Network and Affinity Leadership Congress (NALC) - Chicago 2013
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NALC Call for Speakers: Submissions are due May 22, 2013. Learn more.
Theme for 2013: POWER UP ERGs FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS
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Corporate Package Prices
Regular Rates
Individual: $1,595
Government/Nonprofit: $1,295
Group (per person, 5-9): $1,495
Group (per person, 10-14): $1,375
Group (per person, 15-19): $1,225
Group (per person, 20-25): $1,175
Group (per person, 26+): $1,150
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Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile
633 North Saint Clair Street
Chicago, Illinois, USA 60611
312-787-1234
To receive the discounted room rate of $269, reservations must be made by August 19, 2013.
Network and Affinity Leadership Congress (NALC) - New York City 2013
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Send your ERG teams to the 2013 Network & Affinity Leadership Congress (NALC) for an in-depth learning experience!
Agenda
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 *
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Networking Breakfast/Registration
8:30 a.m. - 8:55 a.m. Welcome Remarks:
Carol Evans / CEO / Diversity Best Practices
President’s Remarks: Next Generation ERG Leadership
Today ERG's are ascending in prominence, but at the same time expectations are increasing about their ability to deliver value to the organization and its employees. This challenge calls for more effective ERG leadership than ever before. What are the vital leadership characteristics that today's ERG leaders must have to rise to the occasion? In his opening remarks, Diversity Best Practices President Andrés Tapia provides some vital answers.
Andrés Tapia / President / Diversity Best Practices
8:55 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Keynote and Conversation: You will know your ERGs Value by its Business Results
Patricia David / Managing Director Human Resources, Global Head of Diversity / JP Morgan Chase & Co.
9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Round I: Revitalizing Structure/Organization
A. Emerging ERG Leaders: Embracing & Leveraging Multidimensional Identities within ERGs
As our society becomes more multicultural and multiethnic, racial, ethnic, nationality, and gender relationship lines are now more fluid. Organizations can no longer serve their employees’ multiple identities through single-dimension ERGs. Learn from two organizations who have embraced the challenge. Ernst & Young has leveraged the multidimensional identities of its veterans network with members of different races, ethnicities and sexual orientation, as well as including both men and women. The Tides Foundation explores how understanding the new majority and the economic impact of the Global South can drive ERG excellence.
Facilitator
Nadine Vogel / President / Springboard Consulting
Presenters
Koma B. Gandy / Senior Manager / Ernst & Young LLC (Veterans Group)
Nathaniel "Toby" Thompkins / Vice President, Tides 21st Century / Tides Foundation (Tides Network)
B. ERG Program Managers: Evaluating ERG Professional Development Programs
Even with our limited funds in today’s global world we need to empower, develop and motivate our employees to attain successful ROI for the business. Georgia Power shares a step-by-step approach and easy-to-use tools from their ERG Leadership Academy© resulting in leaders being positioned and viewed as strategic business partners of the organization. Learn how Diageo has created an ERG Leadership Training Plan including its first ERG Summit and Recognition Dinner to build and promote great leadership in their organization. Learn how Diageo implemented its inaugural ERG Summit and Recognition Dinner designed to bring together their seven Employee Resource Groups to foster community for the ERG Leadership Teams and empower ERG Leads with tools to better serve respective communities.
Facilitator
Susanne Mueller / Co-Founder, Director / Susanne Mueller Consulting & Coaching
Presenters
Karen Ashley / Diversity & Inclusion Project Manager / Georgia Power
Simone Morris / Diversity Project Manager / Diageo (Chair, African Heritage Employees at Diageo)
C. Experienced ERG Leaders: Making your ERGs Relevant & Sustainable Nationally & Globally
What’s involved in having ERGs that span multiple geographic regions and what can we learn from our colleagues outside the U.S. to improve our practice? A global lead from GlaxoSmithKline shares challenges and successes of working virtually in a large global organization as well as how to create programming that meets the needs across cultures. Hear a global co-chair from JPMorgan Chase based in Hong Kong tell about the benefits and hurdles of taking a U.S. focused ERG and replicating it in Asia. Learn about Dell’s key methods to ensure that their ERGs sustain momentum and remain relevant as they expand both structurally and through membership.
