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SCHEDULE
Friday, Feb 24th, 2023
All Times Listed Are in Pacific Standard Time
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Registration
Collect your name badge and have your last-minute questions answered
11:30 PM - 12:20 PM
Networking Lunch
Connect with other conference attendees
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM
Welcome
Paola Brignoni, President - Latino Management & Business Association
Suzanne Onasanya, President - Black Graduate Business Leaders
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
Keynote Address
Leo Olebe, Global Head of Gaming – YouTube
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM
Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Panel
Black and LatinX entrepreneurs share their journeys to building their companies and challenges faced around building capital while venture capitalist leaders discuss diversity realities and challenges in the VC industry and how they are helping the next generation of Black and LatinX entrepreneurs.
Nicole DeTomasso, Senior Associate – Harlem Capital
Patrick Harlom Lopez, Principal – B Capital Group
Valentina Rodriguez, Principal – Wonder Ventures
Michael Vega-Sanz, Co-Founder and President – Lula
Monique Jackson, Founder & CEO – L & F Project Management
moderated by
Elisabeth Rosario, Startup PR Strategist; Founder – The Latinx Collective
2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Emerging Industries Panel
Hear from Black and LatinX leaders working in new areas of business as they share their experiences and success stories, industry trends, challenges, and future outlook.
Taj Ahmad Eldridge, Co-Founder/General Partner – Include Ventures; Managing Director – Climate Innovations JFF
Ami Gilchrist, Marketing Program Manager – Supernatural
Marcela Oliva, Board Member – USGBC LA; Architecture and Environmental Design Professor
Tammy Pettigrew, Founder – The Cannabis Cutie
moderated by
Michael Carney, Business Strategist – Google; Board Member – Defy Ventures
3:10 PM - 4:00 PM
Community Development Financial Institutions Panel
Learn from Black and LatinX leaders bringing affordable capital to the underbanked. Hear about the unique challenges that Black- and brown-led CDFIs face and their innovative pursuits to increase visibility and gain lending capital.
Rudy Espinoza, Executive Director – Inclusive Action for the City
Juan Hernandez III, Co-Founder & CEO – Creser Capital Fund
Tate Hill, President – Access Plus Capital
Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, President and CEO – The Center by Lendistry
moderated by
Gary J. Perez, President/CEO – USC Credit Union
4:10 PM - 5:00 PM
Entertainment Panel
Learn about emerging disruptions in entertainment across multiple industries as Black and LatinX leaders share insights on trends, stories of success, and the unique challenges created in this new era of transformation and innovation.
Ashli Cook, Manager, Original Movies Content Strategy – Creative Artists Agency
Patricia Galera, Manager, Entertainment Creator Partnerships – TikTok
Gaelen LeMelle-Brown, Partner Services – Amazon Amp
Jose Mangual, Global Production Lead – Youtube Originals
moderated by
Sope Ogunyemi, Brand & Content Partnership Marketing – Hulu
5:10 PM - 5:20 PM
Scholarship Award Ceremony
Scholarship winners announced
5:20 PM - 5:30 PM
Closing
Paola Brignoni, President - Latino Management & Business Association
Suzanne Onasanya, President - Black Graduate Business Leaders
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Networking Reception
Continue to connect with other attedees and our esteemed guests
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