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Economic Club of Miami Hosts First Annual Miami Economic Forum
Citadel's Ken Griffin & Miami Mayor Francis Suarez In Conversation At The Economic Club of Miami
Ricardo Mora: Miami Economic Forum
Miami Economic Forum: China & LATAM
Miami Economic Forum: Private Wealth & LATAM
Miami Economic Forum: LATAM Outlook
Miami Economic Forum: Global Political Risk
Avik Roy and Robert Breedlove: What is Money?
Immigration & Miami's Economic Future with Daniel Di Martino, Manhattan Institute
An Analysis of America’s Market Economy on Adam Smith’s 300th Birthday Year
The Economic Club of Miami hosts Dave Altig, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
The Economic Club of Miami hosts Michael Eisenberg and Antonio Garcia Martinez
A Conversation with Rob Arnott: Investing in a New Era of Inflation (The Economic Club of Miami)
The Future of Digital Assets: Francis Suarez, Sam Bankman-Fried, Kathleen Breitman, Anthony Scaramucci
OUR NEXT EVENTS
Join the Economic Club of Miami for premiere events, networking, and thought leadership discussions on economics and business in the fastest growing global economic center in America. Stay tuned for updates on future club functions here. More details will be available for the following events. In the meantime, save the dates!
Next Generation: Navigating the Modern World of Technology and Investments| October 10, 2024
This event is only open to members and sponsors of The Economic Club of Miami. ​​To receive an invitation, apply for membership here.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Peter Thiel | October 28, 2024
Culture, Religion, Technology
Peter Thiel is an entrepreneur and investor. He cofounded PayPal, led it as CEO, and took it public; he made the first outside investment in Facebook; and he cofounded Palantir Technologies, where he serves as chairman. He has provided early funding for LinkedIn, Yelp, and dozens of startups, many run by former colleagues who have been dubbed the “PayPal Mafia.” He is a partner at Founders Fund, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has funded companies including SpaceX and Airbnb. He started the Thiel Fellowship, which funds young entrepreneurs, and he leads the Thiel Foundation, which works to advance technological progress and long-term thinking. He is also the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future.​​
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The October 28th event will be held at Miami Dade College Wolfson campus in downtown Miami. Registration will open at 2:30 PM. The event will begin at 3:00 PM with two panels, one on education and the other on national security & technology.
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Education panel​
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Aaron Withe
Freedom Foundation (moderator)
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The Honorable Manny Diaz, Jr.
Commissioner of Education, State of Florida
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Ryan Walters
State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Oklahoma
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James Lindsay
Author
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Event is open only to members and sponsors.
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Not yet a member? Apply here.
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Sponsorship opportunities available here.
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Thank you to our event sponsors!
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Joe Lonsdale | December 12, 2024
Joe Lonsdale is the Founder and Managing Partner at 8VC, an early-stage venture capital firm managing over $6 billion in capital. In 2003, he founded Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR), a global software company known for its work supporting US and its allies’ defense and intelligence. Since then, he has founded more than a dozen prominent companies, including Addepar, a wealth management platform with about $5 trillion, and OpenGov, the leading cloud software provider for local governments. He continues to create and scale companies through the 8VC Build program.
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As an investor, Joe was an early backer of companies like Anduril Industries, Oculus (acq.FB), Guardant Health (NASDAQ:GH), Oscar (NYSE:OSCR), Illumio, Wish (NASDAQ:WISH), JoyTunes, Blend (NYSE:BLND), Flexport, Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY), Orca Bio, Qualia, Synthego, RelateIQ (acq. CRM), Yugabyte, and others.
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Joe and his wife Tayler are active in a variety of philanthropic and institutional pursuits. In 2018, they founded the non-partisan Cicero Institute, which crafts and advances policies to promote effective and accountable governance, and is now successfully battling special interests with teams in over a dozen states. In 2021, Joe became the founding chairman of the board of the University of Austin(UATX), a new university dedicated to restoring the pursuit of truth in higher education. He also sits on the board of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute.
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Joe, Tayler, and their four daughters live in Austin, TX.
Miami Economic Forum February 7, 2025
The Miami Economic Forum will take place on February 7th, 2025, at the Miami Dade College Padron campus in the historic Little Havana neighborhood, just minutes from downtown Miami. The conference location is symbolic of the Economic Club of Miami's investment focus on emerging markets, with a concentration on the city as a hub for trade with Latin American nations.
This second annual gathering will once again bring together a large group of institutional investors, family offices, and private wealth, as well as business leaders from around the United States and Latin America.
Join us as we delve into the future of growth for both our dynamic city and Latin America. A list of our event speakers will be announced in the coming months.
