Puerto Rico Icon

February 25, 2020 | Hotel La Concha | San Juan

Puerto Rico goes global. PUERTO RICO ICON is a business, finance and thought leadership forum showcasing Puerto Rico’s unique tax incentives, competitive advantages and investment opportunities. It’s also a platform to promote business collaboration and economic transformation within Latin America and beyond.

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Benefits

Our goal is to connect capital with development opportunities in the private and public sectors. Our platform brings together key industry stakeholders, creating a powerful economic driver for Puerto Rico’s transformation and fostering collaboration in the LATAM region.

Raising Capital

Co investment

Networking Opportunities

Puerto Rico's unique Advantages

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As a U.S. territory with a strategic position in the Caribbean –and Spanish and English as its official languages– Puerto Rico serves as a major networking hub connecting the United States with Latin America and the rest of the world. Furthermore, Puerto Rico’s designation as an Opportunity Zone, combined with attractive local tax incentives, offers investors a unique investment opportunity.

All of Puerto Rico is designated as an “Impact Zone” for nearly $20 billion in CDBG Funding

96.5 % of Puerto Rico is designated as an Opportunity Zone

Local economic incentives

Expediting regulatory and permit processes

Puerto Rico’s depressed property values have the potential to support strong ROI

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Agenda Highlights

Puerto Rico ICON will host key stakeholders from Puerto Rico, as well as investors, entrepreneurs and business leaders from the US and LATAM. Our conference will dive deep into both domestic and international economic issues, with Puerto Rico’s ongoing recovery efforts and economic development opportunities at the forefront of the agenda.

Topics

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  • Puerto Rico: An Economic Development Overview

  • Tax Haven or Fool's Gold? Act 60 & Local Tax Incentive Benefits: A Legal and Accounting framework

  • Investment Strategies straight from Private Equity Managers’ handbooks

  • Opportunity Zones Roadmap: Where are the opportunities for local and continental investors?

  • Shovel Ready Projects

  • CDBG: Low Housing Opportunities

  • Dissecting real estate trends and opportunities: Urban Development & the Luxury Market

  • Betting on the Resurgence of Hospitality Sector Investment as an Economic Driver

  • Insights on Impact Investment in Puerto Rico

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  • CEAL: Connecting LATAM

  • Fireside Chat: Perspectives on Puerto Rico’s Economic Landscape

  • New branding for Puerto Rico: Diaspora & Remote Working Staff

  • Show me the money! Raising Capital: Private Equity, Family Office and Act 185

  • THE ROAD TO RESILIENCE: VULNERABILITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY

  • Entrepreneurship Impact: An Emerging Force for a New Economy

  • How can we use technology to solve Puerto Rico's most fundamental challenges?

  • Big Data & AI: Disruption and the Digital Revolution

  • Shapers: Roadmap for Puerto Rico's economic and social transformation

Speakers

Adrian Franco

Event Schedule

Registration 
8:00am - 9:00am
Conferences
9:00am - 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Conferences
2:00pm - 6:30 pm
Cocktail
6:30 pm - 7:30pm
VIP Dinner
7:30 pm - 8:30pm
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Industries

Real Estate

Financial / Insurance

Renewable Energy

Hospitality

Manufacturing

Technology

Export Services

Agriculture

Event Demographics

150-300 high profile decisions makers or key stakeholders in the United States

Private Investors

Fund Managers

Developers

Speakers

200-400 Attendees
10- 20+ exhibitors

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Special Events

Presidential Dinner

Networking Event

Lunch Meetings

Media Exposure

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Opportunity Zone 
Puerto Rico 
Real Estate Marketplace

$100’s millions in distressed properties

Thousands of acres of land for development

Short term rentals

Hospitality projects

Property Auction

20% tax on the net income of the fund.

100% tax exemption on dividends and interest

50% exemption on patents and property taxes

90% exemption for Residential Priority Projects

100% exemption from construction taxes

100% tax exemption for interest accrued on loans to Opportunity Zone fund

Local OPP Zone Fund Tax Treatment

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PR-IC 2020 TOUR

In 2020, will target key cities to promote Puerto Rico’s investment opportunities and promote business activity.

NEW YORK

MIAMI

SAN FRANCISCO

Meet the Team

Ricky Santana Villanueva

Managing Partner

Adriana Berrios

Communications Director

María del Mar Ortiz

Project Manager

Contact Information

Ricky Santana Villanueva

Managing Partner

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