AGENDA

2025 Latin America Summit

2025 LATIN AMERICA SUMMIT AGENDA

SEPTEMBER 25-28, 2025

FIESTA AMERICANA CONDESA - CANCUN, MEXICO

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Thursday, September 25

TIME

EVENT/ACTIVITY
PRESENTER(S)
LOCATION
TBD
Opening Party
TBD

Friday, September 26


TIME
EVENT/ACTIVITY
PRESENTER(S)
LOCATION
Registration
8:00AM
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General Session
9:00AM - 10:30AM
Opening Remarks and Opening Keynote
Patricia Cook
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Breakout 1
10:30AM - 11:45AM
Marketing Your Firm
Juan Matamoros FCSI, James Camacho FCSI, Bill Taunton FCSI
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Breakout 2
10:30AM - 11:45AM
What's Next in the Design Industry?
Joe Schumaker FCSI
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Breakout 3
10:30AM - 11:45AM
Do We Really Need AI in Our Firms?
Andrey Teleguz and Doug Huber FCSI
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General Session
11:45AM - 1:00PM
Sponsor Table Top Speed Networking
Platinum and Gold Sponsors
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Open Afternoon to Enjoy the Resort
1:00PM
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Saturday, September 27


TIME
EVENT/ACTIVITY
PRESENTER(S)
LOCATION
General Session
8:30AM - 10:00AM
Sponsor Networking
Platinum and Gold Sponsors
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Breakout 4
10:00AM - 11:00AM
AI Hands On Workshop
Doug Huber FCSI and Andrey Teleguz
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Breakout 5
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Retail Design Trends in Latin America
Heraldo Blasco
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Breakout 6
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Latin America Project Planning 101
Veronica Millares, Emmanuel Melo FCSI
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General Session
11:00AM - 12:30PM
Lunch
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Breakout 7
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Is Sustainability Possible in Latin America
Tarah Schroeder, FCSI and Richard Young
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Breakout 8
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Trends in Gastronomy in Latin America
Dr. Karla Paniagua
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Breakout 9
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Beyond the Blueprint: Digital Transformation and Immersive Convergence
Brenden Wright
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Break
1:30PM - 1:45PM
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Repeated Breakout
1:45PM - 2:45PM
Determined by Demand
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Repeated Breakout
1:45PM - 2:45PM
Determined by Demand
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Repeated Breakout
1:45PM - 2:45PM
Determined by Demand
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General Session
3:00PM - 4:30PM
Closing Keynote
Phil Gwoke
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Closing Party
7:00PM - 10:00PM
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SESSION DESCRIPTIONS coming soon

Opening Keynote - Patricia Cook
Marketing Your Firm
What's Next in the Design Industry?
Do We Really Need AI in Our Firms?
AI Hands-On Workshop
Retail Design Trends in Latin America
Latin America Project Planning 101

Discover how strategic kitchen design directly impacts the operational efficiency of your restaurant. This session provides guidance on planning optimized production spaces, from intelligent zoning and equipment selection to the integration of technology and ergonomic principles. Learn how to design kitchens that streamline workflows, enhance safety, and increase staff productivity  

Is Sustainability Possible Throughout Latin America?
Trends in Gastronomy in Latin America

During this session, attendees will learn about a framework for trend analysis, distinguish the notions of signal, trend, hype, fashion, and driving forces, and learn about different patterns of change in Latin American gastronomy that will be of interest in identifying possible opportunities and threats. 

Beyond the Blueprint: Digital Transformation and Immersive Convergence

 This session will explore the following:

  1. Define – What the heck does this mean! 
  2. Industry adoption – What other industries are doing and how they’re using these methods
  3. Compare – Hardware deep dive.  Different types of hardware in the market (VR headsets, desktop, AR tools), cost of ownership and managing corporate application on them. 
  4. Examine – Technology used for facility digitization – Revit, LiDAR scanning with a live walkthrough of a digitized facility 
  5. Discover – Essential building blocks of a successful immersive experience from model optimization to spatial planning
  6. Convergence – Pulling it all together.  Understand how data is integrated with immersive technologies to support training, real-time modification, and simulation of operational flows within a virtual environment
  7. Participate – Live, hands-on headset demonstrations to experience learning firsthand and identify real-world applications in your own work.  - This will take place throughout the duration of the session, so people have time to experience it themselves.  Give those who have never been in VR and chance to experience it and see what is possible.
      Closing Keynote - Phil Gwoke

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