Hispanic Heritage Month: speakers, programming & services for ERGs.
Hispanic Heritage Month is the annual U.S. observance held September 15 through October 15 that recognizes the histories, cultures, and contributions of Hispanic, Latino, and Latine Americans.
Hispanic Heritage Month runs September 15 through October 15, honoring the histories, cultures, and contributions of Latin American and Hispanic communities. ERG leaders use this window to spotlight Hispanic and Latine voices, programming, and partners across the company.
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More than a calendar moment.
Hispanic Heritage Month isn't a one-month performance. It's a window — one of the few stretches in the calendar where Hispanic and Latine voices, programming, and partners get sustained attention from across the company. ERG leaders who treat it as more than a calendar moment build momentum that lasts the other eleven months too.
The dates (September 15 to October 15) are intentional: September 15 is the independence day for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Mexico follows on September 16, and Chile on September 18. The month also includes Día de la Raza (October 12) — a date increasingly being reframed by communities to honor Indigenous resistance and resilience.
For ERG leaders, the work is twofold: celebrate the breadth of Hispanic and Latine cultures (because they're not monolithic), and elevate the contributions of community members across the business — not just as a heritage celebration, but as a year-round commitment.
What follows is the planning architecture for that work: speakers, vendors, programming ideas, and a 6-week timeline — all curated for ERG leaders building a month that actually lands.
The HHM pitfalls.
What sinks HHM programming isn't usually a missing speaker — it's a misread of the moment. The three misses worth naming out loud.
Treating Latin American and Hispanic as one culture.
Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Colombian, Salvadoran, Dominican — every community has its own history, music, food, and politics. Programming that flattens 20+ countries into one playlist misses the point.
Forgetting the 7 independence days.
September 15 isn't arbitrary — it's the kickoff because five Central American countries declare independence that day. Acknowledge the dates and the histories, not just the month.
Only programming food and dance.
Latine culture is more than empanadas and salsa. Pair celebration with substance: language, history, literature, music, and Afro-Latine and Indigenous voices that often get left out of the playlist.
Curated for Hispanic Heritage Month.
Speakers, facilitators, and vendors filtered for HHM programming. Pulled live from ERGs.io — every profile is one click away from a full bio, rate, and inquiry form inside the platform.
Ashley Russo
Daniela (dani) Herrera
Daphne Valcin
Discover Live
Emily Honor Hubbard
Ilhiana Rojas Saldana
Real HHM programming ideas from ERGs.io.
A few of the most-favorited Hispanic Heritage Month ideas ERG leaders are running this year. Open ERGs.io to browse the full library — filtered, saveable, and bookable with vendors.
Other observances in the calendar.
Every observance gets its own planning page — speakers, vendors, programming ideas, and a timeline.
Stop scrambling. Start planning the month that lands.
ERGs.io pulls every speaker, vendor, and programming format into one workspace — so planning HHM takes one afternoon, not one month of late nights. Free to start.