In the weeks preceding Super Bowl XLVI, more than 50 charitable activities and community outreach events enriched the community and provided lasting legacies in Indianapolis.

Ana Pinto-Alexander, principal and director of HKS Maregatti Interiors, served as a panel speaker for the Business and Leadership Forum, hosted by the NFL and 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl Committee, on Wednesday, February 1 at the Indian Roof Ballroom. Pinto-Alexander joined other national and local business leaders who shared their perspectives and business strategies. In addition, they presented small businesses with Super Bowl XLVI Business Leadership Forum impact awards ranging from leadership to corporate responsibility.

“As the former owner of a woman-owned business, I was honored to share my perspectives and business experience with the forum,” said Pinto-Alexander.  “Small, minority and women-owned businesses are an integral part of our economy and the backbone of our local communities

More than 14 months of NFL-led business outreach initiatives resulted in this event which was designed to encourage and empower the entrepreneurial spirit that characterizes the business community in each Super Bowl host community.

HKS, Inc. is a leading architectural design firm ranked among the top five architectural engineering firms, according to Building Design+Construction magazine. Since its founding in 1939, HKS has completed construction projects totaling more than $73 billion in more than 1,178 cities located in 77 countries. The firm operates from 29 offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.hksinc.com.