25 October, 2011

Benefits of attending

• Review your current approach and revise your D&I strategic planning for supporting the business
• Leverage employee resource groups and assess your supplier diversity strategy
• Innovate your benchmarks, metrics and management
• Successfully link D&I’s impact on the business and communicate your progress to the right stakeholders 

Seminar I

REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 8:15–8:45 AM
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION 8:45–9 AM

A 9–10:15 AM

Diversity as Business Impact: Influencing Financial Results

Kathleen Bostjancic, Director, Macroeconomic Analysis, The Conference Board

REFRESHMENT AND NETWORKING BREAK 10:15–10:30 AM

B 10:30–11:45 AM

Resource Groups: Current Trends & Value Propositions

Djuana C. Beamon, Associate Director, Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement, Boehringer Ingelheim
Nancy J. Di Dia, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement, Boehringer Ingelheim

LUNCHEON 11:45 AM–12:30 PM

C 12:30–1:45 PM

Anatomy of Supplier Diversity: Linking to the Business Case

John Taylor, Director, Supplier Diversity, Cargill Strategic Sourcing, Cargill

LUNCHEON 12:45–2 PM

D 1:45–3 PM

Advancing Diversity Results through Leadership Alignment and Sponsorship

Cheryl Kern, Director, Global Diversity and Inclusion, International Paper

REFRESHMENT AND NETWORKING BREAK 3–3:15 PM

E 3:15–4:30 PM

The Color of Money: How Diversity Improves Organizational Economics

Dzidra Junior, Director of Sales, Mirage Hotel & Casino

F 4:30–5:15 PM

Action Learning: Creating Applications for Your Workplace

Seminar II

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For speaking and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Meg Gottemoeller at meg.gottemoeller@conferenceboard.org.