Alice has 15 years of experience in the US multicultural space in both Hispanic and African American media, strategy and planning. During her time at TruMC, she has led Hispanic media planning efforts and insights development for MetroPCS, helped launch Saludmovil.com and drive new business acquisition.
Prior to joining Tru, Alice was a Planning Director at Dieste handling consumer planning and strategy for Hershey’s, TXU and REI. Before that she was an Associate Director at SMG and Mediavest in New York, two of the leading media agencies working on accounts such as P&G, Kraft, Walmart and Mars.
Alice brings to the table a wealth of knowledge and an integrated approach to developing business strategies, communication platforms, consumer segmentations and receptivity targeting. She has experience in media planning and analytics as well as digital, social and content creation.
Alice graduated from Boston University with a dual degree in Communication and Advertising and later completed a Marketing Certificate at the New York University.

Andrew Benfer is the Director of Brand Partnerships at Whistle Sports, which is the first pro sports-entertainment network specifically designed for the next generation of fans and athletes. With over 250 million global subscribers, Whistle Sports is bridging the gap to a new generation of sports fans. Prior to joining Whistle Sports, Andrew has held posts at mitú, BBDO and Global Team Blue and delivered campaigns for Visa’s 2014 Olympics, the Bud Light’s sponsorship of the World Cup and the NFL. Andrew graduated from Washington University in St. Louis as a dual degree student with a BSBA in Marketing and BA in Film & Media Studies.

Managing Director, Digital & Consulting Strategy, ESP Properties
Andy is a commercial and communications expert with a specialty in digital media, marketing technology platforms and innovation. He runs the consulting division of ESP Properties (a GroupM & WPP company) in North America, where he helps bring together a deep understanding of digital platforms, media and brand partnerships to drive commercial strategies for sports and entertainment rightsholders.

He also is responsible for ESP Properties product development and has extensive experience helping build out and commercialize digital (including OTT) platforms.

Prior to his role with ESP Properties, Andy was Head of Innovation, Technology and Global Product Development for MEC, where he spent 11 years working in the U.K. and U.S. across domestic and global assignments for clients such as Paramount Pictures, AT&T, Chanel, Orange, Colgate Palmolive and Marriott International.

Andy has worked on many sports marketing and sponsorship projects throughout his career, most notably with Visa and FIFA, AT&T and NCAA, Lloyds TSB and the London 2012 Olympics, and Sony Ericsson and the WTA.

Camilo Durana is Vice President of Property & Commercial Development at Soccer United Marketing (SUM), the properties division of Major League Soccer (MLS), leading the creation of marketing solutions for a portfolio of sponsors comprised of 40+ top global and domestic brands. He also spearheads the commercial development of SUM properties, which include MLS, U.S. Soccer, Mexican National Team, CONCACAF competitions and Copa America Centenario 2016. In his previous role at Anheuser-Busch InBev, he oversaw the Budweiser brand’s global sports and entertainment portfolio. Prior to that, he helped build the Multicultural Marketing practice at Octagon Worldwide, supporting a U.S. and Latin America-based client roster focused on the U.S. Hispanic market. Camilo resides in New York City and works out of the MLS League Office in Manhattan.

At rEvolution, Darren brings groundbreaking research and real-working insights to the forefront of the sports marketing industry. An Oxford graduate, who became an American in Connecticut, Darren relies on more than 25 years of sponsorship and brand research expertise to deliver the industry’s most effective, business building sponsorship research models and advice for companies and brands. Clients from Seoul and London to New York City, seek his recommendations on everything from global sponsorships to local team deals. When he is not advising brands, such as Chipotle, Samsung and YouTube, he can be found cheering on Arsenal and the Patriots.

Dominic Curran is CEO of Synergy USA, having rejoined the business as a former MD of Synergy UK. In between, he was Bacardi’s first ever Global Sports Director, responsible for the strategy and activation of sports partnerships across the brand portfolio from F1 to soccer. Dominic is a passionate believer in sport’s power to connect brands with consumers—especially millennials—and is a regular panelist and international media contributor on the subject.

Edgardo Carias is a marketing professional with over 17 years of experience in the alcohol beverage industry. He has worked at all levels of the industry from local promotions to national brand management. He has extensive experience working with multicultural consumers as well as total market. Mr. Carias has also led the sports marketing efforts for Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, el Jimador Tequila and several other nationally distributed brands. He is experienced in sports partnerships from a local level to national league agreements, having worked with soccer, hockey, baseball and basketball teams and leagues.

Eduardo Pérez is a founding Partner of PM3. Eduardo, along with a business partner launched PM Publicidad (now PM3) in 2003 and has led the Hispanic marketing and advertising agency’s growth from scratch to being one of the top 20 Hispanic advertising agencies in the U.S.

