2011 Agenda
8:30 – Registration & Coffee
9:15 – Welcome
Speaker: Frank Carbajal, Founder, Es Tiempo, LLC, author of Building the Latino Future: Success Stories for Future Generations and El Futuro Latino
9:30 – Opening remarks via-video
Latino leadership: Civic Engagement
Speaker: Julian Castro, Mayor of San Antonio, Texas
9:35-10:15 Keynote
Latinos Creating Street Smart Think Tanks to Deliver Leadership
Speaker: Dr. Armando Arias, Founding Director of Solution Strategies
10:15 – Morning Break
10:30 – Morning Plenary
Paving the scholarship road for our future Latino leaders: Lessons from educators and scholarship experts
Facilitator: Margarita Quihuis, Chairman, Hispanic-Net
Panelists:
- Dr. Frances Morales, Associate Dean and Director, El Centro Chicano, Stanford University
- Martin Mares, Founder and CEO, The Ivy League Project
- Frank Alvarez, President and CEO of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- Isabel Valdes, Founder, Isabel Valdes Consulting
- Robert Rodriguez, Ph.D., Author of Latino Talent
11:45 – Lunch
12:15 – Luncheon Session
Latino Community at the Crossroads: Challenges and Opportunities
Speaker: Sergio Garcia, Partner, Reed Smith, LLP
1:00 – Latino entertainment leaders, who you need to know and why
Speaker: Rick Najera Actor, Writer, Director and Producer
1:45 – Latino-led innovation
Speaker: Graciela Tiscareño-Sato, Author of Latinnovating: Green American Jobs and the Latinos Creating Them and Founder of Gracefully Global Group LLC
2:30 – Networking & Book Browsing
3:00 – Afternoon Plenary
Latino success in today’s economy – lessons from top executives
Facilitator: Michael Lopez, President, Hispanic-Net & President, Solid Ground US
Panelists:
- Victor Arias Jr., Senior Client Partner, Korn/Ferry International
- Rudy Beserra, Vice President, Latin Affairs, the Coca Cola Company
- Kai Huang, Co-founder, President and CEO of RedOctane (Guitar Hero franchise)
- Carlos Orta, President and CEO, Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR)
- Shuly Galili, Executive Director, California Israel Chamber of Commerce (CICC)
4:15 – Closing keynote speaker
Mayor of Palo Alto Sid Espinosa
4:30 – 5:00 – Afternoon networking & Book Browsing
Speakers and presentations subject to change
