Speakers directory 2023 - Latinas in Tech Summit 2023

Keynote Speakers

The First Latina in Space and Former NASA Director

NASA

Ellen Ochoa

Managing Director, Head of International Banking and Lending

Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association

Ileana Musa

With Iris Castro as our EmCee

Multiple Emmy Awards winner and Telemundo producer and journalist.

Iris is a highly respected voice in the tech industry, with years of experience advocating for diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As a Latina woman herself, she has firsthand knowledge of the unique challenges faced by underrepresented groups in tech, and is deeply committed to creating a more equitable and inclusive industry. Her enthusiasm and passion for tech and diversity are sure to inspire us all.

Our Speakers

CEO and Co-Founder

Founders Registry

Ana Pompa Alarcón

Director of Business

Latinas in Tech

Ana Bretschneider

Strategic Ops Project Coordinator

Salesforce

Ana Delgado Cossio

President & Co-Founder

Latinas in Cyber

Angela Hill

Managing DEI Programs & Strategically Deploying Global Sales Tools

Oracle

Alma Islas

VP of Experience Design

Zillow

Amy Jiménez Márquez

Associate Director – Strategic Talent Sourcing and Diversity Attraction

Eli Lilly and Company

Ashley Marie Lopez

Data Scientist

Intuit

Andrea Martin

Diversity Outreach Specialist

Warner Brothers Discovery

Brett Ellis

Associate Director

Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Iniciative

Bárbara Gómez-Aguiñaga

Manager, Representation Strategy

Zillow

Carúmey Stevens

Mindfulness/ Emotional Intelligence/ Mentor for Latine and DEIB

Alma y Espiritu

Criss Cuervo

Sr. Program Manager

Latinas in Tech

Cecilia Fischer-Benitez

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Google

Carolina Galleguillos

Sr Director, Strategic Technology & Transformation Programs

Electronic Arts

Cristina Rufeisen

Strategic Partnerships

Expedia Group

Cintia Tavella

Equity Product Marketing Lead

LinkedIn

Daniela Bayon

Program Manager, AI

Meta

Denise Hernandez

Administrator, Public Affairs

Warner Brothers Discovery

Daphne Sigala

Senior User Researcher

Sonos

Steffani Araya

Software Engineer

Zillow

Evelyn Cupil-Garcia

Director, Office of Equality

Salesforce

Elvita Quinones

Sr. Director – MQ IDS – Concord

Eli Lilly and Company

Gerardo Puerta

Director, Website Strategy – Salesforce.org

Salesforce

Grace Ramon

CEO and Founder

Crypto Tech Women and W3 Learn Academy

Gianina Skarlett

Chief Technology Correspondent

Axios

Ina Fried

Chief Operating Officer

Latino Business Action Network (LBAN)

Jennifer Garcia

Manager-Talent Scout/Sourcing

Eli Lilly and Company

Julie Ciminillo

Principal Data Scientist

Sonos

Keria Bermudez-Hernandez, PhD

Managing Director, US leader for Women in Technology

Deloitte

Kristi Lamar

Principal Product Designer

Roblox

Karla Polo

Chief Operating Officer for the Novel & Exponential Technologies (NExT team)

Deloitte

Kelly Raskovich

Infrastructure Engineer

Liberty Mutual Insurance

Lesly Garcia

Chief of Staff to the CEO

ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals for America)

Lalo Medina

Director, Technical Recruiting

Robinhood

Loni Olazaba

IT Senior Director

Eli Lilly and Company

Liza Stultz

Director, Marketing Services

Salesforce

Milliane Alves Faria

Owner/ Founder

CASITA MICHI and MB CREATIVE CO

Michelle Barrionuevo-Mazzini

Graphics Production Specialist for Packaging Experience & Visual Design

Sonos

Marlyn Montoya Choi

Director, Partner Strategy & Operations

Zillow

Macri Cruz

Director of Community Partnerships

Airbnb

Maria Cuba

Chief People, Inclusion and Diversity Officer

Expedia Group

Michael Davis Velasco

Software Engineer III

BlackRock

Miriam Flores

Games Production

Netflix

Maylene (May) Garcia

Director, Partner Marketing Programs

Expedia Group

Monica May

Sr. Manager, Global Pricing and Analysis

Warner Brothers Discovery

Melanie Varillas

Tech Savvy team’s Senior Business Program Specialist

Deloitte

Nina Rebolleda Martinez

Senior Product Manager

Vista Higher Learning

Paz Zuniga

Director – Talent Expert Lilly Commercial

Eli Lilly and Company

Roberto Carballido

Senior Manager, Connections

Zillow

Rachael Martinez

CEO & Co-Founder

Latinas in Tech

Rocio Medina van Nierop

Senior Director of Sales Engineering for Comcast Business West Division

Comcast

Romy Ricafort

Director of Product Management

Intuit

Rosa Welton

Co-Founder and Vice President

Latinas In Cyber

Samantha Bolet

Commercial and Global Services – Talent Acquisition

Eli Lilly and Company

Shawn Liller

Director of Business Solutions

Intuit Mailchimp

Sarah Ricketts

Executive Vice President of Engineering

Warner Brothers Discovery

Sowmya Subramanian

Managing Director, US Director of Tech Strategy

Deloitte

Tatiana Dominguez

Senior Software Engineer

Zillow

Tatiana Ensslin

Senior Manager of Diversity Recruiting Programs- West Division

Comcast

Walter Thompson-Smith

Marketing Manager, Latin America

Sonos

Ximena Diaz Covarrubias

Lead Web Developer

Latinas in Tech

Yarely Chino

Startup Competition Jury

General Partner

Creative Ventures

Alex Luce

Investor & CEO

Founders Registry

Ana Pompa

VC

Origin Ventures

Carolina Galdiz

Founding Partner

Epakon Capital

Diego Salas

Senior Analyst

Chingona Ventures

Grisel Hernandez

VC

Energize VC

Grace Penders

Operating Principal

JetBlue Ventures

Jennifer Crusca

VC

M25

Leandro Bedolla

Principal

Inicio Ventures

Monica Martens