24th Annual HACR Symposium: The Power of Hispanic Inclusion

2016
HACR
24TH ANNUAL
HACR SYMPOSIUM
THE POWER OF
HISPANIC INCLUSION™
RECAP
MANDARIN ORIENTAL
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MAY 2-3, 2016
2016 ANNUAL HACR SYMPOSIUM: THE POWER OF HISPANIC INCLUSION™
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2016 HACR SYMPOSIUM:
THE POWER OF HISPANIC INCLUSION™
Christine Robles giving sponsor remarks on behalf of Target Corporation.
HACR hosted its 24th Annual Symposium: The Power of Hispanic
Inclusion™ in Washington, D.C., May 2-3, at the Mandarin Oriental.
Hosted by Target Corporation, the symposium brings together
a collection of the nation’s most influential Hispanic leaders and
executives to discuss and identify effective strategies for advancing
Hispanic inclusion in Corporate America. Along with this, the symposium
acts as a stimulant to develop the future generation of Hispanic
corporate leaders. The Annual HACR Symposium offers Corporate
America direct access to the Hispanic community, talent, entrepreneurs,
and leadership. In turn, this generates a professional environment to
ensure corporate responsibility and market reciprocity for the nation’s
Hispanic population.
The 24th Annual HACR Symposium kicked off with the HACR Corporate
Members breakfast with opening remarks from HACR President and
CEO, Cid Wilson. During the breakfast, HACR recognized the support
of its Corporate Members and presented the state of HACR, new
Corporate Members, and the organization’s vision for the years to
come.
The first session of the day, “The Procurement Roundtable,” featured
Manuel Diaz, associate director of Pharma R&D Quality and
Compliance Operations at Janssen - Johnson & Johnson; Tiffany
Eubanks-Saunders, senior vice president and enterprise services
executive at Bank of America Corporation; José Nido, vice president of
Global Supplier Diversity at Wyndham Worldwide; and Bob Stewart,
vice president of U.S. Supply Chain Services at McDonald’s Corporation.
The panel was moderated by Raymond J. Arroyo, managing director
at Reffett Associates. Discussion topics focused on the latest insights
and trends pertaining to Hispanic suppliers, capital formation, small
business investment, and the expansion of diverse contracts and
partnerships.
After the session, participants enjoyed a networking lunch sponsored
by Sodexo, and listened to one of their executives, Lorna C. Donatone,
region chair for North America and CEO of Schools Worldwide.
MGM Resorts International sponsored the second business session,
“The C-Suite Roundtable,” where Yolangel “Yogi” Hernandez Suarez,
vice president and chief medical officer for Humana’s Integrated Care
Delivery Organization; Jorge Perez, SVP Finance & CFO for MGM
Resorts Regional Operations; Kleber Santos, executive vice president
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2016 HACR Symposium Business Session: C-Suite Roundtable.
of Consumer Banking for Capital One’s Retail and Direct Bank; and KC
Caldwell, managing editor of Hispanic Executive magazine discussed
key leadership traits, skills they look for in executives, and opinions on
Hispanic inclusion.
Sponsored by ESPN, the last business session of the day was the
“Industry Spotlight: Diversity and the Business of Sports” session
featuring Michelle Bella, vice president of Sales and Consumer
Marketing of ESPN Deportes; Tom Córdova, sports business executive
and contributing columnist for Street and Smith’s Sports Business
Journal; Donna Dozier Gordon, director of Diversity & Inclusion for
the United States Tennis Association; Oris Stuart, chief diversity and
inclusion officer at the National Basketball Association (NBA); and
Renee Tirado, senior director of Recruitment for the Major League
Baseball (MLB). Moderated by Max Bretos, on-air talent for ESPN, this
session focused on the level of diversification in the sports industry in
America as well as the current state and future of Hispanic inclusion in
the industry.
That evening, participants networked at the HACR Young Hispanic
Corporate Achievers™ Awards & 10th Anniversary Reception sponsored
by Altria, General Motors, and MillerCoors.
