How Leadership Expresses Diversity Commitment


November 2 – 3, 2009 – Marriott Marquis – New York City

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Monday, November 2nd
8:00 a.m. Registration & Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Welcome Remarks
8:50 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Special Subject Speaker – Dr. Ella Bell – Dartmouth College
Developing the Leadership Pipeline
9:20 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. CEO SLOT – George Chavel – Sodexo
Personal Insights on What Diversity Means to Him
9:50 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Professionally Facilitated Group Discussion
10:15 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. CEO SLOT – Dick McCormick – President, Rutgers University
Personal Insights on What Diversity Means to Him
11:00 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. Special Subject Speaker – Dr. Cary Cherniss – Rutgers University
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
11:30 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. Professionally Facilitated Group Discussion
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch Keynote – Diego Sanchez – Senior Policy Adviser to
Rep. Barney Frank
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. CEO SLOT – Clayton Jones – Rockwell Collins
Personal Insights on What Diversity Means to Him
2:05 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Special Subject Speaker – Dr. Olenda Johnson, North Carolina A&T State University
Organizational Theory and Development
2:35 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Professionally Facilitated Group Discussion
3:05 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Closing Remarks – Luke Visconti
5:15 p.m. – 5:55 p.m. Cocktail Reception
6:10 p.m. – 6:20 p.m. Welcome Remarks & Introduction of CEOs – Luke Visconti
6:25 p.m. – 6:40 p.m. CHAIRMAN SPEECH – Dennis Nally PwC – Top Company for Working Families
6:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. SPEECH – Bill Green – Accenture – Top Company for Generational Communications
7:05 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. SPEECH – Pat Esser – Cox Communications – Top Company for Talent Pipeline
7:25 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. Dinner Keynote – Tavis Smiley, Host, “Tavis Smiley” on PBS and
“The Tavis Smiley Show” from PRI
8:20 p.m. – 8:35 p.m. SPEECH – Joerg Reinhardt – Novartis AG – Top Company for Global Cultural Competence
8:40 p.m. – 8:55 p.m. SPEECH – Ronald Williams – Aetna – Top Company for Community Development
9:00 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. SPEECH – Lord Michael Hastings – KPMG – Top Company for Employee-Resource Groups
9:20 p.m. – 9:35 p.m. SPEECH – George Chavel - Sodexo – Top Company for Executive Development
9:40 p.m. – End Closing Remarks – Luke Visconti
Tuesday, November 3rd
8:00 a.m. Registration & Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. Welcome Back Remarks by Luke Visconti
8:45 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. CEO Slot – J.W. (Bill) Marriott Jr. – Marriott International – Personal Insights on What Diversity Means to Him
9:15 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. Special Subject Speaker – Judith E. Heumann, Department on Disability Services
Reach an Untapped Market: People With Disabilities
9:45 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. Professionally Facilitated Group Discussion
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break
10:35 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Special Subject Speaker – Dr. Simon Reich – Rutgers University
Global vs. National Codes of Conduct
11:05 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Special Subject Speaker – Dr. Susan Mohammed – Pennsylvania State University
Leadership in Teams: Complexity, Contingency and Timing
11:35 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Professionally Facilitated Group Discussion
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. LUNCH – Keynote – Dr. Cornel West, Princeton University - Confirmed
1:20 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Special Subject Speaker – Alma Morales Riojas – President, MANA
Creating Leadership Opportunities
1:55 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. Special Subject Speaker – Dr. Farrokh Langdana – Rutgers University
Jobs, Gold, and Macroeconomic Leadership
2:25 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. Professionally Facilitated Group Discussion
3:00 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. Closing Remarks – Luke Visconti
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