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Techqueria's Latinx Heritage Month Celebration 2020

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– · Networking
Before Hours Networking
Mingle with other attendees
– · Expo
Before Hours Expo
Explore the expo booths hosted by our partners
– · Stage
Welcome from Techqueria with the Executive Directors, Frances & Felipe
Kick-off Techqueria's Inaugural #LHM Summit with the Executive Directors.
Felipe Ventura Frances Coronel
– · Sessions
Non-Technical Careers @ Hyper-Growth Startups
Kendra Morales Laura Dominguez Celina Zamora Amelia Garcia
– · Sessions
Fireside Chat with Regional VP of Latin America & Caribbean at Zendesk
Damian Gona Claire Miller
– · Sessions
Getting Hired into Tech
Pia Zaragoza Elaine Montilla
– · Sessions
Hacking the Job Search
Eddy Monge Renee Ramirez
– · Networking
During Hours Networking
Mingle with other attendees
– · Expo
During Hours Expo
Explore the expo booths hosted by our partners
– · Stage
During Hours Performers
Join the party with this Chingonx DJ crew!
Chulita Vinyl-Club
– · Sessions
Salary Negotiation 101
Dia Bondi Lorena Villegas
– · Sessions
Level Up & Gain Visibility
Mina Rabideaux Eliana Briceño
– · Sessions
AMA with Technical Recruiters
Red @ OpenAI Michael Orozco Ximena Cervantes
– · Sessions
AMA with Non-Technical Recruiters
@curiouscata Catalina Peña Karina Macias Sandoval Julietta Dasilva Michael Anthony Urbina Emmanuel Olvera Barbara Teyssandier
– · Sessions
Overcoming Marianismo and Elevating Your Career
Indira Gutierrez Michelle Gomez
– · Sessions
Building an International Remote Startup
Francisco Arceo Cuco Vega
– · Stage
After Hours Performers
Join the party with DJ Alán Hensley
Alán Hensley
– · Expo
After Hours Expo
Explore the expo booths hosted by our partners
– · Networking
After Hours Networking
Mingle with other attendees
– · Expo
Before Hours Expo
Explore the expo booths hosted by our partners
– · Networking
Before Hours Networking
Mingle with other attendees
– · Stage
Keynote with Max Tuchman, Latinx CEO + Co-Founder of Caribu
Cari Perez Max Tuchman
– · Sessions
Claim Your Space to Challenge the Imposter Experience
Andrew Gonzalez Ramona Robles
– · Sessions
Designing with Inclusion
Camilo Payan Erika Galeana
– · Sessions
Your Personal Guide to Understanding Your Recruiter
Mo Ramos (Adobe) Amanda Lopez (Adobe) she/her/hers Carita Marrow (Adobe)
– · Sessions
Como La Flor - Recognizing Toxic Work Environments
Joél-Léhi Organista Zainab Ebrahimi
– · Networking
During Hours Networking
Mingle with other attendees
– · Expo
During Hours Expo
Explore the expo booths hosted by our partners
– · Stage
During Hours Performers
Join the party with this Chingonx DJ crew!
Chulita Vinyl-Club
– · Sessions
Getting Promoted to Senior Engineer
Brendon Villalobos Justin Kitagawa Yeimi Andrea Fuquen Moreno
– · Sessions
Day in the Life of a PM
Yesenia Rosales Kendra Ritterhern
– · Sessions
Scaling Your Career as a Community Manager
Cat Martinez Lisa Del Sol Cesar Manara
– · Sessions
Latinas in Engineering
Maria Del Carmen Saenz Mica Alaniz Citlalli Solano Leonce Krys Flores
– · Sessions
Decolonizing Your Career Growth
Gabrielle Rejouis Felipe Ventura Marley Pulido
– · Sessions
Bridging the Gap between Education & Career in Tech
Paola Quevedo Contreras Pablo Colunga Hillary Mickell Ricardo Baeza-Yates
– · Expo
After Hours Expo
Explore the expo booths hosted by our partners
– · Networking
After Hours Networking
Mingle with other attendees
– · Stage
Main Stage: Chulita Vinyl Club
Join the party with this Chingonx DJ crew!
Chulita Vinyl-Club
– · Networking
Before Hours Networking
Mingle with other attendees
– · Expo
Before Hours Expo
Explore the expo booths and chat with our sponsors
– · Stage
Virtual Fireside Chat with Netflix
Cynthia Maxwell Greg Peters
– · Sessions
Uplifting Our Paths to Tech, Becoming Advocates
Ximena Cortez Alejandro Jimenez Liliana Hu Wu Tonatiuh Ramos
– · Sessions
Living in Spanglish, and what about it?
Sofía Rodríguez Mata Paola Mariselli Francisco Cruz-Mendoza Jose Rodriguez Salinas
– · Sessions
Finding Community in ERGs
Kelly Kitagawa (she/her) Luis Curiel Yvette Ramirez Annelise Hagar Preciado
– · Sessions
Navigating Success as a Queer Latinx in Tech
Francisco Alegria Michael Tristan Josh Torres Alexis Lucio
– · Networking
During Hours Networking
Mingle with other attendees
– · Expo
During Hours Expo
Explore the expo booths hosted by our partners
– · Stage
Main Stage: Selena Tribute Band
Karol Posadas
– · Sessions
The Magic of Afro-Latinidad: Compartmentalizing our Identity Experience as Afro-Latinx
Noel Claudio Angie Calderon Yoselin Gonzalez-Mendez Rachael Olasunkanmi
– · Sessions
Building a Career and Community in Civic Tech
Stephanie Rivera Victoria Wales Ariele Faber
– · Sessions
Latinx Podcast Panel
Michael Anthony Urbina Jose Fermoso Odalys Jasmine Garcia Arce Adriana Flores-Ragade
– · Sessions
Fireside Chat on Your Right to Vote
Amber Gonzales-Vargas Christian Arana
– · Stage
Pop-Up Magazine Presents Stories for Latinx Heritage Month
Join us to celebrate through the powerful method of storytelling.
John Paul Brammer Alejandra Vasquez Jose Vadi Rachel Smith
– · Networking
After Hours Networking
Mingle with other attendees
– · Expo
After Hours Expo
Explore the expo booths hosted by our partners
– · Stage
After Hours Performers
Celebrate with the first and only LGBTQ Mariachi in the world — Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles!
Sally Limón Carlos Samaniego

