Thursday, April 28, 2016
David J. Vittor ’67 Lecture Hall, located in Sperry Center, Room 105
Schedule of Events
9 a.m. Welcome
Dr. Jordan Kobritz, Chair, Sport Management Department, SUNY Cortland
9:05 a.m. Introductory Remarks
Dr. Erik J. Bitterbaum, President, SUNY Cortland
Dr. Nancy L. Zimpher, Chancellor, State University of New York System (via video)
9:15 a.m. Keynote Address
Speaker Hon. William S. Cohen, former U.S. Secretary of Defense, Senator and Representative;
CEO & Chairman, The Cohen Group
9:45-11 a.m. Panel 1 – The Bilateral Relationship
Moderator Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow, Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group
Panelists Miguel Fraga, First Secretary at the Cuban Embassy
Mark Wells, Coordinator for Cuban Affairs, U.S. State Department
11-11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Panel 2 – Business
Moderator Ambassador Marc Grossman, Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group
Panelists Andrew MacDonald, President, Biopower SA; CEO, Havana Energy Ltd.
Micho Spring, Chair, of Global Corporate Practice, Weber Shandwick;
President, Weber Shandwick/New England
2-3:15 p.m. Panel 3 – Baseball
Moderator Dan Barry, Journalist and Columnist, The New York Times
Panelists Jesus Suarez-Valmana, Cuban Baseball Analyst
Yasel Porto, Co-Founder, Jonronazo Magazine
Jorge Morejon, Baseball Journalist, ESPN Deportes
3:15-3:30 p.m. Break
3:30-4:45 p.m. Panel 4 – Academic
Moderator Sally Crimmins Villela, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Global Affairs, SUNY
Panelists Irma Becerra-Fernandez, Provost, St. Thomas University
Alexander N. Cartwright, Provost, State University System of New York
4:45-5 p.m. Closing Remarks
Speaker Lou Schwechheimer, CEO, Caribbean Baseball Initiative