Coro presents at FIU's Hispanics and the Media Conference

Miami, FL September 4, 2012 -- Leading technology expert and author, Ariel Coro, joins the elite panel at the Hispanics and the Media: The Emerging Power Conference hosted by Florida International University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication to discuss the important issues and trends of Hispanic media in social media platforms.

Ariel Coro is the leading Tech Expert for Hispanics and author of El Salto – aprovecha las nuevas tecnologías y alcanza tu potencial, a book on the importance of leveraging technology in order to get ahead in today’s world. His column is featured every Sunday in La Opinion and syndicated to other Impremedia properties like El Diario la Prensa. He is also a tech contributor on Despierta América and CNN en Español.

The conference will be held at the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University, ranked in the top three nationally for awarding undergraduate communication degrees to Hispanics, on Oct. 18th from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Raul Reis said, “We are bringing to our conference some of the top scholars and professionals on Hispanic news media in the United States to discuss the state of the Hispanic media, its major issues, trends, and opportunities.”

Other prominent panelists at the conference are Alejandro Aguirre, Dr. Alan Albarran, Dr. Guillermo Avila-Saavedra, Dr. Amy Jo Coffey, Ed Fernandez, Professor Rosanna Fiske, Dr. Sigal Segev, Dr. Weirui Wang, Dr. Felix Gutierrez, Dr. Ariana Hernandez-Reguant, Rissig Licha, Amy Mitchell, Borja Perez, Isabella Sánchez, Dr. Federico Subervi, Emilio Sanchez, Aminda Marques, Dr. Felipe de Ortego y Gasca and Dr. Kenton T. Wilkinson.