Speakers

John Paul Brammer

Author and Illustrator

Alejandra Vasquez

Documentary Filmmaker

Rachel Smith

Senior UX Designer | Nordstrom Rack

Jose Vadi

Essayist, poet, playwright & film producer.

Jessyka Castillo

Agency Partnerships, Cloud.gov | 18F

@curiouscata Catalina Peña

Founder & Career Coach | Catalyst Creation

Damian Gona

Regional Vice President - Latin America & Caribbean | Zendesk

Pia Zaragoza

VP of Accessibility Research and Insights | JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Pablo Colunga

Candidate for Masters in Computer Science | Northeastern University

Odalys Jasmine Garcia Arce

Host & Creator | Hella [email protected] Podcast

Erika Galeana

Sr. Creative Producer | Airbnb

Chulita Vinyl-Club

EL DISCO ES CULTURA

Karol Posadas

Singer & Songwriter | Selena Tribute Band

Stephanie Rivera

Full Stack Bureaucrat | 18F

Kelly Kitagawa (she/her)

Senior Solutions Engineer | Splunk

Cynthia Maxwell

Studio UI Engineering | Netflix

Brendon Villalobos

Machine Learning Technical Lead | Twilio

Kendra Ritterhern

Product Manager | Blend

Julietta Dasilva

Recruiter | Zapier

Claire Miller

Senior Technical Support Engineer, Zendesk

Alán Hensley

PluralMusic DJ & Co-Owner

Karina Macias Sandoval

Recruiting and Talent Operations | Nova Credit

Carlos Samaniego

Director | Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles

Sally Limón

Baby Drag Queen

Ariele Faber

Presidential Innovation Fellow

Hillary Mickell

Dean and Regional CEO | Northeastern University

Yvette Ramirez

Recruiter | Databricks

Yesenia Rosales

Insurance Customer Care/QC Manager | Blend

Victoria Wales

Strategic Engagement and Communications

Paola Quevedo Contreras

Computer Science Graduate Student | Northeastern University

Michael Tristan

Head of Sales & Customer Success Enablement | KeepTruckin

Luis Curiel

Engineering Recruiter | Twitter

Greg Peters

COO and Chief Product Officer | Netflix

Francisco Arceo

Founder, CEO | Unidos

Francisco Alegria

Recruiter | OkCupid

Cari Perez

Community Manager | General Assembly

Amber Gonzales-Vargas

Program Manager | Latino Community Foundation

Cesar Manara

Community Manager | Stack Overflow

Barbara Teyssandier

Recruiter, Operations | Waymo

Michael Anthony Urbina

Executive Recruiter, Box | Founder & Podcast Host, ¡ADELANTE, JUNTOS!

