Economic Experts Gather to Discuss Issues Facing Latino Entrepreneurs

 

Wal-Mart Hosts The First Latino Economic Summit

 

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., with the support of Latino Magazine and Impacto, has united about 200 prominent Latino business and community leaders to discuss issues of greatest importance to the Latino business community. Leading business and economic experts from the public and private sectors exchanged knowledge and insights with the Latino Economic Summit entrepreneurial attendees, in order to determine which business strategies can improve uncertainty in today’s new financial and regulatory environment. The Summit also revealed opportunities for Latino businesses to thrive in the midst of the ongoing economic turmoil.

 

Today, approximately two million Hispanic-owned businesses impact the U.S. economy by creating jobs and generating $388 billion in annual gross receipts. Wal-Mart sponsored this first ever Latino Economic Summit to extend its commitment to support the immediate health as well as long-term and future growth of Hispanic-owned businesses and Wal-Mart’s Hispanic suppliers throughout the United States.

 

WHAT: The Latino Economic Summit

 

WHO: Speakers:
Gene Sperling, Counselor to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Treasury Dept.and former NEC Director

Carlos Gutierrez, Former Secretary of Commerce

Aida Alvarez, Former Administrator of the Small Business Administration

Esther Aguilera, President and CEO of the Congressional Caucus Institute

Ciro Rodriguez, U.S. Representative (TX-23) and member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Esther Silver-Parker, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Augustine Martinez, President and CEO, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Barry Bosworth, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Brookings Institution

Jim Avila, Senior Law and Justice Correspondent, ABC News

Charles Kamasaki, Executive V.P., National Council of La Raza Workforce Development

Jeff Valdez, Founder, SiTV

Lionel Sosa, Author and U.S. Latino advertising expert

Marisa Rivera Albert, Former President of NHLI and President MPowerment Works

Alfredo Estrada, Publisher, LATINO Magazine

Victoria Negrete, CEO, Impacto and U.S. Latino marketing expert

John Guerra, CEO, New America Alliance

Marjorie Torres, Founder and CEO, Concrete Stories

Maria Cardona, President, Latinovations

 

WHEN: March 31, 2009

 

WHERE: Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

 

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For further information on this website, contact Vanessa Flores at Vanessa@impact-o.com

           

About Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT)

Every week, millions of customers visit Walmart Stores, supercenters, Neighborhood Markets, and Sam’s Club locations across America or log on to its online store at www.walmart.com. The company and its Foundation are committed to a philosophy of giving back locally. Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is proud to support the causes that are important to customers and associates right in their own neighborhoods, and last year gave more than $296 million to local communities in the United States. More information about Walmart can be found by visiting www.walmartstores.com. Online merchandise sales are available at www.walmart.com.

 

About LATINO Magazine

LATINO Magazine is the flagship publication of the Latino Publishing Group. Based in Austin, Texas, it has a national circulation of 50,000 targeting opinion leaders, influencers, stakeholders and members of Hispanic organizations. It presents thoughtful, nuanced articles by America’s top Latino journalists on the issues that matter most to the Hispanic community. Founded by Alfredo Estrada, the former editor of HISPANIC and VISTA Magazines, LATINO Magazine is the voice of the Latino community. For more information, go to www.LatinoMagazine.com

About Impacto
Impacto is a national non-traditional marketing communications firm with offices in San Antonio, TX; Washington D.C.; Miami, and the Rio Grande Valley. Knowing that today’s new economic environment requires new business solutions, nimbleness and versatility, Impacto has harnessed a complete arsenal of “Non-Traditional, Touch Points Marketing" solutions. With a strong command of these disciplines and how they best interact; Impacto can swiftly deliver more holistic, cost efficient and more profitable bridges between brands and today’s changing marketplace. For more information, visit www.impact-o.com