Southport, CT / --DiversityBusiness.com latest event, the
sixteenth annual “National Summit” brought together people
from all over the United States. Once again, the diversity and
entrepreneurship world
came together under one roof, to network, to learn from one another, to
exchange ideas, approaches and strategies, and, in the case of some, to be
formally recognized for their hard work and commitment to multicultural
markets in the United States.
Participants took full advantage of the keynote and panel presentations -as
well as the social and networking
aspects of the summit. Produced for business owners and the corporations,
government agencies and academic institutions that utilize their services,
the DiversityBusiness.com summit offered a solid platform for the kind of
interactivity, exchange and networking that is usually missing from daily
business life, due to physical distance, busy work schedules and other
factors.
Perhaps the most valuable take-away for summit attendees were the keynote
presentations that touch upon topics which include: entrepreneurship,
marketing and branding, technology, social media, disability, and diversity.
The day rounded out with a chief diversity officer panel forum discussion
which were represented by: Jerrell Moore, CDO of Time Warner Cable;
Elizabeth Nieto, CDO of MetLife; Michael Garner, CDO of Metropolitan
Transportation Authority; Donna Johnson, CDO of MasterCard and Kenneth
Hunter, CDO of NYC Department of Information Technology. Jennifer Brown,
Founder and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting served as moderator.
Jennifer Brown facilitated the discussion by addressing a broad range of
topics that are pertinent to office of chief diversity officer. Some of key
areas of discussion included: recruiting diverse talent, utilization of
social media to reach diverse candidates, supplier diversity and
intersection of office chief diversity, and employee resource groups.
In addition, each chief diversity officer had a chance to share with the
audience their overall career journey into role and changes, opportunities,
and challenges at their respective organizations. Also, the officers touch
upon how groups such as millennials and LGBT are making an impact within
current landscape. The discussion ended with each officer addressing their
favorite moment which impacted their career.
Other presentations included keynotes from: Gene Waddy, Founder & CEO
of DIVERSANT; Tiffany Pham, Founder & CEO of MOGUL; Aisha Bowe,
Co-Founder & CEO of STEMBoard; Bill Evans, President of
Current Staffing Solutions, LLC; Michelle Van Otten, Founder and Managing
Director of Profit Ventures, LLC and Ben-Saba Hasan, SVP Chief Culture,
Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Walmart.
The day rounded out with a chief diversity officer panel forum
discussion represented by brands : Time Warner Cable, MetLife, Metropolitan Transportation Authority,
MasterCard and NYC Department of Information Technology. Jennifer Brown,
Founder and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting served as moderator.
Companies formally honored at the summit were the winners of the Div50 and
the Div500 listings, which honor, respectively, the Fortune 500 companies
and government agencies most dedicated to supporting diversity and the
nation's top diversity-owned businesses.
"We're looking forward to another dynamic, successful year of multicultural
business," said Kenton Clarke, CEO of DiversityBusiness.com. "The U.S. is so
vast, and business moves so fasts, that were it not for events such as this
one, the key underpinning of lasting, rewarding business
relationships-face-to-face contact-would slowly fade into the background.
Each year we see new faces, and they bring fresh ideas, new perspectives,
strategies and of course new technologies and processes.
Sponsors
Major Sponsors for the event included: Wal-Mart, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon,
U.S. Postal Service, Colgate Palmolive,Time Warner,
Hilton, and Apple.
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About DiversityBusiness.com
Launched in 1999, DiversityBusiness is the largest organization of privately
owned businesses throughout the United States that provide goods and
services to Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, and colleges and
universities. DiversityBusiness provides research and data collection
services for diversity including the "Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural
Business Opportunities", "Top 500 Diversity Owned Companies in America ",
and others. Its research has been recognized and published by Forbes
Magazine, Business Week and thousands of other print and internet
publications. The site has gained national recognition and has won numerous
awards for its content and design. DiversityBusiness reaches more diverse
suppliers and communicates more information to them on a more frequent basis
then all other organizations combined. Our magazine reaches over 300,000 readers, a monthly e-newsletter
that reaches 2.4 million, and website visitors of 1.2 million a month. It is
a leading provider of Supplier Diversity management tools and has the most
widely distributed Diversity magazine in the United States .
DiversityBusiness.com is produced by Computer Consulting Associates
International Inc. (CCAii.com) of Southport , CT. Founded in 1980.
