eMerge Americas Partners With The First Tee Miami For Charity Golf Tournament

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May 19, 2017, 16:28 ET

MIAMI, May 19, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- eMerge Americas, the ground-breaking technology conference connecting companies with business and government leaders from North America, Latin America and Europe, today announced that it has partnered up with The First Tee Miami to host the eMerge Americas Charity Golf Tournament.

The First Tee Miami, a 501(C)(3) not-for-profit entity, will be the operators and beneficiary of the tournament and SAP SuccessFactors will be the presenting sponsors. "It was our pleasure to join eMerge Americas and The First Tee Miami in this great charitable effort," said Juan Albelo, SAP SVP and Head of HCM Sales for Latin America and the Caribbean.

The tournament, which will be held on the morning of June 11^th, 2017 at International Links Miami/Melreese Country Club, home of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Tour Championship, will be named "The eMerge Americas Charity Golf Tournament presented by SAP SuccessFactors".

"As we continue to grow, we felt that it was critical for our organization to establish a philanthropic footprint in addition to our economic impact to the community. The First Tee Miami is a respected charitable organization in the Miami community that provides services that impact children, veterans, and those with special needs of all ages and abilities," said eMerge Americas Executive Vice President, Melissa Medina. "Joining forces with The First Tee Miami allows us to become viable stewards of our community and begin to create our legacy of goodwill."

"We are very proud to have been selected as the operators and beneficiary of the eMerge Americas Charity Golf Tournament and we are thankful to SAP Factors on becoming our presenting sponsor," said The First Tee Miami Board Member, Carlos M. Rodriguez, Esq. "The tournament will not only give us the opportunity to continue to serve our community through our various programs, but it will also give us the ability to increase the awareness of the impact that those services provide."

Registration for The eMerge Americas Charity Golf Tournament presented by SAP SuccessFactors, planned for June 11 at International Links Miami/Melreese Country Club, is now open. For more information, to register, or to become a sponsor, please visit www.2017emergecharity.golfgenius.com

About eMerge Americas
eMerge Americas serves as the preeminent innovative thought exchange transforming Miami into the technological hub of the Americas. By connecting global industry leaders and investors with America's top business executives, IT decision-makers, and entrepreneurs, partnerships are forged that spur visionary innovation and technological advancements for the betterment of business and society. eMerge's founding partners include: Medina Capital, A Rod Corporation, Greenberg Traurig, Knight Foundation, Miami-Dade County, and the Miami Herald. For more information about eMerge Americas, please visit: emergeamericas.com.

About SAP SuccessFactors
SAP SuccessFactors provides the leading cloud-based human capital management (HCM) suite, which helps HR drive business execution with solutions that are complete, beautiful and flexible enough to start anywhere – optimizing your workforce today and preparing them for tomorrow. SAP SuccessFactors solutions are supported by a global partner ecosystem and the experience and commitment of SAP. With over 47 million subscription seats globally, we strive to delight our customers by delivering innovative solutions, content and analytics, process expertise and best practices insights from serving our broad and diverse customer base. Today, with more than 6,200 customers, we serve organizations of all sizes across more than 60 industries in more than 177 countries using our application suite in 42 languages.
For more information, please visit http://www.successfactors.com

About The First Tee Miami
The First Tee Miami is a part of the Dade Amateur Golf Association, Inc., a not-for-profit organization that has transformed itself since 1968 into one of the most respected golf organizations in the country serving those of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities, both physical and mental. Under the leadership of Charles De Lucca, The First Tee Miami's mission is to impact lives by providing programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices, while utilizing the game of golf. For more information, please visit www.thefirstteemiami.org

SOURCE eMerge Americas