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AI: A Pragmatic View of AI including the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

AI de-mystified, discussed, debated, prioritized, brought to life and made real for you and your business. It is happening so get with it!

• Does AI really hold the power to reinvent how we manage not only our work, but also our lives … positively and constructively?
• Will you and I transact business in person, or will that be between your Agent and mine?
• VELOCITY will feature the first-of-its-kind gathering of AI experts to bring you up to speed on the possibilities, probabilities, and potential problems associated with AI.
• With that foundation on reality, VELOCITY can help you plan for real-life applications and their impact on your business, your customers, your lifestyle, and your wealth.
• And, to keep you a step ahead of your competitors, VELOCITY will include Live Demonstrations of the power of AI and how to harness that power, whether you are a small business owner, a business professional, a hopeful entrepreneur, or even a consumer.

The Educational System Imperative: Finding and Developing Talent for the New Mainstream Economy in 21st Century America

An engaging dialog with world-class university presidents whose mission is to facilitate workforce entry, train, and develop talent for the future in which we all will be living and working…or do we not have the talent in the U.S.A. as some believe?

• In the evolution of our population, today's Alpha Generation, Gen Z, and Millennials think and live differently from the equivalent cohorts last century. There is a difference in how to attract and prepare the workforce across our country and how we further innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership … and make Made In America possible.
• Engaging the only major growth cohort in our country is essential to our economy, which means leveraging the talents, skills, and availability of our youngest cohort, U.S. Latinos.
• Growing to nearly one-third of our total population in just twenty years, higher education must prioritize Latinos as essential leaders and the talent we require across every sector of our economy.
• Learn how today's education leaders are overcoming the new challenges they face in grounding 21st Century education in the New Mainstream Economy … and where you can find the talent you need for your business … Capitalism at work.

Consumption: The Real Driver of the U.S. Economy … and Your Business

Gain actionable insights from personal conversations with leaders from apparel, tech, automotive, financial, and more. Learn how they see the New Mainstream Economy, where they are finding growth, and what they're doing to capture it.

• Only at VELOCITY will you hear about the latest go-to-market strategies, differentiating products, services, distribution, and partnerships leading to growth in today's 21st Century New Mainstream Economy for decades to come.
• VELOCITY will help you understand how to capitalize on where sector consumption growth is occurring, where to find talent, how to amplify and accelerate your supply chain growth, and strategies for AI, digital commerce, exporting, and innovation.
• You will leave VELOCITY with not only new facts and data about what's changed in 21st Century America that is dramatically changing markets, but also with a roadmap of actions you can implement to leverage that change and capture the largest growth opportunity since the Baby Boomer generation.

Real-Life Examples of U.S. Latino Companies Forging New Paths of Growth in This Century's Evolving Marketplace

The Prototype Venture Capital Fund for 21st Century America: L'ATTITUDE VENTURES, A Capital Idea!

• There is much to learn from the exciting and inspiring stories of entrepreneurs who are among the companies funded by L'ATTITUDE VENTURES, the single most active capital funding resource for Latino/a-founded companies.
• In live conversations you'll hear their innovations as entrepreneurs, operators, and business strategists, and how they have leveraged their investment capital.

Knowing How To Score in the Business of Sports

There's a new playbook for sports in America, and it's about more than just sports.

• VELOCITY brings together major league sports owners/investors, media executives, and players themselves talking about the dramatically changing world of sports.
• Learn how everyone is looking to the U.S. Latino audience for growth and expansion … in viewership, engagement, merchandising, attendance, geographies, and services.
• What does the emergence of Women's Sports mean for the economics associated with Sports?
• Find out what new opportunities are available for you to get in the game with merchandising, sponsorship, advertising, and more.

Opening The Vault to Billions of Entertainment Dollars!

Will entertainment cross the digital divide or simply fall off the economic cliff?

