2018 Prospanica Conference

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Sessions (41)

Volunteer Center (Room 101 A)

11 Sep 18
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Volunteer Center (Room 101 A)

12 Sep 18
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Opening Luncheon (Ballroom)

12 Sep 18
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Tracks: Leadership

Speaker(s): Cari M. Dominguez

Discovering Your Intrapreneur (Room 102 AB)

12 Sep 18
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Tracks: Career Development, Career Management

Speaker(s): Askia B. Ahmad
What is the difference between an entrepreneur and an intrapreneur? Relentlessly focusing on driving activity resulting in mutual benefit is the ke... More...

Leadership Styles: Assess, Adjust, Empower (Room 102 DE)

12 Sep 18
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Tracks: Business Trends & Innovation, Leadership

Speaker(s): Glorimar Maldonado
Are you the type of leader people want to follow and emulate, or do they roll their eyes and run for the hills when they see/hear you coming? Do yo... More...

Strategic Board Service: A Pathway To Strengthen External Credibility (Room 102 C)

12 Sep 18
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Tracks: Career Management, International Student Session

Speaker(s): Cid Wilson
Your qualification gets you a job or a promotion. But it’s your credibility that gets you a board seat. Non-profit board service when planned strat... More...

Transforming Your Personal Brand Using LinkedIn (Room 103 AB)

12 Sep 18
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Tracks: Business Trends & Innovation, Entrepreneurship

Speaker(s): Jacqueline Jones ; Veronica Murillo
Whether you are a new job seeker looking to expand your opportunities or a rising executive interested in catapulting into your next level role, cr... More...

Prospanica Mini-Session: How to Maximize Your Time at Conference

12 Sep 18
2:15 PM - 2:25 PM
Join the Prospanica DC President Jimmy Ortiz for a pop-up mini session on how to maximize your time at conference.  Network with other attende... More...

A Plan Worth Funding: The One-Hour Business Plan (Room 103 AB)

12 Sep 18
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Tracks: Entrepreneurship

Speaker(s): Brit Fitzpatrick
Studies show that Latinos are launching businesses at a higher rate than any other demographic, yet a majority of these early-stage startups obtain... More...

Broaden Your Knowledge of Investing (Room 102 AB)

12 Sep 18
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Tracks: Career Development, Career Management

Speaker(s): Susy Suarez Lemcke
Hispanics are a prominent group in our country, with the youngest average age of 27, Hispanics are 21% millennial – the biggest multicultural... More...

New to Management: What I Wish I'd Known (Room 102 DE)

12 Sep 18
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Tracks: Business Trends & Innovation, Leadership

Speaker(s): Cyndi Ramirez Ryan ; Elvis Cordova ; Frances M. Correa ; James R. Huerta
The classroom won’t fully prepare you for your first experience managing a staff. Experienced and successful managers discuss their early exp... More...

Using Creativity to Solve Problems (Room 102 C)

12 Sep 18
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Tracks: Leadership

Speaker(s): Joseph Garcia
This dynamic presentation addresses one of the primary soft skills that hiring managers feel college graduates lack, per the recent Workforce-Skill... More...

Prospanica Mini-Session: Networking at Conference

12 Sep 18
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
Join the Prospanica Philadelphia President Natily Santos for a pop-up mini session on how to network at conference.  Join other attendees and ... More...

Corporate Networking Reception (Ballroom Foyer)

12 Sep 18
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Tracks: Mid-Career Workshop

The Corporate Networking Receoption connects talent with corporate recruiters before the Expo opens. Representatives from a select group of exhibit... More...

Hospitality Suite: BASF (Hilton Milwaukee City Center, Wright Ballroom B)

12 Sep 18
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
These receptions offer a few select companies the opportunity to host interested talent in a closer networking environment. More...

Hospitality Suite: Brown-Forman (Hilton Milwaukee City Center, Wright Ballroom C)

12 Sep 18
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
These receptions offer a few select companies the opportunity to host interested talent in a closer networking environment. More...