Facilitator
Monica Francois Marcel / Partner / Language & Culture Worldwide
Presenters
Marian Benz / Field Vice President / GlaxoSmithKline (Global Lead, Women's Leadership Initiative)
Amanda Cameron / Sales & Client Delivery Executive / JPMorgan Chase (Global Co-Chair, Women's Interactive Network)
Rubiena Duarte / Director, Global Diversity & Inclusion / Dell Inc.
D. Burning Issues Forum: Building Business Centric ERGs
In this session participants will engage in conversation and group learning on these areas:
• Compare and contrast the language ERG leaders use to articulate their efforts and effectiveness vs. the language business leaders use for ERG effectiveness
• Designing and operating ERGs in a manner consistent with your organizations operating principles
• Share effective & creative practices for leveraging ERGs in a business centric way, moving networks to resource groups, the psychology of it
• Influencing and engaging partners to create business impact
Facilitators:
Jeffery Smith / Vice President, Operations, ERG & Diversity Councils Practice Leader / Diversity Best Practices
Isaias Zamarripa / Director of Diversity & Inclusion / Darden
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Refreshment Break
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Round I Repeated (4 Tracks)
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. “Great Ideas” Networking Luncheon (By Affinity Groups)
Join like affinity group members to share tips, stories and strategies to aid your journey to success.
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Round II: Expanding Communications/Building Relationships
A. Emerging ERG Leaders: How ERGs Maximize Personal & Organizational Brands
A brand is a unifying characteristic which gives an organization and ERG’s their identity, purpose and direction and helps establish a value proposition. Learn how a Vice-Chair of an Avon network leveraged her leadership role to impact her professional brand and the organization. Understand how PG&E ERGs utilize branding as a key strategy to affect how customers view products and services as well as to gain individual senior leadership support and credibility as the face/voice of the company.
Facilitator
Pamela Palanque / President / Palanque Associates
Presenters
Teresa Correa / Associated Manager, Consumer Insights / Avon Products Inc. (Vice Chair, AHORA Latina Network)
Susan Mallah / Senior Diversity Consultant / Pacific Gas & Electric Company
B. ERG Program Managers: Collaborating Internally & Externally to Build Business Relationships
ERGs are brimming with the potential to provide collaborative breakthroughs that build competency among its members. Internal and external partnerships contribute to employee growth and engagement while advancing business goals. Ernst & Young’s co-chair of Beyond, their Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally professional network, tells how he engages clients and builds work-related relationships based on trust and shared values. Kramer Levin partners with outside organizations to benefit ERG and the business in such areas as professional development and networking. Learn also from an external partner's perspective on how the Asian American Arts Alliance, as a community-based nonprofit organization, seeks to engage companies and diversity ERGs to build cross-sector relationships and raise awareness of the arts.
Facilitator
Diana Lee / Chief Human Reources Officer, VP of Human Resources / Sojitz Corporation of America
Presenters
Jeffrey Curbo / Manager, Advisory-Financial Services Office / Ernst & Young LLP (Co-Chair, Beyond, LGBTA Professional Network)
Andrea Louie / Executive Director / Asian American Arts Alliance
Lauren Tapper / Director of Diversity / Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
C. Experienced ERG Leaders: Building Senior Executive Total Engagement Relationships
It is a continuing challenge for ERG leaders to cultivate key relationships with senior executives to help them be more visible and actively engaged and to leverage them as advocates for their value to the business. Two organizations present their best practices and lessons learned from critical competencies including organizational culture, collaboration and communication to an innovative program of engaging executive coaches for network chairs resulting in increased senior leadership engagement, championing and influence.
