Speakers and Panelists

Featured Speakers & Special Guests

Roman Palomares

National President and Board Chairman, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Attorney General Rob Bonta

Attorney General, State of California

Sen. Alex Padilla

U.S. Senator for California

Rebecca S. Pringle

President, National Education Association

Congressman Robert Garcia

U.S. Representative, California's 42nd District

Erica Bernal-Martinez

Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO)

Charles D. Henderson

Chief Executive Officer, American Diabetes Association

Virginia Kase Solomón

President & CEO, Common Cause

Attorney General Raúl Torrez

Attorney General, State of New Mexico

Attorney General Keith Ellison

Attorney General of Minnesota

Angelica Salas

Executive Director, Coalition for Humane Immigration Rights (CHIRLA)

Carlos Eduardo Espina

Nonprofit Director, Activist, and Lawyer

Larissa Avilés-Santa, MD, MPH

Director, Division of Clinical and Health Services Research National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities National Institutes of Health

Sen. Roland Gutierrez

Texas State Senate, District 19

Gaby Pacheco

President and CEO, TheDream.US

Mayor Rex Richardson

Mayor, City of Long Beach

Susan Gonzales

Founder and CEO, AI & You

Rep. James Talarico

Texas House of Representatives, District 50

Amb. Norman Eisen (ret.)

Co-founder and Board Member, State Democracy Defenders Action

Betsy Lawrence

Senior Fellow for Immigration Policy, Center for American Progress

Juan Proaño

Chief Executive Officer, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Thomas A. Saenz

President and General Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)

Dr. Brett Matulis

Communities Program Director, ecoAmerica

Alba Villa

Attorney, Immigrant Rights Advocate, and Chief Development Officer

Héctor E. Sánchez Barba

President and CEO, Mi Familia Vota

Paola Garcia Abbo

Vice President and Head of Impact, OneMain Financial

Tonia Reyes Uranga

Long Beach Council President, LULAC

Jonathan Diaz

Director of Voting Advocacy and Partnerships, Campaign Legal Center

Natasha Dale

Vice President of Corporate Philanthropy and Community Relations, OneMain Financial

Rafael Agustin

CEO, Latino Film Institute and Executive Director, Youth Cinema Project

Memo Torres

Journalist and Director of Partnerships, L.A. Taco.

Elida Martinez

National VP for Young Adults, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Stephen Cloobeck

Founder and CEO, Diamond Resorts

Brittney Curiel Moreno

Public Defense Client Advocate, LULAC Policy Fellow Alumna

Idalyd Granados

National VP for Youth, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Ray Serrano, PhD, MPH

National Director of Research and Policy, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Andres Garcia Perez

Policy Advocate for Migrant Farm Laborers & Research and Policy Fellow, LULAC National

Rachelle Zavalza-Arellano

Research and Policy Fellow, LULAC National & Undergraduate Student, Stanford University

Jacob Sandoval

California State Director, LULAC

Nathan Castillo

Deputy State Director of Young Adults, California LULAC

Alyssa Mireles

Deputy State Director, California LULAC

Aric Herrera

Texas LULAC, Deputy Director of Young Adults and Texas A&M LULAC President and Founder

Cody Wofsy

Deputy Director of the Immigrants’ Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union

Brenda Bastian

Chief Content Officer, The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Jasmine Martinez

Mass Media & Communications Fellow, LULAC

Dr. Jose Luis Zelaya

Educator and Community Advocate


Women's Conference Speakers

Lupe Torres

National Vice President for Women, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Hilda Solis

Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and Former Secretary of Labor

Sen. Lena Gonzalez

California State Senate, District 33

Dr. Elba Garcia

Dallas County Commissioner, District 4

Dr. Nina Richardson

Interim Dean of Enrollment Services, Long Beach Community College

Dr. María P. Aranda

Professor, USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

Ada Briceño

Co-President, UNITE HERE Local 11

Lydia Guzman

Director of Advocacy and Civic Engagement, Chicanos Por La Causa

Lourdes Galvan

Past National Vice President for Women, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Belia Paz

General Manager, Aerostar Media

Caroline Sanchez Crozier

Digital Leaders Now and Chair, LULAC Committee on Technology and AI

Melissa Sandgren

Director of External Community Engagement, Airbnb

Marija Chandler

Superhost Ambassador, Airbnb

Ceci Jayo

Superhost Ambassador, Airbnb

Dr. Charito Cisneros

President, Hispanic Cosmetology and Beauty Chamber of Commerce of New York

Laura Linda Escalante

Award-winning Tejano and Country Music Artist

Pastor Asia Clermont

State Director for LULAC Florida and Mental Health Case Manager

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