As part of Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, we have invited 3 young entrepreneurs under the title, "Successful Latino TECH Entrepreneurs – Abriendo Caminos" – a Panel Discussion.
https://calendar.pitt.edu/event/successful_latino_tech_entrepreneurs#.YUyaUuySnD4
Tuesday, October 5, 2021,
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 PM EST
Technology is universal and therefore needs to reflect the diverse users, creators and innovators that shape the technology of tomorrow. In 2015, only 4.7% of Tech professionals were Hispanic. (latinotech.org). Minority-owned companies contribute greatly to the US economy (4.7 million jobs) and capital market ($700b annual revenue). But many Black and Latino businesses do not reach their full potential due to coaching, connections, curriculum and capital barriers. Latino US adults over 25 with a bachelor's degree or higher comprised only 21% compared to 45% non-minority. The total US venture dollars raised for Black and Latino founders in 2020⁴ was only 2.4%. (EY).
During this panel discussion, successful Pittsburgh Hispanic/Latina/e/o/x TECH entrepreneurs will share their experience, drive, spirit, barriers and challenges to increase more Latinx/Hispanics in TECH business in the U.S. Main takeaways will be strategies to face barriers in business and tips to be successful.
MODERATORS
| Brent Rondon, MPA | Annia Aleman Ascender Business Incubator |
Previously, he was the Manager of the Global Business Program at the Duquesne University SBDC. Brent managed export projects to assist U.S. equipment manufacturers to enter Latin American countries of U.S.-Made equipment. He has traveled extensively and led trade missions to countries such as Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France, China, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Brazil.
He received a Master's Degree of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) and a Graduate Certificate in Latin American Studies from the University of Pittsburgh. His undergraduate studies were in Lima, Peru, receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture Engineering from the La Molina National University. He is a Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) from NASBITE International, on the board of Global Pittsburgh, Mayor Peduto's Welcoming Pittsburgh initiative, the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Sister Cities International, NASBITE International and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Diverse Communities Group. He was a 6-year President of the Latin American Cultural Union and he is fluent in Spanish and intermediate Portuguese.
Annia Aleman. Innovation Director at Ascender Business Incubator. At Ascender, Annia is in charge of designing and executing educational programming as well as working with entrepreneurs, local innovators launch and build new products or services that impact how people live, work, and play.
Before joining Ascender, Annia worked for four years at the Department of Innovation & Performance, City of Pittsburgh. Annia's eye for creative solutions, problem-solving skills, and convening and cultivating partnerships led her to work across teams and departments. Here, she was responsible for launching and managing PGH Lab, a program that connects startups and the city government to test new products and services. She helped push forward the citywide Inclusive Innovation plan that convened and amplified organizations working towards a more inclusive and equitable Pittsburgh for all. She also participated in the 2018 Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge, where cities competed for a grand prize of 1 million dollars to address pressing needs. Annia has worked nationally and internationally leading human-centered design thinking workshops in the public sector.
Annia holds a Master's in Public Policy & Management from Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University, and a Bachelor's in Global Policy with a minor in Economics from Chatham University. Annia was a 2020 New Leaders Council Fellow, where she participated in a six-month leadership training program. In 2018 the Pittsburgh Business Times recognized Annia as one of Pittsburgh's "30 under 30," and The Incline recognized her as one of the "Who's Next: Technology."
PANELISTS
Daniela Osio, CEO, Kloopify.
Photo taken from Linkedin. https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniela-osio-4a947394/
Daniela Osio, CEO and founder of Kloopify, a SaaS company focused on accelerating the world's transition to sustainable materials. Ecolabel compliance is hard, Kloopify makes it easy. Daniela Osio is passionate about solving meaningful problems. She is the founder and CEO of Kloopify, a SaaS platform helping companies achieve sustainability. Formerly at DuPont, Daniela was the Global Risk Management Leader who created, developed, and implemented a Risk Management organization for the $4.0 billion Electronics and Imaging (E&I) Business Unit. She led the warehousing, barge, tank & transloading categories through the DOW and DuPont merger, and in 2019 was named a 30 under 30 Supply Chain Star by the Institute of Supply Chain Management. She attended Duquesne University and studied Supply Chain Management and Information Systems Management. While at Duquesne, she was a D1 college tennis player. She speaks various languages and grew up all over the world. She has Venezuelan and Spanish roots.
Kloopify enables organizations with Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives to achieve their Environmental, social, and corporate governance goals. We do this by tackling the climate and social crisis at the center of the problem: the supply chain and sustainable procurement. Our SaaS platform connects organizations with suppliers in real-time and gives purchasers immediate insights into the social and environmental impact of each purchase decision. Kloopify grades and assess each product and service by the impact they make on GHG and carbon emissions, water consumption, chemicals of concerns, slavery, etc. Unlike consulting and ad-hoc solutions, Kloopify is easy to implement, cost-effective, and scalable for a lasting world impact
Alex Garcia, Owner, AGIS.
Photo taken from Linkedin. https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexgarcia57/
Alex Garcia, Owner, AGIS. AGIS media helps E-commerce brands and startups scale to 7 & 8 figures through digital marketing campaigns. Alex is an entrepreneur who is the founder and CEO of AGIS Media, what he describes as "not your daddy's marketing agency". He helps scale direct-to-consumer brands around the world using leading digital marketing strategies. Alex is a rising junior at CMU pursuing a business major and an entrepreneurship minor. Having grown up with two serial entrepreneurs for parents, Alex learned what it's like to grow a company and developed a passion for business from a young age. Alex used the marketing skills that he had learned from his previous business ventures to start his advertising agency. In the future, Alex hopes to be one of the leaders in the digital marketing industry and eventually found his own venture capital firm/studio. Along the way, he hopes to have a lot of fun bringing some of his crazy business ideas to life. He has Venezuelan and Spanish roots.
AGIS Media Description: AGIS Media is a leading digital marketing agency that works with established e-commerce brands to completely transform their social media marketing and skyrocket their sales. AGIS Media has helped DTC brands scale to multiple seven and eight figures through Facebook and Instagram ads.
Roberto Iriondo,
Picture taken from Linkedin. https://www.linkedin.com/in/robiriondo/
Roberto is the head of Towards AI, an internationally known Pittsburgh media company in the AI space, servicing AI startups and enterprises with clients in the US, the UAE, and Europe. He is also the Head of Content at Snorkel AI, a Silicon Valley AI unicorn that empowers data scientists and developers to build and deploy scalable AI applications end-to-end. Previously, he was a front-end engineer and marketing lead for the Machine Learning Department at Carnegie Mellon University. As an engineer and strategist by heart, his work has helped several companies to achieve business goals and KPIs, from NVIDIA AI, Anyscale, Superb AI, Determined AI, Lambda, Udacity, and many more. His background roots are from Peru.
Visit https://calendar.pitt.edu/event/successful_latino_tech_entrepreneurs#.YUyaUuySnD4 for more information.
Thanks,
Best Regards,
Brent G. Rondon, MPA, CGBP.
Sr. Management Consultant for International Trade
University of Pittsburgh SBDC
Hablo Espanol
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