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Wednesday,
April 29th
Disney's Contemporary Resort |
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3:00 PM
to
7:00 PM |
Conference
Registration |
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6:00 PM
to
9:00 PM |
Opening Reception - Networking |
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Musical
Presentation by Ericka
Dunlap
Former Miss
America |
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Thursday,
April 30th Disney's
Contemporary Resort |
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8:00 AM |
Registration |
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Today's |
Conference Host |
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Judge Glenda Hatchett
Conference Host
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8:40 AM |
Welcome Address |
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Kevin M. Brown
Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer, Dell Inc.
Honorary Chair of
DiversityBusiness.com “9th Annual Multicultural
Business Conference and Awards ceremony |
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9:10 AM |
Diversity in 2009 ........... Where are
we? Where are we going? |
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Phoebe Eng
Author, Founder of Creative Counsel/ Vice Chair of THE MS. FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN |
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9:50 AM |
When Minorities Become
Majority in 2050.... Part-2 |
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Dr. Leonard Greenhalgh
Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at
Dartmouth |
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10:40 AM |
Coffee Break |
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11:00 AM |
Champion of Diversity Awards
Presentation |
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Edie Fraser
Managing Director and Diversity Chair
Diversified Search Ray & Berndtson
Presenter of the
Champions of Diversity Awards
Annette Ficucello, New York Life, Assistant Vice President, Supplier Diversity
Anthony Soto, Wal-Mart, Director, Supplier Diversity
Barbara J. Parsky, Edison International SVP
Brenda Burke, Wellpoint, Inc., Director Supplier Diversity – Nationwide
Carmen J. Smith,Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, VP of Global Strategies
Faye W. McClure, Farmers Insurance, V.P. of Strategic Marketing
Garth Scully, Cisco Canada Co., Vice President Enterprise Sales
Kevin Bradley, McDonald's USA, LLC, Director, Inclusion and Diversity
Luisa Acosta-Franco, Farmers Insurance, Assistant V.P. of Emerging Markets
Monica Gil, The Nielsen Company, V.P, Communications and Public Affairs |
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11:15 AM |
Real Solutions Your Guide to Success and Sanity |
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Kathy Ireland
Keynote Speaker/Super Model / Actress / Business Owner |
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12:30 PM |
Luncheon and Award Celebration of Top Businesses and Top Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities |
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Top Corporations
Top Government Agencies
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Kenton Clarke
President & CEO, DiversityBusiness.com
Presenter of the Top
Business Awards
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David L. Steward
Founder
and Chairman, World Wide Technology, Inc.
Presenter of the Top Diversity Advocate Awards
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2:30 PM
to
3:30 PM |
The Girls' Guide to Building a Million-Dollar Business |
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Susan Wilson Solovic
CEO of SBTV.com |
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3:30 PM
to
4:30 PM |
Cross Cultural Communications- Meeting Cultural Challenges and doing business Globally |
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Luisa Acosta-Franco
Assistant V.P. of Emerging Markets,
Farmers Insurance |
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Bill Imada
CHAIRMAN AND CEO,
IW GROUP, INC. |
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Monica Gil
Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs,
The Nielsen Company |
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Lisette Hoyo
EVP Client Services Director, Managing Partner
Accentmarketing |
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Engelina Jaspers
Vice President, Corporate Marketing, Americas
Hewlett-Packard Company |
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4:30 PM
to
5:30 PM |
Panel Discussion- Incorporating Your Diversity Message Throughout All Organizational Levels |
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KEVIN BRADLEY
Director - Diversity Initiatives,
McDonald's |
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Carmen J. Smith
VP of Global Strategies for Diversity and Inclusion,
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts |
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Shelley Willingham-Hinton
Founder and CEO
The National Organization for Diversity in Sales and Marketing, Inc. |
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Kevin L. Clayton
Chief Diversity Officer
United States Tennis Association (USTA) |
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6:00 PM
to
9:00 PM |
Networking - Reception |
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Friday,
May 1st
(Disney's Contemporary Resort) |
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9:00 AM
to
12:00 PM |
Federal Procurement Initiatives Attendees will have the opportunity to hear discussions and presentations from several Federal Government Agencies on how to do business. |
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Ramesh Solomon
CTO, DiversityBusiness.com
Moderator of the Panel
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Army & Air Force Exchange Service |
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Export-Import Bank of the US |
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Department of Transportation |
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Department of State |
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) |
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9:00 AM
to
10:30 AM |
Legal Aspects of Teaming Agreements |
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Ralph Thomas
Partner / Barton Baker Thomas & Tolle LLP |
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8:00 AM
to
1:00 PM |
Executive GOLF Outing
(Optional) sponsored by: |
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Disney's Lake Buena Vista Golf Course The Rate
per Player includes the greens fees and use of an electric
golf cart, Golf Clubs and pre-round practice balls.
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07:30 AM |
Shuttle busses begin leaving
from Contemporary Resort to Disney's GOLF Club |
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