

2017's Speakers & Panelists



Keynote Speaker: Marcela Valladolid '96
Chef, author and co-host of the Food Network television series, The Kitchen
Marcela is passionate about changing the perception of authentic Mexican food. She has released two Mexican cookbooks, both reaching the #1 spot on Amazon; hosted her own Food Network show, Mexican Made Easy, for five seasons; created her own product line of tasty Mexican snacks and meats at Safeway stores; and is currently a host on the Emmy-nominated TV show, The Kitchen. Read More
Mistress of Ceremonies: Katia Lopez-Hodoyan '98
Bilingual Journalist at NBC 7 San Diego
Katia Lopez-Hodoyan is an award-winning bilingual journalist, currently working for NBC 7 San Diego. She recently came back from Rome, Italy, where she worked as a foreign TV correspondent for five years. She covered the election of Pope Francis, both terrorist attacks in Paris, and papal trips to Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Bosnia-Herzegovina. While overseas, Lopez-Hodoyan lived in a refugee camp in Jordan. Read More
Closing Speaker: Danielle Dietz-LiVolsi
Founder and CEO of NuttZo LLC
Danielle Dietz-LiVolsi is revolutionizing the peanut butter and nut butter industry. With over 25 years of sales and marketing experience, Danielle developed and implemented the strategic rollout of the NuttZo™ brand. Of course, NuttZo is more than just nuts and seeds. The heart and soul of the company is its non-profit, Project Left Behind. Read More

Arts & Entertainment Panel

Business & Entrepreneurship Panel

Healthcare Panel

STEM Panel

Ilkay Altintas, Ph.D.
Chief Data Science Officer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center
Panelist
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Cheryl K. Goodman
Executive Director at Athena and Co-Founder of SoGloMo, LLC
Facilitator
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Corina Antal, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Panelist
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