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An innovative business event fusing economic discussions with interactive, culturally relevant, hands-on brand experiences that accelerate business and economic impact across industries.
A place for providing opportunity for experimentation, brand experiences, launches, observations A practice in a field of accelerating The New Mainstream Economy.
Why Attend
It’s not a conference. It’s an experience you feel.
This is the moment when you have the opportunity to differentiate you, your career, your business, your partnerships, and your brand based on the speed at which you adapt to the two certainties driving the velocity of change in our lives. One is technology, which will continue to drive change faster than ever. The second is the U.S. Latino cohort, which based on its size, growth, entrepreneurship, and consumption, will also be at the forefront of change in all sectors of our economy.
The velocity of technological and demographic change is defining our future. The new market leaders who are fully engaged in the 21st Century New Mainstream Economy are operating at faster-than-ever speed, with new depth of customer knowledge, integrating new technology, and executing based on understanding all of the forces at work that are driving business growth.
Our Velocity event is designed to help you meet this moment.
Who is it for
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Builders
Velocity is a must-attend gathering for every CEO, CMO, Investor, business school instructor, business and non-profit leader, and policy maker whose mission is growth. 1
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Leaders
Velocity is a must-attend gathering for every CEO, CMO, Investor, business school instructor, business and non-profit leader, and policy maker whose mission is growth. 2
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Collaborators
Velocity is a must-attend gathering for every CEO, CMO, Investor, business school instructor, business and non-profit leader, and policy maker whose mission is growth. 3
Velocity is a must-attend gathering for every CEO, CMO, Investor, business school instructor, business and non-profit leader, and policy maker whose mission is growth. 1
Velocity is a must-attend gathering for every CEO, CMO, Investor, business school instructor, business and non-profit leader, and policy maker whose mission is growth. 2
Velocity is a must-attend gathering for every CEO, CMO, Investor, business school instructor, business and non-profit leader, and policy maker whose mission is growth. 3
Highlights
Acceleration
Velocity is where you will learn how to accelerate the velocity of your business growth. Its the conduit to growth in revenue, market share and market cap across industry sectors. We are focused on accelerating the growth of your career, your business growth and the growth of the U.S. economy. That is why Velocity is an essential event to attend. We are making Capitalism work in 21st Century America.
Collaborations
We connect both you and our partners to one another for expanded business opportunity and growth. Velocity was built for integrative brand and business experiences to accelerate and elevate those in our ecosystem. Unified momentum is where impact is made.
Insights
Every Session, every experience, every workshop has been curated with data at the core. We provide real and accredited insights through research and reports which support every element of our event. At Velocity, the data and insights that we will provide you with, equip you to be the most knowledgeable person the boardroom.
Timeline
1983
Breaking Corporate Barriers
Sol becomes the youngest executive officer in AT&T history at age 32—the largest company in the world at the time, marking a historic moment for Latino leadership in corporate America.
1999
Fortune 150 Pioneer
As CEO of U.S. West, Sol becomes the first U.S.-born Latino to lead a Fortune 150 company, paving the way for future generations of diverse corporate leadership.
2004
Creative Excellence
Andrea wins big at TBWA/CHIAT/DAY as part of the team who created the global award-winning "Dog's Rule" campaign for Pedigree—a benchmark in creative storytelling that proved advertising's power to drive business worldwide.
2004
First Latin-Born American CAC-40 CEO
Sol becomes CEO of Orange, operating across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe—making him the first American to helm a CAC-40 company.
2005
Digital Media Pioneer
Andrea becomes employee #25 at DailyCandy—the first lifestyle email newsletter that defined digital media and shaped how brands connected with audiences before "content marketing" existed.
2005 - 2009
World's First Digital Network
As CEO of Telstra in Australia, Sol creates the world's first fully digital nationwide network—delivered in under a year. A milestone in global telecommunications.
2008
Cultural Business Revolution
Andrea founds A.sweeT.—a first of its kind concept boutique in Beverly Hills that combines candy and clothing, making a splash across national and global media. A.sweeT. paves the way for fashion and collaborations to become mainstream and widespread.
2010s
Latino Economic Advocacy
Sol co-founds the Latino Donor Collaborative, developing economic frameworks and convening leaders to reframe Latino contributions as central to national growth and business strategy. Sol also introduces the first U.S. Latino GDP report as part of the LDC's data initiatives.
2017
Content Into Commerce
At Clique Brands, Andrea scales content into commerce—transforming editorial into products and experiences, proving lifestyle storytelling could directly drive sales and new revenue streams.
2018-2024
Cultural Business Revolution
As CMO of L'ATTITUDE, Andrea brings sports, music, and fashion into business conversations—shifting the national narrative on culture as a driver of U.S. economic growth.
2018
Cultural Disruptor
Andrea is named a Top 100 Latina Disruptor by Hola! Magazine and featured in Forbes, People, E! News, and The Today Show for shaping culture into capital and translating cultural relevance into measurable business impact. Andrea also becomes one of the first Latina investors in major Latino fashion brand.
Present
Velocity: The New Mainstream
Together, Sol and Andrea fuel the momentum behind Velocity—where decades of breaking barriers and building bridges converge to redefine economic leadership and drive the rise of the New Mainstream Economy.
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