ADVISORY/American Latino Leaders Challenge Wall Street Community for Increased Diversity and Access.

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ADVISORY...for Tuesday - Friday (Oct. 21 - 24)

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    WHO:
    Moctesuma Esparza, Chair of the Board, New America Alliance

    Henry Cisneros, Chairman & CEO, American CityVista

    Bill Richardson, Governor, State of New Mexico

    Roel Campos, Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission

    Hector Barreto, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration

    The Honorable Ciro Rodriguez, Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus

    Michael Bloomberg, Mayor, New York City

    Alan Hevesi, Comptroller, New York State

    William Thompson, Comptroller, City of New York

    Marge Magner, Chair and CEO Global Consumer Group, Citigroup

    Steven S. Reinemund, Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo, Inc.

    WHAT:
    New America Alliance 3rd Annual Wall Street Summit focuses on
    Wealth-Building and Access to Capital for Latino Business

    WHERE:
    Le Parker Meridien Hotel, www.leparkermeridien.com,
    118 West 57th Street,
    New York, NY 10019-3318; Tel: [phone]

    WHEN:
    October 21 - 24, 2003, see attached brief schedule

    WHY:
    The 3rd Annual Wall Street Summit will focus on increasing
    wealth-building potential for the American Latino community,
    expanding American Latino presence on U.S. corporate boards,
    promoting greater access to capital for Latino businesses,
    investing in education and mentoring for American Latino students
    and entrepreneurs, and the release of NAA's White Paper: American
    Latinos in the Financial Services Industry.

    A national 501(c) 6 organization of prominent American Latino
    business leaders, New America Alliance is dedicated to advancing
    the economic development of the American Latino community. The
    Alliance is organized on the principle that American Latino
    business leaders have a special responsibility to lead the process
    of building the forms of capital most crucial to Latino progress -
    economic capital, political capital, human capital and the
    practice of philanthropy.

    NOTE:
    Interested media should contact Rosa Grillo or Pete Garcia no
    later than 5 p.m. EDT on Monday, October 20, 2003, at 202-638-4900
    or send an email to [e-mail] to register for the press
    conference.

    BRIEF SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

    Wednesday, October 22

    1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. -- Board of Directors Meeting, Le Parker
    Meridien, Mirus, 3rd Floor

    4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. -- NAA Scholarship and Mentorship Program
    Orientation, Le Parker, Mirus, 3rd Floor

    6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. -- Registration, Le Parker Meridien, Estrela
    Penthouse

    6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. -- Welcome Reception and Dinner, Le Parker
    Meridien, Estrela Penthouse

    Opening Remarks:

    --  Frank Sanchez, Chair, 3rd Annual Wall Street Summit

    --  Moctesuma Esparza, Chair of the Board, New America Alliance

    Guest Speaker:

    --  The Honorable Bill Richardson, Governor, State of New Mexico

    --  The Honorable Ciro Rodriguez, Chair, Congressional Hispanic
        Caucus (invited)

    --  The Honorable Rockard "Rocky" Delgadillo, City Attorney, City
        of Los Angeles, Ca.

    9:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. -- Hospitality at Le Parker Meridian, Le
    Parker Meridien, Estrela Penthouse

    Thursday, October 23

    7 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- Registration, Le Parker Meridien, Tansa
    Assembly, 3rd Floor

    7 a.m. - 8 a.m. -- Networking Continental Breakfast, Le Parker
    Meridien, Tansa Assembly, 3rd Floor

    8 a.m. - 9 a.m. -- Opening Session, Le Parker Meridien, Tansa, 3rd
    Floor

    Opening Remarks:

    -- Frank Sanchez, Chair, 3rd Annual Wall Street Summit

    -- Moctesuma Esparza, Chair of the Board New America Alliance

    -- The Honorable Michael Bloomberg, Mayor, City of New York

    -- New York Stock Exchange Presentation

    9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. -- Corporate Board Initiative, Le Parker
    Meridien, Tansa, 3rd Floor

    10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. -- Panel: Education and Preparation of
    Latino Professionals for the Financial Services Industry, Le
    Parker Meridien, Tansa, 3rd Floor

    Co-Moderators:

    --  Monika Mantilla Garcia, Management Consultant and New York
        Manager, Consultiva Internacional, Inc.

    --  Ingrid Rivera, Director, External Relations and Corporate
        Marketing, Puerto Rico, US Hispanic & Caribbean Markets, The
        Procter & Gamble Company

    2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. -- Private Equity Programs at Major
    Institutional Investors, Le Parker Meridien, Tansa, 3rd Floor

    This session will provide participants with a broad understanding
    of strategies that investors are employing to raise new capital
    for funds. Participants will hear presentations from a panel
    comprised of industry experts and NAA members with extensive
    experience in the area.

    6 p.m. - 8 p.m. -- Wall Street Summit Reception at New York Stock
    Exchange; Co-Sponsored by: Citibank

    Co-Hosted by: Sponsors for Educational Opportunity The Robert
    Toigo Foundation

    Opening Remarks:

    --  Frank Sanchez, Chair, 3rd Annual Wall Street Summit

    Moderator: Ana Maria Fernandez-Haar, Vice-Chair of Programs, New
    America Alliance



   New America Alliance,
   3rd Annual Wall Street Summit,
   October 22-24, 2003,
   New York City, New York

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