Reports
Agenda
| Time |
Event |
|
| 10:00am |
Welcoming Remarks
Phil Pompa, executive director, Latino Business Action Network, MBA ’82 |
| 10:10am |
Introduction to Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative and collaboration with LBAN
Jerry Porras, Lane Professor Emeritus of Organizational Behavior and Change |
| 10:55am |
Implications of SLEI 2017 Findings on U.S. Economy Now & in the Future
Rupert Murdoch, CEO and chairman of News Corp.
Sol Trujillo, former CEO of Telstra Corp. |
| 11:45am |
Closing Remarks
Introduction by Victor Arias, Stanford board of trustees emeritus, MBA ’82
Fred Alvarez, Stanford board of trustee member, JD ’75, BA ’72 |
| 12:00pm |
Media Interviews |
Quotees
Natassia Rodriguez Ott
“This research is important because it gives new insight into an under-studied community. When we set out to do this research, we wanted to understand the barriers to Latino-owned business growth and who Latino business owners are. There’s a widespread misconception that Latino-owned businesses are segregated from the general economy in who they serve and where they are located, and this research dispels that notion. We found that 75% of businesses are located outside Latino enclaves, and the majority of these businesses are serving non-Latino customers and employing non-Latino workers.”
Jerry Porras
“I think the growing population of Latinos, currently about 17% of the overall US population and anticipated to be 30% by 2060, will have an increasingly significant impact (either positive or negative) on the health of our overall economy. In order to insure that it is positive, the Latino community needs to leverage its contribution with an increase in income and wealth. The quickest way to accelerate these is through entrepreneurship. Stanford having been a national leader in educating and developing entrepreneurs coupled with its location in California and the Silicon Valley, is in a prime position to play a significant role in promoting Latino entrepreneurism.”
