07:00 AM - 09:30 AM

Breakfast

Start your day with a big Breakfast at the main restaurant. Remember to bring your Ticket.

08:00 AM - 06:00 PM

Convention Registration

You will be able to pick up your credentials and hotel reservations if purchased. PRMA Staff will be available to help on anything concerning your Package and Hotel stay.

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM Salon Danosa (antes Rio Mar Ballroom - Salon 7)

Buyer and Supplier Day – Supply Chain Cost and Efficiencies Workshops – Procurement & Quality, Logistics, Planning

09:00 AM - 09:15 AM Salon Danosa (antes Rio Mar Ballroom - Salones 5-6)

Welcome – Rodrigo Masses, PRMA’s President; Elizabeth Plaza, PRMA’s Industrial Women’s Chapter and PR Industrial Ambassadors’ Leader

09:15 AM - 9:45 AM Salon Danosa (antes Rio Mar Ballroom - Salones 5-6)

Conference: A Reality Check: Indicators to Remain Competitive in a Global Manufacturing Landscape

Mrs. Susan Lisa, Vice-President, Investor Relations, Boston Scientific

09:30 AM - 05:00 PM

Exhibit Areas

09:45 AM - 10:15 AM Salon Danosa (antes Rio Mar Ballroom - Salones 5-6)

The Site Selectors Perspective on Manufacturing

Franco Negron, President, Commercial Operations Pharma Services Group, Thermo-Fisher Scientific

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Salon Danosa (antes Rio Mar Ballroom - Salones 5-6)

The New R&D Pharma Model in Puerto Rico: Romark and Isla Pharmaceuticals Case Studies

David Foster, President, Isla Pharmaceuticals; Marc Ayers, CEO, Romark

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Salon Danosa (antes Rio Mar Ballroom - Salones 5-6)

Reaction Panel: Joint Industrial Ambassadors and Industrial Women Chapter Leaders

Hon. Manuel Laboy, Economic Development Secretary; Iliette Frontera, Boston Scientific; Pedro E. Rosario, Abbott; Herminio Bosques, Regional Procurement Lead, America's, AstraZeneca; Franco Negron, Thermo-Fisher; Moderator: Elizabeth Plaza, President PRMA's

11:45 AM - 12:00 M

Q & A

12:30 PM - 02:00 PM Salon Danosa (antes Rio Mar Ballroom - Salones 5-6)

Lunch Speaker: Economic Growth Strategy for Puerto Rico and the Role of Puerto Rico’s Manufacturing Sector

Hon. Rick Scott, US Senate

The Role of Opportunity Zones on an Economic Growth Strategy of Puerto Rico

Mr. Daniel Kowalski, Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of the Treasury

02:00 PM - 03:30 PM Salon Danosa (antes Rio Mar Ballroom Salones 1-4)

Panel: The Role of the Telecommunications Sector as an Innovation Sector and Its Impact on the Competitiveness and Economic Development of Puerto Rico

Sandra Torres, President, PR Telecommunications Board; Maria Colon, General Manager AT & T National Business,  PR & USVI; Enrique Ortiz de Montellano, President, Claro; Pedro Andres, President, Neptuno; Jose

02:00 PM - 05:00 PM Salon Danosa (antes Rio Mar Ballroom Salon 7)

Buyer and Supplier Day, Networking

02:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Hospitality Areas

04:00 pm

Check In Hotel

07:30 PM - 1:00 AM Salon Danosa (antes Rio Mar Ballroom - Salones 5-6)

Awards Dinner and Dance – Tribute to Mamma Mia!

07:00 AM - 09:00 AM

Breakfast

Start your day with a big Breakfast at the main restaurant. Remember to bring your Ticket

08:00 AM - 06:00 PM

Convention Registration

You will be able to pick up your credentials and hotel reservations if purchased. PRMA Staff will be available to help on anything concerning your Package and Hotel stay.

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Salon Danosa (antes Rio Mar Ballroom - Salones 1-4)

Panel: Woman’s Role in the Agro-Industrial Development of Puerto Rico

Decenia Vega, Founder, Semilla Agroindustriales; Marisol Villalobos, Cofounder, Amasar LLC;  Sheila M. Hernandez, Atenas Pineapple; Agronomer Nancy Sanchez Villanueva, Executive Director of Agroempresarias de Puerto Rico; Moderator: Elizabeth Plaza,

09:00 AM - 12:00 M Salon Danosa (antes Rio Mar Ballroom - Salon 7)

University Students Quest Program – Projects Evaluation

09:30 AM - 05:00 PM

Exhibit Areas

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Salon Danosa (antes Rio Mar Ballroom - Salones 1-4)

Panel: Agro-Industrial Development: Fundamental for Food Security of Puerto Rico

Agronomer Nancy Sanchez Villanueva, Director, Office of Initiatives for Land Preservation, Department of Agriculture; Josue E. Rivera, State Director, Puerto Rico Rural Development, USDA; Hector Ivan Cordero, President, PR

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Salon Danosa (antes Rio Mar Ballroom - Salones 5-6)

Lunch Speaker: Natalie Jarezco, Executive Director of the Financial Oversight & Management Board for Puerto Rico – Update Promesa and Fiscal Plan

01:30 PM - 03:00 PM Salon Danosa (antes Rio Mar Ballroom - Salones 5-6)

Panel: Economic Liberty in Puerto Rico (“Libertad Economica en Puerto Rico”)

Hon. Luis E. Fortuno, Past Governor; Joaco Villamil, Economist; Rodrigo Masses, PRMA's President; Moderator: Gustavo Velez, Economist

02:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Hospitality Areas

04:00 PM - 04:45 PM Salon Danosa (antes Rio Mar Ballroom - Salon 7)

University Students Quest Program Awards Presentation

07:30 PM - 01:00 AM Salon Danosa (antes Rio Mar Ballroom - Salones 5-6)

Gala and Awards Night, Dinner and Dance – Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz, Conjunto Quisqueya

08:00 AM - 11:00 AM Salon Danosa (antes Rio Mar Ballroom - Salones 1-4)

Brunch / “Fin de Fiesta”

10:00 AM - 12:00 M Salon Danosa (antes Rio Mar Ballroom - Salones 5-6)

Annual Meeting – Annual Report, Presentation of Resolutions and Election of the Board of Directors

11:00 AM - 02:00 PM

Check Out – Late check out upon availability