Facilitator
Marianne Fray / Director, Corporate Development / Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA)
Presenters
Wilfredo (Fred) Colon / Organization Development / Travelers Insurance
D. Edward Greene / Director, Targeted Affordable Housing Underwriting / Freddie Mac (Chair, Abilities ENG)
D. Burning Issues Forum: The Next Generation ERG Skills & Competencies ERG Leaders Need Right Now
In this session participants will engage in group discussion on the following:
• Explore the challenges ERG leaders face on capability building and explore the gap between current skills and required skills to be impactful ERG leaders
• Share practices and identify competencies that are required for next generation diversity effectiveness
• Discuss strategies to build ERG capability and articulate the impact on the ERG leader, personally and professionally, and on the overall business
Facilitators:
Jeffery Smith / Vice President, Operations, ERG & Diversity Councils Practice Leader / Diversity Best Practices
Andrés Tapia / President / Diversity Best Practices
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Round II Repeated (4 Tracks)
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception
Thursday, June 6, 2013
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Networking Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Welcome Remarks
Carol Evans / CEO / Diversity Best Practices
Opening Remarks:
Jeffery Smith / Vice President, Operations, ERG & Diversity Councils Practice Leader / Diversity Best Practices
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Keynote and Conversation: Building Success Through Collaboration
Bharat Walia / Corporate Account Manager / CDW
10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Round III: Aligning with the Business
A. Emerging ERG Leaders: Maintaining "Value Balance" for ERG Success
If a network is to grow and develop its membership and attain its goals, it must maintain a balance in the value provided to both members and to the company. This session focuses on how to structure and manage employee networks to continue to attract and sustain the energy of its members and support the company needs and goals. Learn how American Airlines has impacted even a third stakeholder—the community—when a faith-based ERG along with their sales team connected to Christian-based organizations leading to greatly increased profits. Toyota shares how it discovered key employee commitments that match untapped customer segments keeping their ERGs grassroots-driven while harnessing member passion to meet business goals.
Facilitator
Joe Santana / President / Joseph Santana LLC
Presenters
Irene del Corral / Senior Specialist, Diversity Strategies / American Airlines
Gail Herring / Communications Coordinator / Toyota Motor Sales
B. ERG Program Managers: Driving Innovation for Greater Business Results
In a very competitive world, organizations miss potential contributions, innovations, solutions and creativity if they prevent their valuable employees from being heard. Listen to the stories of how three ERGs drove innovative programs and tapped into the ‘inherent’ knowledge of their members. At Bristol-Myers Squibb learn how the Pan Asian Network partnered with the merging market teams to identify key strategic questions, create a forum and follow up survey. Learn how McGraw-Hill became one of the first companies to launch a digital ERG demonstrating their commitment to being an industry leader. The co-chair of the Latino ERG at Kellogg shares how they engage with business leaders to drive frequent and timely insights, input and ideation.
Facilitator
Wendy Willow Wark / Founder / Inclusion Strategy
Presenters
Kieran John / Associate Director, Oncology Global Commercialization / Bristol-Myers Squibb (PAN Pan Asian Network)
Olga Kozak / Manager, Employee Resource Groups, Diversity & Inclusion / McGraw-Hill (LEAD Digital ERG)
Krisana Rodriguez / Senior Network Analyst / Kellogg Company (National Co-Chair, HOLA Latino ERG)
C. Experienced ERG Leaders: Next Generation Metrics — Tying ERG Goals to Business Benefits
To improve and support growth and change of their ERGs, companies must be able to effectively measure, evaluate effectiveness and understand future results. By using a scorecard process, companies can get critical details around their objectives. JPMorgan Chase tells how their Access Ability group raised visibility on disability-related issues and increased membership by over 40%. Georgia Power and their collaborator will provide a toolkit that they helped design to aggregate ERG initiatives, metrics and business plans.
Facilitator
Michelle Taylor-Jones / CEO / The Taylor Group LLC
Presenters
Karen Ashley / Diversity & Inclusion Project Manager / Georgia Power
Haven Cockerham / CEO / Cockerham & Associates, LLC
Andrew Holbrook / Vice President, Marketing / JPMorgan Chase (Global Leadership Committee, Access Ability)
D. Burning Issues Forum: Utilizing ERGs as Talent Incubators for Future Leaders
In this session, participants will explore how ERGs can serve as a resource for developing and building a talent pipeline of "leadership ready" employees:
• Explore current vehicles for organizational talent management
• Share best practices as to how to engage ERGs in talent development efforts directly linked to organizational succession planning
• Discuss ERG's connection to HR and specific D&I strategies aligned with talent development, talent management and leadership development
Facilitators:
Mesha Mott / Consultant / Diversity Best Practices
Robert Rodriguez / President / DRR Advisors LLC
11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Round III Repeated (4 Tracks)
12:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Intersections of Inclusion Luncheon
Keynote and Conversation: Religion — Leveraging the Common Denominator of Diversity & Inclusion
Mark Fowler / Managing Director of Programs / Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
*Agenda subject to change
Registration
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Corporate Package Prices
Regular Rates
Individual: $1,595
Government/Nonprofit: $1,295
Group (per person, 5-9): $1,495
Group (per person, 10-14): $1,375
Group (per person, 15-19): $1,225
Group (per person, 20-25): $1,175
Group (per person, 26+): $1,150
DBP Member Rates
Individual: $1,225
Government/Nonprofit: $995
Group (per person, 5-9): $1,145
Group (per person, 10-14): $1,055
Group (per person, 15-19): $945
Group (per person, 20-25): $905
Group (per person, 26+): $890
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NEW YORK, NY 10128
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The Franklin Hotel
164 East 87th Street
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The Carlyle Hotel
35 East 76th Street
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On the Ave Hotel
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New York, NY 10024
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DIRECTIONS
The Academy is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street. The entrance is on 103rd Street.
