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Press release
MA16-34
SBA Administrator Convenes Senior Administration Officials for Historic Hispanic-American Entrepreneurship Summit on Tuesday June 28th
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Small Business Administration, in cooperation with the White House, will host the 2016 Hispanic-American Entrepreneurship ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Small Business Administration, in cooperation with the White House, will host the 2016 Hispanic-American Entrepreneurship Summit at the U.S. Institute of Peace on Tuesday, June 28th. The event will include keynote addresses and panel discussions with participation from members of President Obama’s Cabinet and many other senior administration officials and private sector leaders.
Hispanic-Americans are one of the fastest growing segments of the U.S. population. At more than 55 million strong, Hispanic-Americans represent 17% of the U.S. population and play a critical role in the nation’s economy and prospects for future growth. There are also more than 3.3 million Hispanic-owned businesses in the U.S., a number that is growing at a rate 15 times that of the population overall.
The summit will explore the role of Hispanic-American entrepreneurs in advancing U.S. economic growth and encourage strategic discussion about the nation’s entrepreneurship environment as an economic imperative for greater inclusivity.
What:
Hispanic-American Entrepreneurship Summit
When:
June 28, 2016 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where:
U.S. Institute of Peace 2301 Constitution Ave. NW. Washington, D.C.
Who:
SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet and the Honorable Ken Salazar (8:30 a.m.)
Jason Furman, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors (9 a.m.)
Chiqui Cartagena, Senior Vice President, Political and Advocacy Group Univision (9 a.m.)
Mark Hugo Lopez, Director of Hispanic Research, Pew Hispanic Research Center (9 a.m.)
Remy Arteaga, Executive Director, Entrepreneurship Center, Latino Business Action Network at Stanford University (9 a.m.)
Denis McDonough, White House Chief of Staff (10 a.m.)
Diana Farrell, Founding President and CEO JP Morgan Chase Institute (10:45 a.m.)
Secretary Sally Jewell, Department of the Interior (10:45 a.m.)
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 and since January 13, 2012 has served as a Cabinet-level agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation. The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses. Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations, the SBA delivers its services to people throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam. www.sba.gov
