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09/27/2026

What an amazing day at our 28th Annual Cause Conference Sept. 24, 2026!

Latino entrepreneurship is a vital and growing force in San Diego County’s economy. Across the region, Latino business o...
09/03/2026

Latino entrepreneurship is a vital and growing force in San Diego County’s economy. Across the region, Latino business owners are driving innovation, creating jobs, and building generational wealth—contributions that strengthen the entire community.

Yet, despite their outsized impact, Latino entrepreneurs continue to face barriers that limit access to capital, technical support and growth opportunities.

Did you know? Latino entrepreneurs represent one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. small business landscape. According to the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative Education - Scaling Program Alumni (SLEI), Latino-owned businesses grew by 34% over the past decade, compared to just 1% growth for all other businesses.

In California—home to the nation’s largest Latino population—Latinos make up nearly 40% of the state’s residents and play an increasingly central role in its economic vitality.

And locally, San Diego County is home to more than 1.1 million Latino residents, accounting for over one-third of the population.

With this in mind, our team at Cause San Diego intentionally selected a special session for this year's Cause Conference to highlight the Latino entrepreneurial influence and growing impact in the region.

Join us on Sept. 24 to experience an interactive Spanglish session where business meets comunidad.

This interactive Spanglish experience weaves together networking, dialogue, and cultural celebration to make the case that hiring and empowering Latino professionals is the bridge between outreach and real business growth.

Because when you invest in la comunidad, la comunidad invests back.

Full Session Details
Title - Del Abrazo al Acuerdo: Comunidad Es Capital - The Latino Market, The Latino Workforce, and Why You Need Both

Interactive Bilingual Workshop with Station Rotations

Moderator: Ricky Ricardo Villa - Founder, Casa Sur Hacienda, Cause San Diego Advisor

Key Speakers/Presenters
🔴 Adriana "Adri" Brunner - Vice President, Senior Business Consultant, Coaching for Impact, Chase for Business Banking
🟣 Daniela Perez — CEO, MANA de San Diego
🟢 Rafael Garcia - Co-Founder, La Revista Binacional
🟠 Elizabeth Ramírez — CEO, Chicano Federation of San Diego County
🟡 Gina Dewar — Co-Founder & Editor in Chief, La Revista Binacional
🔵 Eric Aguilera - Chief Financial Officer & Director of Bold Builds Construction Inc.
🟠 Paola Martinez-Montes - Director of Comm Engagement, County of San Diego, District 1 Supervisor
🟢 Laura Valdés - Founder, CEO, Lead Linguist - Valdes Language Services, LLC
🟣 Herminia Ramirez, MPH - Chief, North Regions and Community Action Partnership, Department of Strategy and Community Engagement, County of San Diego, Health & Human Services Agency



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Are we coming together or tearing each other apart? We will discuss this at this year's Cause Conference and uncover how our region is working to reduce hatred, division and harness more collaboration and trust.

Learn more and register before we sell out!

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Are we coming together or tearing each other apart? Join us for a conversation about why polarization, hate and divide a...
08/31/2026

Are we coming together or tearing each other apart?

Join us for a conversation about why polarization, hate and divide are disrupting our community fabric and how to bring us back together as collaborative partners with shared goals.

Learn more about our 28th Annual Cause Conference and join us Sept. 24!

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Profit, Purpose & Proof: What it Actually Takes to Build a Business That Does BothJoin us Sept. 24 at our 28th Annual Ca...
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Profit, Purpose & Proof: What it Actually Takes to Build a Business That Does Both

Join us Sept. 24 at our 28th Annual Cause Conference in San Diego to hear from Oyster Co-Founder Jack Mardack about the business case for integrating social impact into your organization and how this drives higher ROI, purpose and talent acquisition.

Learn More & Register today -

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28th Annual Cause Conference Event Site: https://www.causesandiego.org/cause-conference-2026/

Join us Sept. 24 in San Diego for a day I promise you won't soon forget! This isn't a traditional conference, it's an e...
08/12/2026

Join us Sept. 24 in San Diego for a day I promise you won't soon forget!

This isn't a traditional conference, it's an experience.

It's a place where real conversations about the tough challenges impacting our region and world take place.

It's a place where we find alignment across business, charity, government and academia and pledge to do things differently for the common good.

It's a place where new ideas emerge and a place where we learn from history so we can design a better tomorrow.

It's a place where, for one day, you can step away from your laptop, the zoom meetings and project work to focus on making yourself a better leader, a better community member and a more informed citizen.

When you leave you will feel inspired, refreshed, energized and committed to taking shared responsibility in helping to make our San Diego region a place where everyone can thrive.

Need more convincing? Check out our past event videos below.

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2025 Cause Conference Recap Video - https://lnkd.in/gG8s2XBa

2023 Cause Conference Recap Video - https://lnkd.in/gjvkXJyi

Excited to announce Patrina Wisdom will be leading a session this year at our 28th Annual Cause Conference on Sept. 24. ...
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Excited to announce Patrina Wisdom will be leading a session this year at our 28th Annual Cause Conference on Sept. 24. Don't miss this chance to learn how to live, work and play in a more intentional and sustainable way.

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Can You Build a Billion-Dollar Business and Still Make the World Better?Most people believe there is a tradeoff between ...
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Can You Build a Billion-Dollar Business and Still Make the World Better?

Most people believe there is a tradeoff between profit and purpose.

Jack Mardack believes that is a false choice.

As Co-Founder and Chief Impact Officer of Oyster®, Jack helped build one of the world’s few B Corp unicorns—a private company valued at over $1 billion while creating meaningful impact across the globe.

If you are developing a new business or running one now, you don't want to miss Jack's presentation and group discussion at our 28th Annual Cause Conference.

Jack will also share about his new book, Impact Unleashed, and why AI is disrupting the technology space...in a good way, opening the aperture for entrepreneurs with lived experience and conviction to solve tough problems without having a tech-specific education.

Join us to learn how your business idea or current operations can benefit from integrating social impact into your business DNA.

Register Today and you might be a lucky winner to grab Jack's new book, too!

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Guess who's in our lineup for this year's Cause Conference? Here's a sneak peek. Full agenda and details about the day a...
08/01/2026

Guess who's in our lineup for this year's Cause Conference? Here's a sneak peek. Full agenda and details about the day are coming soon.

Haven't registered yet or want to partner with us?

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28th Annual Cause Conference Event Site: https://www.causesandiego.org/cause-conference-2026/

Email us at [email protected] to learn about partner opportunities from sponsorships, exhibitor spaces, in-kind and more!

The place to be for advancing social impact in the San Diego region! Join us Sept. 24 alongside 400+ cross sector profes...
08/01/2026

The place to be for advancing social impact in the San Diego region! Join us Sept. 24 alongside 400+ cross sector professionals to learn about the biggest challenges facing our region and how we can work in partnership to solve them for a better San Diego future!

Are you or your organization doing great work towards social impact? If so submit a nomination today for our 2026 Social Impact Awards for a chance to be recognized on stage at our Cause Conference on Sept. 24.

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