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

BUSINESS SERIES WORKSHOPS
Mission Bay Room
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Introduction
Robert E. Bard, President & CEO, LATINA Style Magazine
Veronica De La Garza, Director of Strategic Alliances, LATINA Style Magazine

U.S. Small Business Administration Programs
Dr. Ruben R. Garcia, District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration

Access to Capital
Moderator: Alice Perez, Hispanic Market Manager, Vice President, US Bank
Panelist: Dr. Ruben R. Garcia, District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration
Panelist: Patti Mason, President & CEO, Accion San Diego
Panelist: Michelle Butler, Program Director, Women’s Business Center of California
Panelist: Shelley Hendrickson, Vice President, Area Manager, Wells Fargo

Successful Marketing Strategies for Yourself & Business
Moderator: Therese Cisneros-Remington, Director, Palomar College GEAR UP Program
Panelist: Oralia Michel, President, Oralia Michel Marketing & Public Relations Firm
Panelist: Pilar Montaya, President, Más Marketing
Panelist: Carla Patterson, Senior Program Manager, Women & Latino Business Services, Wells Fargo

Your Business, Your Legacy
Carmen Torres CLU, CfCH, Agent, State Farm Insurance

SCORE Counseling Opportunities
Lisa Bentson, Counselor, SCORE
 

 LATINA ENTREPRENEUR AWARD LUNCHEON
sponsored by ExxonMobil
Mission Bay Room
12:00 - 1:00 pm

Welcome: The Honorable Rosario Marin, Secretary, State & Consumer Services Agency

Sponsor’s Remarks: Leonard James III, US Business Development Manager, ExxonMobil Fuels Marketing

Mistress of Ceremony: Desiree Carvajal, Weekend Anchor, Fox 6 News

Keynote Address: Rodri Rodriguez, President & CEO, Rodri Entertainment Group

Latina Entrepreneur Recipient: Sylvia Rios, President, First Security Mortgage
 

LATINA ENTREPRENEUR PANEL: LESSONS LEARNED
Mission Bay Room
1:30 – 2:30 PM

Moderator: Mery Lopez-Gallo, Community Affairs Director, Univision Radio
Panelist: Fanny Miller, President, El Latino Newspaper
Panelist: Marie Alicia Diez de Bonilla Gonzalez, President, Bonilla Law Office
Panelist: Manuela Murillo-Bump, President, Buena Casa Realty

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

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MEDIA PARTNERS