UberOps at the LISTA 2009 Tech Leadership Summit December 12, 2009

Eduardo Gonzalez Loumiet, Managing Director of Uber Operations was the Chief Organizer for the Latinos in Information Sciences & Tech Assoc (LISTA) 2^ndAnnual  Emerging Technology Leadership Summit, themed “Technology Leadership: Now and in the Future.”

The Leadership Summit brought forward respected thought leaders in the field of science and technology for a daylong conference focused on:

· Social media and its affect on corporate strategy

· Health care technology and the debate over reforming medical records  (Eduardo Gonzalez Loumiet moderated this panel)

· Leadership for the Year 2010, celebrating entrepreneurs in technology and science

· Bringing broadband to all of America

Maria Suarez, Eduardo Gonzalez Loumiet, Jim Borland, Tony Jimenez

Speakers Included:

· Jim Borland, Special Advisor for Health IT, Social Security Administration

· John Villamil-Casanova EVP and CIO for ASPIRA Association, Inc.

· Dr. Robert Rodriguez, Assistant Dean, Graduate School of Management at Kaplan University

· Nilda Gumbs, Senior Director, State and Local Government Affairs, NCTA

· John Guerra, CEO, New America Alliance

· Louis Pagan, LAT3G Media,  Co-Founder, LATISM

· Anthony Jimenez, Chief Executive Officer, Microtech

· Felipe Alvarez, President, RCN

· Maria Mann, Chief Technology Officer, JP Morgan Chase 

· Scott Hartema, Assistant Vice President of Systems, State Farm

· Tómas Esterrich, Chief Financial Officer, MicroTech

· Ramon Ray, Technology Evangelist and Editor, Smallbiztechnology.com

· Jose Granado, Principal, Leader of the Advanced Security Centers, Ernst and Young

· Jeanette Hernandez Prenger, CEO, Ecco Select

· Felice Gorordo and Sean McKean, Founders, Raices de Esperanza

· Alfredo Placeres, President, New York State Federation of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce

· Claudia Goffan, CEO, Target Latino

· Liliana Gil, Managing Director, Acento Group

· Enrique Arbelaez, Interactive Director, Acento Group

· Ana Roca-Castro, CEO, Premier Social Media, Co-Founder, LATISM

· Julio Ricardo Varela, President and Founder, Publish

· Dr. Ivonne Diaz-Claisse, President, Hispanics Inspiring Students’ Performance and Achievement

· Karen Hoyos, Author and Motivational Speaker

· Plinio Ayala, President and CEO, Per Scholas

Uber Operations was one of the event sponsors

The summit also featured the “Techno Centro 2030 Career Expo,” a networking event designed to bring together Latino professionals with premier science and technology recruiters. The event closed with the National Latino Technology and Achiever Awards honoring individuals who are shaping the next frontier of science and technology.

About LISTA

LISTA’s (www.a-lista.org) mission is simple: to educate, motivate and empower the Latino community with Technology. LISTA promotes the utilization of the technology sectors for the empowerment of the Latino community. LISTA is an organization that is committed to bringing various elements of technology under one central hub to facilitate our partners, members and the community with the leverage and education they need to succeed in a highly advanced technologically driven society.

For more information on LISTA ETL Summit or National Latino Technology Achievers Awards please visit www.nltaa.org. You can follow LISTA on http://www.twitter.com/Lista1/ and http://techlatino2030.blogspot.com.

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