On Thursday, May 14, 2026, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in collaboration with Discover Puerto Rico, will host an event on fostering and improving the markets channeling investments into under-resourced communities on the Island. The event is part of the New York Fed’s Making Missing Markets initiative.
The event will explore strategies that help connect new sources of capital to community needs and solutions; scale existing sources of capital for communities; and connect previously unlinked buyers and sellers of services and products that address critical community challenges. Speakers and panelists will highlight the vital role of community-based interventions.
May 14, 2026
9:30am-12:00pm
(Breakfast and networking preceding the event.)
Hyatt Place San Juan
Avenida Fernandez Juncos 580
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This event is open to the public.
This event is open to the media. All remarks are on the record. For media inquiries, please contact Ellen Simon at Ellen.Simon@ny.frb.org.
Agenda
| 9:30am-9:35am | Welcome Remarks
Tony Davis, Director of Community Outreach & Health, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 9:35am-9:45am | Puerto Rico: A View Toward an Economy That Works For All
Rosanna Torres Pizarro, President, Center for the New Economy |
| 9:45am-9:55am | What's At Stake: Overview of Childhood Outcomes in Puerto Rico
Enid Rosario-Ramos, Asociada de Investigación, Instituto del Desarrollo de la Juventud |
| 9:55am-10:00am | Video: Making Missing Markets
Tony Davis, Director of Community Outreach & Health, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 10:00am-10:20am | What is Making Missing Markets
Otho Kerr, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Community Impact Investing, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 10:20am-10:40am | Bad Bunny Residency: Components of Making a Missing Market Jorge Pérez, CEO, Discover Puerto Rico |
| 10:40am-11:40am | Making Missing Markets in Puerto Rico Moderator: Javier Silva, Senior Associate Director, Federal Reserve Bank of New York David Aviles, Deputy Director, United Clergy Task Force Eduardo Carrera, CEO, Platform for Social Impact Hanaa Hamdi, Visiting Scholar, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 11:40am-11:55am | Puerto Rico Design Team Progress
Edgar Gómez Cintrón, Director de Operaciones, Liga de Ciudades de Puerto Rico |
| 11:55am-12:00pm | Closing Remarks
Fernando Rodriguez, Chief Financial & Government Affairs Officer, Discover Puerto Rico |
