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HACR 17th Annual Symposium

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General Agenda

Monday, May 18, 2009

12:00 pm – 7:00 pm Registration


12:00 pm – 1:45 pm HACR Corporate Members Luncheon (Closed Session)


2:00 pm – 3:30 pm The Power of Hispanic Inclusion: The Next Four Years

  • John Guerra – CEO, New American Alliance (NAA)
  • Henry Ramos – Principal, Mauer Kunst Consulting
  • Arturo Vargas – Executive Director, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO)
  • Wendy Pedrero – Editor in Chief, Latino Leaders Magazine, Moderator

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm Break


3:45 pm – 5:30 pm Journey to the Boardroom: A Seat at the Table

  • Patricia Diaz Dennis – Board Member, Mass Mutual
  • Vilma Martinez - Board Member, BNSF Railway, Fluor Corporation
  • Nina Vaca – Board Member, Comerica Bank
  • Pablo Schneider – Contributing Editor, Latino Leaders Magazine, Moderator

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Welcome Reception

  • Tom Leppert - Mayor of Dallas

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

8:00 am – 3:00 pm Registration


8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast Presentation  The Hispanic Consumer Market: “The Generational Crossover”

  • Isabel Valdes – Author, “Hispanic Customers for Life: A Fresh Look at Acculturation”

9:15 am – 10:30 am Mainstream Nonprofits: A Commitment to Hispanic Inclusion

  • Jack E. Kosakowski – Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer –Junior Achievement Worldwide
  • Jacob Lozada – Board Member, AARP
  • Charles Pierson, President and CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters North Texas
  • Alexander Sanchez, Senior Vice President Community Impact, United Way of America
  • Michael Watson - Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Girl Scouts of USA 
  • Alfredo J. Estrada, Publisher, LATINO Magazine, Moderator

10:30 am – 10:45 am Break


10:45 am – 12:00 pm Building the Pipeline: Hispanics in Corporate America

  • Enrique Gomez – CEO, The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
  • Lourdes Hassler – President & CEO, National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA)
  • Angel Rodriguez – Vice President of Human Resources, Frito-Lay
  • Ramona Romero – President, National Hispanic Bar Association (NHBA)
  • Robert Rodriguez, Ph.D. – Assistant Dean, Kaplan University

12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Luncheon


1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Cafecito Networking Session

Book Authors:

  • Cristina Benitez - Author, "Latinization...How Latino Culture is Transforming the U.S." 
  • Frank Carbajal – Author, “Building the Latino Future
  • Glenn Llopis, "Earning Serendipity"
  • Robert Rodriguez, Ph.D. – Author, “Latino Talent: Effective Strategies to Recruit”
  • Isabel Valdes – Author, “Hispanic Customers for Life: A Fresh Look at Acculturation”

3:30 pm Check-In for CEO Roundtable


4:00 pm – 6:00 pm HACR CEO Roundtable

2009 HACR CEO Roundtable Host:

  • Randall L. Stephenson – Chairman, CEO & President, AT&T

CEO Roundtable Participants:

  • George Chavel - President & CEO, Sodexo 
  • John Chidsey – Chairman & CEO, Burger King Corporation
  • Leo Kiely – President & CEO, MillerCoors

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Closing Reception