Second Annual Hispanic/Latino Summit

Latinos at a Crossroads: Forging a Legacy Together

Agenda

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
9:00 a.m. - 9:05 a.m. Welcome - Summit Co Chairs
M. Helen Cavazos, METRO
Dr. Cecilia Orellana-Rojas, AT&T
9:05 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Podium Time for Sponsors (5 minutes for each)
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Keynote Speaker

Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch
Retired Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
Founder & President,
Educational Achievement Services, Inc.
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Immigration Panel


Panelists
Blaine Bull
Senior Consultant, Mexicans & Americans Thinking Together (MATT)

Lydia Camarillo
Vice President, Southwest Voter Registration Education Project

Luis Figueroa
Staff Legislative Attorney, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)

Mario Ortiz
District Director, US Citizenship & Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security

Moderator
Minerva Pérez
Co-host & Partner, Latina Voices
12:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. Multicultural Luncheon, Monarch Room, 24th Floor


Art Hall
Former San Antonio City Council Member

JD Hokoyama
President & CEO
Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP)
 
Dr. Laura G. Murillo
President & CEO
Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Education Panel


Panelists
Dr. Veronica Ordaz Collazo
Social Services Manager, Community Family Resource and Learning Division, Department of Community Initiatives, City of San Antonio

Richard Farias
Superintendent, Raul Yzaguirre School for Success

Wanda Garcia
Member, Board of Directors, American G.I. Forum Archives

Dr. Tatcho Mindiola
Director, Center for Mexican American Studies, University of Houston

Moderator
Angeles Valenciano
Vice President-Business Development, Texas Diversity Council
3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Leadership Panel


Panelists
M. Helen Cavazos
Vice President-Human Resources & Diversity, METRO

David Lopez
President & CEO, Harris County Hospital District

Gilbert J. Riojas, Jr.
Senior Vice President-Investments, UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Doris Rodriguez
Partner, Andrews Kurth LLP

Moderator
Danny Morales
Reporter, NBC-Telemundo
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Multicultural Reception