Leaders of America’s Hispanic/Latinx community to meet in New York

 

POSTED ON Nov 14, 2018

 

The first Hispanic Leadership Summit will be held on December 10, 2,018 at the UN Headquarters in New York. The maiden summit will explore ways in which to unify America’s Hispanic and Latino communities.

“It was imperative that we used our organization’s mission to promote greater awareness,” said Claudia Romo Edelman, founder of the We Are All Human Foundation, host of the Hispanic Leadership Summit. “Especially at a time when negative rhetoric about American immigrants, particularly from Central and South America, have risked alienating the Hispanic and Latinx Americans who make up $1.7 trillion of America’s spending power.”

Romo Edelman also noted the recent findings of We Are All Human’s “Hispanic Sentiment Study,” conducted by Zeno Group.

The study affirms the importance of convening leaders of Hispanic and Latino communities to explore the future of an economic force that represents $2.3 trillion of annual U.S. GDP, as Hispanics and Latinos launch new businesses, achieve higher levels of education and reach the C-suite of Fortune 500 companies in greater numbers.

Joining Romo Edelman as co-hosts of the summit will be the following Hispanic and Latino leaders:

• Sol Trujillo, co-founder and co-chairman of the Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC), a nonprofit organization devoted to reframing and advancing the public perception of Hispanics and Latinos in American society. He also is the former CEO of U.S. West, Orange SA, and Telstra, Australia
• Henry Cisneros, also co-founder and co-chairman of LDC, and the former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the former mayor of San Antonio, Texas
• Patricia Menéndez-Cambó, vice chair of Greenberg Traurig, the Miami-based international law firm
• Cid Wilson, president, and CEO of the Hispanic Association for Corporate Responsibility, which promotes the inclusion of Hispanics in Corporate America

“I’m optimistic that the value of America’s Hispanic community will continue to be recognized by citizens of all walks of life,” Romo Edelman said, “but as our organization’s work has shown, much work is needed to dispel misperceptions and to unify this community of 55 million that is so important to America’s future.”

Summit sponsors include Greenberg Traurig, Ulta Beauty, Dairy Management, Inc., HARMAN, Aflac, the Alumni Society, Chevron, Cultura Colectiva, Hispanic Executive, Western Union, and Zeno Group.

“It’s time for perceptions to catch up with the many significant contributions we’re making to this country,” said Menéndez-Cambó of Greenberg Traurig. “There is an urgent need for the Hispanic Community to unify its strengths and efforts to unlock its potential.”