With a press conference the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) announced their 37th Annual National Conference and Career Expo August 8 -12, 2009, at the Hynes Convention Center, in Boston, MA. Over 3,000 students, professionals and executives from across the country will travel to Boston to engage some of world’s top business leaders.
The conference theme is, «Winning Traditions: Gateway to Success». This year, ALPFA is pleased to have KPMG as lead corporate sponsor. ALPFA’s five-day conference features a Professional Development Day, a Women of ALPFA and Student day, and the nation’s largest career expo for Hispanic students and professionals. The conference includes break-out sessions facilitated by leading corporate executives and business experts. For an overview of the conference schedule and activities, please go to www.alpfa.org.
At the press conference Manny Espinoza, national CEO of ALPFA and recently named one of the 100 most influential Hispanics by Hispanic Magazine, was joined by Hector Perez, National President of ALPFA, and Bud La Cava, Managing Partner of the Boston office of KPMG LLP. Manny Espinoza highlighted key details regarding next year’s National Conference and Career Expo to take place in Boston.
About ALPFA:
The Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) is the leading professional association dedicated to enhancing opportunities for Latinos in the accounting, finance and related professions. ALPFA is a national organization comprised of 8000 members, Boston being the largest chapter in the country with over 1,500 members. ALPFA’s mission creates opportunities, adds value, builds relationships for its members, the community and its business partners while expanding Latino leadership in the global workforce. The Boston Chapter of ALPFA was created in 2000 to promote, mentor and network for careers in accounting and finance and related industries and as of July 2008, is the largest ALPFA chapter with over 1,500 members.
