Friday, September 23, 2022
College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center 3501 University Blvd E College Park MD US 20783
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Conference Registration & Plenary Session Registration (8:00am – 9:00am)
Plenary Session (9:00am – 10:30am)
Plenary Session

Luis E. Borunda
Pledge of Allegiance
- Email:arodgers@co.pg.md.us

Emma G. Ávila
National Athem

Emma G. Ávila
- Email:Jackson1@co.pg.md.us

Javier Solis
MDHBC Chair

Deni L. Taveras
District 2 George's County
- Email:williafd@pgcc.edu

Calvin S. Hawkins II
County Council Prince George´s County, Maryland

Calvin S. Hawkins II
County Council Prince George´s County, Maryland
- Email:Bradford.Seamon@umm.edu

Wes Moore
Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland

Wes Moore
Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland
- Email:Bradford.Seamon@umm.edu
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (10:30am – 11:30am)
Fireside Chat

Deni Taveras
District 2 George's County
Moderator

Celbin Diaz
C&G
Carpentry Services, INC

Nilson Canenguez
Quality Construction Logistics, Inc.
QCL

Yolanda María Martinez
Project Enhancement Corporation
Chief Strategy Officer
Award Luncheon (12:30pm 1:30pm)
Awards Luncheon

Mauricio Casillas
News Reporter

Angel Nuñes
Bilingual Christian Church of Baltimore

Javier Solis
MDHBC Chair
Remarks

Angela D. Alsobrooks
County Executive
Prince George’s County

Brooke Lierman
Delegate
Award 2022

Deni L. Taveras
District 2 George's County
Chairman Awards

Marco V. Avila, P.E.
Vice Chair

Charles E. Vela
Charles STEAM

Abner Isai Gonzales Velasco
AB POS Solutions

Joseline A. Peña Melnyk, Esq.
County Executive

Rodrigo Albarran Torres
Chef Rod
HISPANIC HERITAGE RECOGNITION

Mariachis Garibaldi
Hispanic Heritage Presentation
Folkloric Dance Group
MORNING CONCURRENT SEMINARS (11:30am – 12:30pm)
Seminar A - How to Do Business In Prince George's County

Angie Rogers
Prince George’s County
- Email:arodgers@co.pg.md.us

Miranda Jackson
Prince George’s County
- Email:Jackson1@co.pg.md.us

Rocio Treminio-Lopez
Economic Development Corporation
The Latino Business Liaisonmet Corporation (EDC)

Rocio Treminio-Lopez
Economic Development Corporation

Dr. Falecia Williams
Prince George's Community College
- Email:williafd@pgcc.edu

Bradford Seamon
University of Maryland Medical System
Vice President, Govt and Public Affairs for Prince George’s County

Bradford Seamon
University of Maryland Medical System
- Email:Bradford.Seamon@umm.edu

Debra F. Carter
Prince George's County
Prince George's County, Supplier Development & Diversity Division for the Office of Central Services

Debra F. Carter
Prince George's County

Mel Franklin
Council Member
Seminar B - STRATEGIC GROWTH PLANNING - Take Control of the Business

Russel Teter
UMD Company
- Email:rteter@umd.edu

Kirk W. Mclaren
Foresight CFO
- Email:Kirk@ForesightCFO.com

Theo Pahigiannis
Catapualt BD
- Email:theo@catapaultbd.com

Carmen Ortiz-Larsen
Aquas Inc.
MDHBC: Founder and Co-Secretary HCCMC: President AQUAS Inc: President and CEO

Carmen Ortiz-Larsen
Aquas Inc.
- Email:clarsen@aquasinc.com

Maria Solis
Toro Taxes

Johanna Fabian-Marks
Maryland Health Benefit Exchange
Director of Policy and Plan Management
Seminar C -ACCESSING CAPITAL & BONDING - Ramping Up for the Government Contract

Roger Campos
State of Maryland
- Email:rogercampos@mbrt.net

Stanley Tucker
Meridian Management Group
- Email:stanley.mmg@gmail.com

Karen Barbour
The Barbour Group

James Ayree
M&T Bank
- Email:ayreej@fnb-corp.com
Seminar D -FEDERAL SBA CERTIFICATIONS & Marketing

Eduardo Hayden
Manager for the Governors Office of Minority Affairs
- Email:mslee822@gmail.com

Tommy benz
SBA
- Email:mslee822@gmail.com

Lisa (Lee) J. Avila
SBA
- Email:mslee822@gmail.com
AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SEMINARS (2:00pm – 3:00pm)
Understanding state procurement, certification & marketing (eMARYLAND Marketplace)

Eduardo Hayden
Manager for the Governors Office of Minority Affairs
- Email:mslee822@gmail.com

Lisa Mitchell Sennaar
Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs
Compliance Manger

Lisa Mitchell Sennaar
Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs

Karen Barbour
The Barbour Group
Seminar F - SPEED LENDING

Michael P. Collins
SBA-Lender Relations Specialist & District International Trade Officer
- Email:michael.collins@sba.gov
Seminar G - GROWING THE PIPELINE

Carolina Seldes
ITnova

Jaime Paniagua
Paniaguas Enterprieses, Inc.


William Villanueva
Advisory Council


Carmen Ortiz-Larsen
Aquas Inc.
MDHBC: Founder and Co-Secretary HCCMC: President AQUAS Inc: President and CEO

Carmen Ortiz-Larsen
Aquas Inc.
- Email:clarsen@aquasinc.com
Seminar H - HISPANIC CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE ROUNDTABLE

Lilly Castillo
Frederick Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce (FHCC)


Juan Unmanzor
Salvadoran American Chamber of Commerce (SACOC) Chair
- Email:juan@longandfoster.com

Gabriela Lemus
Executive Director Maryland Latinos Unidos (MLU)
- Email:info@gwhcc.org

Gigi Guzman
US Guatemala Chamber of Commerce (USGTCC)
Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Mauricio Vasquez, Ph.D
Dir. Programs Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, Montgomery County
Panelist
Networking Reception - Live Music


Jonathan Acosta
Celebrando el mes de la herencia Hispana

Jonathan Acosta
Celebrando el mes de la herencia Hispana
He trained as a violinist for 12 years in the National Symphony Orchestra System of Venezuela and studied at the Vicente Emilio Sojo Conservatory of Music in Barquisimeto Venezuela from 1989 to 2002. He studied in parallel at the Latin American Violin Academy directed by maestro José Francisco del Castillo and founded by maestro José Antonio Abreu.
STUDIES
As a definitively integral artist, Jonathan Acosta, in addition to his musical studies, graduated as a Lawyer in 2006 graduated from the Fermín Toro University and made a postgraduate degree in University Teaching at the Libertador Barquisimeto Experimental Pedagogical University - Venezuela. Later he is certified as an Announcer at the Central University of Venezuela. Like other postgraduate studies, he specializes in Labor Law and also obtains the International Certificate as an Organizational Coach with the Central University of Venezuela and the International Coach Institute of Germany.
RECORD PRODUCTIONS
He has recorded two (2) record plates in full, one of them with the musical group "Bahareque" entitled "If it does not rain that Escampe" getting positioned within the ten (10) main radio stations in the country, and a second production as an interpreter and composer entitled “Pido Permission”, a production that was pre-nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards 2017. This production is currently available on all digital marketing platforms and soon in the APP VENEZUELA Ánimo APP available on the Play Store. He has participated as a guest singer in other record productions, such as, Municipal Symphony Orchestra of Barquisimeto Lara state among others.