Nina Vaca attended the 4th annual Latino Franchise Symposium on June 26, 2018, at the 7-Eleven corporate headquarters in Irving, Texas. At the event, Nina participated in a fireside chat moderated by Jorge Ferraez, President of Latino Leaders Magazine and President of the Latino Franchise Symposium. The Latino Franchise Symposium is a gathering of individuals interested in franchise opportunities in …
On May 22, 2018, in her hometown of Dallas, Nina Vaca delivered the keynote address to recipients of the Inaugural Gates Scholarship. The Gates Scholarship, administered by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, will send three hundred high achieving minority high school seniors from low-income backgrounds to colleges and universities across the country on full-ride scholarships. The Hispanic Scholarship Fund provides families …
Nina Vaca attended the 2018 Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) in Detroit at the end of June and had the opportunity to host the gala honoring the contributions and work of her peers. WBENC’s National Conference and Business Fair is the largest conference of women business owners in the United States. The three day event is filled with lectures …
During the annual Women in Technology Conference in Larkspur, Colo., Nina Vaca delivered a keynote address on June 8, 2018. The Women in Technology conference is an annual retreat designed to connect and celebrate women across Colorado’s booming tech industry. Attendees engage in discussions surrounding opportunities and challenges that impact the female workforce. As the breakfast keynote, Nina kicked off …
Nina Vaca participated in the Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Communications Business Opportunities in a one-day supplier diversity workshop for small, minority-owned, women-owned, and other diverse businesses in Washington D.C. on June 4, 2018. The workshop offered entrepreneurs insights about navigating corporate supplier diversity programs and identifying successful strategies when working with these corporations. “It’s about business and creating a …
Nina Vaca gave the opening keynote at the Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Program‘s signature event, the America’s Future Summit: Unlocking Potential, Advancing Prosperity, May 17, 2018 in Chicago. In 2016, Nina was selected as a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute, one of the most prestigious business fellowship programs in the country. She’s expected to complete the leadership …
Nina Vaca moderated a fireside chat with Robert Kaplan, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas on May 10, 2018. In front of an audience ranging from philanthropists to think tanks, the pair tackled topics on economies, monetary policy, GDP growth, technology enabled disruption, education, and entrepreneurship. The fireside chat was part of the innovative moonshot design …
Nina Vaca was invited by the New York and New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. to the annual Financial Services Symposium on Supplier Diversity hosted by Guggenheim Partners on May 7, 2018 in New York. The New York and New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. is a link between major corporations and minority business enterprises. Guggenheim Partners is …
The Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) named Pinnacle Group the Fastest-Growing Women-Owned/Led Company in the country. Pinnacle Group Chairman and CEO Nina Vaca accepted the award at the WPO Conference May 4, making it one of only two companies to be named #1 twice in the history of WPO’s rankings. Each year, WPO hosts its annual conference to bring women in …
In Las Vegas on May 1, 2018, Nina Vaca spoke at the Cinemark General Manager Convention. Cinemark is an entrepreneurial minded company which began in Texas and now operates in fifteen countries around the globe. Nina, a Cinemark board member, shared that Cinemark is setting the tone for corporate America by not only investing in their own business and people, …