2009 Silicon Valley Youth Success & Leadership Conference Santa Clara Convention Center 5001 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054

Why a Success and Leadership Conference with a focus on Latino youths? The high school and college dropout rate among Latinos in the United States is staggering. Nationally 21 percent drop out of high school and over 50 percent drop out of college. The economy has created enormous amount of stress on many Latino families. The Latino community is in need and hungry for inspiration and lessons on what it takes to be successful. The event will help individuals of all ages. The adults will learn valuable personal and business lessons and be encouraged to help their children succeed and stay in school. Young adults will learn what it takes to succeed, the importance of a good education, mentoring, and the many resources available.

Dear Mike Aguilera, Thank you vey much for putting out this great event! It was a great opportunity to hear from Succesful Latinos that had and still are making a great impact in our community. The future looks very promising and exciting for many of us, and this type of events help us understand that being persintent, patient and pationate with our professional careers can be very valuable in the upcoming future. Sincerely, Victor M. Rico-Gutierrez

First of all, I would like to Thank You Mike for organizing the conference and allowing my son and I to attend. My son sees many Mexican children go into Gangs at his Middle School. I am constantly afraid he will be drawn into the Gangs and it is for that reason (as a concerned mother of a teenager) I am always looking for role models for my son to follow. Your presenters were such what I want my son to see as role models. The presenters at the Latino Youth Success & Leadership Conference are great role models. My son specially liked Daniel Gutierrez presentation but all the presenters provided my son with inspiring words of wisdom. Thank you for organizing it. Please thank all the presenters for sharing their experiences with my son. Please keep me informed of any future Conferences. I want to continue to take my son to such Conferences and hopefully that will help to keep him away from Gangs. Thanks, Leticia Rocha

“Thank you Mike and to all who participated. It was a wonderful evening. The presenters were all amazing and I walked away personally enriched.” -Hilda Ramirez

Mike Aguilera CEO Aguilera & Associates International speaker specializing in communication skills and networking	Edgar Shoboy Sotelo 100.7-105.7 La Kalle Univison Recipient of San Francisco Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 2009 Latino Business Leadership Award	Hilda Ramirez Principal and President of Equity Preservation, Inc. Founder of Got2BSocial Also President of Hispanic Association of Realtors and Affiliates	Alex Ontiveros Founder and Chairman of CHispPA  California Hispanic Professional Association
Daniel Gutierrez International speaker and author specializing in transformational leadership. In 2006 and 2008 Mr. Gutierrez was listed in Latin Business Magazine’s “Top 100 Hispanics” along with along with other extraordinary individuals: Edward James Olmos; Oscar De La Hoya; Los Angeles Mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa; Talk Show Host, Cristina Saralegui; and CNN’s, Soledad O’Brien. www.DanielGutierrez.com	Manuel Romero Local young singing sensation. Performed on NBC's America's Got Talent. Manuel will perform and share lessons learned following his dream Manuel-Romero.com Bio	Alex Sotelo President and Founder of  Alex Sotelo Cellars Recipient of  San Francisco Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 2009 Latino Business Leadership Award	Dr. Daniel Delgado Director of the Pediatric Weight Lifestyle Clinic, the Santa Clara County Public Health and Hospital System.