACIONES/CONVERSATIONS bilingual books series published by the Fundación Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros [CPPC].
The Interactive Team and I attended the 2nd annual Google Hispanic Marketing conference in NYC. The event attracted people and companies like ours that are the developing digital products targeted to the underserved US Hispanic Market. Victor Kong, Rafael Garcia, Jorge Rincon and I got a lot out of this event and wanted to share some insights with you.
About two years ago we set out to develop a new social responsibility program for Venevision, our TV network in Venezuela. Cisneros Group, our parent company, has been “giving back†for over 35 years through the educational programs of the Fundacion Cisneros and as a network, Venevision has always been a responsible company, helping the schools in the area, running a yearly telethon to raise money for the “Hospital Ortopédico Infantilâ€, and organizing food, blood and toy drives during hard times.
During NATPE 2012, I had the pleasure to meet and talk with Anna Carugati, Editor at World Screen. Among other topics, we discussed the importance of interactivity in programming as well as some of the new initiatives taking place at the Cisneros Group.
Last week during Napte, I had the opportunity to meet with John Yearwood, news editor at The Miami Herald. During my interview we discussed, the strategy, vision and challenges facing the Cisneros Group for the next couple of years.