On Tuesday, November 30, 2010, En La Escena invited the Executive Partner of Livents: Lisa Li to the 9th Annual Latino Trendsetter Awards & Scholarship Gala. This was an event that celebrated the examples of Latin men and women, who dare to be unconventional and help define trends that influence both the mainstream and the Latino/Hispanic culture. The event started with a speech by Mayor Bloomberg, which was inspiring and supportive of the Latin community. The rest of the evening was filled with performances, recognition, and presence of esteemed individuals, which included:
- Bill Gallo (Cartoonist NY Daily News)
- Soledad O'Brien (CNN Anchor)
- Junot Diaz (Pulitzer Winning Author)
- Alex Sensation (DJ and La Mega Radio Personality)
- Debra Joy Perez (Senior Program Officer in Research & Evaluation at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
- Miguel Centeno (Regional Director Northeast of Community Relations & Urban Marketing at Aetna)
- Armando Monterroso (Executive Chef at the New York Marriot Marquis)
- Ricardo R. Fernandez (President of Lehman College)
- Edward Montes (CEO of Adnetik)
- Neddy Perez (Vice President of Inclusion and Diversity at National Grid)
- Karla Sanchez (Attorney of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, LLP)
- Jacqueline Gonzalez (Executive Director of the Emmy Awards)
- Carlos Sanchez (Vice President and General Manager of WNJU Channel 47 Telemundo)
- Jose Tavares (Merrill Lynch)
The trendsetters are men & women that maintain high levels of standards through their actions and deeds. The Latino Trendsetter Awards also awards scholarships to college students in the CUNY system. Many of the honoree speeches touched on cultural unity, feminism, educational system in the Latino community.
