AGENDA
5:00 PM: Registration, networking, and light refreshments
5:20 PM: Opening Remarks MCs
5:30 PM: Keynote Speakers, Q&A
7:00 PM: Lenders
7:40 PM: Closing remarks
MEET OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Kathy Cano-Murillo
Mexi-style creativity, recipes, home decor, travel, storytelling, & entrepreneurship! I’m an artist, author, speaker, and social media content creator. I work in ceramics, create illustrations for greeting cards and stationery items, and more! I’m a fourth-gen maker & a third-gen Mexi-chica from Phoenix, AZ. I launched Crafty Chica® in 2001 as a way to bring Latinocentric crafts to mainstream audiences.
Mario Rodriguez
Mario Rodriguez, founder of Soldaderas Coffee, is an accomplished CEO with over a decade of experience in engineering and project management, including more than five years as a Product Design Release Engineer at Chrysler. He has a proven track record of successfully leading and scaling a fast-growing beverage brand. Mario is skilled in product design and development, project management, and business strategy, with a strong background in engineering and manufacturing processes, including expertise with CATIA and Teamcenter.