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Semana Dominicana en EE.UU. es una misión exclusiva de AMCHAMDR que tiene como propósito afianzar las relaciones comerciales bilaterales, estrechar lazos con la comunidad dominicana en Estados Unidos y gestionar intereses comunes entre ambos paises.

En esta edición, como en años anteriores, buscamos elevar iniciativas y promover decisiones y posiciones acordes con las necesidades de los diversos sectores productivos que integran nuestra membrecía y en torno a una agenda que abarca temas como: Nearshoring & Logística, Estado de Derecho, Política Comercial con EE.UU., Summit of the Americas, Energía, Innovación, Secure Network, Mercado de Capitales, Turismo e Inversión, Innovación, entre otros.

Con una delegación más de 35 participantes, este año celebramos la XXXIII edición de SEMDOM, del 29 de septiembre al 2 de octubre, en las ciudades de Washington D.C. y Nueva York.

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Agenda

Agenda

Washington, D. C.

Day 1

SUNDAY
28
SEPT
6:30 PM – 07:30 PM
Kick-off Cocktail y Recibimiento a la delegación
Fairmont Hotel

Día 2

MONDAY
29
SEPT
8:30 AM – 09:30 AM
Izamiento de Bandera y Apertura de la Semana Dominicana
Residencia Embajada de República Dominicana
MONDAY
29
SEPT
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Evento sobre “The Dominican Republic in an uncertain geopolitical world”
Speaker: Roberto Álvarez, ministro de Relaciones Exteriores
OEA Hall of the Americas
MONDAY
29
SEPT
01:00 PM – 03:00 PM
Almuerzo conferencia junto a John Murphy, patrocinado por Banco BHD
Speaker: John Murphy, senior Vice President, Head of International, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Fairmont Hotel
MONDAY
29
SEPT
04:00 PM – 07:00 PM
Lanzamiento estudio República Dominicana y cóctel
Speaker: Ministro Victor Bisonó (TBD) & Panelistas Economic Advisory Group
Atlantic Council

Día 2

TUESDAY
30
SEPT
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Evento sobre Política Comercial con EEUU
Speaker: Everett Eissenstat, partner in the Public Policy Practice
Group at SPB
Squire Patton Boggs
TUESDAY
30
SEPT
12:00 PM – 02:00 PM
Evento sobre Estudio de Percepción Política Comercial EEUU & Midterm Elections
Speaker: Hashim Pasha, consultant World Poll, Gallup
Gallup
TUESDAY
30
SEPT
03:00 PM – 04:30 PM
Evento sobre Dominican Republic: Secure Logistic Hub - CONEP & DGA
Speaker: Eduardo Sanz Lovaton, Director General de Aduanas (DGA)
Inter-American Dialogue
TUESDAY
30
SEPT
07:00 PM – 09:00 PM
Reconocimiento a Dominicanos en el Exterior & Lanzamiento: “The Best of DR: Dominicanos en el Exterior by Revista Mercado”
Reconocidos: Esperanza Ceballos, Periodista Univision | Alec Subero, Ingeniero Aeroespacial | Cristina Contreras, Directora Ejecutiva Hospital Lincoln
OEA - Hall of the Americas

Día 2

WEDNESDAY
01
SEPT
09:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Evento- Desayuno: Inside Washington: Navigating U.S. Trade Policy
World Trade Center
WEDNESDAY
01
SEPT
1:52 PM - 4:47 PM
Transfer en tren
desde DC a NYC - ACELA 2168
Union Station to Penn Station NYP

