2007 Diversity and Business Growth Summit
“A one-day intensive conference on the role and importance of diversity for America’s growing companies.”
|
Moving Beyond Inclusion To Competitive Advantage
International Square • Washington D.C. • May 3, 2007
Attendee Registration Fee: $395
Moving Beyond Inclusion to Competitive Advantage:
Learn from top experts in the field the importance of workplace, leadership and supplier and channel partner diversity in achieving competitive advantage and strategic business goals. Fortune 500 companies are already implementing a wide range of diversity initiatives to boost profits in the rapidly shifting global economy by hiring workforce talent that reflects the demographics of their customers. This strategic approach to diversity, beyond the hiring process and into core business functions, will fuel the success of government agencies and the growth companies of tomorrow. Join us in Washington, D.C. for the second annual Business Growth Summit, a one day, in-depth conference on the role and importance of diversity for America’s growing companies.
Who should plan on being there?
- Government policy-making and human resources executives from Federal and State governments and regional economic development organizations
- Entrepreneurs, senior level executives, and leaders of rapid growth and middle market companies
- Senior HR and Strategic Planning personnel from Fortune 1000 companies
- Professional advisors and consultants to growing companies
|
| |
REGISTER NOW |
 |
| |
|
|
2007 Diversity and Business Growth Summit Agenda
8:30 REGISTRATION & NETWORKING |
Breakfast Sponsor  |
9:00 OPENING & WELCOME PRESENTATIONS
| • Michael E. Nannes, Chairman, Dickstein Shapiro LLP |
| • |
Tamika Langley Tremaglio, Managing Director, Huron Consulting Group |
| • |
Joe Watson, CEO, Without Excuses and StrategicHire, 2007 Diversity and Business Growth Summit Honorary Chair
|
9:30 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Diversity Leadership – A New Plan for the 21st Century
• Stedman Graham, Chairman & CEO, S. Graham & Associates
10:45 COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING
11:00 CONCURRENT MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Succeeding as a Woman or Minority Business Owner
• Stedman Graham, Chairman & CEO, S. Graham & Associates |
| • |
Carol Muszynski, IIDA, President and Founding Partner, Eighth Day Design, Inc. (Women Presidents’ Organization member) |
| • Donna Fenn, Contributing Editor, Inc. Magazine |
• JD Kathuria, Founding Partner, ExecutiveBiz and Potomac Officers Club (Panel Moderator) |
Financing Strategies for Women and Minority Owned Businesses
• Robert L. Greene, President and CEO, National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC)
• Karen Kerrigan, President and CEO, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council/ Women Entrepreneurs Inc.
• Erin Fuller, Executive Director, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) (Panel Moderator)
Best Practices in Supplier Diversity Progams
| • Tracey G. Jeter, President, Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council |
| • Linda J. Denny, Vice President, The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) |
| • Elizabeth Vazquez, Executive Director, Quantum Leaps |
•
|
Pamela H. Piper, Deputy Chief Administrator Officer for Government Internal Support Services/Director, Office of Central Services, Prince George’s County, Maryland |
| 12:30 LUNCH |
Lunch Sponsor
 |
Introductory Remarks
• Emmanuel Bailey, Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Fannie Mae
Key Trends in Diversity and Leadership
• Carl Brooks, President and CEO, The Executive Leadership Council
• Luke Visconti, Partner and Co-Founder, DiversityInc Media, LLC
• Michael L. Barrera, President and CEO, US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
2:15 CONCURRENT AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Diversity as a Business Growth Driver
• Sanjay Puri, President and CEO, Optimos, Inc., President and CEO, U.S. India Business Alliance
• Nick A. Medina, Global Inclusion and Diversity Manager, ExxonMobil
• Cynthia H. de Lorenzi, CEO, Patriot Computer Group, Inc.
• Robin Brooks, Chairman and CEO, Brooks Food Group, Inc.
• Emanuel Faust, Jr., Partner, Dickstein Shapiro LLP (Panel Moderator)
Diversity in the Workplace
• Deborah P. Kelly, Partner, Dickstein Shapiro LLP
• Joe Watson, CEO, Without Excuses and StrategicHire
• PD Villarreal, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Schering Plough
• C. Elaine Arabatzis, Diversity/Pro Bono Counsel, Dickstein Shapiro LLP (Panel Moderator)
8(a) Program Success Stories
• Shiv Krishnan, President and CEO, Indus Corporation
• Mike Bruce, President and CEO, InScope Solutions
• Deborah J. Lansdowne, President and CEO, eKohs
• Steve Thomas, Executive Director, TiE-DC (Panel Moderator)
3:45 BREAK & NETWORKING
4:00 CLOSING KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
Introductory Remarks
• Andrew J. Sherman, Partner, Dickstein Shapiro LLP
Brief Presentations from featured Diversity Non-Profit Initiative Leaders
• Year Up
• Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility
Global Business Growth Strategies
• Opportunities for Building Bridges to China, S. Tien Wong, CEO, Opus8, Inc.
• Opportunities for Building Bridges to India, Sumanth Krishnamurthy, USIBA and CEO, GFGR-India
Closing Remarks
• William W. Wells, Jr., President, W. Wells & Associates, LLC and Chairman, National Black MBA Association
5:30 COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Media Sponsors:
Platinum Sponsors:
|
