Get a Sneak Peek at LATV’s Latino Alternative Business Forum 

The countdown for Hispanic Heritage Month has begun! You know we celebrate our Latino culture all year round, but officially, on September 15th the world has all eyes on us.

Therefore, we’re thrilled to announce LATV’s official kick-off to HHM, the Latino Alternative Business Forum, a two-day in person event where we will amplify Latino business leaders, small business owners and thought leaders through: 

Expert Panels, Think Tanks, and content creation and so much more. Hosted by our very own and diverse LATV talent, the two-day networking event will include a cocktail hour, performances, panels, interviews and many surprises, directly filmed from our State-Of-The-Art studios in Los Angeles, CA, where four of our main primetime shows stages will be built to have an exclusive experience that you’ll be able to see on a special that will air on LATV during Hispanic Heritage Month.

See some of the confirmed latino movers and shakers that will partake in the panels:

 Julissa Arce  – National best selling author, speaker social justice advocate, former wall street executive

Julissa Arce is a best-selling author of My (Underground) American Dream (Entre Las Sombras del Sueño Americano) and Someone Like Me (Alguien Como Yo).  She was named one of People en Español’s 25 Most Powerful Women of 2017 and 2019 Woman of the Year by the City of Los Angeles. She is a leading voice in the fights for social justice, immigrant rights and education equality.

A sought after speaker and political commentator, she gives talks at college campuses across the nation and events such as Tedx, the White House Latino Policy Summit, the Democratic National Convention, Politicon, and the Forbes Reinventing America Summit (alongside Nancy Pelosi, Jessica Alba, and Gayle King).

Mike Alfaro – Creative Director / Founder and of Millenial Loteria

Millennial Lotería is an insightful parody of the classic “Mexican Bingo” game called Lotería, but this time, it’s like way more millennial. He created the project to break outdated immigrant stereotypes and to represent a new generation of Latinos in a modern world. This game turns La Dama into La Feminist, El Catrín into El Hipster, and La Muerte into El Gluten.

The success of Millennial Lotería allowed them to expand their product offering, including their first Gen Z Loteria, which launched exclusively at Target in March 2022. 

Paloma Martinez – Founder of Pawminded

Paloma worked in the entertainment industry for over ten years. As an execution and creative, She’s honed her skills in project/business development and management. Paloma uses her experience developing and pitching multimillion-dollar project and managing over 100 person teams to maintain and enhance Pawminded’s short term and long term goals. Paloma holds a Master’s degree from the University of Southern California (USC) and two bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Paloma is grateful to be working with such an inspiring team and truly believes in the mission to empower the dog-human connection.

Who else would you like to see? Follow along out social media channels for up-to-date details and come back to LATV.com for future guest announcements.