BY SUBWAY
Take the #6 local train to 103rd Street. Walk west on 103rd Street; after crossing Park Avenue, turn right and walk a few yards, and then turn left onto the path through the garden of Carver Houses to Madison Avenue. Continue west on 103rd Street almost to Fifth Avenue. The entrance to the Academy is on 103rd Street.
From 42nd Street/Times Square: Take Shuttle Train to 42nd / Street Grand Central and transfer to the #6 Train (Uptown) to 103rd Street.
BY BUS
From south of 103rd Street: On Madison Avenue, take a northbound M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus to 103rd Street. Walk west on 103rd Street almost to Fifth Avenue. The entrance to the Academy is on 103rd Street.
From north of 103rd Street: On Fifth Avenue, take a southbound M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus to 103rd Street. The entrance to the Academy is on 103rd Street, on the southeast corner of the intersection of 103rd Street and Fifth Avenue.
From Grand Central Station/Grand Central Terminal: Exit Grand Central Station and Terminal on 42nd Street at Vanderbilt Avenue. Walk one short block west to Madison Avenue and take the M1, M2, M3 or M4 (Northbound) bus 103rd Street. Walk west on 103rd Street almost to Fifth Avenue. The entrance to the Academy is on 103rd Street.
From Metro North/125th Street and Park Avenue: Exit the station and take the M101 bus on Lexington Avenue southbound to East 102nd Street. Walk three blocks east to Fifth Avenue and proceed north to 103rd Street.
From Port Authority Bus Terminal: Exit the terminal at the West 42nd Street exit. Proceed to Eighth Avenue and take the M42 Bus east to Madison Avenue. Transfer to the M1, M2, M3 or M4 (Northbound) bus 103rd Street. Walk west on 103rd Street almost to Fifth Avenue. The entrance to the Academy is on 103rd Street.
From Pennsylvania Station: Exit the terminal at the West 33rd Street exit. Proceed to Eighth Avenue and take the M42 Bus east to Madison Avenue. Transfer to the M1, M2, M3 or M4 (Northbound) bus 103rd Street. Walk west on 103rd Street almost to Fifth Avenue. The entrance to the Academy is on 103rd Street.
BY CAR
From south of 96th Street: From the FDR Drive North, take the 96th Street exit. Turn left onto 96th Street, and drive straight until Madison Avenue. Turn right on Madison, and drive north to 103rd Street. Turn left, and the Academy is at the end of the block on the south side of the street.
From north of 96th Street: From the FDR Drive South, take the 96th Street exit. Turn right onto E. 96th Street, and drive straight until Madison Avenue. Turn right on Madison, and drive north to 103rd Street. Turn left, and the Academy is at the end of the block on the south side of the street.
FROM AREA AIRPORTS
From LaGuardia Airport: The Academy is located 7.5 miles from LaGuardia Aiport. From the Main Terminal, take the Parkway West ramp towards Manhattan. Merge onto the Grand Central Parkway west (the Grand Central Parkway becomes I-278 East). Take the exit towards Manhattan/Randalls-Wards Island/Downing Stadium. Merge onto the Triboro Bridge. Merge onto the FDR Drive South. Take exit number 15, towards East 106th Street. Turn right onto East 106th Street, and proceed to Fifth Avenue. Turn left onto Fifth Avenue and continue until 103rd Street.
