Pa’Lante: a Latinx Career Evening

​The theme of our event, which is aimed at Latinx professionals across tech, consulting, healthcare, academia or any other professional sphere, including entrepreneurs, is “Pa’lante”: an expression meaning "forward / keep going". The event will be hosted by LEAD in collaboration with Latinx Employee Resource Groups from Stripe and Publicis Sapient to celebrate Latin & Hispanic Heritage Month. The focus is on the mechanics of moving forward in a career and lifting others as you rise: the leaps, the pivots, and the moments you bet on yourself before you had proof it would work.

​Event details:

• ​Date/Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm on Thursday, 8th October, 2026

• ​Location: London Expedia Office– The Angel Building , 407 St John St, London EC1V 4EX

• ​Agenda:

  • ​5:30-6pm: Arrivals/networking

  • ​6-6:10pm: Welcome from Expedia Group, Stripe, Publicis Sapient, and community partners

  • ​6:10-7pm: Panel (50 min): "Owning your seat and building the table"

  • ​7-7:30pm: Networking & Food break

  • ​7:30-7:55pm: Fireside chat (25min): "Pa'lante across borders"

  • ​7:55-8pm: Closing words

  • ​8-8:30pm: Drinks & leaving

• ​Guest lineup:

  • ​Panellists:

    • ​Andrea Cortés, MSc — Deputy Director of Improvement & Innovation @ King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | Co-Founder and Co-Chair @ Latin Americans in Health & Care UK Network

    • ​Jenn Mejia — Client Acquisition Manager @ Gartner | Founder @ Latin Americans Rising

    • ​Solimar Goncalves — Customer Solutions Engineer Lead @ LinkedIn | Global Co-Chair @ LinkedIn's HOLA

    • ​Rodolfo Milesi — Founder and CEO @ Branding Latin America | Board Trustee @ Canning House

  • ​Fireside:

    • ​Mariann Sarquis-Sepulveda — Head of Strategy and Operations @ TIDE Centre, University of Oxford | Board Trustee @ Latin American House

​We have limited availability for this event so please sign up as soon as you can. We will confirm if you have been given a space by sending over a calendar invite and envoy email. Accept the invite to confirm your attendance and complete the Envoy form prior to arriving at the venue. If you are no longer able to attend, please let us know so we can offer your place to someone on the waiting list.