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2017 Speaker Lineup

Keynote Speakers



Overcoming Bias: Moving Beyond Words & Into Action

Tiffany Jana
CEO and President
TMI Consulting




The Inclusion Paradox: Why Your Current Diversity Strategy is Not Enough

Andres T. Tapia
Senior Client Partner/Solution Lead
Workforce Performance, Inclusion and Diversity Practice
Korn Ferry



Panel Discussion

Positioned for Progress: A panel discussion with top local leaders on ways our region is becoming more inclusive and ensuring readiness for the radical demographic changes ahead.

Dr. Joseph P. Casey
County Administrator, Chesterfield County





Jennifer McClellan
Senator, Virginia State Senate, 9th District
Jeffrey Bourne
Delegate, Virginia House of Delegates, 71st District
Jim Taylor
Deputy County Administrator, Hanover County
Rodney Hathaway
County Administrator, New Kent County
Jonathan Zur (facilitator)
President, Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities

General Sessions

Case Study: Why Building a Diverse Investments Team Can Deliver Big Results
Ronald Schmitz
Chief Investment Officer
Virginia Retirement System

UnMonumental: Everybody Has a Story
Public radio listeners may know the term “driveway moment.” It’s when a listener is so transfixed by a story they stay in their car to hear the end, even long after their drive is over. Kelley Libby, a public radio producer and creator of a weekly series called UnMonumental. believes every person has a compelling story worthy of a driveway moment. Kelley will share a selection of stories from local inclusion ‘heroes’ she met over the course of making UnMonumental.

Kelley Libby
Public radio producer and community engagement strategist
NPR

Breakout Sessions

Workforce Track

What Successful Companies Know: Diversity Leads to Enhanced Economic Impact

Dannellia Green, Ph.D.

Director, Supplier Diversity
Owens & Minor
LGBTQ+: Understanding Where We've Been to See Where We're Going

Ted Lewis

Executive Director
Side by Side (formerly ROSMY )
Enhancing Inclusion through Employee Resource Groups: Lessons and Opportunities

Jim Gregware (facilitator)
Mercer

Joy Thorpe
Altria

Shane Olsen
Dominion

Community Track
Religious and Cultural Inclusion: How to Get it Right

Dr. Imad Demaj
Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology
VCU School of Medicine






Mona Siddiqui JD


Police as Partners in an Inclusive Community

Eric English

Deputy Chief of Police
City of Richmond





John Venuti

Chief
VCU Police Department
 
Housing and Recovery The CARITAS Way

Marilyn Milio, CPRC, CPC
Program Manager
CARITAS Works
Education Track
An Unorthodox Approach to Developing Young Professionals

Jonathan Young
Director of Corporate Relations
Virginia State University

Educate the Child, Engage the Family, Empower the Community

Damon Jiggetts
Executive Director
Peter Paul Development Center

Success in Education: How Current Students will Shape Future Workplaces

Jessica Hawthorne
Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities





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