American Latino Leaders Unite for New America Alliance 15th Annual Wall Street Summit
26 Oct 2015 by Javier Restrepo in Advice, Advice, Business, Career, Celebrities, Event, Fame, Finance, General, Money, Negotiating, Power, Self Help
The New America Alliance (NAA), a national collective of influential Latino business leaders driving empowerment and wealth building, today announced its 15th Annual Wall Street Summit taking place at the Le Parker Meridien in New York City, on October 27-29, 2015.
The Summit showcases the contributions of American Latinos within the U.S. economic and business landscape. The two-day Summit will feature an array of executive leaders, forums and speakers from influential companies and U.S. organizations. It is also focused on raising the profile of American Latinos in private equity and other investment sectors.
In 2003, NAA reported approximately $500 Million of private equity capital being managed by American Latinos. By 2015, NAA estimated total institutional assets managed by Latino and diverse firms in its membership being close to $30 Billion. “While this signals to significant progress in the participation of Latinos in asset management, there is significant advancement to be made as we consider the over $40 Trillion U.S. pool of capital,” said Frank Herrera, NAA Chairman and Founder, The Herrera Law Firm.
“The NAA 15th Anniversary is a testament of our member’s passion build on American Latino success to forge a stronger America,” said Maria del Pilar Avila, CEO of the Alliance. “Since the inception of NAA, members have invested over $15 million and thousands of executive coaching hours to the organization.”
The Summit’s agenda highlights include panel discussions from: New Generation of American Latino Leaders; American Latinas: Leadership and Economic Force, U.S. Mayors Forum and Luncheon: Economic Development in America’s Cities, and Journey of Entrepreneurial and Business Success.
View the full Summit agenda: http://www.naaonline.org/
National presenters include: The Honorable Alberto Baco Bague, Puerto Rico Secretary of Economic Development and Commerce; The Honorable Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller; Solange Brooks, Portfolio Manager, Private Equity, California State Teacher’s Retirement System; Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, President and CEO, Edwin Gould Foundation; The Honorable Martin Chavez, Former Mayor of Albuquerque, NM; The Honorable Nelda Martinez, Mayor of Corpus Christi, TX; The Honorable Alejandra Castillo, National Director, Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce; Edward Cox, Chairman, New York State Republican Party; Sylvia Bell, Managing Director, Investment Operations, Teach Retirement System of Texas; Daniel Bienvenue, Managing investment Director Global Equity, California Public Employees’ Retirement System; Alex Done, Head of Private Equity, New York City Employees’ Retirement System; Rodrigo Garcia, Chief Investment Officer & Chief Financial Officer, Illinois State Treasury.
View all speakers and panelists: http://www.naaonline.org/
For more information and registration details, please visit http://www.naaonline.org