21 May, 2013

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Day One: Identifying Trends, Current & Future State

Actively initiating, developing, and sustaining a supplier diversity approach to business growth benefits a business’ bottom line and enhances corporate brand image. Inclusive suppliers provide access to emerging markets domestically and globally, while also link to corporate and community responsibility. Supplier Diversity is also an innovative strategy that enables and sustains small to mid-size business growth.

These two-day seminars will enable the following outcomes:

• Identify your best strategy for recruiting & embedding a talented pool of diverse suppliers into your organization’s culture and industry
• Define behaviors & dialogues to build relationships between MBEs and suppliers
• Explore trends for MBE development & suppliers to facilitate operational impact
• Identify relevant metrics to assess, monitor, and track progress with mutual business goals
• Examine tools, resources, and barriers to access for business growth & sustainability
• Align technological tools, corporate strategies, & management behaviors to enable business growth and improve decision making
   

Who should attend

Chief Diversity Officers, Supply Chain Professionals, Sustainability Experts, CSR Leaders, & Supplier Diversity Enterprise Leaders

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 7:45–8:45 AM

INTRODUCTIONS 8:45–9 AM

A 9–10:30 AM

Supplier Diversity at Cargill: Integrity, Inclusion & Expansion

John Taylor, CDP, Director, Supplier Diversity, Cargill

REFRESHMENT NETWORKING BREAK 10:30–10:45 AM

B 10:45–NOON

Business Trends Impacting the Success of Diversity and Inclusion 

Pamela Prince-Eason, President and Chief Executive Officer, Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
Candace Waterman, Chief of Staff, WBENC

LUNCHEON 12:15–1:30 PM

C 1:30–3 PM

Current Trends & Strategies: Focusing Strategic Lenses on Walgreens

Tracey V. Bell, Manager, Supplier Diversity-Retail, Walgreens Corporation
Rona Fourté, CFE, Manager, Supplier Diversity Services, Walgreen Co.

REFRESHMENT NETWORKING BREAK 3–3:15 PM

D 3:15–4:45 PM

Technology, Innovation, and Supplier Diversity: Leveraging Intersections

Samar Khattab, Technology Business Relationship Manager, Major League Baseball
Wendy Lewis, Senior Vice President, Diversity & Strategic Alliances, Major League Baseball
Corey Smith, Senior Director of Strategic Sourcing, Major League Baseball

E 4:45–5 PM

Applied Learning

Day Two Agenda, click here.

For speaking and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Mary Beth Reidy at marybeth.reidy@conferenceboard.org.