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HITEC Providing culturally relevant leadership development, educational programming, and mentoring.

๐Ÿš€ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐, ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž!โฃโฃAs ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก, we don't just shape the...
10/16/2026

๐Ÿš€ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐, ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž!โฃ
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As ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก, we don't just shape the future of technologyโ€”we develop leaders, create opportunities, and recognize those making a difference.โฃ
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HITEC invites you to take the next step through three opportunities now accepting applications and nominations for 2027:โฃ
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๐Ÿ”น ๐„๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ (๐„๐„๐) โ€“ Accelerate your leadership journey through executive mentorship and development.โฃ
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๐Ÿ”น ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ โ€“ Prepare to expand your influence and impact in the corporate boardroom.โฃ
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๐Ÿ”น ๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ โ€“ Recognize exceptional technology leaders driving innovation and advancing the Hispanic community.โฃ
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๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐!โฃ
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๐Ÿค ๐„๐„๐ & ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ: Connect with your HITEC Corporate Partner representative to learn more and apply.โฃ
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๐Ÿ”— ๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ: Submit your nomination here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=OniVRNAUzE-j7ImFQgfCKMXNIj6jehBKmecaedEItDZUM1RWRzNRTlVQWUVDRjhEN0syWlZLWUdZQi4u&route=shorturl

๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ? โฃโฃThe ability to turn information into insight, insigh...
10/16/2026

๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ? โฃ
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The ability to turn information into insight, insight into conviction, and conviction into action. โฃ
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Yesterday, ๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚โ€™๐ฌ ๐„๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ explored โ€œ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ,โ€ led by ๐…๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ง๐๐จ ๐‘๐จ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐จ, ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐ช๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ก. Through practical strategies for executive presence, audience engagement, and purposeful storytelling, our emerging leaders explored how to communicate with clarity, build credibility, and move beyond simply informing an audience to inspiring meaningful action.โฃ
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๐“๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ: โฃ
๐Ÿ‘‰ Your audience may forget your slides, but they will remember how you made them think, feel, and act. โฃ
๐Ÿ‘‰ And executive presence is built on the confidence you create in others through authentic delivery, intentional communication, and a genuine connection with your audience. โฃ
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As ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก, our leaders must do more than deliver a message; they must shape perspectives, influence decisions, and turn ideas into impact. โฃ
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๐Ÿ‘ Thank you, Fernando, for sharing your expertise and equipping our emerging leaders with tools to communicate with greater confidence, purpose, and influence.

๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก. ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก. ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก. โฃโฃFor many professionals, these doubts are more than pa...
10/15/2026

๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก. ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก. ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก. โฃ
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For many professionals, these doubts are more than passing thoughts. They can shape how we see ourselves, how confidently we contribute, and whether we believe we truly belong. โฃ
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On ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ’, join ๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚ ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž! for ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž โ€œ๐˜๐จ ๐’๐š๐›๐จโ€ ๐„๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ, featuring ๐๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐•๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐š๐ง๐จ, ๐’๐ž๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐€๐ˆ ๐š๐ญ ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก. โฃ
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Nick will explore how identity, lived experience, and imposter syndrome can influence our sense of belongingโ€”and why those same feelings are resurfacing as AI changes the skills and expectations of the modern workplace. โฃ
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As ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก, we must create environments where people can learn, contribute, and lead without believing they must already have every answer. โฃ
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At HITEC, we are working to integrate AI as a leadership capability lensโ€”and that includes understanding the human experiences that influence how people respond to technological change. โฃ
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๐Ÿ“… ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ’ @ ๐Ÿ ๐๐Œ ๐„๐“โฃ
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๐Ÿ”— ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ: https://hitecglobal.org/event/2026-hitec-live-e88dcc8f-cade-4828-b644-2cf8582a1888

Accessible communication opens the door. Meaningful participation is what moves us forward.โฃโฃDuring ๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚ ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž! โ€œ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ...
10/15/2026

