Inaugural Latino Economic Unsummit: 

Breaking the Box!

The Latino Chamber of Commerce of SE Wisconsin is calling for the 1st Latino Economic UnSummit with a focus on the Southeastern Wisconsin region. This Unsummit focuses on igniting structural and meaningful change to the Latino Entrepreneurial Ecosystem.

Since its inception the Latino Chamber of Commerce of Southeastern Wisconsin has been holding business listening sessions in our service area for two years. Through these sessions, we learned that there are key factors impairing the growth and scaling-up of Latino-owned enterprises. This Unsummit will convene a series of Engagement Circles where entrepreneurs will have authentic conversations with policy makers, procurement officers and private service providers.

OUR FORMAT - An Unsummit

Many Summits are conducted as a unidirectional communications. They feature topic experts presenting to an audience allowing perhaps 5 minutes for questions and answers. Participants leave with a lot of questions and their participation is minimal. In our case, an Unsummit, will are changing the model. We will feature topic experts who will have conversations with attendees in a format called: Engagement Circles. Participants will have equal participation, can ask questions, express their opinions and concerns, and drive the agenda.

Program

7:30 AM  Continental Breakfast Starts

Welcome:  Nelson Soler, CEO, Latino Chamber of Commerce of SEW

Wisconsin Economic Perspective

8: 15 AM

Speakers:  Joaquin Altoro, Executive Director, Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority

Derek Bartle, VP of Wealth Management for Wisconsin, US BANK

Engagement Circles

9:30 AM/10:30AM/11:30AM

12: 30 PM Lunch Buffet Starts

National Entrepreneurial Perspective

12:30 Welcome by Andres Gonzalez, Froedtert Health Systems

12:45 Luncheon Keynote: Mark Madrid, CEO, LBAN

The Latino Business Action Network (LBAN) is a non-profit organization focused on strengthening America through funding Latino research and education impact programs at Stanford University.

 

Take advantage of the Early Bird Pricing until 8/23/2019. Thanks to US Bank and Tri City National Bank we are offering the first 50 registrants a special price of $25.00.

Students and microenterprise owners will also receive a special discount to attend. 

 

Register Now! 

Why should I attend?

ENTREPRENEURS!

If you are an entrepreneur facing challenges with access to capital, workforce programs, health insurance, business opportunities, immigration or wish to acquire and develop real estate, DO not miss this opportunity!

Service Providers and Corporations

If you are genuinely interested in better serving the Latino Market with culturally relevant products and services. This is a great opportunity to receive feedback from and start your primary market research.

Policy Makers and Implementers

If you are concerned about how policies that you are championing may impact the Latino growing community in this region you should attend. A recent study by the Wisconsin Policy Forum indicates that Latinos represent the net population gain in the Milwaukee-Waukesha-Washington area yet we lag in economic prosperity/equity and our businesses are smaller and with less revenues than mainstream. 

 

Organizin Committee:

• Andres Gonzalez, Froedtert Health Systems
• Heidi E Moore, Froedtert Health Systems
• Linda Gonzalez, Froedtert Health Systems
• Andrea Roman, Paychex
• Alba Baltodano, UMOS
• Alfredo Martin, North Shore Bank
• Eliana Williams, Wells Fargo Bank
• Nelson Soler, Multicultural Entrepreneurial Institute
• Wally Rendon, Educators Credit Union
• Raul Gutierrez, US Bank
• Tammy Rivera, South Side Organizing Committee
• Erika Villafuerte, UnitedHealth Care
• Johanna Jimenez, UEDA
• Omar Barberena, MATC
• Ivan Cicla, PNC Bank
• Omar Barberena, MATC