{"id":8417,"date":"2026-10-23T13:45:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/?p=8417"},"modified":"2026-10-23T13:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:45:26","slug":"meet-our-2026-keynote-speaker-richard-coles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/?p=8417","title":{"rendered":"MEET OUR 2026 KEYNOTE SPEAKER | RICHARD COLES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The U.S. Haitian Chamber of Commerce is proud to welcome Richard Coles, Haitian industrialist, entrepreneur, and founder of Nexus Haiti 2055, as our distinguished keynote speaker at the Second Annual Haitian American Business Summit!<\/p>\n<p>With over 30 years of experience in manufacturing, maritime logistics, and business development, Richard has helped shape Haiti\u2019s industrial sector, creating thousands of jobs and advancing U.S.\u2013Haiti trade opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>As the youngest-ever president of ADIH, he also helped initiate discussions that contributed to the landmark HOPE Act.<\/p>\n<p>At a critical moment for Haiti, his leadership and experience bring valuable perspectives on rebuilding our economy through investment, manufacturing, trade, and job creation.<\/p>\n<p>THEME: Rebuilding Haiti Through Business, Trade &amp; Diaspora Leadership<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f4c5; Saturday, October 31, 2026<br \/>\n&#x1f3a4; Keynote Address: 1:30 PM \u2013 1:45 PM<br \/>\n&#x1f4cd; Blue Hills Ballroom, Randolph, MA<\/p>\n<p>Haiti\u2019s future requires more than hope. It requires vision, investment, and action!<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f39f;&#xfe0f; Reserve your seat: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.habsummit.com\">www.habsummit.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Haitian Chamber of Commerce is proud to welcome Richard Coles, Haitian industrialist, entrepreneur, and founder of Nexus Haiti 2055, as our distinguished keynote speaker at the Second Annual Haitian American Business Summit! With over 30 years of experience in manufacturing, maritime logistics, and business development, Richard has helped shape Haiti\u2019s industrial sector, creating<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8417"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8417"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8419,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8417\/revisions\/8419"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}