Somos 2025 Puerto Rico Conference Calendar

DAY 1

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2025

DAY 1

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2025

3:00PM - 7:30PM

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

6:30PM - 8:00PM

WELCOME RECEPTION

NYS Comptroller DiNapoli ,
NYS Assembly and Senate Puerto Rican Hispanic Taskforce,
Somos Inc, anheuser busch
SAN GERONIMO BALLROOM

8:00PM - 10:00PM

SOMOS JAZZ NIGHT

Afro-latin jazz alliance and the NYS Assembly and
Senate Puerto Rican Hispanic Taskforce
LAS OLAS (2nd floor)

DAY 2

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2025

DAY 2

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2025

9:00AM - 7:00PM

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Make sure to pickup badge before 7 pm

 BREAKFAST PLENARY SESSIONS

7:30AM - 9:00AM

“BEYOND THE BELL: BUILDING A UNIFIED
AFTER SCHOOL SYSTEM”

YMCA RECEPTION & NYC COUNCIL BLACK, LATINO, ASIAN CAUCUS
SAN CRISTOBAL BALLROOM

7:30AM - 9:00AM

“CODE RED: THE TRAUMA FACING HEALTH CARE”

1199 SEIU, GNYHA & HEALTH CARE EDUCATION PROJECT
SAN GERONIMO BALLROOM

LEGISLATIVE WORKSHOPS (4 SESSIONS)

9:10AM - 10:15AM

LEGISLATIVE WORKSHOPS SESSION 1

10:30AM - 11:45AM

LEGISLATIVE WORKSHOPS SESSION 2

 LUNCH PLENARY SESSIONS

12:00PM - 1:30PM

“HOW LATINOS RISE: REIMAGINING LEADERSHIP
AND BUILDING REPRESENTATION”

LATINO VICTORY & PRHTF
SAN CRISTOBAL BALLROOM

12:00PM - 1:30PM

CELEBRATING HUMAN SERVICES TOGETHER

CATHOLIC CHARITIES WITH HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL OF NEW YORK
SAN GERONIMO BALLROOM

12:00PM - 2:00PM

FIRST RESPONDERS NETWORKING RECEPTION

FDNY FIREFIGHTERS AND AT&T
CARIBAR

1:45PM - 3:00PM

LEGISLATIVE WORKSHOPS SESSION 3

3:15PM - 4:30PM

LEGISLATIVE WORKSHOPS SESSION 4

5:00PM - 6:30PM

5TH ANNUAL CULTURE & ARTS RECEPTION

NY AND LOCAL SJ CULTURAL GROUPS ADVOCATING FOR ARTS AND CULTURE FOR ALL
LAS OLAS

PICK UP YOUR CONFERENCE BADGE BEFORE 7PM

THURSDAY NIGHT MAIN EVENT 7PM – 10PM

DISTRITO T-MOBILE FIESTA (OFF-SITE)

SPONSORED BY SENTRY, T-MOBILE, BALLY’S &
DA Eric Gonzalez

1. LIVE PERFORMANCE BY TOÑO ROSARIO

2. DJ PERIERA

CONFERENCE BADGE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY

SHUTTLES BEGIN BOARDING AT 6:30PM
( THE VENUE IS 5 MINUTES AWAY DOORS OPEN 6:45PM )

A TASTE OF DISTRITO 7:45PM

SHUTTLES BACK TO HOST HOTEL BEGIN AT 9:30PM
LAST SHUTTLE LEAVES AT 10:30PM
ENTER THROUGH SOUTH ENTRANCE

DAY 3

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2025

DAY 3

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2025

9:00AM - 5:00PM

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

7:30AM - 3:30PM

DAY OF SERVICE (MULTIPLE LOCATIONS OFF SITE)

7:30AM - 9:00AM

BREAKFAST

7:30AM - 9:00AM

“WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH RISING COMMUNITIES”

NYS BUSINESS COUNCIL
SAN GERONIMO BALLROOM

9:00AM - 2:30PM

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION SESSIONS 

Tropical A, B, C and Salon Del A and B

10:00AM - 2:00PM

“PACKING BACKPACKS WITH JETBLUE”

CONFERENCE ROOMS 3 – 7 , 2ND FLOOR

REMINDER: REGISTRATION CLOSES BY 5 PM

FRIDAY NIGHT MAIN EVENTS

7:00PM - 8:30PM

LEADERSHIP RECEPTION

Sponsored by Metropolitan Park
NYS PRHTF, SPEAKER CARL HEASTIE ,
PRESIDENT PRO TEM & MAJORITY LEADER OF THE NYS SENATE ANDREA STEWART-COUSINS
SAN cristobal BALLROOM

8:30PM - 12:00AM

DOMINICAN RECEPTION 

NYS PRHTF + DOMINICAN DELEGATION + SOMOS INC.
LIVE PERFORMANCE & DJ
SAN GERONIMO BALLROOM

9:30PM - 12:00AM

EL ARCOÍRIS RECEPTION

CELEBRATING THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY
SOMOS INC. , NYS PRHTF 
SAN cristobal BALLROOM

9:00PM - 11:00PM

SOMOS INC. CULTURAL CELEBRATION 

Sponsored by Phillip Morris International
LAS OLAS

DAY 4

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2025

DAY 4

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2025

9:00AM - 11:00AM

LABOR BREAKFAST

 SOMOS INC, NYS PRHTF, NYC LCLAA
SAN GERONIMO BALLROOM

10:00AM - 12:00PM

AGE STRONG NY: ¡ LA EDAD TRAE PODER !

AARP, LIVEON NY
LOS ROSALES

11:00AM - 1:00PM

AAPI RECEPTION

NYS ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN TASK FORCE,
THE CHINESE-AMERICAN PLANNING COUNCIL & AAPI LED ORGANIZATIONS
SAN CRISTOBAL

12:00PM - 2:00PM

WOMEN’S LUNCHEON

“MEDIA JUSTICE IN THE AGE OF MISINFORMATION: RECLAIMING OUR STORIES, 
REBUILDING TRUTH”
NYS PR/HISPANIC TASKFORCE, 100 HISPANIC WOMEN, PONCE BANK
LAS OLAS

2:00PM - 4:00PM

WOMEN’S NETWORKING RECEPTION

NEW YORK WOMEN’S 
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
LAS OLAS TERRACE

12:30PM - 4:00PM

LA MARQUETA – POP UP SHOPS

LOCAL VENDORS & ARTISANS
CARIBE HILTON HOTEL LOBBY

MUST HAVE CONFERENCE BADGE

6:30PM - 12:00AM

LA DESPEDIDA (ON-SITE)

TOES IN THE SAND BEACHSIDE PARTY
DJ-TARA MARTIN
LATER IN THE EVENING PERFORMING LIVE
live – VICTOR MANUEL
DJ PERIERA
SAN GERONIMO BALLROOM

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT

EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE AT EL CARIBE HILTON UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED