Momentum, Founder of the Cuba Opportunity Summit Announces Havana Conference

New York, NY, March 16, 2016 (Newswire.com) - ​​​​As more than 250 delegates travel to New York for tomorrow’s sold-out Cuba Opportunity Summit, Momentum, in partnership with the Wharton School’s Knowledge@Wharton and the Lauder Institute, today, announces its plans to hold the Havana edition of the Cuba Opportunity Summit in the winter of 2016-2017.

The Summit has historically featured a speaker faculty comprised of executives, investors, academics and industry experts with real, in-country experience and it has quickly become the recognized gathering for a “who’s who” of the U.S.-Cuba business ecosystem.

Cuba Opportunity Summit Founder and Momentum Co-CEO/Co-Founder, Ben Greenzweig said, “We are thrilled by the response to this year’s New York summit and couldn’t be happier with the timing of the conference, which is taking place just 5 days before the President’s historic visit to Havana.”

“We are also very pleased to announce our plans for a Havana edition of the Summit, so that we can provide an even richer learning, cultural and networking experience for our audience,” Greenzweig continued.

Co-chairman Faquiry Diaz, a graduate of the Wharton School of Business (W’97) said, “These events bring together the private sector with the economic sector and government officials in order to have productive discussions on opportunities for American businesses to either develop or further execute their Cuba market entry strategy.”

“Launching a version of this Summit in Havana will facilitate opportunities for U.S. business leaders to gain a firsthand understanding of the Cuban people, culture and business ecosystem as well as build those essential ‘on-island’ relationships.” Diaz concluded.

More information on the Cuba Opportunity Summit: Havana Edition will be released in the coming weeks. For more information about this year’s summit and all future activities, please visit www.momentumevents.com.  

About the Wharton School and Knowledge@Wharton

Founded in 1881 as the first collegiate business school, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is recognized globally for intellectual leadership and ongoing innovation across every major discipline of business education. With a broad global community and one of the most published business school faculties, Wharton creates economic and social value around the world. The School has 5,000 undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, and doctoral students; more than 9,000 participants in executive education programs annually and a powerful alumni network of 94,000 graduates.

Knowledge@Wharton is the online business analysis journal of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The site, which is free, captures relevant knowledge generated at Wharton and beyond by offering articles and videos based on research, conferences, speakers, books and interviews with faculty and other experts on current business topics. Knowledge@Wharton offers content in Chinese, Spanish and Portuguese and has a separate site for high school educators and students.

About the Lauder Institute

Founded in 1983 by brothers Leonard and Ronald Lauder in honor of their father, Joseph, the Joseph H. Lauder Institute for Management & International Studies provides a fully integrated business education to a new generation of leaders coming of age in a rapidly globalizing world. The program combines an MA in International Studies with an MBA from the Wharton School or a JD from Penn Law. This unique MBA/MA or JD/MA joint degree program was the first of its kind and it has remained in a class by itself. Lauder’s rigorous academic program integrates excellent teaching in tailored arts and sciences coursework with advanced language study and cultural immersion experiences, preparing each class of 70 students to become leaders in international management and global business.

About Momentum

Momentum is a leading international event creation and execution specialist working with numerous partners in order to bring their brands to life through customized live-event experiences. With an emphasis on rigorous research and world-class customer service, its team comprises many of the leading names in event creation and execution. For more information about Momentum, visit http://momentumevents.com.

Momentum contact:

Misha Shah
Marketing Director
Momentum
[email protected]