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Tuesday,
April 27th
GayLord Resorts, DC |
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3:00 PM
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7:00 PM |
Conference
Registration |
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6:00 PM
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9:00 PM |
Opening Reception - Networking
Pose Ultra Lounge & Nightclub |
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Wednesday,
April 28th GayLord Resorts, DC |
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7:00 AM |
Registration |
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8:00 AM |
Conference Kickoff &
Introduction |
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Honorary
Chair |
Conference Hosts |
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Carmen Castillo |
Ericka Dunlap |
Robin Givens |
Jasmine Guy |
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8:30 AM |
Welcome Address |
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David A. Hinson, National Director
MBDA |
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9:00 AM |
Generation Y: Keynote Presentation |
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Nadira A. Hira, Writer
Fortune magazine |
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9:35 AM |
Chief Procurement Officer's Panel |
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10:40 AM |
Coffee Break |
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10:55 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
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Champions |
Cindy Brinkley, AT&T Services, Inc, Senior Vice President – Talent Development and CDO
Stephen Wright,Christus Health, Regional President/CEO
Cynthia J. Pasky,Strategic Staffing Solutions, President and CEO
Rupert R. Warner, Jr., United States Postal Service, Purchasing and Supply Management Specialist
Dr. Charlita Shelton, Corporate Vice President, University of the Rockies
Kathleen Kappy Lundquist, Ph.D., APT, Inc., Chief Executive Officer
Kathy Homeyer, UPS, Director, Supplier Diversity
Bruce Geier, Technology Integration Group, President and CEO
DeLynne Ano, The Walt Disney Company, Director, Supplier Diversity and Sustainability
Brian Tippens, Hewlett-Packard, Director, Global Supplier Diversity
Magdalena Beltran-del Olmo, The California Wellness Foundation, Vice President Communications
Ken Carter, Cisco, Major Account Manager |
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11:10 AM |
Chief Diversity Officer's
Panel |
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Advancing the Corporate Diversity
Agenda |
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Magda N. Yrizarry, VP & Chief Diversity Officer
Verizon |
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Carolyn Brooks, Chief Diversity Officer
OfficeMax |
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Candi Castleberry-Singleton, Chief
Inclusion and Diversity Officer
University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center |
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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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Gilbert F. Casellas
CDO, Dell Inc.
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2:40 PM
to
4:00 PM |
Growing a $100 Million
Company... Discussion by
America's most successful entrepreneurs' |
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Moderator
Linda Denny, President
WBENC - Women's Business Enterprise National Council |
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Gary Stiffler, President/CEO
The MATLET Group |
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Janice Bryant Howroyd, President/CEO
Act-1 |
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Cynthia J. Pasky, President & Chief Executive Officer
S3 / Strategic Staffing Solutions |
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Mark Wilson, Founder, President and CEO,
Ryla, Inc. |
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Andra M. Rush, President/CEO
Rush Trucking |
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Karen Nethersole, Esq. CEO & Founder
Full Circle NY |
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4:00 PM
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5:30 PM |
Multicultural Opportunities and Challenges Panel |
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Trends in the
fastest growing multicultural market place |
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Javier Palomarez, President and CEO
US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce |
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Miriam Muléy, President and CEO
85% Niche |
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Mariela Dabbah, Author. Speaker. Consultant
www.LatinosInCollege.com |
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Kathleen Haley, Director of Multicultural Marketing
Hewlett Packard |
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6:00 PM
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8:00 PM |
Networking - Reception |
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Thursday,
April 29th GayLord Resorts, DC |
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8:30 AM
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12:30 PM |
Diversity & Inclusion Best
Practices |
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TAMMY HUGHES, D&I Expert
President, The Heim Group, LLC |
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Fred Jenkins, Director Diversity Management
Verizon |
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Sylvester Mendoza, Senior Director of Global Diversity Strategies
Northrop Grumman |
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Kathleen Kappy Lundquist, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer
APT, Inc. |
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Geeth ChettiarVice President Diversity & Equal Opportunity Programs
Lockheed Martin |
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8:30 AM
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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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Wayne McDonald, Director OSDBU
Social Security Administration |
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Brandon Neal, Director OSDBU
U.S. Department of Transporation |
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Oreta Stinson, Deputy Director
Office of the Secretary of the Navy Small Business Programs |
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Angela Williams, Mentor Protégé Program Manager
U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
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Janice B. Williams-Hopkins, SCM Strategies, Supplier Diversity
U. S. Postal Service |
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Quinton Robinson, Director of OSDBU
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture |
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8:00 AM
to
1:00 PM |
Executive GOLF Outing
(Optional) |
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National
Golf Course The Rate
per Player includes the greens fees and use of an electric
golf cart, Golf Clubs and pre-round practice balls.
Shuttle busses leave from Gaylord Resorts at 7:30 AM |
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