Eduardo’s professional background prior to starting PM Publicidad was primarily on the client side, mostly with Astral Group (now Fluidra), a Barcelona-based multinational. He has served on the Board of Directors of several non-profits, as well as on the Board of Atlanta Advertising Club and the Orange County Ad Federation. Currently Eduardo is on the Advisory Board of the Florida State University College of Communications and Information as well as the Advisory Board of the FSU Center for Hispanic Marketing.

Eduardo is a frequent speaker at conferences and events on the subject of the U.S. Hispanic segment and marketing to them, and was a regional and finals judge for the 2013 and 2014 Effie Awards.

Eduardo’s parents settled from Spain to Jacksonville, Florida where he grew up. He was educated at The Florida State University where he earned degrees in International Affairs and Political Science. A former professional road cyclist, Eduardo remains active in sports as a competitive polo player and captain of PM3’s championship winning 7 v. 7 soccer team.

Edwin Hincapie is the Multicultural Marketing Manager at Heineken USA. He oversees multicultural shopper marketing initiatives across the Heineken portfolio of brands which include Heineken, Dos XX, Tecate and Red Stripe. He provides strategic direction and develops go to market plans focusing on Hispanic, Asian, African American and millennial shoppers.

He joined Heineken USA from Geometry Global where he served as SVP, Multicultural Marketing. In that role, he was responsible for leading the multicultural marketing initiatives and program development across Heineken & Tecate brands in the US. As well as working on client efforts in the Latin America and Caribbean region.

Edwin has also held key leadership positions at Dieste, Adrenalina, The Vidal Partnership and Momentum. And has worked with a variety of brands and clients including: Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, Diageo, Cuervo, Coors Light, Johnson and Johnson and Home Depot.

Edwin holds an International Marketing & Finance degree from Fordham University and has completed the 4A’s Institute of Advance Advertising Studies and Omnicom University’s Advanced Management professional programs.

Javier Delgado-Granados has 20 years of experience in marketing retail and packaged goods targeted at multicultural audiences. He has a track record of successfully developing marketing, advertising and promotional strategies that not only connect with the consumer in a culturally relevant manner, but also deliver quantifiable business results.

Prior to joining The Coca-Cola Company in January 2016, Javier held the role of Director of Marketing and Advertising at Walmart, driving consumer programs focused on Multicultural consumers for the Walmart US operations. Javier was the Marketing Manager at Dr Pepper Snapple Group where he was responsible for brands such as Dr Pepper, 7UP, Clamato and Squirt, among others. He is a veteran of the Hispanic advertising and communications industry having held various key roles at agencies including DRAFTFCB, The Vidal Partnership, Casanova Pendrill and Dieste, Harmel, & Partners.

Javier moved to the United States after graduating from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia with a B.A. in Communications and Advertising in 1996. He later attended the University of Chicago and the SMU Cox School Business. In 2012 Javier was selected as a HACR Young Hispanic orporate Achiever. Javier’s hallmarks are strong leadership, sound judgment, and always showing respect for others, especially the customer he is entrusted to connect with and represent.

Jonathan is the Vice President of Sales & Partnerships at H Code Media, the leading US Hispanic digital marketing platform formed to better connect agencies and brand advertisers such as Honda, State Farm, Anheuser-Busch, the UFC, and Facebook with US Hispanics. Previously, Jonathan was a founding team member of SABEResPODER™, where he worked as their VP of Business Development & National Partnerships.

Amidst his busy schedule, Jonathan has co-founded a social fitness venture, Electric Flight Crew, with multiple members and locations across Los Angeles & New York. He sits on the board of a non-profit organization, The JAM School Foundation, where he has worked directly with the NFL & NBA to provide free health & wellness resources to over 15 million school-aged kids across the U.S. Jonathan has also guest lectured at Pepperdine University’s Graduate School of Business & Management for some of their social entrepreneurship and marketing courses, and holds a BA from UCLA.

He loves to travel, lives an active lifestyle, is a sports fanatic, volunteers his time coaching high school wrestling in Santa Monica & Brentwood, and calls Los Angeles home with his fiancé.

As Managing Director of Mindshare Spotlight, Josh drives sports and entertainment partnerships for clients across Mindshare’s New York region. He works directly with brands, leagues, media properties, and more to negotiate everything from sponsorship deals to athlete endorsements to product placement, experiential platforms, and nonprofit partnerships.

Prior to this role, Josh served as Group Category Director for Mindshare’s work with Unilever, overseeing strategic planning for their portfolio of deodorant brands (including Axe, Degree Men, Degree Women, and Dove Women). Before that, he oversaw planning for Unilever’s skincare brands (including Axe, Vaseline, Caress, Suave, Lever 2000, and Ponds). Prior to joining Mindshare, Josh also held roles at PHD and MediaVest.