Cat Martinez

Community Growth Manager | OutSystems

Mo Ramos (Adobe)

Program Manager for Diversity Talent Acquisition (University Talent) | Adobe

Marley Pulido

Director of Worker Resources and Training | Coworker.org

Ricardo Baeza-Yates

Director of Graduate Data Science Programs | Northeastern University

Yeimi Andrea Fuquen Moreno

Software Engineer | Twilio

Francisco Cruz-Mendoza

Head of Social Media | Techqueria

Andrew Gonzalez

Recruiting Partnerships & Operations Associate | Jam City

Max Tuchman

Inc. Magazine Top 100 Female Founder

Felipe Ventura

Executive Director | Techqueria

Kendra Morales

VP of Client Engagement | Betts Recruiting

Alejandro Jimenez

Graduate Student | Harvard Graduate School of Education

Lisa Del Sol

Director of Community | MyHealthTeams

Laura Dominguez

Career Services Manager | Flockjay

Ximena Cortez

QA Engineer | Kenna Security

Justin Kitagawa

Senior Director, Software Engineering | Twilio

Mina Rabideaux

Senior Analyst, Data & Analytics | Avanade (Accenture)

Michelle Gomez

Life & Career Coach

Paola Mariselli

Product Design Manager | Facebook

Indira Gutierrez

Senior Software Engineer

Celina Zamora

Sr. Program Manager, Developer Community | MongoDB

Mica Alaniz

Senior Software Engineer | Democratic National Committee

Renee Ramirez

Executive Advisor | Google

Eddy Monge

Founder, Tu Lider | Community & Culture Manager, ThankView

Amanda Lopez (Adobe) she/her/hers

Manager, Talent Acquisition (Digital Experience) | Adobe

Emmanuel Olvera

Founder | EmpleosTI

Sofía Rodríguez Mata

Senior Community Manager | Salesforce & Latinx ERG Lead

Maria Del Carmen Saenz

Senior DevOps Engineer/Cloud Architect | Peak 6

Carita Marrow (Adobe)

Diversity & Inclusion Talent Program Manager | Adobe

Josh Torres

Head of People | Out in Tech

Gabrielle Rejouis

Senior Policy Manager | Color of Change

Yoselin Gonzalez-Mendez

Community Engagement Manager | First Graduate

Angie Calderon

Talent Specialist | Figma

Noel Claudio

Consultant | Slalom

Dia Bondi

Communications Catalyst & Coach | Dia Bondi Communications

Red @ OpenAI

Senior Technical Recruiter | OpenAI

Liliana Hu Wu

Project Manager/Bookkeeper | Briones International Consulting

Rachael Olasunkanmi

Student Finance Account Manager | We Can Code IT

Christian Arana

Policy Director | Latino Community Foundation

Lorena Villegas

Director of Operations | Illumix

Krys Flores

Senior Software Engineer | Lob

Joél-Léhi Organista

Founder, CEO | Machitia

Jose Rodriguez Salinas

Senior Software Engineer | Humu Inc.

Jose Fermoso

Podcast Host, Reporter and Editor | Techqueria Podcast

Citlalli Solano Leonce

Director of Engineering | Splunk

Annelise Hagar Preciado

Operations Program Manager | Lyft

Alexis Lucio

Accessibility and Inclusive Design Lead | Splunk

Zainab Ebrahimi

Founder | Florish

Eliana Briceño

Senior Customer Success Manager & Team Lead

Amelia Garcia

Senior Strategy Associate | Scribd

Camilo Payan

Web Developer | Residential Elevator Manufacturing, Inc

Ximena Cervantes

Senior Recruiter | Vouch Insurance

Michael Orozco

Program Manager, Inclusion Recruiting Programs | Netflix

Elaine Montilla

Assistant Vice President and CIO | The Graduate Center, CUNY

Cuco Vega

Co-Founder, CTO | Bexi

Adriana Flores-Ragade

Host & Founder | LatinxAmerica Podcast

Tonatiuh Ramos

Lead | Dreamers in Tech

Ramona Robles

Manager, Learning and Developer, Unite Us | Owner, Ramona Robles Consulting

Frances Coronel

Executive Director | Techqueria

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