Outset Medical Announces $125 Million Financing Led by D1 Capital Partners

February 4, 2020

SAN JOSE, California, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Outset Medical, a leading medtech innovator delivering first-of-its-kind technology into the growing global dialysis market, today announced a $125 million Series E equity financing round led by D1 Capital Partners. Fidelity Management and Research Company, Partner Fund Management, Perceptive Advisors, funds advised by T. Rowe Price Associates Inc., also are participating in the financing.

Proceeds will be used to support commercial expansion of Outset Medical’s Tablo Hemodialysis System across the acute and chronic care markets in the United States. Designed to reduce the cost and complexity of dialysis, Tablo expands how, when, and where dialysis can be provided.

“We believe in Outset’s vision for technology-driven care delivery improvement, and Tablo’s ability to disrupt the dialysis market,” said Dan Sundheim, Founder of D1 Capital Partners. “With growing focus at the federal level on how to manage Chronic Kidney Disease, which is increasingly prevalent, we believe Tablo is the only device with the potential to transform the delivery of dialysis.”

Dialysis is delivered to more than 550,000 U.S. patients several times per week to remove waste products and excess fluid from patients with kidney failure. Although more than 85 million dialysis treatments take place in the United States each year at an estimated annual cost of ~$75 billion, little meaningful technology or service model innovation has been introduced in decades.

“Tablo’s unique, intuitive, all-in-one design offers healthcare systems, providers and patients a way to meaningfully improve the dialysis experience while also reducing costs,” said Leslie Trigg, Outset Medical’s Chief Executive Officer. “We thank our investors for their continued support and look forward to deploying this capital to significantly impact the future of dialysis care.”

About the Tablo Hemodialysis System

Tablo is an FDA-cleared enterprise solution for dialysis, designed specifically to reduce the cost and complexity of dialysis across all care settings. Requiring only an electrical outlet and tap water to operate, the mobile Tablo system frees patients and providers from the burdensome infrastructure required to operate conventional dialysis machines. The machine’s integrated functionality enables it to serve as a dialysis clinic on wheels and enables providers to standardize to a single platform that can be used across a wide spectrum of care settings. Wireless data, sensor-based automation and an animated touchscreen make the system easy to learn and use. Leading health systems and medical centers across the U.S. have adopted Tablo for hospital and clinic dialysis, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a contract for the use of Tablo in communities hit by natural disasters.

Cooley LLP acted as legal advisor for Outset Medical in connection with the financing.

About Outset Medical

Outset Medical is dedicated to technology-driven service model innovation aimed at reducing cost and transforming the patient care experience. Outset’s Tablo System is FDA-cleared for use in acute and chronic care settings. In addition to its acute and chronic care commercial expansion, the company has concluded a clinical trial to expand Tablo’s labeled indication to include home use. For more information visit www.outsetmedical.com.

About D1 Capital Partners

D1 Capital LP is a global investment advisory firm that operates across public and private markets. The firm combines the talent and operational excellence of a large, premier asset management firm with the flexible mandate and long-term time horizon of a family office. Founded in 2017 by Daniel Sundheim, D1 focuses on investing in the global internet, technology, telecom, media, consumer, healthcare, industrial, and real estate sectors.

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San Francisco Has a New Sports Radio Station

February 4, 2020

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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Lazer Broadcasting, owner and operator of 43 radio stations in California & Reno, and UNANIMO Deportes, a leading Spanish-language sports radio network in the U.S., announced the official launch of its affiliate station KSFN-AM 1510 in San Francisco, CA. KSFN-AM 1510 will be a 24/7 broadcasting affiliate and will be known as UNANIMO Deportes San Francisco

“The professional sports journalism that UNANIMO Deportes brings to sports fans is unmatched. We’re thrilled to offer top-level Spanish language sports talk and play by play for Liga MX & English Premier League soccer matches, and KSFN-AM 1510 is the official home of the San Francisco Gigantes. We are fortunate to bring Giants baseball in Español to the legions of faithful Latino fans in the SF Bay Area.” Said Gerardo Martinez, Chief Revenue Officer of Lazer Broadcasting.

