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