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2023 Alumni Track

Advancing Latinx business leadership in community

November 2-3, 2023

Amazon Studios, Los Angeles, CA

About

Latinx MBA Association is hosting its inaugural Alumni Leadership Summit in Los Angeles, CA on November 2-3, 2023.​

 

This year's Leadership Summit is centered around the technology and innovation ecosystems, bringing together Latinx MBA alumni leaders working as founders, operators, and investors for community building, peer mentoring, industry learning, and executive coaching. This will be an exclusive and intimate gathering of Latinx MBA community members to facilitate quality interactions and deeper connections.

Agenda at a Glance
Agenda is tentative and subject to change

Thursday, November 2

6:30 - 9:30pm
Alum
ni Reception at Bar Bohemien

 

Friday, November 3

Location: Amazon Studios

8:00am

Networking Breakfast

9:00am

Welcome Remarks from Latinx MBA

9:30am 

Emprendedores Latinx: The Founder Journey

Felix Ruano, Co-Founder and President, Subject

Tanya Menendez, Co-Founder and CEO, Snowball Wealth

Isaac Saldana, CEO, Memo

Nancy Torres, Partner, Ulu Ventures

10:30am

Investing in New Ventures

​Carmen Palafox, Founding Partner, 2045 Ventures

11:30am 

Lunch

12:30pm 

The Post-MBA Pivot: Career Switches Across Tech

David Marrero, Corporate Strategy, Splunk

Magali Ramirez, Finance Manager, ZoomInfo

Alejandro Aguirre, Software Engineer, WorkWhile

David Pérez-Hernández, Principal, Roble Ventures

1:15pm

Collaborative Coaching: Values & Vision

Danae Sterental, Founder, HereWe & Culture Partner, Concrete Rose Capital

2:30pm

Navigating the Next Wave in AI

Arun Agarwal, Partner, TPG

Andrew Mairena, Group Product Manager, MoveWorks

3:15pm

Latinxcellence: Fireside chat with Fidel Vargas

Fidel Vargas, President & CEO, Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Nancy Torres, Partner, Ulu Ventures

5:00pm

Evening Reception at UCLA Luskin Center

Featured Speakers

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Carmen Palafox

Founding Partner, 2045 ventures

Adjunct Professor, USC Marshall School of Business

Berkeley Haas MBA

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Fidel Vargas

President & CEO, Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Board Member, Snap

Harvard Business School MBA

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Danae Sterental

Founder, HereWe

Culture Partner, Concrete Rose Capital

Stanford GSB MBA

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Arun Agarwal

Partner, TPG

Harvard Business School MBA

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Felix Ruano

Co-founder and President, Subject

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Isaac Saldana

CEO, Memo

MIT Sloan MBA

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Nancy Torres

Partner, Ulu Ventures

Harvard Business School MBA

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Andrew Mairena

Group Product Manager, Moveworks

MIT Sloan MBA

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Magali Ramirez

Finance Manager, ZoomInfo

UCLA Anderson MBA

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David Marrero

Corporate Strategy, Splunk

Texas McCombs MBA

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Tanya Menendez

Co-Founder and CEO, Snowball Wealth

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Alejandro Aguirre

Software Engineer, WorkWhile

Stanford GSB MBA

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David Pérez-Hernández

Principal, Roble Ventures

Harvard Business School MBA

2023 Summit Sponsors

Platinum​

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Gold

Silver

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Supporters

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