“We are very excited about this announcement. San Francisco is an important market that has a thriving Latino community, including very loyal, passionate and knowledgeable sports fans,” said Lino García, President of UNANIMO Deportes. “Since we launched the network, in September 2019, we have been looking for the right partner to make our content available in San Francisco, and we know, Lazer Broadcasting is that partner because we share a vision to ignite the power of Sports and Latino culture in the Bay area.”

UNANIMO Deportes has the exclusive Spanish language radio broadcasting rights to the English Premier League as well as various Liga MX matches and over 80 hours of live studio programing each week that will be available to sports fans through KSFN-AM 1510.

About Lazer Broadcasting

Lazer Broadcasting Corporation owns and operates 43 radio stations across 18 markets in California and 5 in Nevada, with its top-rated Radio Lazer (Regional Mexican) and La Mejor (Spanish Adult Hits) networks, La Mexicana (Ranchera) Latino (Spanish CHR Hits), UNANIMO Deportes (Spanish Sports Talk), and LATV affiliate in Sacramento on KSTV-TV. This makes them one of the largest privately held, minority-owned radio groups in the country.

About UNANIMO Deportes Radio Network
UNANIMO Deportes is a minority-owned multimedia company made for sports fans and is the exclusive U.S. Spanish language radio home to English Premier League soccer. It is comprised of experienced journalists and on-air radio hosts. UNANIMO Deportes Radio began broadcasting on September 9, 2019, to provide quality audio programming and digital content to Latino fans throughout the U.S.

www.unanimodeportes.com

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Heart Healthy Cooking Made Easier With Fresh Avocados

February 4, 2020

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Heart healthy cooking made easier with fresh avocados

MISSION VIEJO, California, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — February is Heart Health Month and a good opportunity to learn about risk factors for heart disease and ways to help prevent a life-changing event such as a heart attack or stroke. Given Hispanic men have the highest prevalence of high cholesterol amongst all male adults in the U.S.,¹ it is especially helpful to share with Hispanic families inspiration for small, everyday changes, like swapping out bad fats for good fats, that can have a big impact on improving heart health. Delicious and creamy, fresh avocados provide naturally good fats and have the versatility to help makeover hundreds of dishes, from soups, salads to entrees, without sacrificing taste nor satisfaction.

“Heart disease and stroke are common and preventable so the key is to recognize the risk factors and take action,” said Malena Perdomo, registered dietitian and spokesperson for Aguacates Frescos – Saborea Uno Hoy. “Start with small steps. According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, replacing bad fats with good fats can reduce bad cholesterol levels in the blood so empower yourself to be creative in the kitchen. Be open to adjusting ingredients as a way to limit bad fats and get the health benefits of good fats for the whole family.”

The effects of eating fresh avocados are continually being researched, adding to the growing body of evidence supporting their heart health benefits. The most recent clinical study focused on the relationship between avocado consumption and lowering bad cholesterol. Researchers studied 45 overweight/obese adults, exploring whether eating a diet with one avocado a day would reduce oxidative stress markers for bad cholesterol and improve antioxidant status when compared to a low fat diet or a moderate fat oil diet.²

SaboreaUnoHoy.com was created especially to give Hispanic families easy access to nutrition tips and tasty recipes made with heart healthy avocados. Grilled Salmon Tacos, for example, feature a creamy avocado cabbage slaw, ensuring smiles around the table without having used as much fatty toppings. This recipe is part of the new Healthy Swaps for the Heart Cookbook, available now for free download at SaboreaUnoHoy.com/heart.

About the Hass Avocado Board
The Hass Avocado Board (HAB) is an agricultural promotion group formed by domestic producers and importers to promote consumption of fresh Hass avocados in the U.S. HAB exists to help make avocados America’s most popular fruit and conducts educational campaigns and funds nutrition research under the supervision of the United States Department of Agriculture. Saborea Uno Hoy^®is HAB’s ongoing, science-based program designed to build awareness of the many health benefits of eating fresh avocados. For more information, visit SaboreaUnoHoy.com or follow HAB on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube.

¹ https://www.cdc.gov/cholesterol/facts.htm
² The study was supported by the Hass Avocado Board. While the conclusions from a single study cannot be generalized to all populations, the study provides additional insights into potential mechanisms of why avocados are heart-healthy.

