Grand Hyatt San Francisco
345 Stockton Street
San Francisco, California 94108
Event Co-Chairs:
The Honorable Aida Alvarez, Chair of the Latino Community Foundation (LCF)
Isabel Valdés, Principal of Isabel Valdés Consulting (IVC)
REGISTRATION & NETWORKING BREAKFAST - 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM BUSINESS SERIES WORKSHOPS & BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY EXPO - 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM LATINA Style CAREER TRACK - 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Welcome & Business Series Introduction Introduction: Leticia Mendoza, Promotions Specialist, Estrella TV KTNC 42 Welcoming & Opening Remarks: Robert Bard, President & CEO, LATINA Style Title Sponsor Remarks: Dineen Garcia, Director, Diversity Strategies, Macy’s, Inc. Official Hospitality Sponsor Remarks: Hyatt Hotel & Resorts’ Representative
9:00 am - 9:45 am
Accessing Capital in Today’s Economy Moderator: Benny Gutierrez, Business Development Specialist, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Speaker: Linda Marmolejo, Regional Director, Minority Business Development Agency of San Francisco (MBDA) Speaker: Sol Oquendo, Banking Center Manager & Assistant Vice President, Comerica Bank Inc.
9:50 am - 10:35 am
The Essentials of a Successful Business Moderator: Lillian Reyes Moore, Agent, State Farm Insurance Speaker: Christella Sanchez, Stakeholder Liaison Field, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Speaker: Helen Santana, San Francisco Regional President, HNBA Speaker: Adriana Keenan, CPA, CIA, CFE, Regional President, ALPFA
10:35 am - 10:40 am
BREAK
10:45 am – 11:15 am
Healthy Worker; Healthy Business Moderator: Veronica Raya, Professional Empowerment Coach & Owner, the Raya Group Speaker: Sonia E. Melara, Commissioner, San Francisco Health Commission Speaker: Dr. Paulette Grilli, RN, Owner & Founder, Grilli & Associates
11:20 am – 11:50 am
Technology Solutions to Increase Business Productivity Moderator: Ileana Rivera, Director, IS, Integrated Customer and Partner Services Cisco Services & Software Delivery IT Speaker: Margarita Quihuis, Researcher, Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab. & Chairman, Hispanic.net Speaker: Sylvia Pagan, Director, Global HR Information Systems, SanDisk
11:55 am – 12:30 pm
Lessons Learned: Latina Entrepreneurs’ Financial Survival Guide Moderator: Lupita Figueiredo, Principal, Multicultural Media, Capacity Consulting Speaker: M. Isabel Valdés, Published Author & Principal, Isabel Valdés Consulting (IVC) Speaker: Graciela Tiscareño-Sato, Principal, Gracefully Global & Special Education Child Advocate Speaker: Beatriz Quezada, Agent, State Farm Insurance Speaker: Sofia E. Keck, Principal, Sell it in Spanish
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY EXPO & NETWORKING
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
LATINA ENTREPRENEUR AWARD LUNCHEON
Welcome:
Robert Bard, President & CEO, LATINA Style Mistress of Ceremony:
Blanca Garza, Anchor, Telemundo Featured Speaker:
Honorable Aida Alvarez, Chair, Latino Community Foundation USPS Remarks:
Noemi Luna, SF Postmaster, United State Postal Services Keynote Speaker:
Barbara Kasoff, President & CEO, Women Impacting Public Policy, Inc Award Recipient:
Graciela Tiscareño-Sato, Principal, Gracefully Global & Special Education Child Advocate Title Sponsor Remarks:
Maria Padilla-Angel, Vice President, General Manager Macy’s Downtown Sacramento
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Look Successful…Be Successful Fashion Show Presented by Macy’s, Inc.
Conducted by Jessica Carrillo, News Anchor of Telemundo
Top Fashion designers will showcase the Do’s and Don’ts of business attire and how to transform from a business outfit into evening wear.
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Making Networking Events Pay
The goal of this workshop is to help you get over your fear and create a strategy to network! In the ever-expanding world of texts, tweets, and online blog communities, the corporate world is gradually integrating social networking into a new business model that is only increasing in popularity. Experts agree that in today’s rapidly changing technological landscape, the benefits of maintaining social networking sites greatly outweigh the costs. Presented by Ivette Mayo, Founder & President & CEO, Yo Soy Expressions
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Where the Jobs Are
Our objective is to provide a platform where companies can recruit Latina talent and our attendees can hear about employment opportunities, do's and don'ts when job seeking, and ways to stand out in a very crowded field of potential job candidates. This workshop will provide insight on who’s hiring, who’s not, interviewing tips and resume enhancement. Recruiters will be onsite to discuss employment opportunities.
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CLOSING RECEPTION
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY EXPO & NETWORKING
Drawing – fabulous prizes donated by our sponsors *must be present to win*
* Please note this agenda is tentative & subject to change
