2023 Conference Agenda
7:30 am — Continental Breakfast & Networking/Registration Opens
8:30 am— LATINA Style Opening Ceremony
9:00 am — Corporate Latina Executives of the Year: Success from Different Paths
Welcome Remarks: Robert E. Bard, President & CEO, LATINA Style, Inc.
Sponsor Remarks: Miriam Alfonso de Oliveira, VP and Sr Counsel, Caribbean & Latin America, Marriott International, Inc.
Title Sponsor Remarks: Shanda Hinton, Chief Diversity Officer, Raytheon Technologies
Moderator: Catherine Hernandez-Blades, SVP, Marketing and Communications, SAIC
Speaker: Michelle Boston, Data Management Technology Executive, Bank of America
Speaker: Sylvia Veitia, EVP, Global Operations, Ford Motor Credit Ford, Motor Company
Speaker: Barbara Borgonovi, SVP, Corporate Strategy & Development, Raytheon Technologies
Speaker: Elizabeth Atlee, SVP, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, CBRE
10:00 am— An Employee-driven Way to Achieve a Cohesive Work Environment
Moderator: Carolina Cardoso North America I&D Relationship Management Lead, Accenture
Speaker: Elsa Roman, Global QMS Leader and Alianza Global Co-Lead, Merck & Co.
Speaker: Anthony Almanzar, VP & Program Manager, Global Advisors Technology & Transformation, State Street Corporation
Speaker: Jamie Maldonado, HAERG Co-Lead & LS Executive Sponsor, Accenture
Speaker: Vianette Thurston, Hispanic ERG President, Talent Acquisitions, Fannie Mae
11:00 am — Building and Sustaining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in a Changing Work Environment
Moderator: Lexi Hernandez, PhD, Sr Director, Talent Development, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Raytheon Technologies
Speaker: Jesse Cortez, Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, McKesson Corporation
Speaker: Rhonda Burns, AVP, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Nationwide
Speaker: Kristin Coleman, Executive Director, Head of Employee Engagement, Advancing Hispanics & Latinos, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
12:00 pm — Pew Research Presentation
Intro: Mark Hugo Lopez, Director of Race and Ethnicity Research for Pew Research
12:05 pm — From the Past to the Future: The Transformation of Corporate America
Moderator: Yvette Quinteros Panetta, VP in Member Supervision, Head of ORL, FINRA
Speaker: Patty Juarez, EVP & Head of Diverse Segments for Wells Fargo
Speaker: Mark Hugo Lopez, Director of Race and Ethnicity Research for Pew Research
Speaker: Keyla Cabret- Lewis, Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion AFLAC
Speaker: Valeria Aloe, Speaker, Entrepreneur, and Author of Uncolonized Latinas
1:20 pm - 2:00 pm — LATINA Style LEY & ERG Luncheon Awards Luncheon
Introduction Remarks: Lupita Colmenero, COO, LATINA Style, Inc.
LEY Presentation of Awards:
2022 Top 12 LATINA Style Corporate Executives of the Year Awards Presentation
ERG Presentation of Awards:
2022 Top 15 Employee Resource Groups of the Year Awards Presentation
Conclusion of Awards & Diversity Leaders Conference
Break from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
25th Anniversary LATINA Style 50 Awards & Gala Agenda
7:00 pm Opening Ceremony
Introduction Remarks: Lupita Colmenero, COO, LATINA Style, Inc.
Title Sponsor Remarks: Barbara Borgonovi, SVP, Corporate Strategy & Development, Raytheon Technologies
Sponsor Remarks: Rosa Ramos-Kwok, Managing Director Business Information Security Officer for the Commercial Bank Cybersecurity and Technology Controls, Global Technology JPMorgan Chase & Co.
7:15 pm Dinner
7:45 pm CEO Fireside Chat
Speaker: Julie Sweet, Chief Executive Officer, Accenture
8:15 pm Opening Presentation of Awards
Moderator: Nellie Borrero, Managing Director, Senior Strategic Advisor - Global Inclusion & Diversity, Accenture
Robert E. Bard, President & CEO, LATINA Style, Inc.
Awards Presentation of the 2022 Top 50 Companies
10:00 pm Closing Celebration
Please note this agenda is tentative and subject to change