A conversation with Emerge Americas co-founder Melissa Medina (includes audio story)

Emerge Americas is celebrating 10 years and this year they have Mr. 305 / Worldwide Pitbull as their featured speaker, at the Miami Beach Convention Center, on April 18 and 19.

Melissa Medina, CEO, President and Co-Founder of Emerge Americas is back to talk about a decade of tech! The Magic City now hosts several companies that have headquarters around the city.

Where is Miami a decade after Emerge launched the tech movement? Is the Metaverse outdated – all this and more!

Daniela Zulueta is pursuing her master’s degree in global strategic communications and graduated from FIU with a bachelor’s degree in digital broadcasting in 2023. She also holds an associate’s degree in journalism from Miami Dade College. Zulueta loves the city of Miami and aims to share the stories of the citizens who live here and all over the world. Zulueta runs a social media platform with her husband called @Lifestyle_Miami where she works with local businesses and does community based work. Currently, she works for NBC6 South Florida & Telemundo51 as a stage manager and wants work both behind the scenes and as an on-air talent.