2017 Latinas in Tech Silicon Valley Summit
September 28, 2017 - San FranciscoAgenda
Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017
6:00 – 9:00 PM Opening Cocktail Reception, courtesy of Zendesk.
Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017
8:00 – 8:45 AM Registration and Breakfast
8:45 – 9:00 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Latinas in Tech: Gretel Perera & Rocio Medina, Co-Founders
- Latino Community Foundation: Sara Velten, VP of Philanthropy
- Global Gift Foundation: Alina Peralta, Co-Founder
- Comcast NBCUniversal: Lorena Hernandez, California Director, Community Investment
9:00 AM Welcome from Master of Ceremonies:
- Blanca Garza – News Anchor, Telemundo 48 Área de la Bahía
9:00 – 9:30 AM Keynote speaker:
Carla Piñeyro Sublett, Former CMO, Rackspace
9:30 – 10:05 AM Latina Investors: Why Investing in Diversity Makes Sense
- Monika Mantilla, President and CEO, Altura Capital Group; Managing Partner, Small Business Community Capital II, LP (SBCC)
- Nathalie Molino Niño, CEO, BRAVA Investments
- Carolina Huaranca, Principal, Kapor Capital
- Kellie Menendez, Member, Pipeline Angels
- Moderator: Erica Argueta, Multimedia Producer, CNET en Español
10:05 – 10:40 AM Latina CEOs: An Insider View
- Nuria Santamaria Wolfe, CEO and Co-founder, Canticos (Encantos Media Studios, PBC)
- Sarahi Espinoza Salamanca, CEO and Founder, DREAMers Roadmap
- Agustina Sartori Odizzio, CEO and Founder, GlamST
- Martha Hernandez, CEO and Founder, madeBOS
- Moderator: Betty Yu, Reporter, CBS San Francisco
10:40 – 10:50 AM Coffee Break
10:50 – 11:25 AM Trailblazers: Latinas Making an Impact in Tech
- Cathy Hackl, Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality Producer
- Pilar Manchón, Director of Cognitive Interfaces, Amazon
- Natalia Villalobos, Head of Global Programs – Women TechMakers, Google
- Dioselín González, Lead Principal Engineer, Mixed Reality research, Unity Labs
- Marcela Denniston, Senior Director, Threat Intelligence, Visa
- Moderator: Rosa Jiménez Cano, Silicon Valley Correspondent, El País
11:25 AM – 12:00 PM Building an Inclusive Environment
- Maria Cuba, Experiences Diversity & Inclusion Program Manager, Airbnb
- Laura Reyes, Diversity Recruiting Leader, Facebook
- Marisela Rylander, Global Director of Talent Acquisition, HomeAway
- Emoke Starr, Senior Director of Human Resources, Prezi
- Moderator: Claudia Cruz, Reporter, CNET en Español
12:00 – 12:20 PM Fireside Chat:
- Elena Gomez, CFO, Zendesk
- Moderator: Natalia Moreno, Univision
12:20 – 1:00 PM Challenging the Status Quo: Why Diversity is Good for Business
- Sonja Gittens-Ottley, Head of Diversity, Asana
- Yolanda Mangolini, Director of Global Diversity and Inclusion, Google
- Candice Morgan, Head of Diversity, Pinterest
- Bernard Coleman, Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Uber
- Patty Dingle, Senior Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Visa
- Moderator: Megan Rose Dickey, Reporter, TechCrunch
1:00 PM Transition to Women’s Empowerment Luncheon