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summit 2025 program

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2025
Florida International University BBC
Wolfe University Center

3000 NE 151st St, North Miami, FL 33181

10:00 - 10:45AM

Registration, Networking Breakfast, Marketplace
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 opportunity for participants to share ideas, connect, and expand their network all over breakfast.  Please be sure to visit the vendors at our marketplace.

​10:45 - 11: 00 AM

​Wellness Offering: Yoly Belizaire
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11:00 - 11:20 AM

Welcome & Opening Remarks ​

11:20 - 11:50 AM

The VSS HOUR LIVE
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Dr. Shirley Plantin
U Turn Youth Consulting 
Santra Denis, MPH
​Avanse Ansanm

11:50 - 12:05 pm

Fireside Chat: Roots, Resilience & Relationships: The Importance of Community in a Time of Uncertainty: Stephane Bruno
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12:05 - 1:15 PM

PLENARY: Haiti to the World: Cultural Workers Shifting the Narrative Through Comedy, Film, and Music on the Global Stage ​
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Success Jr.
Haitian-American Entertainer and Philanthropist
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Monica Sorelle
​Haitian-American Filmmaker & Artist
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Dudley Alexis
​ Filmmaker and Visual Artist
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Harold St. Louis, Audio Producer, Music Producer, & Disk Jockey

1:15 - 2:10 PM

Lunch & Live Performance with Inez Barlatier​
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​2:15 PM

Lajan! Lajan!: Buying, Hiring, and Investing with Intention in a Shifting Economy
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Stephane Jean-Baptiste,
​Chief Operating Officer, Kreyol Essence
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Sabine Dulcio, Founder and Creative Director, S. Dulcio Designs
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Nadeige Sterlin, Co-Founder and Co-Owner, La Paix Bakery
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Nathalie Coissy
Co-founder
​Pearl of the Island Cuisine & Lounge

3:30 PM

Dance Break with Yoly Belizaire
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​3:40 - 4:45 PM

CLOSING PLENARY: Tèt Chaje: Political Unrest from Washington D.C. to South Florida to Port-au-Prince- What You Need to Know and How to Take Action
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Saskia Kercy
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Social Scientist, Educator, and Writer
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Michidael Ceard-Francois, Organizing Director, Florida Student Power Network
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Alie Francois, Community Organizer,
​Power U Center for Social Change
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Dr. Gilbert Saint-Jean
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Director of Policy Research & Advocacy,
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Haiti Renewal Alliance

4:45 - 5:00 PM

Call to Action & Closing Remarks
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      • 2023 Summit >
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      • 2022 Summit >
        • Program
      • 2021 SUMMIT
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        • Program
        • Sponsorships
        • Exhibitors
    • N'ap Vote Project >
      • Haitian-American Policy Agenda & Townhall
    • Think Tank >
      • Topics
    • Networking Mixers & Meet Ups
    • Haitian-American Campaign School
    • Tèt Chaje: Crucial Conversations
    • Game Night: The Haitian Edition
    • Lajan Lakay: Building Community Wealth Series
  • Donate
  • Join
    • Membership
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  • SHOP
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