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Hispanic Lifestyle presented the 11th Annual Business Expo and Conference honoring the regions top Latino owned companies. The event will took place on Friday, August 3, 2007 at the Ontario Airport Hilton, Ontario, California.

    The conference featured the annual state of Latino businesses a presentation by Richard Sandoval, president of Hispanic Lifestyle and Henry Mendoza, Chairman of the California Chambers of Commerce.  A panel discussion on the value of Latino consumers featured: Mr. Richard Montanez of Pepsi Frito Lay, Mr. Lou Ochoa, President of Barratt American/President of Riverside County Builders Association and Mr. Javier Ramirez, a business consultant with an expertise in the Latino Market.  The president of Cal Poly Pomona, Ph.D. J, Michael Ortiz,  addressed the luncheon audience.   The highlight of the expo is the annual recognition the region’s top Latino owned companies. The combined totals of the 2007 listing complied by Hispanic Lifestyle exceeds 2 billion dollars and 15,000 employees.

To receive information on next years event call 951.940.9099 or send an email request to events@Hispaniclifestyle.com

* PROGRAM

9:00 am - 10:00 am - Networking • Exhibitors • Check In


10:00 am -  Morning Welcome


10:15 am -  State of Latino Owned Businesses “Inland Region”

                   Mr. Richard Sandoval, President, Hispanic Lifestyle

                   Mr. Henry Mendoza, Chairman of the California Chambers of Commerce


11:00 am - Marketing Insights “The Value of the Region’s Latino Market”

                   Mr. Richard Montanez of Frito Lay


                   Mr. Lou Ochoa, President of Barratt American/

                   President of Riverside County Builders Association


                   Mr. Javier Ramirez, a business consultant with an expertise in the Latino Market.


12:15 pm - Luncheon Program

                   Welcome

                   Ms. Josie Gonzales, San Bernardino County Supervisor

                  

                   Update From

                   Mr. J. Adalberto Quijada, District Director of the Santa Ana District Office of the

                   U.S. Small Business Administration


                  Keynote Address

                  President of Cal Poly Pomona, and

                  2006 Influential Latino, Inland Empire Hispanic Image Awards

                  Ph.D. J, Michael Ortiz


                   Presentation of the Inland Regions 2007 “Top Latino Owned Businesses”


2:00 pm - Door Prizes/Conclusion

* working program, speakers subject to change.

Pictured above 2007 top Latino owned businesses in the Inland region.

They generated over 2 billion in revenues and employed over 15,000 people

ABOUT THE EVENT

Hispanic Lifestyle is pleased to present the 11th Annual Business Expo and Conference on Friday, August 3, 2007 at the Ontario Airport Hilton, Ontario, California. During the lunchtime segment of the event, we celebrate the successes of the regions top Latino Owned Businesses.The businesses being honored in past years, have collectively generated  almost 2 billion dollars in annual revenue, while employing thousands in 2006.


BACKGROUND

Since 1996 Hispanic Lifestyle’s Business Expo and Conference has attracted the regions decisions makers. All levels of government, corporate representatives and business resource centers attend the conference to network with those Latino business owners who continually raise the standards of economic success.

Hispanic Lifestyle throughout the years stands alone as the only organization to annually bring these entities together. In addition, this event represents Hispanic Lifestyle’s unveiling of the Inland Regions’s top Hispanic owned business listing that appears in our publication and on our website.


OUR AUDIENCE

The conference targets Latino business professionals,business owners, business students, Hispanic Chambers of Commerce Members, companies and individuals interested in reaching this important consumer market. Several national corporations and local businesses support the program in the past. The combination of a conference/ business expo, provides an excellent opportunity to directly connect with the event’s attendees

Click here to download complete Top Latino Business listing.