MIAMI, FL – The Miami Tech Summit is proud to welcome mega-entrepreneur and investor Marcelo Claure as the opening keynote speaker on Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

Marcelo Claure is a legendary leader in the worlds of technology and business. He founded Brightstar in 1997 and led it to become the largest Hispanic-owned business in the U.S. He served as the CEO and Executive Chairman at Sprint and led the company’s turnaround as well as its merger with T-Mobile. As CEO of SoftBank Group International and COO of Softbank Group, Marcelo headed the $5 billion SoftBank Latin America Fund and the SB Opportunity Fund. He recently left Softbank and now is the Chairman and CEO at Claure Capital.

“For decades Marcelo Claure has exemplified tech excellence on the world stage,” said Justin Sayfie, co-founder of the Miami Tech Summit, and publisher of Sayfie Review. “Marcelo’s global success is unparalleled. That success has given him invaluable insights into what’s next, and I can’t wait to hear his forecast for tech in Miami and Latin America.”

The Miami Tech Summit is an invitation-only event that brings together an exclusive group of global leaders to engage and collaborate during Miami Tech Week. This year’s summit is at the Pérez Art Museum Miami.

“We are honored to have a titan in the tech industry for our inaugural Summit,” said Jose Felix “Pepi” Diaz, co-founder of the Miami Tech Summit and member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2017. “Marcelo Claure has forged global relationships with entrepreneurs and investors. Miami is the right place and Miami Tech Week is the right time to see what’s next from an undisputed leader.”

Summit speakers include Founders Fund General Partner Keith Rabois, Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez, Interamerican Development Bank President Mauricio Claver-Carone, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Atomic CEO and Founder Jack Abraham, Olympic Gold Medalist Apolo Ohno, former Miami Heat player and NBA Champion Shane Battier and executives from Google, Amazon, Twitter and Robinhood.

The Miami Tech Summit is sponsored by Google, Amazon, Ernst and Young, DoorDash, Mesh Payments, M+D Advisors and Main & Rose.

To find out more about the Miami Tech Summit, or to request an invitation to attend, visit www.techsummitmiami.com.