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
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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
Veronique 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. Paniqua
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Breakout 9
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Integrated Design, Equipment, Maintenance and Training
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
TBD
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Closing Party
7:00PM - 10:00PM
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SESSION DESCRIPTIONS coming soon

Opening Keynote
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
Is Sustainability Possible Throughout Latin America?
Trends in Gastronomy in Latin America
Integrated Design, Equipment, Maintenance and Training

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