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las vegas, july 6, 2017 /prnewswire/ -- television host, renowned chef and author pati jinich will talk about cooking, parenting and pursuing dreams at mgm resorts foundation's women's leadership conference (wlc) aug. 7.
jinich will participate in the conference's popular executive leadership panel, which will feature dynamic women leaders at the top of their careers. registration for the conference is sold out for the fourth year in a row. in its 11th year, wlc will be held aug. 7 & 8 at mgm grand hotel & casino in las vegas, nv.
"pati has had a remarkable career that started in politics and transitioned to pursuing her passion of cooking mexican cuisine on national television," said dawn christensen, the conference's organizer and director of national diversity relations for mgm resorts. "her diverse background and ability to bring cultures together serve as inspiration to others."
jinich, born and raised in mexico city, specializes in mexican cuisine. she shares her passion for the food through her popular pbs television show pati's mexican table. the show is its sixth season and has won an imagen award and has been nominated for two emmy awards. it has also been nominated for awards from the prestigious james beard foundation and international association of culinary professionals.
jinich took a unique path to cuisine via politics. after receiving a master's degree in latin american studies from georgetown university, she worked as a political analyst. now she is resident chef of the mexican cultural institute in washington, d.c.
a knowledgeable, approachable, and entertaining storyteller, jinich enjoys telling the stories of her native land and of latinos in the u.s. through her show and her cookbooks, "pati's mexican table: the secrets of real mexican home cooking" and "mexican today: new and rediscovered recipes for the contemporary kitchen," she challenges stereotypes about mexican food, people and the culture.
she was named one of the top 5 "border ambassadors" who are bringing the united states and mexico closer together by the council of the americas in their americas quarterly magazine. pati has been invited to cook and talk across the united states, mexico and canada. she also cooked at the white house for president obama's cinco de mayo dinner. she was named to the kitchen cabinet for the smithsonian's national museum of american history and is a member of les dames d'escoffier. she is a regular guest on nbc today show, abc the chew, cbs the talk, npr all things considered, and the splendid table.
conference background:
the 2017 women's leadership conference theme is "women inspiring women." the conference sold out earlier this month, the fourth year in a row that registration has reached capacity. the conference will offer a wide range of learning opportunities, career guidance and personal growth tools, including:. dress for success southern nevada recently received a $30,000 gift from the 2016 conference.
participating sponsorships are available to organizations or companies who share the vision and goals of this conference. current sponsors include: the coca-cola company, las vegas convention and visitors authority, bank of america, cbs radio, southwest airlines, everi payments inc., cashman photo enterprises, greenspun media group, vegas pbs, las vegas metro chamber of commerce, r&r partners foundation, cirque du soleil, southern glazer's wine & spirits, agilysys, inc., l3 technologies, inc., large vision business network mixer, kr8 and global gaming women. conference supporters include america first credit union, caesars entertainment, deloitte & touche llp, las vegas billboards, las vegas springs preserve, mccarran international airport, phyllis a. james, sbe and winston & strawn llp.
for more information about wlc, please visit mgmresortsfoundation.org/wlc. foundation
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