The Greater Orlando Economic Development Group presentation to Brazilian Investors. Outlines advantages and benefits to entrepreneurial investment within the Greater Orlando area.

1. Where Industry Leaders Come To Meet
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Rio de Janeiro
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2. Agenda
 Who We Are
 Services Provided
 Metro Orlando Region
 Strategic Position / Access
 Industry Clusters
 Work Force / Education
 Quality / Cost of Life
 Why Orlando?

3. Who We Are
 Strategic Partnership of Experienced International
Experts
 DAVNA Enterprises, LLC – International Partnership Broker
specializing in strategic international expansion. President
Danna Olivo brings more than 30 years of Business
Development/Marketing experience in the Technology,
Transportation, Architectural, Engineering and Construction
Industry sectors.
 CZA, LLC – Carmenza Gonzalez, former VP of International
Business with the Metro Orlando Economic Development
Council. Carmenza brings more than 10 years of
experience in foreign direct investment, export promotions
initiatives, sales and marketing.

4. What We Do
 Provide guidance to company’s interested in
establishing a presence in Central Florida.
 Promote the Central Florida region globally as an
optimal business destination.
 Entice Foreign Direct Investment to the region.
 Help local companies to grow in the USA and
Internationally
 Provide export counseling to companies
interested in entering other markets.

5. Our Mission
 To assist companies to grow through international
trade and attract foreign direct investment to
Central Florida

6. Services Provided To
International Firms
 Customized information on specific industries
 Competitive site analysis
 Site selection assistance
 Assistance in locating qualified labor
 Logistical Service/Product Coordination
 Coordinate counseling sessions on visa/immigration issues,
tax laws and corporate structure
 Referral of professionals for payroll preparation, employee
benefits, insurance, and other business service providers
 Referral and assistance on relocation matters

7. Greater Orlando Area
 City of Orlando
 Orange County
 Seminole County
 Lake County
 Osceola County
Orland
o
238,300
1,108,882
442,600
293,500
280,300
 Consist of four counties and the City of Orlando.
Orlando is the 79th largest city in the USA
Total population in MSA 2,125,282 million
Total population in Florida 18,537,969 million

8. Orlando’s International
Community
 Consular Corps: 17
 Bi-national Chambers of Commerce: 24
 International Organizations: 36
 Sister City Agreements: 9
 Curitiba, Brazil | Guilin, China | Seine-et-Marne, France
 Reykjanesbaer, Iceland | Uruyasu, Japan | Monterrey, Mexico
 Orenburg, Russia | Valladolid, Spain |Tainan, Taiwan

9. Strategically Positioned. . .
 Orlando’s central location in the State
of Florida provides easy access to the
entire State through a well organized transportation
network
 Florida Turnpike (Connecting Central FL
and South FL)
 Interstate 4(Connecting Central FL and
Tampa)
 SR 417 (Central FL East-West Connection)
 SR 528 (Connecting Central FL to East Coast-Melbourne)
 Interstate 75 (Florida’s Western North-South Highway)
 Interstate 95 (Florida’s Eastern North-South Highway)
 SunRail Commuter Rail (Connecting Central FL communities)

10. Easy Access…

11. Orlando International
Airport (MCO)
 Largest airport in Florida.
 33+ million annual passengers ranking it
the #2 airport in the State of Florida.
 #11 busiest airport in the nation, #22 in
the world.
 Has the most acreage available for
expansion on the East Coast.
 950 flights per day.
(Source: Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, 2010)

12. Orlando Sanford
International Airport (SFB)
 Located in Seminole County approximately 18 miles north of City of
Orlando.
 3rd most active international airport in Florida; 13th in the nation.
 Four paved runways ranging from 3,750 to 9,600 feet long.
 More than 1.1 million passengers served in 2010.
 3,555 tons of cargo in 2010
 Foreign Trade Zone No. 250.
 395-acre Sanford Airport Commerce Park with rail service available in
its western sector.
 Foreign Trade Zone.

13. Port Canaveral
 The only Quadra-modal port in the world,
interchanging cargo among sea, land, air, &
space.
 One of the largest multi-day cruise ports in the
USA.
 Serving six major cruise organizations, including
Disney Cruises, and to 4.1 million passengers.
 Cruise, cargo facilities and public access parks.
 Transports over 4.5 million tons of cargo annually.

14. Port of Tampa
 Florida’s largest port at 5,000 acres.
 Located only 90 minutes west from downtown Orlando.
 Provides the closest full-service port to the Panama
Canal.
 One of the world-premier ports
for the shipment of fertilizer
products
 Foreign-Trade Zone.

15. Sun Rail
 Central Florida Regional Commuter Train
 61 miles of rail in the four counties around Metro
Orlando: Osceola, Orange, Seminole, & Volusia.
 Phase I:
 First 31 miles connecting Orlando with DeBary to
the North
 12 stations
 Service to begin in 2013
 Phase II:
 Last 30 miles connecting Orlando with
Poinciana to the South.
 5 additional stations.
 Service scheduled to begin on early 2015.

16. Orlando / Orange County
Convention Center
 First convention center in the USA with solar
energy - Southeast’s largest rooftop photovoltaic
system.
 Over 2.2 million square feet of exhibition space.
 2nd largest convention and meeting center in
USA.
 1st convention destination in the USA
 Holds more than 250 events annually.

