Next Week in Edutainment | November 13 - November 17
Upcoming Speakers
Mike Dias is the Founder & CEO of ScaleUp Valley since 2013. Mike is a ScaleUp CEO Whisperer and a Leadership Team Advisor since 2004. He is kindly known as the "CEO of the CEOs". Mike helps CEOs and Leadership Teams to scale from 1 to $50M ARR, 50 to 300 employees, by implementing a Leadership Team Framework that delivers clarity of vision and world-class execution with OKRs and a strong meeting cadence. During the last 10+ years, Mike had the privilege to partner with 300+ venture-backed CEOs and to work closely with 50+ Leadership Teams across the US, Europe, LATAM, and Asia. He has contributed to scale 1 IPO, 1 Decacorn, and 4 Unicorns so far. Mike Dias founded the ScaleUp Valley podcast in 2018 to host the best CEOs and investors across the world. Today the podcast has released 250+ episodes and has loyal fans across Europe and the US. This event is co-produced by Bizworld.org
WHEN: Monday, November 13 (12:00 P.M. ET)
Armando Smeke is the head of strategic planning at Grupo Posadas, Mexico's largest hotel operator. Prior to this position at Posados, Armando worked as a strategic planning director, and a human resources analytics manager. Mr. Smeke will be discussing his career and the key role innovation plays in valuing creation as well as what distinguishes leaders from the rest.
WHEN: Tuesday, November 14 (1:00 P.M. ET)
With over 30 years of experience on both client and agency side, Roman co-founded Brooks Roman in 2010 on the notion that big ideas don't have to come from big companies. This led to his agency mantra of leveraging data to provide clarity to complex challenges. Roman has played key roles in developing the media strategy and analytics for clients such as Terminix, Purple Mattress, Flemings Steakhouse, and Guitar Center. Roman is based in Los Angeles where he lives with his wife, dog and 2 cats. This event is co-produced by Bizworld.org
WHEN: Wednesday, November 15 (7:00 P.M. ET)
Born and raised in Venezuela, Daniel Chang Contreras grew up seeing how his country decayed from relative prosperity to utter chaos, poverty, and authoritarianism under the socialist governments of Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro. In 2017, he did what more than 7 million of his countrymen did and fled the country that socialism destroyed.
In the United States, Daniel got a degree in Political Science and Economics from the University of South Florida and is now pursuing his Masters in Political Communication at American University. Daniel is a senior member of Politiks, a Venezuelan digital media outlet that counters the Maduro regime narrative. Daniel was also a contributor to El American, and his analysis has been published in outlets like the National Review, Americano Media, Real Clear World, and France 24, among others.
This event is brought to the students in part by The Dissident Project. The Dissident Project's mission is to connect those with firsthand insights into authoritarianism with student audiences.
WHEN: Thursday, November 16 (12:00 P.M. ET)
