Chicago, IL
Nov 6, 2026
Agenda
9:00 am 9:25 am Opening
Welcome remarks from Carlos (5 minutes)
Sponsorship acknowledgment- Welcome (5 minutes)
Carlos to introduce sponsors via slide- 1 min
Choose Chicago - 2 mins
Wiplfli - 2 mins
Framing the day and Q&A (10 minutes- Juana & Lorena)
9:25am 9:30am Introduction of Keynote Speaker by Achurch
9:30am
10:00am
Keynote - Elsa Bañuelos-Lindsay, Executive Director of LIDERAMOS; Founder, Agave Strategies LLC
10:00 am
10:10 am
Transition Break
10:10 am
11:00 am
AI Fireside Chat
Session Title: AI as Your Executive Amplifier: Leveraging AI While Staying Authentically You (Sponsored by Delcor)
Speakers: Patricia Mota - HACE
Carlos Cardenas - Association Latinos
Victoria Montañez - DelCor
Cynthia M. DeLira - Latinas in Tech
Moderated by Lorena Mejia
11:00 am 11:10 am Transition Break
11:10 am 12:10 pm
Blue Star Cohort Theme - Sustainable Leadership: Resilience Without Burnout
Session Title: Leading Without Leaving Yourself Behind: Sustainable Leadership Through Culture, Boundaries, and Collective Care
Speaker: Denise Jauregui, Founder, Bilingual Therapist & Trainer, Cultivando Wellness
Introduction(5 minutes)
Session (30 minutes)
Engaging activity (20 minutes)
Wrap Up (5 minutes)
Red Star Cohort Theme - Identity as Strategy: Turning Cultura into Executive Presence
Session Title: 3 Chapters
Speaker: Carlos Martin, Executive Coach & Co-Founder, Continuum
Introduction(5 minutes)
Session (30 minutes)
Engaging activity (20 minutes)
Wrap Up (5 minutes)
Yellow Star Cohort Theme - Building the Association Latino Leadership Pipeline
Session Title: Silence No More: Conflict, Culture, and Finding Your Voice
Speaker: Dr. Jen Fry, Owner &CEO, Jen Fry Talks
Introduction(5 minutes)
Session (30 minutes)
Engaging activity (20 minutes)
Wrap Up (5 minutes)
12:10 pm 12:20 pm Transition to Lunch
12:20 pm 1:20 pm Lunch (Cohort Seating Encouraged)
1:20 pm 1:30 pm Transition Break
1:30 pm 2:30 pm
Yellow Star Cohort
Theme - Sustainable Leadership: Resilience Without Burnout
Session Title: Leading Without Leaving Yourself Behind: Sustainable Leadership Through Culture, Boundaries, and Collective Care
Speaker: Denise Jauregui, Founder, Bilingual Therapist & Trainer, Cultivando Wellness
Introduction(5 minutes)
Session (30 minutes)
Engaging activity (20 minutes)
Wrap Up (5 minutes)
Blue Star Cohort - Theme - Identity as Strategy: Turning Cultura into Executive Presence
Session Title: 3 Chapters
Speaker: Carlos Martin, Executive Coach & Co-Founder, Continuum
Introduction(5 minutes)
Session (30 minutes)
Engaging activity (20 minutes)
Wrap Up (5 minutes)
Red Star Cohort
Theme - Building the Association Latino Leadership Pipeline
Session Title: Silence No More: Conflict, Culture, and Finding Your Voice
Speaker: Dr. Jen Fry, Owner &CEO, Jen Fry Talks
Introduction(5 minutes)
Session (30 minutes)
Engaging activity (20 minutes)
Wrap Up (5 minutes)
2:30 pm 2:40 pm Transition Break
2:40 pm 3:40 pm
Red Star Cohort
Theme - Sustainable Leadership: Resilience Without Burnout "
Session Title: Leading Without Leaving Yourself Behind: Sustainable Leadership Through Culture, Boundaries, and Collective Care
Speaker: Denise Jauregui, Founder, Bilingual Therapist & Trainer, Cultivando Wellness
Introduction(5 minutes)
Session (30 minutes)
Engaging activity (20 minutes)
Wrap Up (5 minutes)
Yellow Star Cohort -
Theme - Identity as Strategy: Turning Cultura into Executive Presence
Session Title: 3 Chapters
Speaker: Carlos Martin, Executive Coach & Co-Founder, Continuum
Introduction(5 minutes)
Session (30 minutes)
Engaging activity (20 minutes)
Wrap Up (5 minutes)
Blue Star Cohort
Theme - Building the Association Latino Leadership Pipeline
Session Title: Silence No More: Conflict, Culture, and Finding Your Voice
Speaker: Dr. Jen Fry, Owner &CEO, Jen Fry Talks
Introduction(5 minutes)
Session (30 minutes)
Engaging activity (20 minutes)
Wrap Up (5 minutes)
3:40 pm 3:50 pm Transition Break
3:50 pm 4:00 pm Closing Remarks
Remarks from Carlos (5 minutes)
Remarks from Juana (5 minutes)
Event sponsors