Henry Cárdenas
                                                Founder  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  Cárdenas  Marketing Network  (CMN)  and  for  the  past  30  years  managed  and  produced some  of  the  biggest  live  entertainment  events  in  the  U.S.  and  Latin America,  making  CMN  an  independent  live-entertainment  and marketing  powerhouse.  Produced  some  of  the  highest  grossing  acts in  Latin  music  history,  including  Marc  Anthony,  Maná  and  Vicente Fernandez.    Strategic  endeavor  of  Henry  Agency leads  a  dynamic, multicultural  marketing  team  that  impacts  the  event  marketing industry  by  incorporating  the  passion  points  of  consumers  and transforming  them  into  innovative,  award-winning  campaigns  for corporate  giants  including  Anheuser-Bush,  Wrigley  Jr.  Company and  H&R  Block,  among  others. Benchmark,  in  1985  organized  the  first-ever  Pan  American  Music Festival  in  Chicago.    Established  a  multi-year  partnership  with Asociación  del  Fútbol  Argentino  which  brought  Lionel  Messi  and  the Argentina  National  Team  stateside  and  booked  a  string  of  world record-breaking  sell-outs  at  Madison  Square  Garden.    Produced over  100  soccer  exhibitions  and  have  orchestrated  experiential marketing  campaigns  for  major  brands  such  as  Nike,  Wrigley, Sears,  Anheuser-Busch,  Reebok  and  Heineken.    Cárdenas Marketing  Network  is  now  the  largest  producer  of  Latin  Music concerts  in  the  United  States  producing  over  300  concerts  yearly. In  2012,  Launched  the  Maestro  Cares  Foundation  with  business associate  and  Grammy  Award  winner  Marc  Anthony  to  improve  the quality  of  life  for  orphaned  children  throughout  Latin  America  by providing  housing,  classrooms,  health  clinics,  dining  and recreational  facilities.    Through  a  series  of  fundraisers  and  charity concerts  –  the  non-for-profit  organization  secured  funding  for  its various  endeavors  in  Dominican  Republic,  Mexico,  Colombia  and Puerto  Rico.