This year’s PALCUS Gala and Conference was supposed to take place in Miami, Florida. Unfortunately, because of COVID-19, we had to cancel everything and as a nod to our community in Florida, we are highlighting the growing tech scene and business opportunities in the Miami area in this session.
Moderator: Carolina Rendeiro, Honorary Consul of Portugal and Owner of Connect2Global
Consulting Speakers: - Leigh Ann Buchanan, Executive Director of CIC, Venture Café - Pamela Fuertes, Executive Director Goldman Sachs, 10,000 Small Businesses
Watch "Miami Tech Boom!" now at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgNup-pv2YY&feature=youtu.be
For information about Connect2Global, visit https://www.connect2.global/
Thank you to our partners in this conference - Portugal-US Chamber of Commerce, AICEP, the Government of Portugal and the Embassy of Portugal in the U.S.
If you have any questions, please contact palcus@palcus.org.
What is PALCUS?
The Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the United States
PALCUS is a non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia. It was founded in 1991 by a group of successful, forward-thinking Portuguese-Americans with the purpose of providing a singular national voice that would advocate for the interests of Portuguese-Americans in the United States. At the center of their vision was to establish and maintain channels of communication between the government of the Republic of Portugal, via the Embassy of Portugal to Washington, D.C., and the U.S. congressional delegation representing Portuguese-American communities.
Now in its 28th year, PALCUS has been true to its founding principles and much more. Throughout its history, the organization has evolved and matured, guided by a dedicated all-volunteer board of directors representing Portuguese-American communities throughout the United States. PALCUS has worked consistently and tirelessly, weathering changes in political and economic climates, to create and expand its programs. Its activities and events are mission-driven to address the community’s needs in the strategic areas of government affairs, international affairs, educational opportunities, Portuguese language and culture, community outreach and recognition of our community’s success.
PALCUS is a member-supported organization that depends on membership dues for operational and program support. Nevertheless, membership is not required in order to benefit from our programs and advocacy initiatives. We are committed to serving all Portuguese-Americans in the United States who would benefit from our help.
The Mission
PALCUS is committed to serving the community through increasingly active government relations efforts, the promotion of a greater awareness of ethnic accomplishments and encouraging stronger ties between Portugal and the United States. In this role, we advance the community professionally, politically and culturally, while working to ensure that issues directly affecting our community are addressed through our network of government and community leaders.
The Vision
In order to create singular national voice to advocate for the Portuguese-American and Luso-American communities-at-large, PALCUS was founded in 1991 as a 501(c)3 non-partisan, non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. with a mission of addressing domestic and international concerns of the Portuguese-American community. PALCUS strives to conduct an expanding program of research, educational and public affairs activities on salient issues of interest to the Portuguese-American community and the Luso-American relationship.