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2016 Diversity & Inclusion Symposium Agenda

Wednesday, July 13
3:00 pm
Welcome
3:10 pm

Opening Keynote: The Multiplier Effects of Inclusion
Dr. Tony Byers, Director of Global Diversity & Inclusion, Starbucks
4:20 pm
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
Networking Reception
6:30 pm
Adjourn


Thursday, July 14
7:30 am
- 8:30 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 am
Welcome and Introduction
8:45 am
Morning Keynote: Your Brain is Good at Inclusion...Except When It's Not
Dr. Steve Robbins, Chief "What if?" Officer, S.L. Robbins & Associates
9:45 am
Review of 2015 Symposium Results

Concurrent Sessions
10:15 am
- 11:05 am

Education
Workforce
Community
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
Building an Inclusive Culture: Understanding Unconscious Bias
Christal Morris, Global Head Inclusion & Diversity, Willis Towers Watson
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
11:15 am
- 12:05 pm

Education
Workforce
Community
Internships: Helping Students Navigate the Transition from School
to Workplace
Moderator: Heather Schofield
Senior Employee Relations Analyst
Chesterfield County
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
The Systemic Drivers of Poverty and how it affects everyone
Jamison Manion, President, Workforce Engagement Solutions, LLC
12:05 pm
Lunch
12:35 pm
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
1:25 pm
Break
1:40 pm
-2:30 pm
Education
Workforce
Community
Expectations of Next
Generation Workers

Facilitator: Aubrey Pettaway,
University of Richmond
Student Panelists: University of Richmond,
VCU, Virginia Union University and
Virginia State University
When Women Thrive
Pam Jeffords, Partner at Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Mercer
Beyond the LGBTQ Label
Ted Lewis, Executive Director, ROSMY
2:30 pm
Transit Time
2:40 pm
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
3:30 pm
Closing

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