THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16

6:00 am – 2:00 pm

John S. Martinez Golf Outing
(6:00 am - Transportation to golf site)
(7:00-8:00 am – Breakfast Buffet)
(8:00 am - ShotGun Start)
(12 noon - Awards & Prizes & Lunch)

Welcome Remarks:
Assemblyman Felix W. Ortiz (NY)
NHCSL President
Location: El Dorado Beach Golf Club
Transportation provided

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Registration
Location: Hilton Meetings Area
2nd Floor

6:30 pm –8:30 pm

Welcome Reception
Location: Jardín Botánico
Universidad de Puerto Rico

Welcome Remarks:
Assemblyman Felix W. Ortiz (NY)
NHCSL President
Antonio Garcia Padilla
President, University of Puerto Rico

Entertainment: La Tuna de Puerto Rico
Transportation: Hotel lobby at 6:00 pm
 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17

7:30 am – 3:00 pm

Registration
Location: Hilton Meetings Area

7:30 am – 8:45 am

General Breakfast
Location: Hilton Meetings Area, Rm. 10

8:00 am – 9:30 am

Legislators Breakfast (invitation only)
Location: San Cristobal Ballroom BCD

9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Policy Priorities Plenary
Room: Conference 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Opening Remarks
Assemblyman Felix W. Ortiz (NY)
NHCSL President

EDUCATION
Moderator:
Representative Dora Olivo (TX)
Panel
Reg Weaver, President, National Education Association
Claudia Martinez, Associate Director
Office of Academic Preparation and Equal Opportunity, University of California, Santa Barbara (ENLACE)
Elizabeth Casas Ray, Director, Hispanic Communication & Outreach, U.S. Department of Education

IMMIGRATION
Moderator:
Representative Joseph Miro (DE)
NHCSL President-Elect
Panel
Alfonso Aguilar, Chief, Office of Citizenship
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services,
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Congressman Luis Gutierrez (IL)
Edgar Medina, Immediate Past-President & Immigration Chair, South Carolina Hispanic Leadership Council

HEALTH
Moderator:
Senator Luz Arce-Ferrer (PR)
Panel
Blanca Torres, Public Health Analyst, National Center for Chronic Disease, Prevention & Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, President & CEO, National Hispanic Medical Association/President
National Hispanic Health Foundation
Elba Blanes, Executive Director
Puerto Rican Diabetes Association

12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

Veterans’ Luncheon
Room: San Geronimo Ballroom B
Introduction: Assemblyman Felix W. Ortiz (NY) NHCSL President
Keynote Speaker:
Senator Kenneth McClintock (PR), President of the Senate of Puerto Rico

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Plenary: “Puerto Rico’s Future: The Options After 108 Years of Being Under the U.S. Flag”
Welcome:
Assemblyman Felix W. Ortiz (NY) NHCSL President
Moderator:
Jeffrey Farrow, Former Co-Chairman, White House Task Force on Puerto Rico
Panel
Senator Kenneth McClintock, President of the Senate of Puerto Rico (Statehood)
Representative Hector Ferrer Rios, House Minority Leader PDP (Commonwealth)
Nestor Duprey, Ex-Clerk of the House of Representatives (Free Association)
Carlos Frontera, Adjunct Secretary for North American Relations for the Puerto Rican Independence Party
Room: Conference 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

3:15 pm – 4:30pm

Hispanics in Philanthropy & Corporate Governance
Moderator:
George Herrera, President
Herrera-Cristina Group, Ltd.
Panel
Kimberly Casiano, President, Casiano Communications & Ford Motor Company Board of Directors
Carlos Davila, President, Citibank Florida, Business Manager for Puerto Rico
Room: Conference 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

State Capitol Reception
Hosts:
Kenneth McClintock, President of the Senate of Puerto Rico
Jose F. Aponte Hernandez, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Location: The Capitol, Leopoldo Figueroa Hall
Transportation: provided from the lobby at 6:00 pm

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18

8:00 am – 12:00 noon

Registration
Location: Hilton Meetings Area

8:00 am – 9:00 am

The State of Women’s Health Breakfast & Panel
Room: Conference 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Moderator:
Anna Carbonell, Vice President, Press & Public Affairs, NBC4 & Telemundo 47

Greetings
Luz Arce Ferrer, Senator of Puerto Rico

Keynote Speaker:
Marion Luna Brem
President/CEO, Love Enterprises

9:00 am – 11:30 am

Panel:
Maria L. Rios, MD, President, Association of Cardiologists, Puerto Rico
Lizzie Perez, Director, Corporate/Government Affairs, Pfizer Caribbean, Go Red for Women
Luis Molinary Fernandez, MD, President, Society of Cardiology, Puerto Rico
Juan J. Hernández Maldonado, MD, Director of Cardiovascular Surgery Section, Hospital Auxilio Mutuo; President, Division of Puerto Rico – American Heart Association
Room: Conference 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

12:00 – 1:30 noon

Special Recognition Luncheon
Remarks: Assemblyman Felix W. Ortiz (NY) NHCSL President
Room: San Geronimo Ballroom B

1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Annual Executive Committee & BBA Meeting (CLOSED)
Room: Conference 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

6:00 pm – 12:00 Midnight

Noche de Celebración
Location: Las Olas Ballroom

Emcee:
Anna Carbonell, Vice President, Press & Public Affairs, NBC4 & Telemundo 47

Presentation of Colors:
Puerto Rico State National Guard

National Anthem:
Antilles High School of Fort Buchanan Children’s Choir - Director: Sonia Betancourt

Invocation: Reverend David Andres Alvarez, Bishop of the Diocese of Puerto Rico, Episcopalian Church

Speaker:
Joxel Garcia, MD, Sr. Vice President/Sr. Medical Advisor, MAXIMUS, Inc.

Guest of Honor
Jose F. Aponte Hernandez
Speaker of the House of Representatives

Award Presentation
John S. Martinez Excellence in Leadership Award
Recipient: Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez
State of Maryland

Closing Remarks: Assemblyman Felix W. Ortiz (NY) NHCSL President

Entertainment: Common Sense