From John F. Kennedy International Airport: The Academy is located 17.5 miles from JFK Airport. From all terminals, follow signs to the Van Wyck Expressway (I-678 North). Merge onto the Grand Central Parkway West via exit number 10 (on the left), following signs to the Triboro Bridge. Take the exit towards Manhattan/Randalls-Wards Island/Downing Stadium. Merge onto the Triboro Bridge. Merge onto the FDR Drive South. Take exit number 15, towards East 106th Street. Turn right onto East 106th Street and proceed to Fifth Avenue. Turn left onto Fifth Avenue and continue until 103rd Street.
From Newark International Airport: The Academy is located 21.7 miles from Newark Airport. From the Main Terminal follow directions to US-1&9 North. Merge onto the New Jersey Turnpike North (I-95N) towards exits 16E-18E (US 46-Lincoln Tunnel). Take Route 3 exit number 16E in the direction of the Lincoln Tunnel. Merge onto I-495 East. Proceed through the Lincoln Tunnel. Take the exit on the left toward 10th Avenue/Points North/West Side Hwy. Stay straight to go onto Dyer Avenue. Turn left onto West 42nd Street. Turn right onto the West Side Hwy (NY 9AN/12th Avenue). Continue to follow NY9A North. Take West 96th Street Exit. Turn slight right onto West 96th Street. West 96th Street becomes 97th Street. 97th Street then becomes East 96th Street. Proceed on 96th Street to Madison Avenue; turn left onto Madison Avenue and proceed to East 103rd Street. Turn left onto East 103rd Street.
PARKING
Merit Parking
107th Street (between Fifth and Madison Avenues)
Telephone: 212-722-9498
Cost: $15 up to 12 hours; $22 up to 24 hours
(prices subject to change; please call ahead to verify price)
Glenwood
334 East 103rd Street
Standard parking
86 East 99th Street (Park and Madison)
212-241-5661
East 105th St. Parking
156 E. 105 Street
212-534-7619
Network and Affinity Leadership Congress (NALC) – Chicago 2012
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Agenda
Thursday, September 6, 2012 *
7:30 am - 8:30 am Networking Breakfast/Registration
8:30 am - 8:55 am Welcome
Carol Evans / CEO / Diversity Best Practices
President’s Remarks: Next Generation ERG
Andrés Tapia / President / Diversity Best Practices
8:55 am - 9:30 am Keynote and Conversation
Tracey Gibson / Director, Global Diversity and Inclusion / Cargill Incorporated
9:45 am - 11:00 am Round I: Structure/Organization
A. EMERGING LEADERS: Creating Measurable Membership Value to Encourage & Retain Participation
Successful organizations understand that they must grow their people to grow the business. Employee Resource Groups are really business resource groups—they recruit talent, assist with mentoring and talent development, and help to build future leaders within the organizations. Learn new ways to ignite membership by identifying measurable value and critical takeaways. For example, Northern Trust partners their ERG Leadership Team with their Training team to create and conduct development programs. KPMG will share how they leverage networks to increase employee engagement, ensure strategic alignment to key business objectives to bolster membership visibility, and link ERG participation to Talent Development by creating opportunities for leadership skills enhancement and mentoring. At the Hartford Financial Services Group, find out how the Professional Women’s Network inspires and leads members to embrace their core mission, and achieve positive outcomes for professional women.
FACILITATOR:
Sharon Susberry Grace / Vice President, Strategic Program Manager / Northern Trust
PRESENTERS:
Mark Steinbrunner / Senior Designer / KPMG (LGBT)
Wendy Zacchio / Vice President / The Hartford Financial Services Group (Professional Women’s Network)
B. PROGRAM MANAGERS: Securing & Engaging Senior Management Support of ERGs
The true strength of an ERG is often linked to effective and rich engagement of senior partners—to do so, requires a strong foundation in terms of vision, mission and business alignment. FINRA will share how the early and frequent involvement of senior leadership in designing, implementing and championing of ERGs has been instrumental in the successful alignment of the program with the overall business strategy. GlaxoSmithKline shares the details, challenges, and effective approaches leveraged on the journey to engage senior leaders—and how they effectively organized a company-wide panel discussion to communicate the value of participation, show support from senior management, and address middle management reluctance. Ernst & Young shares best practices in securing the engagement of senior management as Executive Sponsors and connecting network leaders to the people, business and markets strategy.
