Bringing together community leaders, residents, educators, businesses, and other stakeholders to address the state of education in our booming metropolis.
We seek to emerge with strategies to overcome challenges and seize opportunities for providing excellence in education in Miami's urban core.
Agenda Highlights
Virtual Networking Breakout Rooms access at check-in
Special Guest Presentations
Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (video presentation)
Ms. Madeline Pumariega, President, Miami Dade College (MDC)
Dr. Beatriz Gonzalez, President, MDC Wolfson Campus
Mr. Bernard Zyscovich, Founder and CEO, ZYSCOVICH
Presentation of the Colors, POA, National Anthem
POA Leader: Ms. Madeline Pumariega, President, Miami Dade College (MDC)
New World School of the Arts Performer(s)
Special Keynote Presentation
Access & Equity: Planning for the Future of Education in Miami’s Urban Core
Commissioner Raquel Regalado, MDBCC, District 7
State of Schools Address
The New Normal: Education After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ms. Lucia Baez-Geller, MDCPS School Board Member District 3
Golden Anniversary Host Address
Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus: Celebrating 50 Years of Community Service Providing Access to Educational Excellence in our “Magic City”
Dr. Beatriz Gonzalez, President, MDC Wolfson Campus
Dr. Jeffrey Hodgson, Provost, New World School of the Arts
Dr. Contessa Bryant, Principal, New World School of the Arts
Dr. Omar Monteagudo, Principal, School for Advanced Studies
Dr. Eric Hoffman, Dean, The Honors College at MDC
Special Keynote Presentation
Building and Sustaining Educational Excellence in Miami’s Urban Core to Support the Growth of America’s “New Silicon Valley” Mayor Francis Suarez, City of Miami
Panel Discussion: Urban Core Education Issues Townhall
Moderated by Sam Joseph, UCCC
Panelists (confirmed):
Mr. Ernesto Cuesta, BHA/UCCC
Ms. Abby Ape, BHA
Ms. Joy Prevor, DNA
Ms. Christina Alessi, Brickell for Schools Advocacy Group
Ms. Liliana Pizarro, Brickell for Schools Advocacy Group
Commissioner Eileen Higgins, MDBCC, District 5
Commissioner Raquel Regalado, MDBCC, District 7
Ms. Elena Bondarenko, Miami DDA / Brickell for Schools Advocacy Group
Mr. Bernard Zyscovich, FAIA, Founder and CEO, ZYSCOVICH
Mr. Jose Murguido, AIA, ALEP, AIA, ALEP, Corporate Vice President, ZYSCOVICH