Experience the movement. No matter where you are!
Following the energy and innovation of HACE’s 2026 National Leadership Summit, HACE’s Virtual Summit 2026: Breaking Barreras – Beyond the Stage extends the experience to our community through an exclusive digital event designed for professionals and business leaders shaping the future of work.
This virtual experience invites attendees to continue exploring the Summit’s central theme—breaking barriers and cultivating inclusive leadership for a new era of innovation—through a curated selection of recorded and live sessions that blend thought leadership, data-driven insights, and human-centered growth.
Participants will gain access to five recorded sessions from HACE’s 2026 in-person Summit, featuring powerful conversations on topics such as resilience in leadership, inclusive innovation in the age of AI, building cultures of belonging, and designing equitable systems for career advancement. Each session is hand-selected for its relevance to today’s workplace challenges and its practical applicability across industries.
In addition to these recorded sessions, the virtual summit will feature two new live panel discussions that bring together experts, partners, and thought leaders to expand on key ideas from the main Summit—creating opportunities for dialogue, reflection, and real-time connection among attendees.
Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Through this experience, participants will:
- Reimagine leadership by learning how to adapt and lead authentically in rapidly changing environments.
- Explore inclusion-centered innovation, discovering how technology and human values intersect to drive meaningful progress.
- Gain actionable insights to strengthen workplace well-being, equity, and collaboration across generations.
- Connect with a community of barrier breakers, leveraging the shared knowledge and lived experiences of diverse professionals and organizational leaders.
Prefer to join us in person?
Join us at Convene in Chicago for the Breaking Barreras In-Person Summit on April 29–30, 2026. **Learn more on our website and/or purchase tickets to the Summit & Awards Celebration through Eventbrite.
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Meet the team
Patricia Mota
President & Chief Executive Officer
Tanya Muñiz
Chief of Staff
Jay Lockaby
Vice President of Development and Strategic Initiatives
Cristian Biviano
Vice President of Leadership Programs
Devin Theobold
Senior Director of Operations & Special Projects
LISANDRA JIMENEZ
Director of Leadership Programs
Araceli Lagunas
Senior Digital Media Manager
Keily Chaurio
Manager of Marketing and Communications
Steve Sereno
Partnership Development Manager
Adriana Gorny
Partnership Engagement Manager
Berenis Vargas Luna
Program Manager
Noel Rodriguez
Program Manager
Isael Torres
Program Manager
Bobbi Benegas
Executive Operations and Special Event Manager
Jeilin Lavarta
Staff Accountant
Monica Maize
Director of Human Resources
Your Support Makes This Possible
Our mission is simple yet transformative: to unlock the full potential of Latinos and diverse individuals so they can lead, uplift, and create lasting impact in their communities.
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