7:30 – 8:00 am

Registration
Pre-Function Area

8:00 – 9:20 am

Breakfast & Panel
Salon III & IV

8:00 – 8:20 am

Introduction & Welcoming remarks:: Robert Bard, President - LATINA Style Magazine

8:20 – 9:20 am

Session 1: Nurturing Excellence: Developing Latina Executive Talent
Focus: A strong mentoring relationship has been identified as one of the key components of an employee’s successful development in the workplace. An employee working in a positive environment reflects in the higher quality of their work and their sustained level of motivation. Hopes for a better future are also essential to maintain an employee’s good health.

Moderator: Wilka Toppins, OVP, Strategic Partnerships, Macy's Group
Panelist: Kate Lima, Director of Operations, McDonald’s USA, LLC
Panelist: Francisca Martinez, VP of Talent Acquisition & Performance Development, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co., L.L.C.
Panelist: Ron Parker, Senior Vice President, Chief Global Diversity and Inclusion Officer, PepsiCo
 

9:30 – 10:30 am

Session 2: Preparing For Economic Survival
Salon F & G
Focus: The current difficult economic state has caught many ill-equipped. How does one prepare for a financial downturn and create a recovery plan? How do you respond if your 401K has lost significant value? What can you do if your children's education fund has been severely impacted? How do you prepare in case of a downsizing? LATINA Style Magazine will follow up to this discussion with a continuing series of articles in 2009 focusing on economic issues impacting the Latina community.

Presented by: Monika Fontanez, Financial Services Associate, Prudential Financial, Inc.

10:30 – 11:00 am

Break

11:00 – 11:25 am

US Census Bureau Presentation: The Hispanic Population

Presented by: Merarys Ríos-Vargas, Statistician Demographer, Ethnicity & Ancestry Branch, Population Branch, U.S. Census Bureau

11:30 – 12:30 pm

Session 3: Executive Round Table: Diversity as a Business Imperative
Salon F & G
Focus: Globalization and changing demographics have made it mandatory for corporations to develop a workforce that fully
understands the idiosyncrasies of the diverse cultures their companies are working in. Companies that have prepared for this
eventuality are experiencing a distinctive competitive advantage.

Moderator: Norma Martinez Lozano, Sr. VP - Merger Transition, AT&T Services, Inc.
Panelist: Nellie Borrero, Global Inclusion & Diversity Director, Accenture
Panelist: Mariana Brugger, Human Resources Vice President, Northeast Division of Wal-Mart
Panelist: Patt Romero Cronin, IBM General Manager Integrated Technology Delivery, IBM
Panelist: Jeanne De Amicis Stitt, Vice President, Multicultural Markets, UnitedHealthcare

12:40 – 2:30 pm

Awards Ceremony Luncheon
Salon III & IV
Opening Remarks: Robert Bard, President, LATINA Style
Senior White House Latino Officials:
Cecilia Muñoz, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
Louis Caldera, Director of the White House Military Office
Moises Vela, Director of Administration for the office of the Vice President
Company of the Year: AT&T, Inc.
Norma Martinez Lozano, Senior Vice President – Merger Transition – AT&T, Inc.
Cindy Brinkley, Senior Vice President – Talent Development and Chief Diversity Officer – AT&T, Inc.

2:30 – 3:30 pm

Awards Ceremony Photo Opportunities
Salon F & G

Platinum

Silver

Host