17. Industry Clusters
 Aerospace and Aviation
 Bio-Tech & Life Science
 Digital Media
 Clean Tech
 Modeling, Simulation & Training and Defense
 Optics & Photonics
 Software Development

18. Aerospace and Aviation
Developed over the past 60 years from a collection of
military installations and small airstrips to a hub for global
commercial air travel, advanced flight training, air
defense projects, and space exploration.
 Industry Anchors:
 Orlando International Airport (OIA-MCO)
 Orlando Sanford International Airport
 Lockheed Martin
 Modeling, Simulation &Training Cluster

19. Medical City at Lake Nona
 UCF School of Medicine – 1st class of 41 students
started in August 2009
 Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences of the University
of Central Florida
 Sanford-Burnham Institute of medical research –
inaugurated in October 2009.
 Veterans Affairs Hospital – Scheduled to open in 2012.
 Nemours Hospital – Children’s Hospital, scheduled to
open in 2012.
 M.D. Anderson Cancer Center – Orlando research
institute.
 University of Florida – Research labs and conference
space. Construction to be completed in February
2012

20. Digital Media
 3rd largest production center in the US
 Educational support:
 University of Central Florida/Florida Interactive
Entertainment Academy (FIEA)
 Full Sail University – Over 12,000 students from 50
states and 37 countries
 Electronic Arts – world’s leading independent
developer and publisher of interactive
entertainment software (Madden Football)
 Disney and Universal Studios

21. Orlando’s Creative Village
A place where high-tech, digital media and
creative industry companies integrate with
residential, retail, and academia. Planned to
break ground in 2012.
 The Village is estimated to house:
 approximately 3,600 employees
 sustain the 53-acre Centroplex site.
Industries Attracted Include…
• Software & Hardware
• Middleware
• Entertainment
• Education
• Medical Simulation
• Special effects
• Digital art
• Computer graphics
• Animated film
• Digital broadcasting &
documentations
• Pre & post-production

22. Modeling, Simulation &
Training and Defense
Companies involved in everything from theme
park rides to virtual reality games to medical
training, and more…
 Located in Central Florida Research Park
 National Center for Simulation
 Employs over 19,000 people from 150 companies
 U.S. Department of Defense Training System
Procurement Office
 Every U.S. Military branch has an installation in
Orlando US Coast Guard, US Marine, USA Navy
(NavAir), US Army Program

23. Strong Workforce
607,906
241,343
137,667 139,954
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
Source: Agency for Workforce Innovation, LAUS - Oct 10
OSCEOLA
ORANGE
SEMINOLE
LAKE

24. Workforce / Industry Sector
Source: Agency for Workforce Innovation, CES, September 2010

25. Education
 University of Central Florida (UCF)
 3rd largest university in the U.S. Ranked
 Engineering College ranked #1 Nationally
 Over 55,000 students enrolled
 Ranked in top 5 technology incubator in the
USA by Business Week Online.
 Rollins College
 #1 Private University in the South
 Ranked #1 in Florida and #37 in the US for
full-time MBA program.
 Ranked 1st in the Southeast for Master’s level
Universities.

26. Education
 Full Sail University
 Nationally recognized college focusing on the
entertainment mediums including music, film,
gaming, animation and design.
 With over 9,000 students from 50 U.S. states and 37
countries.
 Community/State Colleges
 Lake Sumter Community College
 Lake Technical Center
 Seminole State College of Florida
 Valencia State College

27. Cost of Living
 Median Home Price $125,600 National: $171,900
Source: National Association of Realtors, 2nd Quarter 2011
 Cost of Living / Housing Cost Index (U.S. index of 100%)
 COST OF LIVING
 Composite Index Grocery Housing
 Miami, FL 104.6 | 104.1 | 106.5
 New York, NY 220.8 | 143.2 | 416.0
 ORLANDO, FL 96.9 | 98.2 | 77.9
Source: C2ER The Council for Community of Economic
Research (formerly ACCRA) - 2nd Quarter 2011

28. Quality of Life… Year-round
Easy access to beaches
on both coasts
Cultural Activities
Sporting Events
Theme Parks

29. Amway Center Performing Arts Center Citrus Bowl
Community Venues
 Stronger Community – Revitalizing neighborhoods and
encouraging new retail growth.
 Educational opportunities for our Children – field trips or cultural
experiences.
 A Better Quality of Life – offer residents new places to come
together and enjoy events currently bypassing Orlando such as U2
and Rolling Stones concerts and popular Broadway productions.
Opened October 2010 Breaking ground 2012

30. Why Greater Orlando?
 DIVERSE INDUSTRY – Metro Orlando is competitive in virtually
all industries.
 EASY ACCESS – International Airports provide better access to
the U.S. than any other region in Florida.
 WORKFORCE – Abundant, scalable, diverse and customer
service-oriented.
 EDUCATIONAL ASSETS – University of Central Florida, Rollins
College, Full Sail University & community colleges offer firm
recruiting grounds.
 QUALITY OF LIFE – The region’s competitive cost of living
provides an exceptional style of living for all.
 WE LOVE BRAZILIANS! – Greater Orlando welcomes you!

31. Obrigada! Thank You!
Danna J. Olivo
DAVNA Enterprises, LLC
10151 University
Boulevard, Suite 346
Orlando, FL 32817
1-407.405.6410
www.davna.com
Carmenza U. Gonzalez
CZA Inc.
174 W. Comstock Avenue,
Suite 104
Winter Park, Florida 32789 USA
1-407.405.6410
www.czainc.net