2021 Speakers
Brian Moynihan leads a team of more than 200,000 employees dedicated to making financial lives better for people, companies of every size, and institutional investors across the United States and around the world. In 2019, Bank of America was the only financial services company on Fortune magazine’s list of The Best Big Companies to Work For. Euromoney recognized Bank of America in 2018 as the World’s Best Bank and the World’s Best Bank for Diversity and Inclusion, as part of their annual Global Awards for Excellence. Bank of America is recognized as a top employer by Working Mother magazine and Military Times and by JUST Capital as the #1 most JUST company out of “Banks” industry. The company is also listed on Fortune magazine’s list of the Best Workplaces for Diversity and the Best Workplaces for Parents. It was also named one of the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion by the U.S. Business Leadership Network and the American Association of People with Disabilities. Bank of America was also named the 2019 Catalyst Award winner, honored for supporting the continued development, empowerment and advancement of women in the company and around the world. Moynihan participates in several organizations that focus on economic and market trends, including as chairman of the World Economic Forum International Business Council, the Financial Services Forum, the Bank Policy Institute (chair), the Business Roundtable, the Clearing House, the American Heart Association CEO Roundtable (co-chair) and the Business Council. He is a member of the Federal Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board. Moynihan leads the company’s Global Diversity and Inclusion Council and is a member of the museum council for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. Moynihan is also a member of the Brown University Corporation's Board of Fellows, the Catalyst Board of Directors, the Council on Competitiveness Board of Directors, the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation Board and the Appeal of Conscience Board of Trustees. Moynihan works with public officials, businesses and civic leaders at the local level through his participation on the Charlotte Executive Leadership Council (chair), the Massachusetts Competitive Partnership and the Partnership for Rhode Island.
In this role, Anaya leads a nationwide team that serves mid-sized U.S.-based companies with annual revenues between $5 million and $50 million, by delivering strategic financial advice and solutions to help companies grow, improve cash flow and invest for the future.
Craig Menear is chairman and CEO of The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer with more than 2,200 stores and 400,000 associates. Under his leadership, the company continues to focus on providing a seamless, interconnected shopping experience that blends the physical and digital worlds – leveraging the convenience of its stores, digital experiences, innovative product offerings, and reliable delivery options for Pro and DIY customers.
Bob Chapek is Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, one of the world’s largest media and entertainment companies and home to some of the most respected and beloved brands around the globe, including Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, ESPN, and National Geographic.
John Donahoe is President and Chief Executive Officer of NIKE, Inc. John will lead the continued growth of the Nike Brand as well as NIKE, Inc.'s global business portfolio, which includes Jordan Brand and Converse Inc. Before joining Nike as CEO in January 2020, Donahoe had served on Nike’s Board of Directors since 2014. Previously John was president and CEO for ServiceNow and eBay, and continues to serve as Chairman of the Board at PayPal. Earlier in his career, he worked for Bain & Company for almost 20 years, becoming the firm’s CEO in 1999. A former basketball player and lifelong sports fan, John received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Stanford Business School.
Gary Acosta is the co-founder L’ATTITUDE and the CEO of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP®). NAHREP is the nation’s largest Hispanic business organization with over 30,000 members and 75 local chapters. In his capacity as CEO of NAHREP, he created the Hispanic Wealth Project, a 501c3 non-profit organization with a strategic plan to triple Hispanic household wealth by 2024.
Solomon D. (“Sol”) Trujillo is an international business executive who has served as CEO of large-cap global companies in the US, EU, and Asia-Pacific region – including US West, Orange and Telstra, the Australian media-communications company. In each he was a transformative digital pioneer, leading the deployment of broadband, smart devices and digital services – including the mobile internet and ultra-high speed broadband wireless networks – to stimulate productivity and innovation across all sectors of the economy.
Chuck Robbins is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cisco. As Chairman and CEO, Chuck is focused on helping companies, cities, and countries around the world as they look to Cisco to connect, secure, and automate their organizations for a digital-first world.
