CHLI Holds Future Leaders Conference For Hispanic Youth

Miami, FL- Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) is hosting its second CHLI Future Leaders Conference on Friday, April 4, 2008 at Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. The mission for CHLI's Future Leaders Conference is to highlight leadership opportunities of South Florida students locally, national and throughout the Americas. The CHLI Future Leaders Conference is free and is open to all university students in the South Florida community.

“Our young leaders in the South Florida community have a tremendous opportunity to build stronger and lasting ties with the democracies of our hemisphere. CHLI is honored to provide an opportunity for discussion and empowerment of our future leaders with Miami Dade College and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)” said Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart.

The CHLI Future Leaders Conference gives students the opportunity to participate in policy briefings, workshops, networking and presentations from local and national leaders.

“Participating in the CHLI Future Leaders Conference is a great way to enrich students in South Florida with the opportunity for leadership,” said Octavio Hinojosa, Executive Director of CHLI.

Previous speakers included CHLI Chairman Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart, U.S. Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Hector Morales, IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno and U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez.

Those interested in finding more information or to register for the April 4^th CHLI Future Leaders Conference at Miami Dade College should visit www.chli.org.

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