FACILITATOR:
Audria Pendergrass Lee / Associate Director Diversity & WorkLife / Financial Industry Regulatory Authority FINRA
PRESENTERS:
Samira Akpan / Sr. Clinical Trial Administrator / Stiefel, a GSK company (Asian Employee Resource Group)
Jackie Lillie / Inclusiveness & Flexibility Leader-Midwest / Ernst & Young, LLP
C. EXPERIENCED LEADERS: Developing Succession Plans to Sustain & Meet Challenges Faced by ERGs
A well-thought out succession plan for ERGs - and effectively communicating the importance of succession planning to members and advocates - can make all the difference in terms of longevity and impact. A representative from CDW’s Pan Asian Council highlights the benefits of a succession plan to ERGs sustainability along with the tactical responsibilities of executing a proper succession plan. Northern Trust addresses the benefits of involving older, experienced employees to retain valuable intellectual capacity, tap and engage experienced employees, and increase mentoring resources.
FACILITATOR:
Nadine Vogel / Founder & President / Springboard Consulting LLC
PRESENTERS:
Ken Jatczak / VP, Program Manager, IT / Northern Trust (Experienced Professionals)
Bharat Walia / Sales Account Manager / CDW PAC (Pan Asian Council)
D. BURNING ISSUES FORUM: Globalizing ERG: Exploring How Organizations Launch ERGs Across Global Regions
ERGs have gone global! So… what’s involved in having ERGs that span multiple geographic regions? Is it more effective to run them as independent chapters, or align them tightly to a global D&I strategy? How do you fund and support them, if you don’t have regional D&I budgets? Come prepared to share where you’re stuck, your questions and your successes when it comes to globalizing ERGs in your organization.
FACILITATOR:
Monica Francois Marcel / Managing Partner & Co-Founder / Language & Culture Worldwide (LCW)
11:00 am - 11:15 am Refreshment Break
11:15 am - 12:30 pm Round I Repeated (4 Tracks)
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm “Great Ideas” Networking Luncheon
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm Round II: Leadership Development
A. EMERGING LEADERS: Grow Your Career Through ERG Leadership
ERGs are the perfect training ground for leadership in your business. Find out how leading an ERG will take your career to the next level and showcase your ability to influence, “lead up” and engage employees. Presenters will identify ways to leverage leadership roles to become more influential in your team and in your organization, while managing your commitment to strategic goals and increasing visibility.
FACILITATOR:
Lacetti Fields / Diversity & Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Social Responsibility Manager / Hitachi Consulting (Women's Interactive Network)
PRESENTERS:
Julie Fryer / Principal HR Business Partner / CA Technologies (ERG Program Manager)
Christopher Janc / Vice President, Banker / JP Morgan Private Bank (VETS Voices for Employees That Served)
B. PROGRAM MANAGERS: Designing Professional Development Plans for ERG Success
When striving to bring your vision to life and ensure your ERG’s success, a Professional Development Plan often plays the foremost critical role. Understand and harness the power of the transformational ERG leader and learn the specifics of an effective professional development plan. In this session, learn how Fannie Mae assigns their ERG leaders by focus groups to design, communicate, implement and articulate an action plan to elevate their ERGs by utilizing internal and external stakeholders. CDW will share how they align their ERG leader development plans to be intentional about the results they want to see, bringing inclusion full circle from intent to impact focusing on purpose, power, potential and presence.
PRESENTERS:
Torrance Hucks / Diversity Associate I – ERGs / Fannie Mae (Project Manager)
Jen Malone / Inclusion Practices Manager / CDW
C. EXPERIENCED LEADERS: Leveraging Employee Networks to Recruit, Retain & Promote Diverse Talent
Diversity and inclusion remains a top priority on the c-suite agenda. An active Diversity & Inclusion strategy that incorporates highly engaged ERGs is an important strategy to develop a diverse pipeline and communicate the value of a career with your organization. Find out how companies involve members to strategically partner with internal and external recruiting efforts, and raise awareness about the importance of integrating ERG activities with the retention and development efforts of the business.
