What Now, Cuba?

Recent changes in US policies toward Cuba have reinvigorated debate over US-Cuba relations. How will these revised policies affect American business, trade and travel, as well as the well-being of the Cuban people? What does the future hold? Please join us, our speakers and panel of leading experts as we discuss the state and outlook of US-Cuba relations. Agenda 8:00AM - 8:30AM Registration and coffee 8:30AM-8:45AM Welcome Remarks " Karen Holbrook, Executive Vice President and Sr. Advisor to the President at the University of South Florida " David Kotok, CIO Cumberland Advisors and GIC Board Member 8:45AM-9:30AM Keynote I - US Administrations & Cuba " Vicki Huddleston: US Ambassador, retired; former Principal Officer, US Interests section in Havana (Myths, Contradictions, and Lies: Bush, Obama, Trump) 9:30AM - 10:15AM Keynote II - Economic Outlook " Don Rissmiller, Chief Economist, Strategas Research Partners and GIC Vice Chair of Programs (The Global Economic & Market Context) 10:15AM - 10:30AM Break 10:30 - 12:00PM Panel Session: Doing Business with Cuba " Collin Laverty, Cuba Educational Travel (21st Century Cuba: Challenges and Opportunities) " David Seleski, President and CEO, Stonegate Bank (U.S. Business Opportunities in Cuba in Today's Regulatory Environment) " Jorge Duany: Director, Cuban Research Institute; Professor of Anthropology, Florida International University (U.S.-Cuba Relations and the Cuban-American Community) " Harry Vanden, Professor Emeritus, Government and International Affairs, University of South Florida (Buenos Dias Havana: Is It a New Day in Cuba?) 12:15PM Concluding Remarks " Jorge Duany: Director, Cuban Research Institute; Professor of Anthropology, Florida International University 12:30PM - 1:30PM Lunch