• The release of the LDC 2025 Media Report will set the stage for a discussion of how to win in the entertainment industry.
• Every form of entertainment is now accessible via digital … movies, podcasts, radio, books, music, performances … everything.
• VELOCITY will present the facts and data about who streams more entertainment to their mobile device than any other American … which stars generate the highest viewership of streaming series … and where the most valuable advertising opportunities are.
• VELOCITY is all about monetizing the New Mainstream Entertainment market … especially by the entertainment industry itself.
• Here you'll see the billions of dollars being left on the table by ignoring the biggest revenue growth potential viewers, actors, stars, writers, and producers.
• Whatever your role in the entertainment industry may be, the energetic discussions among executives, producers, and actors themselves are sure to be a crowd-pleaser.
• This track includes the Exclusive Release of the latest, no-holds-barred LDC Latinos in Media Report.
• Once again, AI is everywhere … how will it change this sector?

Do We Have Enough Energy to Meet the New Demands of AI, While Continuing to Meet the Demands of Consumers?

America's energy ultimatum: is it consumer, commercial, or both? And the biggest question is how?

• The market-wide applications of AI will require more energy than we have …. even with major energy facilities investments. What does that mean for YOU?
• If the commercial applications of AI are given priority, what does that mean for the rest of us as consumers … Is our future one of shortages, rapidly rising costs, energy for all or for only the few?
• Only at VELOCITY will you hear directly from Energy CEOs and experts on their outlook for the future of Energy in our country … and the implications for all of us, whether consumer, business owner, business professional, or entrepreneur.
• Is there an action-plan you can take to prepare for our energy future? Find out only at VELOCITY.

Do Asset Management Companies Understand the Challenges and Opportunities of a New Mainstream 21st Century World?

Why asset management in our country seems stuck in the 1990's, and more importantly, what we can do about it.

• Where have all the Capitalists gone?
• Asset management is all about investing assets to generate the highest possible returns, typically in a low-risk environment. That means investing where the Growth is.
• How different are the growth opportunities today from what they were thirty years ago?
• Do investors understand that U.S. Latinos are the greatest growth opportunity cohort in our economy in 21st Century America?
• What percentage of today's asset investments are going to capitalize on U.S. Latino growth?
• What is causing the seeming resistance to re-channeling assets?
• What is the quantifiable upside of overcoming that resistance?
• More than a discussion, this track serves as an urgent call to ACTION and a roadmap for how to move forward.
• VELOCITY will include sessions regarding analyst research and valuations of companies … what is important to them regarding market penetration and share of Latino customers … and what this might mean for you.

The Economics of Music … We're Playing Your Tune.

What Does America's Taste in Music Say About our New Mainstream Economy … Our Culture … and You?

• Is the Latin music genre really driving the greatest growth in all of music?
• Are U.S. Latino listeners generating the most on-demand music streams?
• Which music fans are more likely to buy additional content such as videos, TV, and Video Games?
• Which artists have the most downloads … and what does that tell us about U.S. culture, demographics, language comfort, and growth opportunities for your business?
• At VELOCITY you'll not only meet the people who are responsible for the channels you listen to for your favorite music … but you'll also learn all about the business of music … and the implications for you as a marketer.

Not Just Building It But Owning It: 21st Century America Has An Infrastructure Crisis.

• Our nation faces an infrastructure crisis marked by stalled projects, labor shortages, rising costs, and climate-driven disasters.
• Urgent upgrades are needed for dams, levees, roads, bridges, electrical grids, and housing. Communities from Puerto Rico to Asheville, North Carolina, Kerrville, Texas, and Los Angeles are struggling to rebuild.
• The U.S. is facing a housing crisis driven by high interest rates, rising costs, outdated building systems, and a shortage of skilled labor.
• The construction industry is facing a critical labor shortage, driven by retirements, underfunded training pipelines, and the impact of mass deportations that are removing skilled workers from job sites. This track will explore real-life case studies, public-private partnerships, financial tools, modular construction, new financing models, tech-enabled delivery methods, and how to build a workforce that is ready to meet the scale of America's infrastructure and housing needs.