{"id":48275,"date":"2016-10-01T11:23:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo2016.hispanicprwire.com\/english-leading-hispanic-business-event-boasts-all-star-line-up\/"},"modified":"2016-10-03T11:44:14","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T15:44:14","slug":"la-conferencia-de-negocios-hispanos-de-maryland-ostenta-un-elenco-estelar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/la-conferencia-de-negocios-hispanos-de-maryland-ostenta-un-elenco-estelar\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading Hispanic Business Event Boasts All Star Line-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">BETHESDA, Maryland<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 30, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212; The Maryland Hispanic Business Conference kicks off its 15<sup>th<\/sup> year anniversary celebration <b><span class=\"xn-chron\">Monday October 3<\/span> <\/b>at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel &amp; Conference Center, an event that attracts more than 700 notable business leaders, entrepreneurs, experts, media executives and government officials.<\/p>\n<p>Emmy Award-Winning Anchor and Reporter <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Yolanda Vazquez<\/span><\/b> will emcee the hallmark gathering. Maryland Lieutenant Governor\u00a0<b><span class=\"xn-person\">Boyd K. Rutherford<\/span><\/b> will provide remarks. A top-notch <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdhbc.com\/speakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">speaker line-up<\/a> includes representatives from leading companies such as <b>BGE, <\/b><b>Whiting-Turner<\/b>, <b>Comcast Spotlight, <\/b><b>U.S. Census Bureau<\/b> and more. <\/p>\n<p>The plenary breakfast and ribbon cutting ceremony starts at\u00a09:00am\u00a0featuring a\u00a0<i>Conversation with Leading CEOs: <\/i><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Andres Echeverri<\/span><\/b>, president and CEO of ACSI Translations, <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Maria Martinez<\/span><\/b>, founder and chief executive officer, Respira Inc,\u00a0<b><span class=\"xn-person\">Ricardo (Rick) Martinez<\/span><\/b>, president and chief executive officer, Project Enhancement Corporation and\u00a0<b><span class=\"xn-person\">Natalie Martz<\/span><\/b>, owner, Chick-Fil-A.<\/p>\n<p>The workshops will unveil new opportunities for entrepreneurs pursuing government contracts. A special procurement connection workshop, &#8220;<b>Ready, Set, Exito<\/b>&#8221; organized by the <b>Governor&#8217;s Office of Minority Affairs (GOMA)<\/b> will provide contracting opportunities to small, minority and women-owned businesses.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The conference highlights the important role that Hispanic-owned businesses play in spurring <span class=\"xn-location\">Maryland&#8217;s<\/span> economic development,&#8221; said <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Veronica Cool<\/span>, <\/b>CEO, Cool &amp; Associates, LLC. \u00a0Her company launched the<b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Latino Innovators&#8217; Pitch<\/b>, a competition that invites enthusiastic entrepreneurs to present their innovative concepts and companies for a <span class=\"xn-money\">$5,000<\/span> cash prize.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The event also spotlights <span class=\"xn-location\">Maryland&#8217;s<\/span> vibrant nonprofit sector and helps entrepreneurs create valuable relationships that promote economic growth,&#8221; said <b>Lanaea C. Featherstone<\/b>, president, William &amp; Lanaea C. Featherstone Foundation.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The Conference will host its first <b>career fair<\/b>,\u00a0providing a\u00a0forum for job seekers to connect with top employers. &#8220;We invite all job-seekers to bring their resume and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdhbc.com\/career-fair-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">register for free<\/a>,&#8221; said Executive Director <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Maria P. Rodriguez<\/span>.<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Attendees will hear from the region&#8217;s chamber presidents: <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Jorge Castillo<\/span><\/b>, president, Maryland Hispanic Chamber\u00a0of Commerce,<b> <span class=\"xn-person\">Angela Franco<\/span><\/b>, president and CEO, Greater Washington Hispanic\u00a0Chamber\u00a0of Commerce, <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Erick Oribio<\/span>, <\/b>president, Baltimore Hispanic Chamber\u00a0of Commerce, <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Daniel Parra<\/span>, <\/b>president, Hispanic\u00a0Chamber\u00a0of Commerce of <span class=\"xn-location\">Montgomery County<\/span>,<b> <span class=\"xn-person\">Jorge Ribas<\/span><\/b>, president and CEO, Mid-Atlantic Hispanic\u00a0Chamber\u00a0of Commerce, <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Carlos A. 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