Clear your calendar - It's going down! Emerging Tech Leaders Summit kicks off on March 31st and you're invited to take part as a member of our NorCal TechLatino Council. Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel is our meeting spot for a day of empowerment, leadership and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and be part of the movement to help Latinos in Technology get a foothold on future opportunities. This is going to be epic!
LISTA holds many events and programs which empower our community and we would like to invite you to be part of our organization and our events. The event in Sacramento is great opportunity that you should not miss, as this event will have some of today's thought leaders of technology, diversity and inclusion, business and government leadership. Additionally, during our National Latino Technology Achievers Awards Gala we will be honoring our State of California unsung heroes in technology for their achievements and community contributions.
The LISTA Sacramento Emerging Technology Leadership Summit will include expo booths to showcase business to the hundreds in attendance, while our networking VIP Receptions and Latinas Tech and Business Leaders Luncheon, will bring together fortune 500 leaders in order to develop solid business relationships with companies and Federal Government agencies.
Please register here:
https://listatechleaders.eventbrite.com
Day One Speakers
Francisco Montero
National Chair
Latinos in Information Sciences
and Technology Association
Opening Remarks
@montero0208
Davood Ghods
Chief, Office of Technology Services
@dghods
Panel: Doing Business
with the State of California
Jim Butler
Chief Procurement Officer
State of California
Panel: Doing Business
with the State of California
Jorge Avila
President
LISTA NorCal Tech Council
Investment in Silicon Valley
Panel: The Great Race
Dr Roy Perez
RMP Strategies, Inc.
Founder
@rmpstrategies
Panel: Doing Business
with State of California
Dr. Art Trejo
PTS Panasonic Avionics
Intnl Liaison Office IDEA
@@DrATrejoPhD
TECHTalks: The Latino Perspective: Emotional Intelligence and Outcomes in Technology
Brandon Pena
CEO
BIP Social
@Brandonipena
TECHTalks: Social Media,
Small Business Mastery
Jeremy White
Founder
Diverse Tech
@DiverseTechn
Why Silicon Valley Doesnt Get It.
What's the Hold up?
Accelerating Opportunity for
Latinas in Technology
Irene Martinez
Wired Latino
Publisher
@wirelatinos
Why Silicon Valley Doesnt Get It.
What's the Hold up?
Accelerating Opportunity for
Latinas in Technology
Gina Lujan
CEO
HackerLab/Code4Hood
@GinaLujan
Why Silicon Valley Doesnt Get It.
What's the Hold up?
Accelerating Opportunity for
Latinas in Technology
Laura I. Gomez
Founder of Atipica
Publisher
@laura
Panel:
Why Silicon Valley Doesnt Get It.
What's the Hold up?
Accelerating Opportunity for
Latinas in Technology
DelDelp Medina
CEO
Avión Ventures
@deldelp
Why Silicon Valley Doesnt Get It.
What's the Hold up?
Accelerating Opportunity for
Latinas in Technology
Ignacio Veloz
Chairman
United States Chamber of Commerce
@IgnacioVeloz
Keynote Speaker:
Startup/Chowdown Luncheon
Sergio C. Garcia
Lawyer
Offices of Sergio C. Garcia
Small Business Law
Luncheon Speaker
@SergioCGarcia1
Manoj Fernando
CEO
Thinktomi
@manojf
Panel: The Great Race
Javier Carrillo
Sr. Continuity Officer
California Department of Technology
Panel: The Great Race
Jung Moon
Executive Director
Korea Biz and Investment in Silicon Valley
Panel: The Great Race
8am -9:00am Cafe Con Leche Breakfast
Role call! LISTA Leadership Welcome Remarks and Cafe Con Leche Breakfast Expo.
Welcome Remarks: Davood Ghod, Chief, Office of Technology Services
9:05am -10:30am Doing Business with California State
Doing Tech Business with the State of California
Moderator: Roy Perez, RMP Strategies, Inc. @rmpstrategies
Davood Ghod, Chief, Office of Technology Services @dghods
Jim Butler, Chief Procurement Officer at State of California
10:35am-11:35am Social Media Strategies for Business: Mastering Linked In and other Apps
Social Media and the Small business equalizer if done right you can grow your small business into the next empire done wrong and well you know. Our Panel of experts will show you some tricks to make sure you get on the right step.
Moderated by Jose A. Marquez, CEO, LISTA
Speakers:
- Ira Rosen, Mojo Linked In Mastery, Founder - @gomojoglobal
- Cory Michael Sanchez, Mojo Linked In Mastery, Founder - @gomojoglobal
- Brandon Pena, BIP Social, CEO - @Brandonipena
Linked In is the world’s largest online business network and an essential marketing communication platform for business leaders and brands alike. Linked In is also the best network on which to create a sales pipeline and research your marketing or recruitment prospects., LinkedIn has becomes is becoming more useful and informative for business people and companies, and by taking advantage of that you also enhance your company’s search results. But first you have to know how?