Contact: Vickie Allande-Fite for Hass Avocado Board
[email protected]
(310) 264-6966

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Engage Art Contest To Award $100,000 In Cash Prizes

February 4, 2020

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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The Engage Art Contest invites artists to submit their original art creations based on and inspired by the Spiritual Battle topic as found in Ephesians 6:10-20.

The Engage Art Contest is a juried competition for original visual art, music video, film and performing arts. Total cash prizes of $100,000 will be awarded in the 2019-2020 Engage Art Contest in North America, including Haiti, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Canada, Mexico, the United States and the Caribbean Islands. There are also significant exposure opportunities for all entrants who follow the contest guidelines.

Categories include:

Visual Art including paintings, photography, drawings, sculpture, ceramics and woodworking
Film including documentary, short film, drama and more
Music Video including all genres of music
Performing Arts including dance, spoken word (poetry, monologue, etc.), instrumental music and plays or musicals

Engage Art encourages artists to thoroughly explore the Scripture references and other resources, to carefully consider what they want to express, and to drink deeply at the well of inspiration. Through the Engage Art app available in the Google Play or Mac App store, entrants will have access to ongoing spiritual nourishment and thought-provoking content to nurture the soul and the imagination.

Contestants can learn more about Engage Art or submit entries until May 31, 2020 at https://engageart.org/contest/#art-contest-summary. Complimentary competition posters are available for churches and organizations to post by filling out our contact form at https://engageart.org/contact/ or by emailing [email protected]

Engage Art | PO Box 78951 | Charlotte, NC 28271 | United States of America
Phone: +1 (980) 999-1447 | Email: [email protected]

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Just Released: Parent’s Guide to Social Media and Mental Health

February 4, 2020

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TURLOCK, California, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Legacy Health Endowment (LHE) has released a parent’s guide to social media called PARENTS – What You Wish You Knew: A Quick Guide to the Basics of Social Media (and the Potential Risks for Children and Teens). The guide aims to help parents and guardians truly understand their children’s social media usage, as well as its potential impact on their children’s mental health.

The entire guide can be viewed and downloaded at legacyhealthendowment.org at no cost.

Readers can learn about the potential risks of Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube, and Snapchat, the most downloaded social networking apps to date. For each of these apps, the guide provides a general overview, tips on what to watch out for, and clear instructions that parents can use to enhance the security of their children and teens. The guide also includes a glossary of popular terms, as well as information on online safety management tools, media-safety and mental-health organizations, and more popular apps their children and teens may be using.

“We have created What You Wish You Knew to help parents and guardians better understand the warnings surrounding the most popular social media apps. Included in this guide is advice on what steps you can take to protect your children’s mental health. Information is continually coming out arguing that there is a correlation between the increased use of social media and poor behavioral health. It has become clear that educating parents and guardians would be helpful and impactful,” Jeffrey Lewis, President and CEO of LHE, says.

Lewis continues, “It is important to understand that children and teens who use social media are more vulnerable to depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and even a heightened sense of suicide. And, for some, social media has become their social anxiety disorder.”

The guide has received numerous endorsements from national and local experts including Collin Kartchner, TEDx speaker and founder of Save the Kids, a nationwide movement helping people rise above the negative effects of social media and screen addiction.

Kartchner stated, “Parents need to stop being afraid of the tech their kids use! If your child is on social media apps, you need to be there, too. Educate yourself on the apps they use, and research the pros and cons of each. If you have courageous conversations with your kids about what they use the apps for, what they see, and let them know you are there to guide them through making good decisions with their tech use, you can save your kids from years of heartache.”

“This social media guide will be a great resource for parents in helping understand how various social media outlets operate and the potential impact on their child’s behavioral health,” Dr. Sunita Saini MD FAAP, a California-based, Board Certified Pediatrician, says.

“As a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, I recommend that parents and caregivers carefully review this document and develop their own family media plan for their children. Too much access to social media and media, in general, can mean that children don’t have enough time during the day to play, study, communicate in person with others, or even sleep. The idea is to balance media use, and for parents to understand the consequences of their inactions,” Dr. Sunita says.

More endorsements can be found on the second page of the guide.

Visit legacyhealthendowment.org for more information and to download the guide/

About Legacy Health Endowment
Legacy Health Endowment is a nonprofit healthcare grantmaking foundation that works solely within Merced and Stanislaus Counties in the California Central Valley. LHE is not a hospital or healthcare services provider. President and CEO Jeffrey Lewis is a nationally-recognized health care leader who has worked in Congress, for three United States Senators, in the private sector, and for philanthropic organizations. To learn more, please visit legacyhealthendowment.org.

