Daytime Agenda
9:00am-9:45am
Registration/Continental Breakfast/Networking/Exhibits
9:45am-10:00am
Event Begins / Welcome & Introduction by Jesus Chavarrķa, Hispanic Business Media.
10:00am-11:30am
Morning Panel Discussion, 2009 WOY Finalists
"The Early Years: From Childhood to College"
Discussion of early core experiences, key infl uences and critical choices made at an early age; early experiences with schooling,
teachers, the educational environment through college; at what point did "commitment" to forging a professional identity begin
to emerge?
Moderator: Sandra Thompson, Law Professor, University of Houston
Felicity Fowler, Partner, Haynes & Boone, LLP; Laurie Carrillo, Spacecraft Thermal Design Engineer, NASA Johnson Space Center; Dr.
Amelie Ramirez, Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research, University
of Texas Health Science Center; Col. Madeline F. Lopez, USAF.
11:30am-12:00pm
Break /Networking /Exhibits
12:00pm-1:00pm
Lunch & Keynote address by Lily Eskelsen, Vice President, National Education Association
1:15pm-1:30pm
Lunch Sponsor Remarks, Strategic Financial Group - Mass Mutual
presented by: Mariana Ruiz-Posada, Director of Hispanic Marketing
1:30pm-3:00pm
Afternoon Panel Discussion, 2009 WOY Finalists
"Building Up Your Personal Brand"
Discussion of changes in the workplace due to the current deep recession and other forces of change. What are the essential
elements of developing a professional brand? How essential are mentors? Is a career plan vital to success and in what ways? With
the economy in transition, corporate America and careers are changing. Learn from successful women ways to stand out and stay
competitive and relevant in the rapidly shifting business world.
Moderator: Ramona Romero, Corporate Counsel for Logistics and Energy, DuPont
Yvonne Garcia, Managing Director, Affi nity Marketing, Liberty Mutual Group; Marion Luna Brem, President & CEO, Love Chrysler;
Dr. Monica Martinez-Canales, Principal Engineer, Intel; Monica Diaz, Director of Global Diversity and Inclusion, Microsoft Corporation;
Myrna Soto, VP of IT Governance and Chief Information Security Offi cer, MGM Mirage; Imelda Navarro, CFO/COO/SVP,
International Bancshares Corporation.
3:00pm-3:10pm
Closing Remarks, Ramona Romero, Corporate Counsel for Logistics and Energy, DuPont