12:00pm -2:00pm Startup/Chowdown Luncheon (Ticketed Event)
This Luncheon serves to accelerate the Start Up Community in Sacramento and search for new small businesses who need Financial, Entrepreneurial and Business Support. During the luncheon Startup will be able to Pitch their business Shark Tank Style to a panle of funders, experts and investors.
Speaker: Steve Lucero
Keynote: Ignacio Veloz, Chairman United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
2:00pm -3:30pm The Great Race
- Students are part of a competitive global labor pool where the educational systems and methodologies of their respective countries will greatly influence their career opportunities. The panelists will explore what is working, what isn't working, and how students of diverse socio-economic backgrounds can take control of thier futures through entrepreneurship.
Moderated by Javier Carillo, Sr. Continuity Officer, California Department of Technology
Panelist Manoj Fernando CEO, Thinktomi
Jung Moon, Managing Director - APAC,
3:30pm -5:00pm STEAM EDU and Hackathons - How we can engage our youth?
How do we get our youth engaged in STEM related careers and entrepreneurship? See how holding hackathons and workshops in our communities can act as a springboard.
Presented by Gina Lujan, CEO HackersLab, Code4Hood
Day Two Speakers
We all!
Alex Padilla
Secretary of State
California
@AlexPadilla4CA
Keynote Speaker
Carlos Ramos
CIO
State of California
@CADeptTech
Keynote: Tech State of the State
Tech Trends Panel
Miguel A. Gamiño Jr., CPA
City CIO of San Francisco Executive Director
Civic Technologist
Department of Technology City
@miguelgamino
Tech Trends Panel
Angel Rosario
National CIO
LISTA
Tech Trends Panel
Dolores Huerta
President/Freedom Fighter
Dolores Huerta Foundation
Co-Founder United Farm Workers
@DoloresHuerta
Keynote
Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award
Jim Nasr
CEO
Armedia
@jnasr
Tech Trends Panel
Kevin Spease
Information Security
Vice President
Spease & Associates
@KevinSpease
Panel: Cyber Security Done Right
Jaime Sainz
IT Security Specialist
Hewlett Packard
Information Security
Panel: Cyber Security Done Right
Teresa Soria
Security Specialist
Risk Management
Information Security
Panel: Cyber Security Done Right
Role call! Get in the door, grab a drink and prepare to be blown out of your seat.
8:00am - 9:00am Carlos Ramos, CIO State of California
Role call! Get in the door, grab a drink and prepare for State of the Industry
Remarks by Carlos Ramos, CIO State of California What's Next?
9:05am - 10:30am CIO Tech Trends Panel
The Future is here: Big Data, Cloud Computing and Drones We are gonna be okay
Carlos Ramos, CIO State of California
10:35am -11:45am The Future of the Internet: How Open is Open .
There is perhaps no issue of greater debate in the technology industry today than the Open Internet, with a record 3.7 million Americans submitting comments to the FCC on the issue. So the question is: how do we balance the consumer benefits and presererve sufficient flexibility for broadband providers to innovate and invest? Our panel seeks to get to the heart of the issues of the FCC's Open Internet Order and what regulations are needed.
12:00 Noon Latina Tech & Business Leaders Awards Luncheon (Ticketed Event)
Theme: Latinas in Technology, What Has Silicon Valley failed to Nurture a Women as CEO i.e. Steve Jobs? Top 10 Women of Excellence in Technology and Business in Northern California.
3:20pm -4:30pm Cyber Security Done Right.
In this talk the security flaws and UX implications of passwords will be discussed and highlighted which different techniques exist that are able to offer a more mobile friendly flow. Highlighting authorization and authentication techniques like OAuth, OpenID Connect and even hardware features like Bluetooth Low Energy this talk will be interesting for anyone who's facing a situation where creating and storing user accounts matters.
2:15pm - 3:15 Diversity and Inclusion: Latinas en Technology
Our country has been undergoing dramatic demographic shifts: Hispanics are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population, and they represent a largely untapped source of technical talent. While the non-Hispanic population is aging, the Hispanic population is eight years younger on average, and the Hispanic population under the age of 18 is growing even more quickly. According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates, by 2060 approximately one in every seven people in the U.S. will be a Hispanic woman, or Latina. The technical workforce shortage is well-documented. Fewer than a third of the 1.4 million computing-related job openings expected by 2022 could be filled by U.S. computing graduates. This shortage is exacerbated by the low percentage of women in technical positions. Despite making up more than half of the professional workforce, women hold only 26% of technology positions and Latinas only 2%. The talent gap will only worsen as the “baby boomers” who developed the technology industry retire and engineers continue to be a scarce resource. We need to attract women to technology to relieve our shortage of skilled workers, and Latinas are an obvious talent pool to help meet our nation’s workforce demands.