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PAST EVENTS
A Conversation on Sustainable Home Ownership and Economical Housing
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5:00 - 7:30 PM​
Biscayne Bay Brewing Company
Old Post Office Building
100 NE 3rd Ave
Third Floor
Miami, FL 33132
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A Conversation on
Sustainable Home Ownership
and Economical Housing
Featuring:
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Michael Liu
The Swerdlow Group,
Former U.S. Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary
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Tobias Peter
Senior Fellow and CoDirector,
AEI Housing Center
American Enterprise Institute
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May 21, 2024
5:00 - 7:30 PM​
Biscayne Bay Brewing Company
Old Post Office Building
100 NE 3rd Ave
Third Floor
Miami, FL 33132
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A fireside chat
featuring:
Robert Breedlove
Host of the
"What is Money?" Show
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Avik Roy
President of the
Foundation for Research
on Equal Opportunity
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Miami Dade College
Wolfson Campus
Downtown Miami
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April 30, 2024
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An evening with
The Honorable
Dr. Emilio Gonzalez,
Former Director of
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigrant Services (USCIS)
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Pipeline Brickell
1101 Brickell Ave South,
Tower, 8th Floor
Miami, FL 33131
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March 20, 2024
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Members-Only Lunch
Miami Dade College
Wolfson Campus
Downtown Miami
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March 11, 2024
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Miami Economic Forum
An emerging markets finance and investment conference hosted by the Economic Club of Miami
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February 2, 2024
Miami Dade College
Padron Campus
Little Havana, Miami
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With over 42 speakers on stage throughout the day, we brought together a large group of institutional investors and private wealth, as well as business leaders from around the United States and Latin America.
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Noble Capital Markets
19th Annual
Emerging Growth Equity Conference
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December 3-5, 2023
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
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We are pleased that the Economic Club of Miami was a sponsor of NobleCon19, held at the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) College of Business, Executive Education Complex. NobleCon 19 featured 100+ executive team presentations and breakouts, proactive panels a keynote, world-class networking events, and an exclusive hour-long fireside chat with President George W. Bush, moderated by Noble's Director of Research, Michael Kupinski. It also included an "after" networking event at the Privaira Hangar, Boca Raton Airport.
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Exclusive Gathering at the
40th Annual Miami Book Fair
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November 19, 2023
Miami Dade College
Wolfson Campus
Downtown Miami
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Members Only meeting with
Jonathan Taplin,
filmmaker and author of
The End of Reality and
Move Fast and Break Things
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"The Future of ESG Investing"
with Andrew Stuttaford
and Siri Terjesen
November 8, 2023
Biscayne Bay Brewing Company
Miami
A partnership event with National Review Institute, featuring: a Fireside Chat with Andrew Stuttaford, National Review Institute Fellow and Editor of National Review Capital Matters, along with Siri Terjesen, Professor and Associate Dean of the Florida Atlantic University College of Business.
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"Immigration and Miami's Economic Future"
Daniel Di Martino
Founder, Dissident Project
Graduate Fellow, Manhattan Institute
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October 16, 2023
Miami Dade College
Padron Campus
"An Analysis of
America's Market Economy
on Adam Smith's
300th Birthday Year"
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Featuring:
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Paul Dietrich,
Chief Investment Strategist,
B. Riley Wealth Management
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Louis Navallier,
Founder, Chairman, Chief Investment Officer,
Navallier & Associates
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Mark Skousen,
Editor-in-Chief,
Forecasts and Strategies investment newsletter
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Moderator:
Rodolfo Milani,
Senior Managing Director,
B. Riley Wealth Management
September 14, 2023
Miami Dade College
Wolfson Campus
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Private Membership Event
Visit to the Cash Vault & Happy Hour
August 28, 2023
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Miami Branch
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Fourth of July
Membership Networking Event
July 4, 2023​
Fisher Island
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"The Future of Cities"
American Enterprise Institute event
featuring Ryan Streeter
in conversation with
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez
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June 21, 2023
Coral Reef Yacht Club
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Membership Networking Event
Hosted by
Shutts & Bowen LLP
featuring special guest
Cody Marx Bailey
Blockchain and Distributed Technologies
May 22, 2023
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"Fireside Chat with Dave Altig, Executive Vice President and Research Director,
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta"
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April 19, 2023
Miami Dade College
Wolfson Campus
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President's Day
Private Members Event
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February 21, 2023
Fisher Island
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"Decaying Institutions, Technology, and Humanity: A Fireside Chat with Michael Eisenberg and Antonio Garcia Martinez"
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January 23, 2023
Paramount Miami Worldcenter
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"Investing in a New Era of Inflation: A Conversation with Rob Arnott"
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December 3, 2023
Paramount Miami Worldcenter
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"A Conversation with Ken Griffin and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez"
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November 7, 2022
Miami Dade College
Wolfson Campus
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Lincoln Network Reboot 2022 Conference
Partnership Even with
theLincoln Network
October 13, 2022
Ampersand Studios
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The Future of Real Estate:
Technology, Policy and Investment
Speakers:
Calvin Cooper,
CEO & Co-founder, Tokr Labs
Patrick Murphy, Former US Congressperson; Founder, Togal.ai
Javier Villamizar, Operating Partner, Softbank Investment Advisors
Noah Williams, Professor of Economics, Miami Herbert Business School, University of Miami
Judith Rodin, Former President,
The Rockefeller Foundation
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June 22, 2022
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2022 Miami Tech Summit
April 20, 2022
8:30am-6pm
Partnership event with
Sayfie Media
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The Art of NFT and Future of Digital Assets
(video recording)
(Saturday December 4, 2021, 3pm-5pm ET)
Location: Paramount Miami Worldcenter (Ticket Required; Free To Invitees)
Speakers:
Francis X. Suarez, Mayor of Miami
Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX Founder and CEO
Kathleen Breitman, Tezos Co-Founder
Anthony Scaramucci, Skybridge Capital Founder and Managing Partner​
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An Evening With Peter Thiel
October 20, 2021
Partnership event with the
Lincoln Network
Perez Art Museum, Miami