CONTACT:
Jeffrey Lewis
[email protected]
209-250-2312

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Immigration Detainees who participated in the Voluntary Work Program at the Northwest Detention Center may be affected by a class action lawsuit

February 4, 2020

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SEATTLE, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — A class action lawsuit has been filed in federal court in Tacoma, Washington, against The GEO Group, Inc., the owner and operator of the Northwest Detention Center. The name of the case is Nwauzor, et al. v. The GEO Group, Inc., No. 17-cv-05769. A federal judge decided that this lawsuit should be a class action on behalf of a “Class” or “Class Members” that includes all civil immigration detainees who participated in the Voluntary Work Program at the Northwest Detention Center at any time since September 26, 2014.

This notice summarizes the rights of Class Members and their options before an upcoming trial. More information is in a detailed notice available at the website below. Class Members must decide whether to stay in the Class and be bound by whatever results, or ask to be excluded and keep their right to sue GEO. There is no money available now, and no guarantee there will be.

This lawsuit is about whether GEO is an ’employer’ and whether the Class Members are ’employees’ under the Washington Minimum Wage Act. And if so, whether GEO violated the Act by failing to pay Class Members the minimum hourly wage under Washington law for work performed under the $1-a-day Program. GEO denies the allegations made in the lawsuit. The Court has not decided whether GEO did anything wrong.

Class Members have a choice of whether to stay in the Class or not, and they must decide this now. If they stay in the Class, they will be legally bound by all orders and judgments of the Court, and they won’t be able to sue, or continue to sue, GEO as part of any other lawsuit for backwages owed between September 26, 2014, and the date of trial. If Class Members do not make a decision by March 24, 2020, they will forfeit the opportunity to bring an individual action for the same damages in the future.

The Court has approved Ugochukwu Goodluck Nwauzor and Fernando Aguirre-Urbina to serve as the Class Representatives. The Court has also appointed the law firms of Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Open Sky Law, PLLC, and Menter Immigration Law PLLC of Seattle, WA, and the Law Office of R. Andrew Free of Nashville, TN, to represent the Class.

If Class Members want to participate in the class action against GEO and they want to have the Class Representatives and Class Counsel represent their interests, they are not required to do anything at this time. Class Members may also hire their own lawyer to appear in Court on their behalf.

If Class Members ask to be excluded from the Class, they will keep any rights to sue GEO for these claims and will not be bound by any orders or judgments of the Court. If they do not want to participate in the lawsuit, they must send a Request to Be Excluded form (or similar document) by mail, email, fax or other method of delivery to the Notice Administrator at the locations identified below. The Request to Be Excluded must be in writing and delivered, transmitted, or postmarked on or before March 24, 2020.

The Request to Be Excluded form must be delivered to the Notice Administrator by mail, email or fax to the following address:

Nwauzor, et al. v. The Geo Group, Inc.
c/o JND Legal Administration
PO Box 91226
Seattle, WA 98111

Email: [email protected]

Fax: (206) 788-8766

If Class Members have any questions or want a detailed notice or other documents about this lawsuit and their rights, they can visit www.VWPClassAction.com; or email JND Legal Administration at [email protected]; or call:

Toll-Free in U.S.: 855-961-0959
Seattle-Tacoma, Washington Area: 206-806-6835
Toll-Free in Mexico: 1-800-733-4126

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CDI Labs Launches Two New Powerful Assays to its Biomarker Discovery Platform

February 4, 2020

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MAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico and BALTIMORE, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — CDI Laboratories, Inc. Antygen Division announced the addition of two powerful new assays to its biomarker discovery platform. HuScan and VirScan are the first commercial use of PhIP-seq technology developed in the laboratories of Steve Elledge & Ben Larman. HuScan detects antibodies against the entire human proteome via long peptides on the surface of bacteriophages, antibody pulldown and sequencing readouts. VirScan detects antibodies against the proteomes of every viral strain known to infect humans in the same manner. These portfolio additions further strengthen CDI as a global leader in patient-derived antibody biomarker discovery.

