Forum on Entrepreneurship in Latin America at Babson April 9
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox Keynotes
The Latin Entrepreneurship Forum at Babson College on Friday, April 9, 7 a.m. – 5:45 p.m. will focus on entrepreneurial opportunities in that region.
Hosted by the Babson Latin American Business Club, the event is designed to highlight the expansion of local businesses into the global arena, and international corporations into the region.
In an effort to further enhance and enrich Babson’s mindset of entrepreneurship as a way of thinking and living, the Club developed a forum to generate insightful debates about the identification, structuring, and growth process of local business opportunities.
Keynote Addresses
Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico, will give the opening keynote address. Under his leadership from 2000 to 2006, the country experienced a stretch of fundamental economic strength and stability.
In his book, "Revolution of Hope: The Life, Faith and Dreams of a Mexican President," (October, 2007), Fox outlines a new vision of hope for the future of the Americas.
Dionisio Gutiérrez, Founder, Pollo Campero will offer the closing address. Gutiérrez is president of CMI, Corporación Multi-Inversiones, a multinational company incorporated in 1902 with more than thirty-thousand employees in six sub-divisions, and presence on three Continents.
Since the democratic opening in Central America during the 80s, Gutiérrez has been a businessman and public figure committed to development and democracy in the region.
Xavier Lopez Ancona is President and Founder, Kidzania, founded in 1997 to develop the concept of La Ciudad de los Niños. The first center opened in 1999 in Mexico City. Since then, his company has focused on developing the concept within Mexico and abroad.
Lopez Ancona has experience in private equity and strategic consulting and was vice-president of Equity Capital Group, a division of GE Capital in Mexico City. Prior to that Lopez Ancona worked as a consultant for Booz Allen & Hamilton in Mexico City, where he focused on industries such as pharmaceutical, oil, and manufacturing.
Eduardo Macia is a visionary and successful businessman who with his wife Beatriz Fernandez, co-founded Crepes & Waffles. Crepes and Waffles is a gastronomic alternative, a well rounded project of life, love, art and taste.
While Beatriz is the poet, the inspiration and the artist, Eduardo is the strategist. From his experience: "the greatest lesson I have learned in life is that one should not lose focus, especially in the early years of corporate life; I have also learned that one person cannot become like a prisoner of his/her dream business. My suggestions for people who want to devote as entrepreneurs are: persist, resist, insist and never give up."
Panelists
Among many others, panelists include:
· Juan Navarro, Founder, The Exxel Group
· Luis Barrios, Co-Founder & CEO, Hoteles City
· Alberto Osio, Co-Founder, Angel Ventures
· Guillermo Oropeza, Founder, Docsolutions
· Laura Elizondo Williams, Founder, Lexium
· Jorge L. Rodriguez, Founder, Paciv
· Evaristo Treviño, Founder & Managing Partner, LaNao Group
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