Accessible communication opens the door. Meaningful participation is what moves us forward.โฃ
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During ๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚ ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž! โ€œ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง,โ€ leaders from ๐’๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐•๐ข๐๐ž๐จ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž, ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ˆ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ explored how accessibility drives inclusion, innovation, and stronger business outcomes.โฃ
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Three takeaways for ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก:โฃ
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๐Ÿ”น Go beyond access to enable participation. Captions, interpretation, and translation are starting points. The goal is for everyone to understand, contribute, and be understood.โฃ
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๐Ÿ”น Design with people from the beginning. Involving users, interpreters, captioning professionals, and community members early helps teams solve the right problems and make inclusion the default.โฃ
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๐Ÿ”น Measure AI by its impact on people. Accuracy, trust, comprehension, and real-world usefulness matter. Human expertise remains essential, especially in complex and high-stakes conversations.โฃ
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As we integrate AI as a leadership capability lens, this discussion reminds us to listen, ask what people need, and build those insights into everyday decisions.โฃ
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Thank you to ๐’๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง and our panelists for sharing their expertise and perspectives. Start with your next conversation: turn on captions, offer multiple ways to engage, and make space for everyone to participate.โฃ
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๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: https://youtu.be/-OalEVfEl_M

10/15/2026
๐ŸŒŸ ๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฎ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ŸŒŸโฃโฃIn celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, ๐Š๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฅ welcomed ๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฎ m...
10/14/2026

๐ŸŒŸ ๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฎ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ŸŒŸโฃ
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In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, ๐Š๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฅ welcomed ๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฎ members ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ ๐ƒ๐ž ๐’๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ and ๐‰๐ฎ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ โ€œ๐‰๐‚" ๐†๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ณ for two engaging sessions as part of its ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, exploring leadership, resilience, and the human qualities that matter most in times of change.โฃ
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๐Ÿ”๏ธ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ ๐ƒ๐ž ๐’๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ | ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐”๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฒโฃ
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Drawing from his extraordinary experience surviving a Himalayan avalanche and participating in a life-saving rescue mission, Marcelo shared powerful lessons on navigating uncertainty with clarity, adaptability, trust, and resilience. His deeply personal story challenged attendees to embrace change and recognize that โ€œ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ.โ€โฃ
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The session resonated with participants, who praised Marcelo's vulnerability and ability to transform a challenging personal experience into practical leadership insights.โฃ
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๐Ÿค– ๐‰๐‚ ๐†๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ณ | ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ˆโฃ
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JC Gutierrez of AWS explored how leaders can thrive in an AI-driven world by strengthening timeless human virtues, including humility, kindness, courage, and trust. Reminding attendees that โ€œ๐€๐ˆ ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ซ๐ž, ๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ,โ€ JC emphasized how the habits and values we cultivate today shape the leaders we become tomorrow.โฃ
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Participants appreciated the thought-provoking perspectives and actionable guidance on leadership development, reinforcing the importance of leading with intention as technology continues to evolve.โฃ
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At HITEC, we are proud to elevate leaders who embody what it means to be ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐กโ€”experts who bring experience, perspective, and real-world insights to conversations shaping the future of leadership, technology, and business transformation.โฃ
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Our ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฎ connects accomplished HITEC leaders with organizations and partners to share their expertise, creating opportunities for meaningful dialogue, connection, and impact.โฃ
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โœจ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ? ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญโ€”๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž.

๐ŸŒŸ ๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฎ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ŸŒŸโฃโฃHITEC Speakers Bureau member ๐˜๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐š ๐‡. ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข, ๐‚๐จ-๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง...
10/14/2026

๐ŸŒŸ ๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฎ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ŸŒŸโฃ
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HITEC Speakers Bureau member ๐˜๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐š ๐‡. ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข, ๐‚๐จ-๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  and co-author of ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ: ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Œ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ, recently joined ๐’๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง for an insightful conversation on ๐ง๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž, ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.โฃ
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Yamila shared three key takeaways:โฃ
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๐Ÿ”น ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž, ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž. Leaders can focus on where they have influence and choose how they navigate change.โฃ
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๐Ÿ”น ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐“๐Ž โ†’ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ โ†’ ๐๐˜ ๐ฎ๐ฌ. Recognizing our relationship to change helps us move from reacting to actively shaping outcomes.โฃ
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๐Ÿ”น ๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ. Lasting transformation requires engagement, open communication, and consistent leadership.โฃ
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At HITEC, we are proud to elevate ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก who share their expertise and real-world insights to inspire leadership, innovation, and meaningful transformation.โฃ
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Through our ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฎ, HITEC connects accomplished leaders with organizations and partners to spark conversations that drive impact.โฃ
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10/14/2026

๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚โ€™๐ฌ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ series celebrates members who are extending their leadership beyond the workplace and onto the page. Through their books, these ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก are sharing the experiences, ideas, and lessons that can help others lead with greater intention, navigate change, and create lasting impact.โฃ
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The series is moderated by ๐€๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฅ ๐€๐ฅ๐›๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐ณ, ๐š ๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚ ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ alumnus, reflecting the power of connecting accomplished leaders with the next generation.โฃ
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This spotlight features ๐…๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ง๐๐จ ๐‘๐จ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐จ, ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐„๐Ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐ช๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ก and author of ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด: ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง.โฃ
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The book explores the people who do more than offer advice or encouragement. Amplifiers actively use their influence, relationships, and reputation to open doors, increase visibility, and create opportunities for others. Through practical insights and leadership lessons, Fernando shows readers how to recognize the amplifiers who have shaped their journeysโ€”and how to become that transformational force for someone else.โฃ
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For Fernando, being an Architect of Growth means understanding that leadership is not measured solely by how far we advance, but also by how intentionally we help others rise. It is about seeing potential, creating access, and using our influence to build a legacy that extends beyond ourselves.โฃ
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๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐…๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ง๐๐จโ€™๐ฌ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐€๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก.

๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ'๐ฌ ๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚ ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž! ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!โฃโฃ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง will bring together Sorenson lea...
10/13/2026

๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ'๐ฌ ๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚ ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž! ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!โฃ
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๐“๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง will bring together Sorenson leaders for an important discussion about inclusion, technology, and the future of human connection.โฃ
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Moderated by ๐–๐ž๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐€๐๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ž๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ญ ๐’๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, the panel will explore accessible product design, Deaf and hard-of-hearing experiences in the workplace, and the role of Video Relay Service, Captioning, and AI in helping people communicate more effectively.โฃ
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As ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก, the choices we make today will shape how inclusive tomorrowโ€™s workplaces, technologies, and communities become.โฃ
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At HITEC, we are working to integrate AI as a leadership capability lensโ€”helping leaders evaluate innovation through the perspectives of access, inclusion, and human impact.โฃ
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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ โฃ
๐Ÿ”— ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ: https://hitecglobal.org/event/2026-hitec-live-8191f1c0-3f7c-4af6-b8b8-66d3b8bc1caf

๐Ÿš€ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•โ€“๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ– ๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚ ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ!โฃโฃYour path to the boardroom starts here!โฃโฃI...
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๐Ÿš€ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•โ€“๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ– ๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚ ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ!โฃ
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Your path to the boardroom starts here!โฃ
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In collaboration with ๐Š๐๐Œ๐†โ€™๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚โ€™๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ equips senior technology executives with the knowledge, insights, and connections to prepare for corporate board service.โฃ
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โœจ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐†๐š๐ข๐ง:โฃ
๐Ÿ”น Boardroom Insights โ€“ Explore corporate governance, emerging trends, and leading practices.โฃ
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๐Ÿ”น Strategic Oversight โ€“ Strengthen your understanding of strategy, risk, technology, and financial oversight.โฃ
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๐Ÿ”น Expert Guidance โ€“ Learn from KPMGโ€™s board governance experts.โฃ
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๐Ÿ”น Powerful Connections โ€“ Network with HITEC members currently serving on corporate boards.โฃ
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๐–๐ก๐จ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ?โฃ
The program is designed for senior technology executives with 20+ years of professional experience who are ready to explore corporate board opportunities. Candidates must be sponsored by a participating HITEC Corporate Partner.โฃ
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๐Ÿ“… ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: February 5, 2027โฃ
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Ready to take the next step in your leadership journey? Connect with your organizationโ€™s HITEC Champion to learn more and apply.

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