Schedule

Thursday: October 18, 2018

8:00- 8:30 am

Registration

8:30- 8:40 am

Welcome Remarks

Dr. Melissa Gonzalez

Interim President, HCC Southeast 

8:40- 8:45 AM

Introduction to HCC's Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Dr. Maya Durnovo

Chief Entrepreneurial Officer, HCC

8:45- 9:30 am

Keynote Address: "The Heart & Soul of Entrepreneurship" & Ice-Breaker 

Ms. Catherine Landry

President, Northrop Rice Aviation Training Solutions

9:30-9:40am

Coffee Break

9:40-10:10 am

Workshop #1 : Your Business Canvas Model

Ms. Liz Lara Carreno

Outreach Director & Faculty, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses

10:10-10:40 am

Roundtable

Participants get to individually share and compare their business canvas with their peers to identify opportunity and challenges with their business models.

10:40-11:15 AM

Workshop #2: Legal Formation

Ms. Deborah Lawson

Attorney, Attorney at Law LLC & Board Secretary of Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce

11:15- Noon

Workshop #3: Keys to Financing your Business

Ms. Candice Moody

VP Business Banking Officer, BBVA Compass

Noon- 12:10

Inspirational Remarks by Texas Workforce Chair and Commissioner

Ms. Ruth Ruggero Hughs

Chair and Commissioner Representing Employers, Texas Workforce Commission

12:10- 1:15 pm

Inspirational Luncheon Speaker

Ms. Elena Rivers

CEO, Amera Solutions

1:15- 2:00 pm

Workshop #4: Marketing Techniques for Your Business

Ms. Celina Enamorado

CEO, Business Logix

2:00- 2:45 pm

Workshop #5: Distribution & e-Commerce Techniques

Ms. Lyndsey Brantley

Founder & CEO, Camellia Alise

2:45- 3:15 pm

Roundtable

Participants collaborate with their peers and work on their marketing and distribution channels learned in the workshops above.

3:15- 4:00 pm

Meet with Your Mentor

Participants will get to meet mentors in the community, and schedule a mentoring session to further their business ideas/model.

4:00- 4:05 pm

Closing Remarks

Dr. Maya Durnovo

Chief Entrepreneurial Officer, HCC

4:05- 5:00 pm

Business 

Networking

Programa

Viernes: 19 de octubre, 2018

8:00- 8:30 Am 

8:30- 8:40 Am

Dr. Melissa Gonzalez

Presidenta, HCC Southeast 

8:40- 8:45 Am

Ms. Brenda D. Rios

Directora del Centro de Emprendimiento, HCC Southeast

8:45- 9:30 Am

Ms. Ana Rojas Bastidas

Directora Ejecutiva, The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE Houston)

9:30- 9:40 Am

9:40- 10:10 Am

Ms. Luz Marina Bedoya Vanegas

Mentor de SCORE & CEO, Dashboard

10:10- 10:40 am

Participantes pueden mostrar sus modelos de negocios para conversar de oportunidades presentadas en la conferencia.

10:40- 11:15 am

Ms. Samantha Guzman

Procuradora (Asistente Legal), Lone Star Legal Aid

11:20AM-

12:00 PM

Ms. Jahaira Lazo

Global Wealth- Private Banker, BBVA Compass

12:00- 1:15 PM

Ms. Elena Rivers

CEO, Amera Solutions

1:15 - 2:00 pm

Ms. Lizzette Diaz

Directora de "Solo Mujeres Magazine"

2:00 - 2:45pm

Ms. Adriana Potter

CEO, La VIña, LLC – National and International Distributors

2:45 - 3:15 pm

Participantes pueden conversar y comparar las estrategias de marketing y de puntos de distribución para sus negocios individuales.

3:15 - 4:00 pm

Programe su sesión de mentoría con representantes de SCORE y Silver Fox Advisors

4:00- 4:05 pm

Ms. Brenda D. Rios

Directora del Centro de Emprendimiento, HCC Southeast

4:05- 5:00 pm