{"id":42820,"date":"2015-09-29T13:19:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/puerto-rico-hosts-womens-innovation-platform-summit-animus-womens-innovation-journey\/"},"modified":"2015-09-29T13:22:03","modified_gmt":"2015-09-29T17:22:03","slug":"puerto-rico-es-sede-de-plataforma-y-cumbre-sobre-innovacion-dirigida-a-la-mujer-animus-el-viaje-a-la-innovacion-para-la-mujer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/puerto-rico-es-sede-de-plataforma-y-cumbre-sobre-innovacion-dirigida-a-la-mujer-animus-el-viaje-a-la-innovacion-para-la-mujer\/","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Rico hosts Women&#8217;s Innovation Platform &amp; Summit: Animus: Women&#8217;s Innovation Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 29, 2015<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0More than 500 women will meet in <span class=\"xn-location\">San Juan, Puerto Rico<\/span>, this Friday to participate in <i>Animus,<\/i> an innovation platform designed to maximize women&#8217;s economic and personal development.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150929\/271688\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150929\/271688<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Inspired to search solutions to effect significant positive change\u2014 entrepreneurs <span class=\"xn-person\">Lucienne Gigante<\/span> and Carlos Cobi\u00e1n have joined forces to launch Animus and its first summit this <span class=\"xn-chron\">Friday, October 2, 2015<\/span>, at the Caribe Hilton Hotel from <span class=\"xn-chron\">8 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>More than 30 speakers\u2014 world-class professionals and leaders\u2014 will share their stories, teachings and advice in three main areas: Mindset and Mindfulness, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p>Even though 46% of the workforce and more than 50% of college students are female, they represent only about 35% of startup business owners, according to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation study, <i>Overcoming the Gender Gap: Women Entrepreneurs as Economic Drivers.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The purpose of Animus is to inspire, educate and encourage people to take action to develop as entrepreneurs and reach their highest level of personal and professional growth,&#8221; said Carlos Cobi\u00e1n, founder of Cobi\u00e1n Media and producer of Animus. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Investing in women is a way to boost the economic development of any country,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Lucienne Gigante<\/span>, co-producer of the event. &#8220;Providing resources, solutions and opportunities is critical to stimulate innovation,&#8221; she added, noting that Animus is for every woman or man who wants to make a difference, learn, grow, build alliances, and challenge existing paradigms. <\/p>\n<p>Animus is structured to be a dynamic event featuring various formats\u2014from five minute-talks, 10-minutes storytelling, keynotes and panels. Animus will also feature the startup showcase where five entrepreneurs will pitch their business. Speakers include:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Melissa L. Bradley<\/span>: Director, Sustainable Entrepreneurship &amp; Innovation, Kogod School of Business; Entrepreneurship &amp; Social Innovation Professor at <span class=\"xn-org\">Georgetown University<\/span> School of Business <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Michelle Herrera-Mulligan<\/span>: Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan for Latinas <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Lucy Crespo<\/span>: CEO of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information about the summit and to learn about our speakers please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.animussummit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.animussummit.com<\/a>.\u00a0To join the conversation online please use #Animus.<\/p>\n<p>Carlos R. Cobi\u00e1n is a Puerto Rican serial entrepreneur known for his far-reaching business vision. He is the founder of Cobi\u00e1n Media, producer of special events and content marketing for companies seeking to expand and grow in today&#8217;s hi-tech global marketplace. Carlos is the founder and current president of the <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> chapter of the Entrepreneurs&#8217; Organization (EO).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Lucienne Gigante<\/span> is a social innovator, public relations and communications leader with vast experience in crisis management and brand transformation. She is best known for creating assertive social responsibility programs, including &#8220;Women of Success,&#8221; an accelerator that created more than 30 new women-owned businesses and 70-plus new jobs. These programs have garnered more than 50 awards, among them the American Banking Association &#8220;Social Impact Award&#8221; and the Sales Marketing Executive Association&#8217;s &#8220;Top Management Award&#8221; in the communications category. PR News named Lucienne Puerto Rico&#8217;s &#8220;Community Person of the Year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>CONTACT INFO:<br \/>Cobian Media <br \/><a href=\"mailto:cobianmedia@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">cobianmedia@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 29, 2015<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0More than 500 women will meet in <span class=\"xn-location\">San Juan, Puerto Rico<\/span>, this Friday to participate in <i>Animus,<\/i> an innovation platform designed to maximize women&#8217;s economic and personal development.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150929\/271688\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150929\/271688<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Inspired to search solutions to effect&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42821,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-negocios-y-finanzas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42820\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}