HuScan and VirScan are powerful tools for interrogating immune system changes via patient antibody levels as well as infectious virus exposure and changes to patient antibody composition caused by viral infection.

(see https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=AYbtPRinbyE&feature=emb_title)

In addition to diagnostics, both assays are particularly useful for discovering biomarkers to differentiate clinical trial cohorts for cancer immune-oncology, autoimmune disease, neurodegeneration, viral infection, other immunotherapies and in cross-reactivity assessment of antibodies as research reagents.

“These new assays complement our HuProt™ proteome microarray platform, making CDI’s Antygen Division the most comprehensive proteomics platform in the world – focusing on the increasingly important field of patient autoantibody biomarker discovery,” said Scott Paschke, CDI VP. “Furthermore they expand our ability to contribute important data to the rapidly growing area of cancer immunotherapy.”

CDI’s Antygen Division offers HuScan and VirScan as custom discovery services using patient-derived antibodies in biological fluids. Other services including assay design, contract research and bioinformatics are available.

About CDI – A privately-owned biotechnology corporation, CDI’s Antygen Division focuses on contract research services to enable R&D of future therapeutic and diagnostic tools to proceed more rapidly and cost-effectively. The Company exports products and offers services worldwide and is expanding its clientele base and its academic and industrial collaborations.

For more information, visit https://cdi.bio/ or https://antygen.com/

Media Contact:
Scott Paschke, VP
CDI Laboratories Inc
518-534-2881 (direct)
[email protected]

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Luz Caraballo’s New Book Tiempos Y Sazones, An Entrancing Collection Of Poems With Evoking Ideas And Feelings From The Heart And Mind

February 4, 2020

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NORTH BERGEN, N.J., Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The book Tiempos y Sazones was created by Luz Caraballo. Luz Caraballo is an author who earned a baccalaureate, a master’s, and a doctorate in child education and administration. She hails from Guayanilla in Barrio Pasto, Puerto Rico.

Luz Caraballo said this about her book: “This work allows us to observe a very distant, foggy, forgotten time. Where painful realities, events, anecdotes and the pain of life went unnoticed. You can glimpse the lament in prose for disdain, satire and slander, from which sunk in poverty seeks to refresh your life with a little love or perhaps disappointment. The author is attached to lived experiences, optimisms, times, seasonings of the reality of an era. He notes in his poems the irony of the environment that apparently has no choice, and a change made it worse than an irony. In his verses, the unfulfilled promises and the disappointments of love are palpated; and in one or another prose, one feels the palpitation of a people making grooves without yuntas or pruning shears. More intensely, he points out that there is no slavery without freedom. In many of his verses, he lets his oppressed spirit get drunk at the time. Then, detaching itself from that past, it adheres like ivy to many other promises and new hope. Hope that imitates power and endurance. In his endurance he relives his last times and leaving the morning mist aside he wakes up to new times and seasons. His new career for life shines his light while in his heart with golden notches he leaves these words written: ‘Hope has power.'”

Published by Page Publishing, Luz Caraballo’s new book Tiempos y Sazones will captivate readers with its relatable view of life that reveals their innermost thoughts and emotions.

Consumers who wish to be inspired in life by understanding and appreciating its eccentricity can purchase Tiempos y Sazones in any bookstore, or online at Apple iTunes, Amazon.com, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries, you can contact Page Publishing, through the following number: 866-315-2708.

About Page Publishing:

Page Publishing is a traditional full-service publishing house that handles all of the intricacies involved in publishing its authors’ books, including distribution in the world’s largest retail outlets and royalty generation. Page Publishing knows that authors need to be free to create, not bogged down with complicated business issues like eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance, shipping, taxes, and the like. Its roster of authors can leave behind these tedious, complex, and time-consuming issues and focus on their passion: writing and creating. Learn more at www.pagepublishing.com.

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Ziizvan Zelaya’s New Book 40 Jades, Is An Entrancing Compendium Of Poetry Filled With Passion, Yearning, And A Sense Of Adventure

February 4, 2020

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NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The book 40 Jades was created by Ziizvan Zelaya. Ziizvan is an author from Honduras who has a deep love for family, friends, and God.

