Gene Camarena is President/CEO of La Raza Pizza, Inc., one of the top 150 largest Hispanic owned companies in America. Business interests include Pizza Hut restaurants, Marriott Hotels, banking, and real estate development. Gene has served 3 terms as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International Pizza Hut Franchise Association, which represents the interest of the more than 6,000 Pizza Hut franchise locations in the U.S. Gene serves on the Holy Savior Catholic Church Development Committee, the Entrepreneurship Advisory Board for the University of Kansas and the Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Hispanic Scholarship Fund which is the largest philanthropic organization in the country for providing scholarships to Hispanic college and graduate students. The Hispanic Scholarship Fund provides in excess of $30 million in scholarships annually. Gene was born and raised in Salina, KS. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Business Administration from the University of Kansas and a Masters in Business Administration from the School of Business at Harvard University.
November 9 – 10, 2017
11:30 PM – 1:30 AM UTC
11:30 PM | Check in & Networking |
12:30 AM | Fireside Chat w/ Gene |
1:15 AM | Networking & Connections |