Agenda

New York

THURSDAY
02
SEPT
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Hecho en RD, Consumido en EE. UU.: La Nueva Ruta Comercial - CONEP & DGA
Westin Grand Central (TBD)
THURSDAY
02
SEPT
12:00 PM – 02:00 PM
Panel sobre hacer negocios en NYC para empresas dominicanas desde la perspectiva de oportunidades de inversión y cumplimiento
Speakers: William Hochul, Ivory Bishop & Rolando Acosta
New York City Bar Association
THURSDAY
02
SEPT
04:00 PM – 05:00 PM
Evento sobre Perspectivas de mercados financieros y oportunidades para inversionistas en RD
Speaker: Ernesto Bournigal, superintendente de Valores
Panelists: CITI, JP Morgan, PIMCO, Bank of America, DOWS
Bank of America
THURSDAY
02
SEPT
05:00 PM – 06:00 PM
Evento con Asonahores: República Dominicana: Destino de Turismo de Salud y Bienestar
Speaker: Dr. Alejandro Cambiaso, presidente Asoc. Dom. de Turismo de Salud
Bank of America
THURSDAY
02
SEPT
06:00 PM – 07:00 PM
Cóctel cierre edición 33 SEMDOMUSA 2025 - Patrocinado por Bank of America
Speaker: Bank of America & Gobernadora de NYC (TBD)
Bank of America
Descargar agenda SEMDOM 2025
Acknowledgements 2025
ESPERANZA
CEBALLOS
JOURNALIST, UNIVISION
/ EMMY AWARD WINNER
View Biography
ALEC
SUBERO
AEROSPACE ENGINEER
AT BLUE ORIGIN
View Biography
CRISTINA
CONTRERAS
DIRECTORA EJECUTIVA HOSPITAL
LINCOLN EN EL BRONX
View Biography
Acknowledgements 2025
ESPERANZA
CEBALLOS
JOURNALIST, UNIVISION
/ EMMY AWARD WINNER
View Biography
ALEC
SUBERO
AEROSPACE ENGINEER
AT BLUE ORIGIN
View Biography
CRISTINA
CONTRERAS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HOSPITAL LINCOLN IN THE BRONX
View Biography
Press room
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Lunes 29 Sept
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Martes 30 Sept
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Miercoles 31 Sept
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The journalist Hope Ceballos came to the united States with the enthusiasm and the heart of work to put on high the dominican flag. In 2014 she was hired as a journalist for Univision 41 and it is in this year, when he arrives with his family to New York from Santo Domingo. Previously remained 10 years as a correspondent for the station from Dominican Republic.

After a year in the united States, in 2015, was nominated in the categories of Breaking News and Spot News in the Emmy awards; in 2016, she also received two nominations of the prominent and prestigious organization. And in 2018 he receives his first oscar after being nominated in two categories at the 61st edition of the Emmys. In that same year he was nominated to the awards Sovereign as a Communicator outstanding abroad. And in the 2019 rising with two statuettes more of the Emmys, due to the Series of the Victims of Trujillo, and in another in the line of education.

At the end of the month of October 2017, the chain she works for him the Only Awards for the coverage in Puerto Rico after hurricane Maria; a distinction which delivery company to outstanding employees of the company during the year.

Hope Ceballos was born in Baní, the daughter of parents banilejos of the lawyer and speaker Nelson Ceballos and the seamstress, Haydee Tejeda. She is number eight of the 13 brothers.

He studied Social Communication at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) and before graduating he started out in journalism in the year 2001. Graduated in 2005.

She keeps the faithful commitment to continue to represent their community and put on high is always the name of the Dominican Republic.

Primary source: www.univision.com

The aerospace engineer dominican Alec Subero leads in the united States the development of the the first stage of the rocket New Glenn in Blue Origin, project that the company achieved its first successful launch on 16 January. His work focuses on rockets large enough to trade missions, scientific, and government.

Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, attended the high school at the Colegio Arroyo Hondo (Santo Domingo). With family support, he moved to EE. UU. in January 1999at the age of 18, to study Aerospace Engineering in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida). His parents are natives of San José de Ocoa.

His career combines experience of workshop and technical leadership. Worked in small companies, and then in Cessna; he later went on to Sierra Nevada, where he participated in his the first project to bring people to the International Space Station. After he was recruited by Virgin Galactic, where he remained ten years and it came to be engineer-in-chief in the development of two ships. Subsequently, he moved to Washington to assume managerial functions in Blue Origin.

In addition to his career in the industry, Subero maintains a clear goal: to encourage the development of a space industry in the Dominican Republicpromoting local capabilities in the design, analysis and manufacturing to integrate into the global chain of the sector.

Primary source: www.diariolibre.com

The executive dominican Cristina Contreras, LMSW, MPA, FABC directs the Hospital Lincoln in The Bronx, part of NYC Health + Hospitalsthe municipal health system largest in the united States. Assumed as CEO of Lincoln in 2024, with the mission of expanding services, empower staff and improve access to quality care for the community of the Bronx.

Prior to his arrival in Lincoln, was CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan (2021-2024) and before executive director of North Central Bronx (2018). With more than two decades of experience in the public health system of the city, its leadership combines operational management, community-based approach and clinical results.

Born in Dominican Republic, Contreras is bachelor of Social Work by Lehman College (CUNY), with a master's degree in Social Work by Fordham University and a masters in Public Administration by Baruch College (CUNY). Throughout his career he has driven prevention programs, health education and closeness with the community, to promote initiatives and job fairs that connect patients, neighbors, and health professionals.

Primary source: www.elcaribe.com.do