Pan American Games 2015 Forum

Canadian Hispanic Business Association (CHBA)

Wednesday, September 29 ( 6:00pm to 9:30pm)
YMCA, 20 Grosvvenor St., Auditorium (2nd floor). Click here for map

With Ian Tropps, CEO and Roger Garland, Chairman, the two heads of the Pan American Games 2015 . Two other high caliber guests will come. It's not every day that we have to meet people of such caliber and willing to incorporate this into our community with job opportunities, volunteer and business (for those who want to start or expand). There are only 120 seats available.

2015 Pan American Games in Toronto will attract over 10,000 athletes and officials, and over 250,000 visitors from 42 countries. This activity will generate more than 15,000 jobs, leaving an important legacy of infrastructure. Mauricio Ospina, director of the Association of Hispanic-Canadian Entrepreneur brings several months searching for opportunities for the hispanic community during the games, opportunities like employment, volunteer and business. Ospina is also in the process of obtaining real estate license to negotiate purchase of such units of affordable housing in the Villa Panamericana. The Villa is the main venue of the games, located in front of the Distillery District in developing the residential area known as the West Don Lands area in downtown Toronto.

AGENDA (bios on brochure)

6:00 - 6:25 Registration, networking
6:30 - 6:40 Miguel Vadillo: Overcoming personal and business obstacles
6:40 - 7:00 Ian Troop, CEO, Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games Keynote address
7:00 - 7:25 Antonio de Santiago, Executive VP, Infrastructure Ontario Business opportunities with the games’ venues
7:25 - 7:50 Andre Seguin, Account Executive, MERX Procurement process and how to get involved
7:50 - 8:00 Mauricio Ospina, Hispanic Business Association The Hispanic community
8:00 - 8:30 Group meetings with selected speakers / Q & A
8:30 - 9:30 Networking

When: Wednesday, September 29, 6 pm to 9 pm
Where: Toronto Centre