BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T190000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Hispanic Heritage Month- Leading with Heritage: RI Latino Business Leaders Share Their Stories DESCRIPTION:Leading with Heritage: Rhode Island's Latino Business Leaders Share Their Stories is a special Hispanic Heritage Month event hosted by the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce on Thursday\, October 8\, from 5:00 7:00 PM at Innovate Newport.The evening will bring together prominent Latino and Latina business leaders from across Rhode Island for an engaging conversation about their career and entrepreneurial journeys\, the experiences that have shaped them as leaders\, and the role their Hispanic heritage and culture have played along the way. Designed as a dialogue rather than a traditional panel\, the conversation will include audience participation and provide an opportunity for business and community leaders\, entrepreneurs\, and local students to connect\, learn\, and celebrate the contributions of Rhode Island's Latino business community. The evening will conclude with networking\, light hors d'oeuvres\, and refreshments.Confirmed speakers include: Jon Andrade\, Founding Publisher of VISIONARIOS Magazine\; Matt Vargas\, Partner at Rumford Portfolio Management\; and Jairo Rugel\, President/Owner of ATC Tech Inc. / Newport County Computers.\nAbout Jon A. AndradeJon A. Andrade is a bilingual (English/Spanish) sales and marketing executive with more than two decades of experience in Hispanic media\, multicultural marketing\, and business development. He is Principal and Senior Advisor of J.A. Andrade & Associates\, a multicultural marketing firm helping businesses and nonprofits connect with the growing U.S. Hispanic market.Born in Lima\, Peru\, and raised in Queens\, New York\, Jon brings a unique bicultural perspective to his work. His career includes leadership positions at major advertising agencies\, consumer brands\, and media companies\, where he played pivotal roles in launching influential Hispanic media brands\, including PEOPLE en Espa ol\, Ser Padres\, Siempre Mujer.He previously served as Interim Executive Director of Latino Public Radio and General Manager of P lvora Advertising\, a Boston-based multicultural digital marketing agency. His international experience includes managing advertising media for Avon Products throughout Latin America while based in S o Paulo\, Brazil.Committed to community engagement\, Jon has served on the boards of Latino Public Radio and The Public's Radio. He has also lectured at the Rhode Island School of Design on his bicultural journey as a Hispanic American.Jon holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Fordham University's Gabelli School of Business. An avid photographer\, he has traveled extensively throughout Latin America and Europe.\nAbout Jairo Rugel:With over 45 years of hands-on experience\, Jairo has worked with a variety of technologies\, and has learned to solve technical problems of all kinds related to hardware\, software\, networking\, and cybersecurity. He is a natural and driven leader\, traits that have served him well while serving as a Sonar Technician in the U.S. Navy and as a businessman afterwards. With two successful endeavors under his belt\, ATC Tech Inc and Newport County Computers\, Jairo attributes their continued success to a combination of excellent customer service\, attention to detail\, and strong technical knowledge\; all skills he has helped to bring out in his team of techs\, or as he likes to describe them\, his "geeks with social skills." Jairo is also an active member of the Aquidneck Island community\, as a board member for the Newport County Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Newport Elks Lodge where he provides free technology classes to fellow members and the public alike. He has served as the Treasurer for The North End Club and worked with the Middletown Little League for many years as a coach and manager. He can be found most days at the Newport County Computers shop or in the field at client locations solving all sorts of technology related issues and "saving the world one computer at a time".\nAbout Matt Vargas:Prior to RPM Matt served as CEO and on the Board of Directors for the publicly traded Emcore Corporation. Matt oversaw the restructuring and sale of Emcore to private buyers while simultaneously leading the sales team. Prior to Emcore\, Matt was responsible for exponential growth in the KVH Industries defense navigation portfolio and the rollup of the KVH product line into the broader Emcore offering. He has worked in challenging domestic and international environments throughout his career\, including Ukraine\, Turkey\, and Afghanistan. Matt is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and has an MBA from the University of Rhode Island\, He resides in Warwick with his wife Jillian and four children Evelyn\, Henry\, Maxwell\, and Madeline. Matt is fluent in Spanish and Farsi/Dari and serves on several non-profit boards. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Leading with Heritage: Rhode Island&rsquo\;s Latino Business Leaders Share Their Stories is a special Hispanic Heritage Month event hosted by the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce on Thursday\, October 8\, from 5:00&ndash\;7:00 PM at Innovate Newport.

