About

For the first time in the United States, Mercado Media Network presents Business Forum Miami Edition 2026, a platform that brings together entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders to explore growth, investment, and expansion opportunities between Miami, the Dominican Republic, and Latin America. The event will convene key decision-makers to examine the sectors driving economic transformation, the trends shaping the future of business, and regional opportunities with international potential. It will serve as a strategic space to build connections, exchange perspectives, and strengthen business partnerships that create new opportunities for investment, expansion, and collaboration between Miami and the Dominican Republic.

About

Event Program

5:00 pm Registration

5:30 pm Opening Remarks

Patricia De Moya. President and Editor-in-Chief of Mercado Media Network

5:45 pm Country vision: the transformation of the Dominican Republic as a strategic partner of the Americas

Panel

Moderator: Alberto Labadía. Publisher of Mercado Media Network

Johannes Kelner. Executive Director of CNZFE

Alejandro Campos. Executive Director of APORDOM

6:00 pm Punta Cana: the Americas’ air cargo and logistics hub

Two Voices

Moderator: Jean Marco Pou. Director, LAC of Global Americans

Ebell De Castro. General Manager of Punta Cana Free Trade Zone

José Matos. General Manager of Punta Cana Air Cargo Hub

6:15 pm Keys to competing in the region: geopolitics, connectivity, trade & supply chains

Panel

Moderator: Alexis Colón. General Manager of Colon & Partners

Manuel García. Executive Director of GLOBAL STORAGE

Luis Menicucci. Vice President of Sales and Marketing at EPS

Michael Fernández. Member of Cozen O’ Connor

6:35 pm Miami and Dominican Republic: a vision of growth, investment, and luxury real estate

One to one

Moderator: Jeffrey Johnson. Independent Consultant and Management Advisor

Edgardo Defortuna. President, CEO & Founder of Fortune International Group

6:50 pm Real estate & investment: new opportunities for international capital

Panel

Moderator: Stephanie Cabral. Founder of Cabral Group

Alicia Cervera Lamadrid. President of Cervera Real Estate

William Ticona. General Manager of Grupo T&C

Hermes García. CEO of HG Capital Lending

Geraldine Rahn Pinto. 2º Commercial Director of Alpha

7:10 pm The new map of tourism investment in the Dominican Republic

Panel

Moderator: Enrique de Marchena. Founder & Managing Partner of DMK Abogados

Jacqueline Mora. Technical Vice Minister of the Ministry of Tourism in the Dominican Republic

William R. Phelan. President of PROMICHES

Abelardo Guijo. VP of Administration and Finance of Cap Cana

7:30 pm The productivity challenge and Latin America’s next chapter of growth

Conference

Antonio Novas. Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company and Managing Partner for the Dominican Republic Office

7:50 pm Networking cocktail

8:30 pm End of the event

Guest Speaker

Latin America is facing a new economic landscape in which increasing productivity will be essential to strengthening its global competitiveness. In this context, Mercado Business Forum USA 2026 will feature Antonio Novas, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company and Managing Partner for the Dominican Republic, who brings more than two decades of experience advising companies through transformation, growth, and innovation initiatives across Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.

During his keynote address, “The Productivity Challenge and Latin America’s Next Chapter of Growth,” he will share a strategic perspective on the opportunities emerging for the region, highlighting the impact of digitalization, talent, innovation, and investment as key drivers of a new phase of growth.

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