Baby Abuelita Productions Selected to Present at the Inaugural Americas Venture Capital Conference

Online, November 8, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Miami-based Baby Abuelita Productions has been selected as one of fifteen innovative ventures doing business in Latin America to present at the first Americas Venture Capital Conference (www.AmericasVCConference.com), November 17-18, 2010 at Florida International University in Miami, Florida.

"We are proud to be one of a select group of companies at this historic conference," said co-founder Carol Fenster. "We are grateful for the opportunity to present our business plan to some of this hemisphere's most knowledgeable venture capitalists and investors who support the growth of ventures in this region."

The Americas Venture Capital Conference, sponsored by Florida International University's Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center, is the first conference of its kind with a specific focus on Latin American ventures to be presented in Miami, the hub of Latin American commerce. Keynote speakers include Gustavo A. Cisneros, chairman of the Cisneros Group of Companies; R. Marcelo Claure, founder, chairman, president and CEO, Brightstar Corporation; Constancio Larguia, founder and CEO, Weemba, and co-founder, Patagon.com; and Don Browne, president, Telemundo Communications Group, Inc.

"Recent events have made it clear: as many world economies retrench, Latin America is on the rise," said Irma Becerra-Fernandez, conference chair of the2010 Americas Venture Capital Conference and director of FIU's Pino Center. "Our presenting companies represent exciting opportunities for those looking to partner with, or invest in, ventures doing business in Latin America."

In addition to presenting to venture capitalists and other investors, Baby Abuelita Productions will have the opportunity to compete for one of three awards, with a total value of $35,000 that will be presented to innovative companies.

Winner of numerous children and parenting awards including NAPPA, IParenting, Mom's Choice and Creative Child, Baby Abuelita Productions offers a collection of unique dolls, books and home animated videos that keep Hispanic culture alive and relevant by making it easy and fun to share traditional Spanish language lullabies. The bilingual 'Grandma' and 'Grandpa' dolls are modeled after typical Latin American grandparents and resonate traditions gone but not forgotten for all generations of Hispanic families. http://babyabuelita.com