Speakers
Samí Haiman-Marrero is one of the nation's leading business development and marketing experts today specializing in the U.S. Hispanic market. She is the Founder and President of URBANDER, a solution-based firm that successfully assists companies and organizations in developing and implementing groundbreaking business development and marketing strategies with a strong focus on Diversity and Inclusion.
URBANDER's past and present client roster includes Orlando Health, Florida Hospital, Osceola Regional Medical Center, Meredith Corporation (publishers of Parents magazine), BigR.io, TADIN Herb & Tea Co., Health Exchange Resources, and the U.S.A. Domino Federation, to name a few. Haiman-Marrero holds a Masters in Communications from the University of Puerto Rico, and has been interviewed by international, national and regional media such as The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, MSNBC, Florida Trend magazine, and Canada's CBC News, regarding the Latino experience in the U.S.
Named one of the 25 Most Influential Hispanics in Central Florida in 2016 by VISION Magazine, Samí also volunteers as a member of the Hispanic Business Initiative Fund's TAC committee (Orlando chapter), as a member of the University of Central Florida's Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) Community Engagement Council, as Co-Chair of Feed & Fortify Community Organization, an organization dedicated to helping families in transition and eradicating homelessness, and as Co-Founder of Proyecto Somos Orlando, a community program that assists survivors and families impacted by the Pulse tragedy.