¡HICA! invites you to join us for the inaugural Latino Opportunity Summit. a dynamic event dedicated to celebrating the growth of Alabama's Latino community.

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Keynote Speaker

 

Daniel Alarcón

Daniel Alarcón Peruvian American novelist, journalist, and radio producer, known for his co-founding, hosting, and executive production of Radio Ambulante, an award-winning Spanish language podcast distributed by NPR.

 
 

Schedule

  • Success Story: Dr. Frank Puga is an assistant professor in the Department of Acute, Chronic, and Continuing Care at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing.

    Moderator: Mercedes Morales-Aleman, Ph.D., University of Alabama

    Panelists:

    Dr. Isabel Scarinci, Vice-Chair for Global and Rural Women's Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Maria Fernanda Vidal, Community of Hope Health Clinic

    Adriana Valenzuela, Jefferson County Health Department

    Cathy Cartagena, UAB/All of Us

  • Success Story: Johanna Alvarez, Camino Loan Fund and William Paredes Perez, Los Valedores

    Moderator: Toni Herrera Bast, FBI

    Panelists:

    Juan Diego Castro, Mission Economic Development Agency/San Francisco (MEDA)

    Gloria Glassco, ¡HICA!

    Leida Javier, Hispanic American Business Association of the Gulf Coast

    Megyn Rodriguez, SBA

  • Grab your lunch & join us for the keynote speaker

  • Keynote speaker- Daniel Alarcón, Founder, Radio Ambulante

    Carlos E. Alemán PH.D, CEO, ¡HICA!

    Q&A

  • Growing Latino Population

    Nyesha Black, Ph.D., University of Alabama

    Karla Gomez, Data Analyst, ¡HICA!

  • Success Story: Nancy Blanco, Birmingham City Schools -ESL High School Newcomer Center

    Moderator: Ki Shin, Hoover City Schools

    Panelists:

    Alexander Bautista, Birmingham City Schools

    Neil Scott, Alabama Community College System

    Mayte Cotton, Alabama State Department of Education

    High School Student

  • Success Story: Stephanie M. Alvarez-Jones and Natividad Gonzalez, Voces Inmigrantes Alabama - Defending Our Communities

    Moderator: Gabriel Caban Cubero, Alabama Forward

    Panelists: Allison Hamilton, Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice (ACIJ)

    Stephanie M. Alvarez-Jones