Ziizvan Zelaya said this about his book: “40 Jades are characters that come out of the notes of a guitar, written with the hands of a poetic heart. They are continuous dreams full of love, passion, and secrets. 40 Jades returns us to the house, to love, to friends, to fertile places, to the universe, and to the woman with the soul of jade and shadows. It is an eternal lover with loneliness, illusions, anguishes, and scars that have been stoned with kisses, hugs, peace, struggles, and betrayals. The vice of a few steps found the compass. It is a freedom that teaches us to travel on the train with a view of the flowers, painted walls, green mornings, and fleeting snow.
On one of those silent mornings, 40 Jades turns from drops to ravines, from rivers to seas, and it was oceans that wet the bodies of dust.”

Published by Page Publishing, Ziizvan Zelaya’s new book 40 Jades will enchant readers with vivid juxtapositions that perfectly paint the grace of life, as reflected in the wiles of the mind and the fervor of the heart.

Consumers who wish to feel the hearth of love, belongingness, and healing can purchase 40 Jades in any bookstore, or online at Apple iTunes, Amazon.com, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries, you can contact Page Publishing, through the following number: 866-315-2708.

About Page Publishing:

Page Publishing is a traditional full-service publishing house that handles all of the intricacies involved in publishing its authors’ books, including distribution in the world’s largest retail outlets and royalty generation. Page Publishing knows that authors need to be free to create, not bogged down with complicated business issues like eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance, shipping, taxes, and the like. Its roster of authors can leave behind these tedious, complex, and time-consuming issues and focus on their passion: writing and creating. Learn more at www.pagepublishing.com.

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SOURCE Page Publishing

Ismael Cala to host America Business Forum 2020, considered “the Davos of Latin America”

February 3, 2020

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MIAMI, Feb. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Ismael Cala, life strategist, author and communicator, will be the official host at America Business Forum 2020, the largest global forum of leaders in Latin America, which will be held at Punta del Este (Uruguay), and will be attended by more than 5,000 government officials, representatives of the private sector and NGOs.

The gathering, scheduled for February 7, 2020, constitutes a unique opportunity for understanding the present moment, forecasting the region’s future and creating a space for interaction and networking among key global leaders of the highest impact.

“The 2020 gathering provides an awakening for the region. It’s time for a game change in our approach to the world of business and productivity, to see it in a holistic context encompassing wellbeing, the culture of peace, and the development of our countries. I’ll be interviewing business executives, people who through their example have given us a legacy of success, though we’ll also be talking about their failures and some of the things they’ve had to learn,” Ismael Cala explained.

Committed to innovation and technological development in a world that’s sustainable and given to gender equality, the America Business Forum will feature the participation of CEOs, political leaders and high impact entrepreneurs who will be sharing their life stories and vision in a globalized and changing world. Speakers will attempt to inspire and help their listeners to understand the evolution of our role in the process of generating value in a variety of areas of interest, such as technology, sports, sustainability, entertainment, journalism and fashion, and thus start driving change and global impacts from Latin America.

Ignacio González, President of the America Business Forum, said that the project has “the potential to transform Punta del Este into the Davos of Latin America.”

“In this context, Ismael Cala is the ideal host for initiating us into this journey, not only because of his personal warmth, his journalistic discipline and his great ability as an interviewer, but also for what he himself represents as a leader of renewal in our time,” adds González.

America Business Forum will take place at the Punta Convention Center, on February 7, starting at 9:00 o’clock. Speakers will include Italian entrepreneur Giuseppe Cipriani, Argentine actor and producer Adrián Suar, Chilean actor Benjamín Vicuña, Uruguayan filmmaker Federico Álvarez, television host Don Francisco, psychologist Pilar Sordo and neuroscientist Facundo Manes.

ABOUT ISMAEL CALA

A life and business strategist, Ismael Cala is the host of an interview program that airs in some twenty countries. For five and a half years he was the host of CALA on CNN en Español. A businessman and social entrepreneur. Author of eight bestsellers on themes of leadership, entrepreneurship and personal development, including El poder de escuchar (‘The power of listening’), and Despierta con Cala (‘Wake up with Cala’). Cala was born in Santiago de Cuba in 1969, and holds a degree in Art History from Oriente University. He is the co-author of the book “Beat the Curve,” with Brian Tracy. He is the President and founder of the Cala Enterprises Corporation and the Ismael Cala Foundation.

SOURCE Cala Enterprises