Hospitality Suite: Ford (Hilton Milwaukee City Center, Wright Ballroom A)

12 Sep 18
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Tracks: Leadership

These receptions offer a few select companies the opportunity to host interested talent in a closer networking environment. More...

Hospitality Suite: ManpowerGroup (Hyatt Regency Milwaukee, Lakeshore Ballroom)

12 Sep 18
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
These receptions offer a few select companies the opportunity to host interested talent in a closer networking environment. More...

Hospitality Suite: Medtronic (Hyatt Regency Milwaukee, Executive Ballroom)

12 Sep 18
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
These receptions offer a few select companies the opportunity to host interested talent in a closer networking environment. More...

Prospanica Wake-Up Workout (Room 103 E)

13 Sep 18
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Speaker(s): Sylvestra Ramirez
This class encompasses some cardio, weighted and body weight exercises, core exercises, and some light stretching. With great music and motivationa... More...

Registration Open (Room Main Lobby)

13 Sep 18
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Tracks: Leadership

Volunteer Center (Room 101 A)

13 Sep 18
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Tracks: Career Development

Prospanica Mini-Session: Interviewing Techniques

13 Sep 18
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM
Join Prospanica San Francisco president Daniel Estrada for a pop-up mini session at the Prospanica Membership Booth on interview techniques.  ... More...

Corporate Social Responsibility: Keeping Values in the Career Equation (Room 102 AB)

13 Sep 18
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Tracks: Career Management, Entrepreneurship

Speaker(s): Darlyn Rodriguez Hayes ; Francine Rosado-Cruz ; Guillermo Vazquez ; Sid Espinosa
Corporate practices and policies increasingly reflect a commitment to making a positive impact in communities – locally, nationally and globa... More...

State of Latino Entrepreneurship (Room 103 AB)

13 Sep 18
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Tracks: Business Trends & Innovation, Entrepreneurship

Speaker(s): Catalina Campos ; Mark L. Madrid ; Marlene Orozco ; Monica Hernandez
This session covers the latest research, trends, and expectations from the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative (SLEI). As a collaboration b... More...

The Innovation of Work (Room 102 C)

13 Sep 18
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Tracks: Business Trends & Innovation

Speaker(s): Amilcar Chavarria ; Craig Schedler ; Irissol Arce ; Omar Andrade ; Patricia Cabral
The nature of work has changed. From how we communicate to the products we design, rapidly changing technology has disrupted our way of work, and t... More...

Women Leaders: Be Assertive without Being Labeled (Room 102 DE)

13 Sep 18
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Tracks: Leadership

Speaker(s): Ilka S. Rodríguez-Díaz ; Judith Garcia Galiana ; Maria Jostad ; Rhonda Burns
Sheryl Sandberg campaigned to eliminate the word “bossy” in its gender-specific application to women. Critics of Hillary Clinton sugges... More...

Keynote Luncheon (Ballroom)

13 Sep 18
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Tracks: Entrepreneurship

Speaker(s): Ana Dutra

Ribbon Cutting (Room Exhibit Hall)

13 Sep 18
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM

Tracks: Career Development

Join Prospanica leadership for the opening of the 2018 Career Expo. More...

Career Expo Opens (Prospanica Members Only) (Room Exhibit Hall)

13 Sep 18
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Prospanica members can gain members-only access to the Expo before it opens to the broader conference. More...

Prospanica Mini-Session: Social Media Do's and Don't's

13 Sep 18
1:20 PM - 1:30 PM
Join this pop-up mini session with the Prospanica DC VP of Digital Content & Social Media, Ileana Webb. She'll cover how to promote yoursel... More...

Brillante Gala (Ballroom)

13 Sep 18
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker(s): Richard P. Montañez
The Brillante Awards are granted to individuals and organizations who have had a significant beneficial impact on the Hispanic community. During th... More...

Prospanica Wake-Up Workout (Room 103 E)

14 Sep 18
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Speaker(s): Sylvestra Ramirez
Join us for a fun, full body workout that will get your feet moving and your blood flowing! With our experienced instructors and upbeat music, ther... More...

Volunteer Center (Room 101 A)

14 Sep 18
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM