HISPANIC HERITAGE LUNCHEON

The event will be the first of its kind honoring the contributions of Hispanics to the State of North Carolina. The luncheon will feature keynote speaker, Willy Stewart, president and CEO of i2. Integrated Intelligence and Sandra Gutierrez, national celebrity and recognized food writer..

Get ready for the most fantastic Latino lunch of the year
Speaker, Fashion, Music and Delicious Food!

Key Note Speakers:

Willy E. Stewart:
Willy E. Stewart, PE, native from Colombia, South America is the founder of i2. Integrated Intelligence, a consulting firm based in Raleigh, N.C. i2. Integrated Intelligence advises and equips CEO’s and management with the necessary leadership, passion and tools to optimize the integration of human capital and business intelligence. Mr. Stewart is formerly the president and current CEO of Stewart, Inc., a 120- person, multi-disciplined engineering firm he originally founded in Raleigh in 1994. Stewart is currently the 12th largest design firm in North Carolina and 4th largest with NC headquarters.

Sandra A. Gutierrez:
Sandra Gutierrez is a nationally recognized food writer, culinary instructor, food historian, and the author of The New Southern-Latino Table (The University of North Carolina Press, 2011), and of Latin American Street Food: The Best Flavors of Markets, Beaches, and Roadside Stands from Mexico to Argentina (The University of North Carolina Press; 2013). Her work has been lauded by The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Miami Herald, The Chicago Tribune and a myriad of national and international newspapers and magazines. Sandra was born in the United States and grew up in Latin America.

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