The top Employee Resource Groups shared how they are shaping their ERGs to
drive an inclusive culture and impact Latino talent and the bottom line of their
companies. (L-R) Rosa Bravo, Accenture; Hernan Celis, JPMorgan & Chase & Co.;
Cinthya Allen, AT&T; Manny Diaz, Johnson & Johnson; and Elba Pareja-
Gallagher, UPS.
Chief Diversity Officers Roundtable” “
Chief Diversity Officers Roundtable: General Motors,
Chief Diversity Officer, Kenneth Barrett and Chief
Diversity Officer, Wanda Hope of Johnson & Johnson.
Chief Diversity Officer Roundtable: (L-R) Kenneth Barrett, General Motors; Wanda
Hope, Johnson & Johnson; Elizabeth Nieto, MetLife; Smita Pillai, Prudential
Financial, Inc.; and Moderator Elliott Segarra from Accenture.
Chief Diversity Officers Roundtable: Elizabeth Nieto of
MetLife and Elliott Segarra of Accenture attentively
listen to Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion Smita
Pillai of Prudential Financial, Inc.
Jose “Pepe” Estrada, Director of Public Affairs at
Walmart, Inc. shares how through his role he has
incorporated being a change agent. (L-R) Jeannette
Pina, Vice President & Corporate Secretary at MetLife,
Jose Estrada, and Catherine Hernandez-Blades.
Members also work closely with UPS
Supplier Diversity to increase Hispanic
diversity spending.
After hearing the success story of each
awardee and a networking break, attendees
eagerly welcomed the first panel of the
day titled: “Corporate Latina Executives of
the Year: Celebrating Achievement.” The
panel brought together Latina executives
performing at the top of their respective
companies. Panelists were selected and
recognized based on their excellence in
business impact, corporate leadership,
mentorship, and remarkable dedication to
working with our communities both locally
and nationally.
The introduction was presented by
Wanda Hope, Chief Diversity Officer,
Johnson & Johnson. The moderator Melissa
Bolden, Assistant Vice President, Program
Management, Merger Integration, AT&T
welcomed speakers: Maria Eduarda
Kertesz, President, U.S. HealthE, Johnson &
Johnson; Claudia Marquez, Senior Director,
Sales Operations, INFINITI Americas; Tony
Gutierrez, Country Director of Mexico,
Catherine Hernandez-Blades, Senior Vice President;
Chief Brand and Communications Officer at Aflac
responds question by Moderator, Assistant Vice
President of Human Resource at AT&T, Erik Mitchell
during the Agents of Change panel.
American Airlines; Eliana Murillo, Head of
Multicultural Marketing, Google.
The second panel of the day titled
“Employee Resource Groups of the
Year/Empowering the ERGs” opened a
discussion on ways ERGs develop a
connection between the company and
employees by empowering, nurturing and
retaining talent. Tapping into the collective
intelligence of the ERG to provide competitive
advantages in the marketplace, ERGs have
proven to be essential in their business
A full-packed conference offering inspirational and empowering sessions.
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