NETWORKING BREAKFAST
Foyer
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Registration & Networking in the Exhibit Area 

BUSINESS SERIES WORKSHOPS
Ballroom
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Business Series Introduction
Robert Bard, President & CEO, LATINA Style Magazine

Chair of Business Series: Tina Cordova, President, Queston Construction

Welcome: The Honorable Martin Chavez, Mayor of Albuquerque

Access to Capital
Moderator: Kim Sanchez Rael, Venture Capitalist, Fly Wheel Venture Capital
Panelist: Ed Cadena, Acting District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration
Panelist: Cathy Sorenson, Lending Coordinator, New Mexico Community Development Loan Fund
Panelist: Wells Fargo representative

SBA Certifications/Facilitating Teaming Agreements/Federal & Prime Contractor’s Contracting Opportunities
Moderator: Anna Muller, President, NEDA Business Consultants
Panelist: Geraldine Garcia, Assistant Director, U.S. Small Business Administration
Panelist: Theresa Armijo, Chief, Contracting Division US Army Corps of Engineers
Panelist: Bonnie L. Apodaca, Director of Supply Chain Management, Sandia National Laboratories

Basic of a Business & Developing a Business
Moderator: Patricia Chavez, PLC Enterprises
Panelist: Lillian Apodaca, Attorney, Bingham, Hurst, Apodaca Wile
Panelist: Valerie Borrego, CPA
Panelist: Adam Roberts, Webmaster technology, ABQ Hispano Chamber of Commerce
Panelist: Theresa Saiz-Wilmert, Agent, State Farm Insurance

Taking Control: A Session for Latina Professionals and Entrepreneurs
New York Life representative

 LATINA ENTREPRENEUR AWARD LUNCHEON
Ballroom
12:30 - 2:00 pm

Sponsor’s Remarks: Exxonmobil representative

Mistress of Ceremony: Carla Aragon, Anchorwoman, KOB-TV

Keynote: Maria Marin, President, Voice of Empowerment

LATINA ENTREPRENEUR PANEL: LESSONS LEARNED
Ballroom
2:00 – 3:00 PM

Moderator: Maria Elena Alvarez, President, Primetime Monthly News
Panelist: Ana Segura, President, Stubblefield Screen Print Co. LLC
Panelist: Debbie Harmon, President, US Supply & Distribution
Panelist: Kimberly de Castro, President, Wildflower International Ltd.

DESSERT & NETWORKING RECEPTION - Foyer
Networking in the Exhibit Area
Drawing – fabulous prizes donated by our sponsors