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Agenda: Talent Development: Diversity-Strategies Event & Special Awards Dinner
89 a.m. Breakfast and Networking
99:15 a.m. Opening Remarks, Luke Visconti, CEO, DiversityInc
9:159:45 a.m. Creating an Inclusive Workplace
Presenter: Carlos Rodriguez, President and CEO, ADP, in a Q&A with Luke Visconti
9:4510:15 a.m. The Business Case for Corporate Social Responsibility
Presenter: Stephen P. Holmes, Chairman and CEO, Wyndham Worldwide
10:3011:15 a.m. Tracks on Resource Groups
Track 1: How to Start a Resource Group
Presenter: David Casey, Vice President, Workforce Strategies and Chief Diversity Officer, CVS Caremark
Questions answered in this session:
How do you get funding and support for resource groups
Which groups should you start with
What type of charter/structure works best
Track 2: Re-Energizing Resource Groups and Leveraging Social Media
Presenter: Diana Solash, Director, Americas Inclusiveness Office, EY
Questions answered in this session:
How can branding, sponsorship and market-facing activities refresh resource groups
How can groups communicate effectively online and via social media
Why do social media matter
Track 3: How to Implement Global Resource Groups
Ingrid Devin, EMEA Diversity & Inclusion Lead and Employee Resource Group Global Lead, and Dana Keefer, Vice President, Global Talent Management, Dell
Questions answered in this session:
Can you translate your U.S. groups to other countries Which ones work well
How can they communicate with each other What metrics should be used to assess their success
11:3012:15 p.m. Tracks on Succession Planning
Track 1: Developing a Diverse Pipeline
Presenter: Diane Evans, Senior Vice President, Talent Planning Office, Wells Fargo
Questions answered in this session:
How do you determine which people from underrepresented groups should be fast-tracked
How do you give them the tools to stay and succeed
Track 2: Retaining Top Talent
Presenter: Mark King, Global Head, Diversity & Inclusion, Kellogg Company
Questions answered in this session:
How do you keep women and others from underrepresented groups from leaving before they get to the top
How important is having a flexible workplace and an inclusive culture
Track 3: Making Room at the Top
Presenter: Dr. Ronald Copeland, Senior Vice President, National Diversity Strategy & Policy and Chief Diversity Officer, Kaiser Permanente
Questions answered in this session:
How do you move people from underrepresented groups into the highest level
What happens if no one at the top is leaving
12:151:20 p.m. Lunch and Networking
Understanding Diversity’s Role in Business
Guest speaker: Brian W. MacLean, President and Chief Operating Officer, Travelers
1:302:30 p.m. Tracks on Mentoring
Track 1: How to Start a Cross-Cultural Mentoring Program
Presenter: Jodi Davidson, Director of Diversity Initiatives, Sodexo
Questions answered in this session:
What’s the business case for starting a mentoring program
How do you get widespread usage How involved should senior executives be
How do you measure success
Track 2: The Difference Between Mentoring and Sponsorship
Presenter: Michele C. Green, Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Prudential Financial
Questions answered in this session:
Do you need both How do you get sponsors to work with people from underrepresented groups
Can sponsorship be formalized
Track 3: Insight Into Mentoring and Sponsorship Relationships
Presenter: Kim Strong, Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion, Target
Questions answered in this session:
How have their relationships evolved What have been the greatest benefits
Hear personal experiences and success stories from sponsors/people being sponsored and mentors/mentees.
2:453:15 p.m. Values-Based Leadership
Presenter: Pat Esser, President, Cox Communications
3:153:30 p.m. Closing Remarks, Luke Visconti
5:309 p.m. Networking Reception and DiversityInc Special Awards Dinner
The following seven companies will be honored:
Top Company for Talent Development: Time Warner
Accepting award: Jeff Bewkes, Chairman and CEO
Top Company for Supplier Diversity: AT&T
Accepting award: Randall Stephenson, Chairman and CEO
Top Company for Community Philanthropy: Cox Communications
Accepting award: Pat Esser, President
Top Company for Mentoring: Target
Accepting award: Beth Jacob, Executive Vice President, Target Technology Services and Chief Information Officer
Top Company for Employee Engagement: Toyota Motor North America
Accepting award: George Borst, former President and CEO, Toyota Financial Services
Top Company for Global Cultural Competence: Monsanto
Accepting award: Steven Mizell, Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Top Company for Diversity-Management Progress: BASF
Accepting award: Juan Carlos Ordoez, Senior Vice President, Coating Solutions, North America
Dinner Attire: Business Professional
To book a room at the Marriott Marquis at our special rate of $349/night click here or call 1-877-303-0104 and mention the DiversityInc event.
DiversityInc’s primary event focus is on our corporate customers, who are in attendance to network and enjoy the event. Soliciting business is not permitted. Consultants are welcome at our event dinners but are not permitted at the learning sessions.