A respected industry thought leader, Josh’s marketing and media insights have been featured in CNBC, MediaPost, Media Life Magazine, and more. He holds a BA in Business Administration and Marketing from Boston University.

Kyle Harris has an eclectic mix of operational experience in early stage technology investing, global marketing, analytics and media. He is currently the Executive Vice President of the Mundial Group. He began his career in sports marketing having founded Sports Directions, which created custom print products for surfing and College Football Bowl games. Kyle has sold F-18s for the US Navy, and run global marketing for the NYMEX crude oil contract. In the technology sector, he was COO of a retail analytics company serving 25,000 locations like Nike Retail and Supervalu, and in media most recently was President of a company creating patented psychographic profiling software for the ecommerce and media industry which was ultimately acquired by an foreign advertising company . He is responsible for strategic partnerships and business development while also leading Mundial Ventures, a Hispanic focused ad tech and media investment vehicle.

“Maria-Teresa Garcia-Rosell is a strategic brand marketing professional with deep consumer understanding and brand expertise built through her tenure in multinational consumer product goods companies in the U.S. and Latin America, such as Unilever, Diageo and Anheuser Busch – Inbev. She has an MBA from The University of Chicago and since graduating has managed consumer brands across different industries such as personal care, foods & beverages and luxury spirits. Throughout her career, Maria-Teresa has developed an expertise in consumer brand management, lifestyle and sports marketing and in the U.S. Hispanic consumer. She is currently Senior Director for Bud Light at Anheuser Busch – Inbev.

Michael Tribolet is a result driven entrepreneur with extensive experience in building & selling fast growth high-tech small business, enterprise networks and consumer based businesses. His competency includes administration, business development, customer care, marketing, operations, sales, strategy and overall management of companies. With over 20+ years’ experience building privately and publicly owned companies with cross border operations, Michael has been instrumental in developing strategy and achieving the tactical milestones necessary to manage company growth. Most recently, Michael served as CEO/Managing Director of ACN Europe, where he was responsible for $500M+ Annual Revenues in direct marketing sales of telecommunications, broadband and energy products. Prior to ACN, he was brought on to serve as President at VONAGE growing the company to 2.6 million paying customers increasing revenues from $2M – $900M in less than 5 years. Michael participated in the raising of $1Billion dollars during his tenure at Vonage and responsibilities included overseeing sales, marketing, customer care and a variety of operational functions such as system operations & applications management, carrier relations, network operations, logistics and quality assurance. Prior to joining Vonage, Mr. Tribolet served as Vice President of Operations at Dialpad Communications, which sold to Yahoo. Prior to Dialpad, Mr. Tribolet served as President of Data Products International where he oversaw the global build-out of Internet telephony services.

Neha’s expertise lies in building and supporting marketing processes with measurement frameworks and KPIs to evaluate returns across paid, owned, and earned media, and also working as a key leader for usage/enhancement of technology and data platforms. Her previous role at Starcom MediaVest Group as Associate Director (Planning & Analytics) required an acute understanding of media mix modeling, advanced customer analytics, programmatic media, and attribution platforms. Her experience spans across various verticals including Financial Services, Technology, CPG, FMCG, Tourism, and Education, working with clients like American Express, Starbucks, Verizon, UCLA, Honda, and Nike. With more than ten years of experience in customer analytics and testing complex marketing campaigns, she also identifies new and emerging technologies to continuously keep clients at the forefront of media/industry trends.
Prior to SMG, Neha spent time as an Internet Marketing Manager at one of the largest for-profit educational companies in the United States. Her role there was to work closely with planning and analytics to deliver on data-driven marketing investment decisions, forecasts, and cost benefit analyses. She also worked at Motorola Mobility in Product Marketing (new product development and portfolio management), to analyze competitive trends to identify opportunities and drive marketing program recommendations.

Neha holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media and Mass Communication from the University of Delhi, a six sigma certification, and an MBA in Marketing and Strategy from the University of Wisconsin.

Stephanie E. Borges became the Vice President, North America Strategic Marketing & Partnership in January 2016 where she oversees the company’s National and international sponsorship and marketing partnership team which includes responsibility of revenue generation relating to Six Flags TV & Digital OOH networks, national retail promotions, special event sponsorship and consumer product licensing. Stephanie became part of the the Six Flags team in 2009.

Prior to joining Six Flags, Ms. Borges was a Director at IMG, now IMG-WME, the global leader in sports, entertainment, fashion, and events and with the USTA – United States Tennis Assoication.

Stephanie serves as member of NEW – National Executive Women Events committee.

She received her Bachlor of Arts degree from St. Lawrence University.