SPEAKERS

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• Elizabeth Barrutia

  CEO and Founder

  Baru

  @baruadvertising

  Elizabeth Barrutia

  CEO and Founder
  Baru
  @baruadvertising

  

  Elizabeth is a thought leader in entertainment marketing and media. She founded BARU
  in 2007, envisioning a new approach to reach diverse moviegoers. Today, the agency
  leverages strategic insight, data and technology to drive engagement, tune in, digital
  streaming, downloads and box office attendance.
  With a 20-year career, she is among the very few industry innovators who have the
  insight and experience to help studios bridge the cultural divide.

  Elizabeth has developed campaigns on more than 150 feature films for Walt Disney
  Studios, Universal Pictures, Sony, Paramount, Warner Bros., Focus Features, 20th
  Century Fox, and more.
  She is also a sought-after speaker, having led panels at industry events such as ThinkLA,
  CinemaCon and the ANA Masters of Marketing Conference.
  Prior to founding BARU, Elizabeth held leadership positions at Carat USA and Focus
  Media. Having lived in Spain, Brazil, and Mexico, Elizabeth is fluent in English, Spanish,
  and Portuguese. She is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and holds a
  Bachelors of Science in Mass Communications and Latin American Literature.
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• Fernando del Rincón

  Periodista y conductor

  CNN en Español

  @soyfdelrincon

  Fernando del Rincón

  Periodista y conductor
  CNN en Español
  @soyfdelrincon

  

  Fernando del Rincón is the anchor for primetime show Conclusiones and for the newscast Fuentes Confiables. He has covered a broad range of important international news and he has interviewed literary and political icons. In 2006, he was recognized for 20 years of work. In April 2014, Fernando and his show Conclusiones received the ACE award for the Best General TV Program. In 2011 and 2013, he was chosen as best TV news anchor by People en español. Before joining CNN en Español, Del Rincón was the anchor for the newscast “Mega News” of Mega TV.
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• Andrew Delbridge

  President/Chief Strategy & Engagement Officer

  Gallegos United

  @GallegosUnited

  Andrew Delbridge

  President/Chief Strategy & Engagement Officer
  Gallegos United
  @GallegosUnited

  

  A 20-year veteran of the advertising industry, Andrew led two of Australia/New Zealand’s most progressive and highly awarded agencies as CEO and managing partner. He has held CSO and director of account planning roles with multinational and creative-independents throughout Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S. He served for 10 years as a board member of the 4As Account Planning Group -renamed strategy committee- two of these as Chairman.
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• Joe Favorito

  Head of Sports Marketing Content

  Portada

  @joe_fav

  Joe Favorito

  Head of Sports Marketing Content
  Portada
  @joe_fav

  

  Joe Favorito has over 32 years of strategic communications/marketing, business development and public relations expertise in sports, entertainment, brand building, and media training. He keeps a blog on the sports marketing and publicity field at joefavorito.com, and is the author of “Sports Publicity”. He has been a guest speaker at a host of universities, and he is also a frequent spokesperson on the industry for publications ranging from Ad Age and The New York Times to NPR and CBS News.
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• Catarina Goncalves

  Strategic Planning Director

  Gallegos United

  @GallegosUnited

  Catarina Goncalves

  Strategic Planning Director
  Gallegos United
  @GallegosUnited

  

  Catarina is a talented Planning Director with over 15 years of experience in consumer research, advertising and marketing. Since joining GALLEGOS United in 2014, Catarina has successfully led the strategy for accounts like CMPB, Comcast, SouthNorte Beer Co., JCPenney and Carnival Cruise Lines.
  Prior to joining GALLEGOS United, Catarina served as Associate Director of Strategic Insights, where she managed strategic planning for clients like Heineken, Cricket Wireless, PNC Bank and Rosetta Stone.
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• Natalia Gutiérrez

  Category Sales Development Manager Global Foods

  Nestlé

  @nestle

  Natalia Gutiérrez

  Category Sales Development Manager Global Foods
  Nestlé
  @nestle

  

  Visionary catalyst with a growth mindset who consistently meets, if not exceeds aggressive goals. Known for establishing relationships, empowering others, consumer insights, driving category growth, brand and channel development, and data analysis. Strong knowledge and background in the Hispanic market.
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• Brendan Hannan

  VP of Marketing and Communications

  LA Galaxy

  @brendanhannan

  Brendan Hannan

  VP of Marketing and Communications
  LA Galaxy
  @brendanhannan

  

  Brendan Hannan is the Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Digital for the LA Galaxy and StubHub Center. Hannan oversees all of the club’s public facing facets including strategic brand marketing, media relations and digital growth and development.
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• Jason Howarth