The evening will bring together prominent Latino and Latina business leaders from across Rhode Island for an engaging conversation about their career and entrepreneurial journeys\, the experiences that have shaped them as leaders\, and the role their Hispanic heritage and culture have played along the way. Designed as a dialogue rather than a traditional panel\, the conversation will include audience participation and provide an opportunity for business and community leaders\, entrepreneurs\, and local students to connect\, learn\, and celebrate the contributions of Rhode Island&rsquo\;s Latino business community. The evening will conclude with networking\, light hors d&rsquo\;oeuvres\, and refreshments.

Confirmed speakers include: Jon Andrade\, Founding Publisher of VISIONARIOS Magazine\; Matt Vargas\, Partner at Rumford Portfolio Management\; and Jairo Rugel\, President/Owner of ATC Tech Inc. / Newport County Computers.


About Jon A. Andrade

Jon A. Andrade is a bilingual (English/Spanish) sales and marketing executive with more than two decades of experience in Hispanic media\, multicultural marketing\, and business development. He is Principal and Senior Advisor of J.A. Andrade &\; Associates\, a multicultural marketing firm helping businesses and nonprofits connect with the growing U.S. Hispanic market.

Born in Lima\, Peru\, and raised in Queens\, New York\, Jon brings a unique bicultural perspective to his work. His career includes leadership positions at major advertising agencies\, consumer brands\, and media companies\, where he played pivotal roles in launching influential Hispanic media brands\, including PEOPLE en Españ\;ol\, Ser Padres\, Siempre Mujer.

He previously served as Interim Executive Director of Latino Public Radio and General Manager of Pó\;lvora Advertising\, a Boston-based multicultural digital marketing agency. His international experience includes managing advertising media for Avon Products throughout Latin America while based in Sã\;o Paulo\, Brazil.

Committed to community engagement\, Jon has served on the boards of Latino Public Radio and The Public&rsquo\;s Radio. He has also lectured at the Rhode Island School of Design on his bicultural journey as a Hispanic American.

Jon holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Fordham University&rsquo\;s Gabelli School of Business. An avid photographer\, he has traveled extensively throughout Latin America and Europe.


About Jairo Rugel:

With over 45 years of hands-on experience\, Jairo has worked with a variety of technologies\, and has learned to solve technical problems of all kinds related to hardware\, software\, networking\, and cybersecurity. He is a natural and driven leader\, traits that have served him well while serving as a Sonar Technician in the U.S. Navy and as a businessman afterwards. With two successful endeavors under his belt\, ATC Tech Inc and Newport County Computers\, Jairo attributes their continued success to a combination of excellent customer service\, attention to detail\, and strong technical knowledge\; all skills he has helped to bring out in his team of techs\, or as he likes to describe them\, his &ldquo\;geeks with social skills.&rdquo\; Jairo is also an active member of the Aquidneck Island community\, as a board member for the Newport County Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Newport Elks Lodge where he provides free technology classes to fellow members and the public alike. He has served as the Treasurer for The North End Club and worked with the Middletown Little League for many years as a coach and manager. He can be found most days at the Newport County Computers shop or in the field at client locations solving all sorts of technology related issues and &ldquo\;saving the world one computer at a time&rdquo\;.


About Matt Vargas:

Prior to RPM Matt served as CEO and on the Board of Directors for the publicly traded Emcore Corporation. Matt oversaw the restructuring and sale of Emcore to private buyers while simultaneously leading the sales team. Prior to Emcore\, Matt was responsible for exponential growth in the KVH Industries defense navigation portfolio and the rollup of the KVH product line into the broader Emcore offering. He has worked in challenging domestic and international environments throughout his career\, including Ukraine\, Turkey\, and Afghanistan. \;

Matt is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and has an MBA from the University of Rhode Island\, He resides in Warwick with his wife Jillian and four children Evelyn\, Henry\, Maxwell\, and Madeline. Matt is fluent in Spanish and Farsi/Dari and serves on several non-profit boards. \;

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