US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce launches inclusion initiative
US law firm Greenberg Traurig’s Miami shareholder Antonio Peña has created and hosted the launch of a new diversity and inclusion initiative by the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Inter-American Chapter.
The United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Inter-American Chapter’s (USMCOC-IA) Together We Advance initiative aims to promote diversity and inclusion of members and partners within the US and Latin America business community through networking, professional development, mentorship, and community engagement.
The launch was held on June 19 via a virtual reception.
“In my service as president of the United States–Mexico Chamber of Commerce, I have seen that there is a tremendous need in business and our community for our members and allies to help ensure that the US–Latin America business community is a welcoming place for all professionals,” Peña (pictured), president of the Inter-American Chapter, United States–Mexico Chamber of Commerce, said.
“This initiative represents my efforts to extend Greenberg Traurig’s long history of commitment to diversity and inclusion to this community in the most meaningful way.”
The event’s keynote speaker was Elizabeth F. Schwartz, founder of Miami law firm, Elizabeth Schwartz, PA, and a recognised national advocate for the legal rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community. Schwartz was a key litigator in the Florida Supreme Court decision that legalised same-sex marriage.
Other speakers at the event included Jonathan Chait Auerbach, consul general of Mexico in Miami; Kristien Turner, president of Together We Advance; and Kevin Huntting, vice president & strategic head of the Together We Advance Committee.
