Schedule

Tuesday, March 16

3:00 pm– 6:00 pm  Registration/information desk open

6:30 pm – 9:30 pm  Welcome reception and dinner

Special remarks
Rosalyn Taylor O’Neale
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
The Campbell Soup Company

Wednesday, March 17

6:30 am  Registration/information desk open

6:30 am – 7:30 am  Breakfast with the Experts

8:00 am – 9:45 am General session

The Diversity and Inclusion Imperative

Introductory remarks
Trudy Bourgeois President
The Center for Workforce Excellence

Serving the New Consumer: How D&I Is Redefining the Retailer/Vendor Relationship

Keynote address
Cole Brown Chief Diversity Officer
Walmart Stores

Table discussions follow

9:45 am – 10:15 am  Networking break

10:15 am – 11:45 am  Concurrent sessions

Advancing Women of Color: Creating the Leadership It Takes to Win

Advanced workshop

Pamela Carlton President
Springboard Leadership Consulting

Teresa Chipps Vice President
SuperValu

Ann Mukherjee Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Frito-Lay North America

Cheryl Pearson-McNeil Senior VP
The Nielsen Company

Marilyn Thompson Director of Diversity, Consumer
Johnson & Johnson

Ann Mukherjee will appear at morning session only

Beyond Borders: Becoming A Global Leader
Advanced workshop

Jane Hyun President
Hyun & Associates

Lynn Sontag President and Chief Mentoring Officer
Menttium Corporation

Down the Line: Integrating D&I Throughout Your Company Structure

Advanced workshop – this session will not be repeated

Jeff Halter Director, Business Development
The Coca-Cola Company

Maritza Montiel Managing Partner,
Deloitte University, Leadership Development and Succession

Embedding Diversity and Inclusion into Your Organization’s Culture
Intermediate workshop

Phyllis Jefferson Vice President of Learning and Organizational Development InclusionINC

Margaret Young Key Designer
Mill Square Group

Generations at Work: Building Teams that Connect with Consumers
Beginner workshop

Lisbeth McNabb CEO
w2wlink.com

Michael Redding Global Director of Technology
Accenture Technology Labs

12 pm – 1:30 pm Conference luncheon

1:30 – 3:00 pm  General session

After Diversity: Leveraging Differences to Achieve Inclusion
Keynote address

Andrés Tapia Chief Diversity Officer
Hewitt Associates

Table discussions follow

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Networking break

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Concurrent sessions

Morning sessions repeat with exception of "Down the Line: Integrating D&I Throughout Your Company Structure”

Metrics Matter: Measuring and Leveraging Diversity and Inclusion
Intermediate workshop

Katie Edwards Diversity Business Partner
Tariq Malik Diversity Consultant
Target Corporation

6:30 ­– 9:00 pm Special dinner and reception

Thursday, March 18

6:30 am – 7:45 am Breakfast

8:00 am – 9:45 am General session

History Is Calling: Leading the Charge for Diversity and Inclusion
Keynote address

Andre Hughes Global Managing Partner
Accenture Cisco Business Group

Table discussions follow

9:45 – 10:15 am Networking break

10:15 – 11:45 am General session

View from the C-Suite: Leveraging D&I to Win in the Marketplace
Leadership roundtable

Cathy Green President
Food Lion Family of Banners

Don Knauss Chief Executive Officer
The Clorox Company

Michael Schlotman Chief Financial Officer
The Kroger Co.

James White Chief Executive Officer
Jamba Juice

11:45 am – 12:15 pm Closing remarks

Trudy Bourgeois President
The Center for Workforce Excellence

Erby Foster Director of Diversity
The Clorox Company

Mike Gorshe Partner, Consumer Products and Services Practice
Accenture

NEW President Alison Kenney Paul
Principal, Deloitte