A multiple Grammy Award winner, Emilio Estefan is a musician, songwriter, record and television producer, best-selling author, filmmaker, and cultural ambassador. He has shaped and directed the careers of many musical talents, including Shakira, Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, Jon Secada, Jennifer López, and many others. He is one of the founding leaders of the Latin Grammy Awards. Estefan was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame presented him with a lifetime achievement award. He was selected as the second vice chair to the Commission for the National Museum of the American Latino by President Barack Obama, and President George W. Bush appointed him as a member of the President’s Committee of the Arts and Humanities. He is an entrepreneur owning and operating seven restaurants, two hotels, and an internationally recognized publishing company. In 2019, along with his wife Gloria, he received the coveted Gershwin Prize by the Library of Congress for excellence in songwriting.
Steven Wolfe Pereira is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Encantos, PBC ("Encantos”), a global creator platform where kids can learn 21st-century skills from the world's best story teachers. An award-winning public benefit corporation, Encantos is democratizing, diversifying, and personalizing both what and how kids learn.
Esther is President and CEO of the Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA). She's a proven leader who brings a 30-year record of successfully executing strategic business plans to drive organizational effectiveness, growth, and impact.
Dr. Marlow Hernandez is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cano Health, Inc. (NYSE: CANO), a leading value-based primary care provider for seniors and underserved communities.
Dr. Richard B. Aguilar is the Chief Clinical Officer of Cano Health, Inc. (NYSE: CANO), a leading value-based primary care provider for seniors and underserved communities.
In this newly created division, Rosado is responsible for developing, producing, and programming a robust content slate to supercharge the growth of Latinos on Peacock and across all Telemundo and NBCUniversal streaming platforms.
Daniella Pierson is the 26-year-old founder and CEO of The Newsette, a female-empowering media company, and agency projected to do over $40 million in revenue in 2021 without any VC or investors.
Ana Valdez is a principal at Valdez Productions & Consulting, Inc., the executive president of The Latino Donor Collaborative, and the chair of the Board of Trustees of Southern California Public Radio. She is an American marketing, media and political consultant, a thought leader combining 28 years of experience in politics, the corporate world and media. She was born and raised in Mexico City, and has studied and worked also in Spain, Switzerland and the U.S. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
Duque is the President of The Hispanic Technology Executive Council (HITEC). HITEC is the premier global executive leadership organization of senior business and technology executives who have built impactful careers in technology.
David E. Hayes-Bautista, Ph.D. is currently Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He graduated from U.C. Berkeley and completed his doctoral work in Basic Sciences at the University of California Medical Center, San Francisco. Dr. Hayes-Bautista served on the faculty at the School of Public Health at U.C. Berkeley until 1987, when he took his current position at UCLA.
Matthew Fienup is the Executive Director of the Center for Economic Research & Forecasting (CERF) at California Lutheran University. He is also Assistant Professor of Economics and teaches courses in Econometrics, Monetary Economics, and Environmental Economics in the School's Master of Quantitative Economics Program.
Juan Perez is the Chief Information and Engineering Officer and a member of the UPS Executive Leadership Team, responsible for all technology and engineering functions. He was appointed to his current role in 2017 after having served as Chief Information Officer since 2016. His career has included assignments in operations, industrial engineering, process management, and technology in corporate, U.S., and international business units.
Dan Simkowitz is Head of Investment Management at Morgan Stanley and Co-Head of Firm Strategy and Execution. Dan serves on the Firm’s Operating and Risk Committees, the MS-MUFG Steering Committee, and was Co-Chair of the Firm’s Capital Commitment Committee.
Guillermo Diaz, Jr., is a transformative global business leader and champion of inclusion and diversity. He is currently the CEO of Kloudspot, Inc., an innovative predictive AI and IOT analytics platform provider and serves on the Board of Directors of Blue Shield of California.