On Tuesday, the day started with the “Hispanic Inclusion at the Center of
Innovation” business session with Emilio Gonzalez, executive director for
Strategic Alliances at Verizon; Randy Huey, global executive at Dell; Dan
Turton, vice president of Federal and Administrative Affairs at GM; and
moderator Robert Rodriguez, president of DRR Advisors LLC. Panelists
exchanged views on the importance of leveraging internal and external
partnerships to accelerate growth, staying true to the company’s brand,
engaging with the growing Hispanic entrepreneurial sector, and how
multicultural and Hispanic insights play a role in business strategies.
Next, a session sponsored by Denny’s, “Focus on Philanthropy,”
included Denise Clark, senior vice president and strategic philanthropy
consultant for Wells Fargo’s Enterprise Strategic Philanthropy group;
Lori George Billingsley, vice president of Community Relations for CocaCola North America; and Jill Van Pelt, senior vice president and chief
people officer of Denny’s Corporation. The session was moderated by
Alexandra Aquino-Fike, vice president of Development for Hispanics in
Philanthropy (HIP).
2016 ANNUAL HACR SYMPOSIUM: THE POWER OF HISPANIC INCLUSION™
Sodexo’s Lorna C. Donatone.
United States Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez.
Denny’s Corporation’s Jill Van Pelt.
2016 Symposium Industry Spotlight Business Session: Diversity and the Business of Sports.
HACR Board of Directors with CEOs Brian Cornell, Roger W. Crandall, Craig Menear, and
Frederick Waddell.
The HACR Symposium luncheon, sponsored by Ford and Marriott, gave
participants the opportunity to network and enjoy remarks from guest
speaker Thomas E. Perez, the nation’s 26th U.S. secretary of labor.
Perez spoke about his mission of giving all Americans an equal chance
to get and stay ahead in Corporate America.
After lunch, the “Latina Power Executives,” panel featured Yanela Frias,
vice president of Finance at Prudential’s Individual Annuities business
and Sonia Perez, president at AT&T Louisiana. This empowering session
moderated by Natividad Hawkins, training consultant at UNICEF, gave
women executives the opportunity to share their best career advice, as
well as personal and professional journeys to the top of the corporate
ladder.
The final business session of the day was the “Annual HACR CEO
Roundtable.” Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, the HACR CEO
Roundtable featured Brian Cornell, chairman and CEO of Target
Corporation; Roger W. Crandall, president and CEO of MassMutual;
Craig Menear, chairman, CEO, and president of The Home Depot; and
LULAC’s Brent A. Wilkes, Target’s Laysha Ward, and HACR Board Member Dr. Juan Andrade.
Frederick Waddell, chairman and CEO of Northern Trust. For the ninth
consecutive year, Telemundo’s Norma Garcia moderated this discussion
and engaged the CEOs in a thought-provoking conversation regarding
diversity and Hispanic inclusion at their companies.
That evening, HACR celebrated three decades of excellence
and success at their 30th Anniversary Gala sponsored by Target
Corporation. HACR has worked with companies across Corporate
America to address the lack of Hispanic inclusion on corporate boards
and in the C-suite. The 30th Anniversary Gala was an opportunity to
salute the commitment of Corporate Members of HACR to diversity
and Hispanic inclusion. HACR’s work would not be possible without
the support of its Corporate Members, Coalition Members, Board of
Directors, and staff.
HACR’s 25th Annual Symposium will be held at the Westin Book Cadillac
in Detroit on May 2-3, 2017.
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2016 SYMPOSIUM SPONSORS
HOST
BUSINESS SESSION SPONSORS
PLATINUM
LUNCH SPONSORS
TECH LOUNGE SPONSOR
GOLD
ATTENDEE BADGE SPONSOR
GENERAL MOTORS CO.
LUGGAGE TAG SPONSOR
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
MEDIA PARTNERS
SILVER
ANTHEM
AT&T INC.
MILLERCOORS
CAPITALWIRE PR
FORBES MAGAZINE
IMPACTO LATIN NEWS
LATIN TRENDS
LATINA STYLE MAGAZINE
LATINO MAGAZINE
LATINO LEADERS MAGAZINE
HISPANIC ASSOCIATION ON CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY / WWW.HACR.ORG