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Bel Hernandez, LATINAFest Co-Founder

Naibe Reynoso, LATINAFest Co-Founder

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Lasio Inc., founded by Nadine Ramos, has produced cutting-edge hair keratin treatments and professional products for nearly twenty years. Ramos has also opened the successful salon Keratin Lounge in New York, while inspiring salon owners, stylist and female entrepreneurs worldwide.

Filtered beneath the Rhaetian Alps for 50 years, Neft Vodka is a blend of the highest quality water and four ancient rye grains, producing a rich, slightly sweet taste born of the cleanest of ingredients, not sugar, in an unbreakable, unique barrel that stays cold for up to six hours. Neft has received a 98 rating from The Tasting Panel Magazine.

Founded in 1999 by Jarritos, the icon of Mexican soft drinks, Mineragua is a caffeine free, sugar free sparkling water (lemonade and orangeade) that contains zero calories. It is Mexico's leading carbonated water in the U.S. and is known to cure hangovers as well as provide relief after a heavy meal.

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Anabel Munoz, ABC7 Anchor

Gabriela Milian, ABC7 Community Reporter 

Mistress of Ceremonies 

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OUR SPEAKERS AND SPECIAL APPEARANCES

Danyeli Dominguez Del Orbe

Danyeli Rodriguez Del Orbe is a spoken word artist, writing workshop facilitator, keynote speaker, and podcast co-host. for bookings please email or submit contact and event information.

Aurea Montes-Rodriguez

Aurea Montes-Rodriguez is an ex-officio Board Member with InnerCity Struggle, and a member of the Building Movement Project working to build capacity within the non-profit sector to promote social justice at the national level.

Hilda Solis

Supervisor, L.A. County Board of Supervisors, 1st District, Chair Pro Tem. Check out Hilda Solis' efforts to help small businesses during the pandemic.

Lisa Cortes Lisa Cortés, Filmmaker and Co-Director of the Untitled Voting Rights Documentary. Lisa Cortés is an Academy Award® nominated film producer and celebrated director. The film Precious (2009), which she executive produced, received Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize for best drama and was nominated for six Academy Awards® and won two. 2019’s She also produced The Apollo, an HBO documentary, the story of the legendary Apollo Theater. Her directorial debut, The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion (2020),	Nadine Ramos Nadine Ramos is an entrepreneur, innovator, manufacturer, licensed cosmetologist, and a pioneer within the keratin industry. As the Founder and CEO of Lasio Inc, Nadine Ramos has grown a professional hair-care empire that includes a manufacturing facility, luxury products, services, and a luxury salon. With a dream and the determination to fulfill her responsibilities, Ramos set her sight on beauty-focused entrepreneurship at the age of twenty with no experience and no financial support.	Gloria Calderon-Kellett Gloria Calderón Kellett is the executive producer, co-creator, co-showrunner, director and actress on the critically acclaimed sitcom One Day at a Time.
Nely Galan Nely Galán is a self-made media mogul. Dubbed the Tropical Tycoon by the New York Times Magazine, she was the first Latina President of a U.S. television network (Telemundo). She is an Emmy Award-winning producer of over 700 episodes of television in Spanish and English, which she produced through her multi-media company Galan Entertainment.	Victoria Guerrero Victoria Guerrero, District Director, South Florida District Office, Small Business Administration.She has always had the entrepreneurial spirit. With clients ranging from construction to real estate to media, her passion has always been helping small businesses grow. Check out the women's business resources at SBA.gov.	Nathalie Molina Niño Refreshingly frank and witty, author Nathalie Molina Niño is a serial tech entrepreneur, a Builder Capitalist investing at the intersection of gender and climate, and a proud daughter of Latinx immigrants.