  VP Marketing

  Panini America

  sportsmktgguy

  Jason Howarth

  VP Marketing
  Panini America
  sportsmktgguy

  

  With over 20 years of consumer brand experience, Jason is VP, Marketing at Panini America. He is responsible for working with licensors as well as developing Panini marketing, advertising & social campaigns. He has developed marketing, social media, and communications programs, activated sports sponsorships and utilized athletes/spokespersons through various initiatives. Additional experience includes work with the Atlantic 10 Conference, Arena Football League, NASCAR, National Thoroughbred Racing Association and WWE.
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• Rich Hull

  CEO

  Pongalo

  @Hull_Rich

  Rich Hull

  CEO
  Pongalo
  @Hull_Rich

  

  Rich Hull is the founder and CEO of Pongalo. He has worked with companies such as Disney, Universal, Warner Bros, and Microsoft. He co-authored the award-winning book “Dancing With Digital Natives: Staying in Step With the Generation That’s Transforming the Way Business Is Done.” He has led the creation of 25+ produced projects, ranging from young-adult movies and studio sequels to award-winning documentaries. Hull serves on the Alumni Board at Vanderbilt University, as Co-Founder of Vanderbilt-in-Hollywood, and on the Board of Paulist Productions.
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• Steve Pastorino

  Vice President, Corporate Partnerships

  Las Vegas Lights FC

  @stevepastorino

  Steve Pastorino

  Vice President, Corporate Partnerships
  Las Vegas Lights FC
  @stevepastorino

  

  Born in Caracas, Steve has combined a passion for sports business and innovation in executive roles in baseball, soccer, skiing and Olympic team handball. Currently at Las Vegas Lights FC, his recent partnerships with Zappos, Plaza Hotel & Casino, NuWu Cannabis Marketplace and others, led SI.com to call the expansion United Soccer League side, “The Most Interesting Team in America.”

  One of only a select group of individuals who have launched three expansion soccer teams (Chicago Fire, Real Salt Lake, Lights FC) since 1998, Steve is uniquely positioned to address the rise of USL, MLS and soccer in general in the USA.
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• Nelson Peña

  Vice President

  Latcom

  @latcom_ooh

  Nelson Peña

  Vice President
  Latcom
  @latcom_ooh

  

  Nelson Peña, Latcom Vice President for the United States with a focus on the Hispanic market.
  Nelson has more than 12 years of experience in developing new business, sponsorships, events and advertising sales for the Hispanic market.
  He worked in companies such as NBC UNIVERSAL, XOMAD, MTV NETWORKS, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, and YAK PAK INC., among others.
  With his support, we will strengthen our presence in the United States and the development of global accounts. Based in New York, Nelson will cover US Hispanic strategic markets such as Los Angeles, Miami and Chicago.
  Nelson holds a bachelor´s degree in Finance and an MBA from Fordham University.
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• Teylez Perez

  Vice President of Marketing and Advertising

  Pantaya, Lionsgate

  @StreamPantaya

  Teylez Perez

  Vice President of Marketing and Advertising
  Pantaya, Lionsgate
  @StreamPantaya

  

  Teylez Perez is the former vice president of Marketing and Advertising at Curacao and recently joined Pantaya – Lionsgate (a Spanish-language video streaming service) as senior vice president of marketing.
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• Isabel Rafferty

  CEO

  Mobvious

  Isabel Rafferty

  CEO
  Mobvious
  

  

  Isabel Rafferty Zavala is a mobile marketing pioneer who’s recognized in her industry for her
  avant-garde approach and success in digital marketing and sales. As an innovative trailblazer of
  online marketing Isabel’s seasoned expertise have been sought after by Fortune 500
  companies for over a decade. Moreover, Isabel’s intuitive ability to identify market trends,
  comprehend consumer behavior and formulate strategies that harness unprecedented results
  has been the fortune and foundation to expedited business growth and expansion.
  After obtaining her B.A. in Business and Marketing from California State University San Marcos,
  Isabel began her career as an Account Executive with a determined goal to strategize marketing
  solutions that would maximize business opportunities. Her creativity and curiosity led her to
  tactically develop and proof techniques that would raise the bar on marketing conversion rates.
  Isabel went on to assist well known television stations and multi-national corporations to boost
  their digital presence and substantially raise their online revenue. She has counseled
  advertising agencies and Fortune 500 companies on penetrating the Hispanic market, trained
  sales and marketing executives on the best practices for obtaining organic and sustainable
  results and has devised groundbreaking multi-platform campaigns.
  Isabel has diligently covered every aspect of launching and sustaining a prominent digital space
  including sourcing, pitching, negotiating, managing interactive advertising revenue and
  maintaining strategic relationships.
  Isabel’s depth of knowledge and extensive experience is unmatched and has lead to her
  conducting many seminars as an expert in her field. In 2012 her substantiated track recorded
  led her to be entrusted by AdsMovil to lead the opening of their Los Angeles, New York and
  Chicago offices. Isabel as always exceeded expectations and rose their annual sales from zero
  to a staggering ten million dollars.
  Presently, Isabel is the CEO and founder of Mobvious Media, a global media company with the
  objective of reaching US Hispanic and African American audiences via mobile advertising. In
  2017 Mobvious was acquired by PRISA, one of the world’s largest Hispanic media companies.
  On a personal note, Isabel Rafferty Zavala a bilingual Spanish and English speaker who was
  born in Mexico but currently resides in San Diego CA with her family. As a mother to three
  handsome boys, Isabel finds time to take on social activities in order to demonstrate to her
  children the importance of volunteering for their community. Isabel also enjoys dabbling in real-
  estate and renovated beautiful homes for resale.
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• Melissa Rodriguez

