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Frank Carbajal & Hispanic-Net Team up to launch Latino Leadership Summit

Es Tiempo LLC And Hispanic-Net Launching Inaugural Latino Leadership Summit On Sand Hill Road: May 15th Event To Merge Latino Networks Of Business Professionals, Venture Capitalists, Entrepreneurs and High-Caliber Business Students

Frank Carbajal, author of Building the Latino Future: Success Stories for the Next Generation, had an idea: bring together Latino leaders in government, business and venture capital firms to create new synergies and opportunities. And where better to do that but in the heart of our nation’s venture capital activity: Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park.

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.

Latino thought leaders and speakers include: 

Honorable Rafael Anchia, Texas House of Representatives
Dick Gonzalez, VP, Safeway
Michael Lopez, President, Hispanic-Net
Roberto Medrano, SOA Software
Alicia Morga, Chairman & CEO, Consorte Media
Margarita Quihuis, Chairman, Hispanic-Net
Eduardo Rallo, Managing Partner, Pacific Community Ventures
Miriam Rivera, Trustee, Stanford University
Dr. Robert Rodriguez
Graciela Tiscareño-Sato, Founder, Gracefully Global
Isabel Valdes, Founder, Isabel Valdes Consulting

The 2010 Latino Leadership Summit will take place on Saturday, May 15th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Event location will be the Quadrus Conference Center at 2400 Sand Hill Road. 

Register Today!  http://2010siliconvalleylatinosummit.eventbrite.com

California State Controller John Chiang Meets with Hispanic Net Board, members. December 2, 2009

Hispanic Net’s efforts to expand access to office holders and political decision makers was highlighted by a breakfast reception for California State Controller John Chiang. The event was attended by 20+ Hispanic Net Board and organization members and held at the Stanford University Faculty Club.

Media and Green investment Opportunities highlighted at the Hispanic Net Annual Venture Forum: September 25, 2009/Quadrus conference Center, Menlo Park, CA

New market opportunities surfaced at the 2009 Hispanic Net Venture Forum. Two themes profiling this year’s Forum were media vehicles serving the growing Hispanic markets and environmental technology solutions.

The event has held, as in prior years, at the Quadrus Conference Center located on the most densely VC-populated street in the world, Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California. The event is emblematic of the Hispanic Net’s mission which is to bridge entrepreneurial resources and environment with Hispanic entrepreneurs and markets.

Linda Ronstadt and James Gutierrez honored at the 2009 Hispanic Net Annual Gala Dinner. April 11, 2009

 

Linda Ronstadt and James Gutierrez were recipients of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year and Business Entrepreneur of the Year, respectively, at the 2009 Hispanic Net Annual Gala Dinner. The Event was held at the Faculty Club at Stanford University.

Aida Alvarez presenting awards at Apr 11th Dinner

The Honorable Aida Alvarez will be Hispanic-Net's awards presenter at our upcoming Banquet on April 11th.   

The Honorable Aida Alvarez has been an award-winning journalist, a successful investment banker, and a high ranking public official. Appointed by President Clinton to head the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Administrator Alvarez was the first Hispanic woman to serve in a President's Cabinet. Ms. Alvarez was also the founding Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), the agency with financial oversight responsibility for the secondary mortgage market, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.