"Ahora vemos un verdadero empuje del lobby de la agricultura para seguir liberalizando y normalizando nuestra relación con Cuba", comenta Alana Tummino de AS/COA.

ASCOA's Alana Tummino speaks to Quartz's Actuality about the state of play as U.S. executives and Cuban government officials try to figure out how to work together.

“There's no lack of excitement from U.S. firms, but they realize that this is going to be a longer process," explains AS/COA’s Alana Tummino.

“President Obama freed up a lot restrictions on doing business with Cuba and now it’s on the Cubans to show their willingness to work in various sectors,” comments AS/COA's Alana Tummino.

Cuban migrants are choosing new routes to the United States amid concerns that warming relations could mean policy changes.

Speakers at AS/COA and CAF’s Cuba conference pointed to important strides in U.S.-Cuba relations, but also to the challenges in telecommunications and in doing business on the island.