As an engineer, entrepreneur, environmentalist, and Chief Executive Officer of Caban Systems, Alexandra Rasch has brought a wealth of leadership and experience in scaling energy infrastructure solutions designed to transform energy systems and increase access to affordable clean power. Caban Systems is a pioneer in the design and manufacturing of software-enabled energy storage systems for the telecommunications industry.
Millennial entrepreneur Andrea Lisbona is setting out to disrupt the stale hand sanitizer industry with her innovative brand aimed at elevating everyday experiences, which has been in the works for more than a decade. Inspired by great innovators and the marriage of great function with great design, Andrea developed Touchland, a revolutionary brand of hand sanitizers that combine sleek, functional packaging with non-sticky, moisturizing, luxurious-feeling formulas that come in eight amazing scents.
Carlos Hernandez is the Executive Chair of Investment and Corporate Banking, with responsibility for the firm’s Investment Banking and Corporate Banking businesses. He is also a member of J.P. Morgan’s Operating Committee and the Corporate & Investment Bank Management Team.
Glenn Sanford is the CEO and founder of eXp World Holdings (Nasdaq: EXPI), the holding company for eXp Realty, Virbela, and SUCCESS Enterprises.
Maria S. Salinas is the President & CEO of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, the largest business association in Los Angeles County representing member companies and serving the interests of more than 235,000 businesses across the Los Angeles region. Ms. Salinas took the helm of the organization in August of 2018 and became the first woman and Latina to lead the Chamber in its 132-year history.
Almar Latour is Chief Executive Officer of Dow Jones and Publisher of The Wall Street Journal. Prior to his appointment as CEO of the finest news and information business in the world, Almar served as Publisher of Barron’s Group and Executive Vice President of Dow Jones. He oversaw the growth of Barron’s Group business and luxury brands Barron’s, MarketWatch, Financial News, Mansion Global, the Dow Jones Wealth and Asset Management Group, and was responsible for all editorial and business operations. Before Barron’s Group, Almar was Executive Editor of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones, where he successfully unified the editorial staff into a single global newsroom and transitioned The Journal to a digitally-driven news operation. He also was Editor-in-Chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires in Asia where he lived for more than three years. There, he grew the publishing company’s digital footprint to include Japan, Korea and Indonesia, while expanding the Journal’s Chinese edition. Editorially, Almar oversaw two major redesigns of The Wall Street Journal’s website, launched numerous successful international and U.S. blogs, revamped The Chinese Wall Street Journal and kicked off The Wall Street Journal in Japan. Prior to his time in Asia, he was Managing Editor of The Wall Street Journal Online, where he oversaw a major redesign of the site in September 2008. Before that, he was a bureau chief overseeing Tech coverage in New York. He also worked as a staff reporter for The Journal in New York, London, Stockholm and Brussels. Almar began his career as a News Assistant at The Journal’s Washington, D.C. bureau. He is a native of the Netherlands and lives in New York City with his family.
Monica C. Lozano is President and Chief Executive Officer of College Futures Foundation, a California-based private foundation. College Futures Foundation partners with organizations and leaders across the state to catalyze systemic change, increase college degree completion, and close equity gaps so that educational opportunity becomes a reality for every student, regardless of skin color, zip code, or income.
Blanca Gonzalez is an industry trailblazer who brings over two decades of senior leadership experience in Merchandising, Brand, and General Management. She started her career at the age of 19, working across various corporate roles in the fashion and retail industry. In 2002, she was hired by Nike, Inc. in Los Angeles as a key member of their Entertainment Marketing team. Leading Nike’s iconic “BLU House” energy center, Blanca playing an instrumental role in forging relationships with top influencers and communities from LA and across the globe on behalf of the brand.
Sofia Hernandez is the Head of US Business Marketing for TikTok, the leading short-form video platform designed to inspire creativity and bring joy. She's responsible for building innovative marketing solutions that help brands become TikTok fluent and engage with their communities through powerful and creative storytelling.