  CEO & Founder

  Mel Rodriguez & Co

  Melissa Rodriguez

  CEO & Founder
  Mel Rodriguez & Co
  

  

  Melissa is the walking example of what she aims to help companies achieve. She not only believes
  ferociously in the importance of getting at the forefront of this quickly growing audience, she is a part of
  it.

  Her parents of Dominican and Puerto Rican descents migrated to Boston, where she later obtained her
  BBA. After working in marketing for Telemundo she took on a role as a risk consultant at Ernst & Young,
  working with dozens of Fortune 500 companies over six years.
  Prior to founding this company, Melissa started a digital marketing agency focused on consulting clients
  of all industries on social media strategy, content production, and social management. Melissa is now on
  a mission to help companies truly understand and connect with the female U.S. Hispanic consumer.
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• John Sandoval

  Senior Brand and Latino Marketing Manager

  Intuit

  @intuit

  John Sandoval

  Senior Brand and Latino Marketing Manager
  Intuit
  @intuit

  

  John is Senior Brand and Latino Marketing manager at Intuit where he is responsible for the TurboTax brand and leads marketing strategy and tactics for the Latino market in the US. Prior to Intuit, John was founding partner of Orange USA, a boutique marketing agency growing client brands through the use of the latest marketing strategies and tactics. Prior to Orange USA, he worked at Square focusing on the growth of their Square en Espanol product offering and as a Brand Manager with Procter and Gamble.
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• Xavier Serbia

  Economista y Conductor

  CNN en Español

  @xavierserbia

  Xavier Serbia

  Economista y Conductor
  CNN en Español
  @xavierserbia

  

  Xavier Serbia hosts CNN Dinero, the CNN en Español program delivering business news in a simple, intelligent and well-informed manner. Author of “La Riqueza en Cuatro Pisos” and “Pregúntale a Xavier”. He has led financial segments for the show Sábado Gigante, and he presented and wrote the series “El Camino al Triunfo”. He was a regular columnist for Yahoo Finance en Español and newspapers El Nuevo Día in Puerto Rico, and La Prensa in New York. He teaches finance at universities, private companies and institutions in Puerto Rico, U.S. and LatAm.
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• Adriana Trautman

  Vice President of Marketing, Latin America

  20th Century Fox

  @FoxLatam

  Adriana Trautman

  Vice President of Marketing, Latin America
  20th Century Fox
  @FoxLatam

  

  Adriana Trautman has spent her career marketing entertainment products to international audiences. She has worked for 20th Century Fox since 2002, holding marketing roles overseas and in Los Angeles. She was named VP of Latin America Marketing in 2016, and during her tenure she has overseen the releases of many films which have over-indexed in the region, including DreamWorks Animation’s Boss Baby; the Shape of Water, which recently exceeded the BO of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Mexico, and the regional animated film Condorito.
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• Zach Rosenberg

  President

  MBMG

  @zachrosenberg

  Zach Rosenberg

  President
  MBMG
  @zachrosenberg

  

  Zach began his career over 35 years ago in account management at JWT, DDB and Chiat/Day. While at Chiat/Day. He joined Western Media (now Initiative) in 1995 as SVP, Group Account Director to manage Walt Disney business. He joined Horizon in 2000 as EVP, general manager and led the West Coast operation for 11 years before being elevated to Chief Growth Officer for the entire agency. He joined MBMG in 2015 as president. He was the recipient of thinkLA’s prestigious “Leader of the Year” award, and is an active board member of thinkLA.