Silicon Valley Latino Leadership Summit
Sat. May 15, 2010, 9am-4pm
Menlo Park, CA

Quadrus Conference Center
2400 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025

The 2010 Silicon Valley Latino Leadership Summit is presented by Es Tiempo, LLC., and Hispanic-Net. The Leadership Summit will bring together 150 business, government, educators, industry leaders, as well as group of selected MBA, and undergraduate students, for a one-day conference at Quadrus Center on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park. The Conference is designed to inspire and develop innovative change for future Latino generations with insights and knowledge to compete in today’s world with social, political, and economic transformation.

The Silicon Valley Latino Leadership Summit is an inaugural event. Please contact Frank Carbajal at 408 406-9672 of frank@estiempo.com for more information. (please mention infoBayArea.com, everyCircle.com)

Tickets: $50-$75, http://2010siliconvalleylatinosummit.eventbrite.com

AGENDA
Registration & Coffee: 9:00 – 9:30 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks: 9:30 - 9:45 am
The Silicon Valley Latino Leadership Summit brings together Latino business leaders, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, corporate executives, thought leaders, prominent educators and business students to share their experiences and successes in today’s challenging world. Unlike other Latino-specific business events which can be celebratory in nature, the dynamic panelists and speakers at this summit will teach you how to raise capital, demonstrate how to be a successful entrepreneur and a transformational business leader.
Frank Carbajal, Founder, Es Tiempo, LLC.
Michael Lopez, President, Hispanic-Net

Keynote Address: 9:45 – 10:30 am
Topic: Latino leadership / civic engagement
Honorable, Rafael Anchia, Texas House of Representatives, District 103
Rep. Anchía maintains a genuine passion for helping people and true empathy for their struggles and aspirations. These qualities are a byproduct of his family background, varied professional training and numerous public, civic and volunteer commitments. During his service in the Legislature, Rep. Anchía has worked on legislation to fight crime, improve public safety, protect our environment and improve health coverage for women and children.

Plenary Session: 10:30 – 12:15 pm
Influential Latino leaders will share their insight and strategies on how to transform the economic and social landscape for Latinos.In this panel, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, thought leaders and academics gather to explore the sustained growth of Latinos in the corporate world and discuss the importance of developing measureable goals from 2010-2020 in education which will ultimately benefit transformational change for the Latino future.
Dick Gonzales, Principal/Owner, AlphaGraphics, San Ramon, Former Senior Vice President of Human Resources for North America, Safeway, Inc.
Roberto Medrano, Executive Vice President, SOA Software
Miriam Rivera, Co-Founding Partner, Ulu Ventures, Former Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Google, Inc.
Alicia Morga, Chairman and CEO, Consorte Media, Inc.
Eduardo Rallo, Managing Partner, Pacific Community Management, (PCV)
Moderator: Graciela Tiscareño-Sato, Founder, Gracefully Global

Luncheon: 12:10 – 1:10
Building Latino transformational change through political, social and economic growth
Margarita Quihuis, Chairman, Hispanic-Net
A social entrepreneur and mentor capitalist, Margarita Quihuis's career has focused on innovation, access to capital and entrepreneurship. Her accomplishments include directorship of Astia (formerly known as the Women's Technology Cluster) where her portfolio companies raised $67 million in venture funding, seed stage venture capitalist, Reuters Fellow at Stanford and Chairman and President of Hispanic-Net

Break: 1:10 – 1:30  Book Browsing & Signing
Afternoon Workshops: 1:30 – 3:00

Workshop 1: The Current State of Latino Leadership in Corporate America by Dr. Robert Rodriguez
Dr. Rodriguez will present on the current state of Latino leadership in corporate America. The discussion will be based on Latino executives and business challenges regarding their Latino talent management initiatives. Dr. Rodriguez serves as the catalyst for discovering new solutions for tapping into the Latino talent pool and consumer market. Robert's sessions will be engaging, high-energy and focused on practical solutions for the direction Latino Leadership in Corporate America.

Workshop 2: Hispanic customers for life: a fresh look at acculturation by Isabel Valdes
Ms. Valdes will discuss key points from her most recent book “Hispanic Customers for Life”. Isabel Valdés Consulting, IVC, has maintained its leading edge by helping clients in the United States and abroad achieve measurable results by tracking market and demographic trends; and by reformulating and updating its proprietary marketing frameworks. In this session, Ms. Valdes will also describe how she has helped organizations succeed with a proven five-step approach developed by IVC, Transforming HeartShares into MarketShares©.

Closing Remarks & Evaluation: 3:00 – 3:15
Frank Carbajal, Founder, Es Tiempo, LLC.
Michael Lopez, President, Hispanic-Net
Networking & Book Signing: 3:15- 4:00

For more information about the summit, please contact: Frank Carbajal, frank@estiempo.com, or 408 406-9672

For more information about the summit for MBA and undergraduate students, please contact juan@juanescobar.com, or 408 314-9127

(speakers and panelists may be subject to change)