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                        Wednesday, July 13 
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                        3:00 pm 
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                        Welcome | 
                     
                    
                        3:10 pm 
                          
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                        Opening Keynote: The Multiplier Effects of Inclusion 
                        Dr. Tony Byers, Director of Global Diversity & Inclusion, Starbucks 
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                        4:20 pm 
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                        C-Suite Roundtable 
                        Panelists: 
                        
                        Ken Ampy, CEO, Astyra 
                        Ron Carey, President, Studio Squared 
                        Brian Quigley, President and CEO, US Smokeless Tobacco Company, an Altria Company  
                        Dr. Marsha Rappley, CEO, VCU Health System 
                        Carter Reid, Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative and Compliance Officer, Secretary, Dominion 
                        Nancy Rodrigues, Secretary of Administration, Commonwealth of Virginia 
                        Moderator: 
                        Lenore Pearlstein, Owner & Publisher, INSIGHT into Diversity magazine | 
                     
                    
                        5:30 pm 
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                        Networking Reception 
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                        6:30 pm 
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                        Adjourn | 
                     
                    
                         
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                        Thursday, July 14 
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                        7:30 am 
                        - 8:30 am 
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                        Registration and Continental Breakfast 
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                        8:30 am 
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                        Welcome and Introduction 
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                        8:45 am  
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                        Morning Keynote: Your Brain is Good at Inclusion...Except When It's Not 
                        Dr. Steve Robbins, Chief "What if?" Officer, S.L. Robbins & Associates 
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                        9:45 am 
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                        Review of 2015 Symposium Results  | 
                     
                    
                         
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                        Concurrent Sessions  
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                        10:15 am 
                        - 11:05 am 
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                                    Education 
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                                    Workforce 
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                                    Community 
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                                    Not Rocket Science!
                                    Self-Reflection and Diversity & Inclusion Applied In Layers (DIAL) Model to
                                    Enhance DROI in Education 
                                    Anita Nahal, Ph.D., D&I, Unconsicious Bias and Higher Education Consultant 
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                                    Building an Inclusive Culture: Understanding Unconscious Bias 
                                    Christal Morris, Global Head Inclusion & Diversity, Willis Towers Watson 
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                                    Can We All Get Along?  
                                    What the Police Know About Inclusion and How That Strengthens RVA 
                                    Eric English, Deputy Chief,  
                                    City of Richmond Police Department 
                                    John Venuti, Chief,  
                                    VCU Police Department 
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                        11:15 am 
                        - 12:05 pm 
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                                    Education 
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                                    Workforce 
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                                    Community 
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                                    Internships: Helping Students Navigate the Transition from School  
                                    to Workplace 
                                    Moderator: Heather Schofield 
                                    Senior Employee Relations Analyst 
                                    Chesterfield County 
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                                    Putting the Pieces of the  
                                    Diversity Puzzle Together:  
                                    A look at the Evolution of Diversity  
                                    from compliance to imperative 
                                    Mesha Mott, MBA, PHR,  
                                    Executive HR Consultant 
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                                    The Systemic Drivers of Poverty and how it affects everyone 
                                    Jamison Manion, President, Workforce Engagement Solutions, LLC 
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                        12:05 pm 
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                        Lunch | 
                     
                    
                        12:35 pm 
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                        Lunch Session: Let’s Talk About Race: Lessons Learned 
                        Facilitator: 
                        Jonathan Zur, President & CEO, Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities 
                        Panelists: 
                        Marc Cheatham, Director of Constituent Services and Casework for Senator Tim Kaine, Creator of the Cheats Movement Blog 
                        Melissa McKenney, Parent Leader, Rename Byrd Middle School 
                        Adria Scharf, Executive Director, Richmond Peace Education Center 
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                        1:25 pm 
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                        Break 
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                        1:40 pm 
                        -2:30 pm 
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                                    Education 
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                                    Workforce 
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                                    Community 
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                                    Expectations of Next  
                                    Generation Workers 
                                    Facilitator: Aubrey Pettaway,  
                                    University of Richmond 
                                    Student Panelists: University of Richmond,  
                                    VCU, Virginia Union University and  
                                    Virginia State University 
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                                    When Women Thrive 
                                    Pam Jeffords, Partner at Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Mercer 
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                                    Beyond the LGBTQ Label 
                                    Ted Lewis, Executive Director, ROSMY 
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                        2:30 pm 
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                        Transit Time 
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                        2:40 pm 
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                        Closing Session: What’s trending in the Court Room: Implications for the Board Room and the Classroom 
                        Karen Michael, Owner, Karen Michael, PLC, Employment Law, Training & Consulting 
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                        3:30 pm 
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                        Closing 
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