FACILITATOR:
Consuelo Rodriguez / Senior Manager, Global Diversity & Inclusion / Dell
PRESENTERS:
Kevin Jordan / National Manager, Diversity & Corporate Responsibility / KPMG (African American Network)
Dave LaGassa / Managing Vice President, Business Analysis / Capital One (Military Network)
Walter McCollum / Director, Organizational Development / Sodexo Honoring Our Nation's finest with Opportunity & Respect (HONOR)
D. BURNING ISSUES FORUM: Next Generation Recruiting
To truly hire diversity we must stop recruiting for the masses and recruit for the individuals. With all the electronic screening processes and checking off boxes, we have stopped recruiting for talent and are recruiting just to meet qualifications. To truly recruit the best diverse candidates, we need to get to know the candidates, their skill sets and transferable skills that will make an impact in the job.
Sometimes those candidates don't check off all the requirements, don't come from the same industry and appear to be not a safe hire. But these are candidates that will create change and that will be game changers for your company.
FACILITATOR:
Isaias Zamarripa / CEO / Three Degrees from Isaias
3:15 pm– 3:30 pm Refreshment Break
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm Round II Repeated (4 Tracks)
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Cocktail Reception
Friday, September 7, 2012 *
7:30 am - 9:00 am Networking Breakfast
9:00 am - 9:05 am Welcome
Carol Evans / CEO / Diversity Best Practices
9:05 am - 9:15 am Opening Remarks
Bo Young Lee / Global Diversity & Inclusion Practice Leader / Diversity Best Practices
9:15 am - 10:00 am Keynote and Conversation: Four Lenses for Reframing Diversity
Dr. Kevin Kumashiro / President-Elect / National Association for Multicultural Education
10:15 am - 11:30 am Round III: Aligning with the Business
A. EMERGING LEADERS: Tools for Launching & Supporting ERGs that Add Value to the Business
What are the fundamental requirements for launching and building a successful partnership between employee resource groups and employers to increase the value-add to the business? JPMorgan Chase will share tips and tools for launching and growing partnerships and highlight the model that has proven successful within their organization. EQT will outline key points of note for people just starting out in organizations that are increasingly putting more emphasis on diversity & inclusion efforts—and will identify the benefits of these critical partnerships. Learn how GE’s corporate leadership engaged all affinity groups to lead its Developing Health initiative—underlining the impact of mobilizing affinity groups at the corporate level to drive a major company effort.
PRESENTERS:
Karen Morgan / Senior Services Engineer / GE (GLBTA Alliance)
Dawne Pollard / VP, Project Manager / JPMChase BOLD (Black Organization for Leadership Development)
B. PROGRAM MANAGERS: Leveraging Metrics to Demonstrate Connection to Business Strategy
While ERGs have grown in size and sophistication, methods for evaluating performance have not. The inability to accurately access performance leaves organizations without data to make decisions on how to improve. Learn how Allstate utilized the 4C ERG Assessment Model to determine the overall effectiveness of their ERGs and how they applied the assessment results to optimize their ERG performance. Oliver Wyman’s Women’s Network reveals best practices for building a solid data baseline and interpreting that data as a foundation for an ERG’s success, while engaging its members around issues that matter to the business and delivering high impact initiatives.
FACILITATOR:
Robert Rodriguez, PhD / President / DRR Advisors LLC ERG Consultant
PRESENTERS:
Alina Polonskaya / Principal / Oliver Wyman Group (co-leader Women’s network: Women at Oliver Wyman WOW)
Jorge Quezada / Director - Diversity & Inclusion / Allstate Corporation (ERG Program Office)
C. EXPERIENCED LEADERS: How to Broaden & Deepen Awareness of ERGs as a Business Resource
ERGs not only enhance professional development, recruiting and retention efforts internally, but also drive change and help build and strengthen external community and client relationships. Learn about the evolution of ERGs at Deloitte from social networks to business resource groups. Ernst & Young shares a business development model for driving additional client relationships through ERG connections. Find out the benefits to the business of Cisco’s Inclusion Leadership Team (ILT)—a business resource group that brings together VPs, sales Directors and Managers and HR business partners and staffing—with one collective objective: to disrupt business as usual and drive inclusion and collaboration. And learn about the evolving role of employee network groups, and the value this change brings in today’s complex and ever-changing marketplace, from Sodexo’s Intergenerational Network Group including what it takes to get stakeholders on the same page, identifying intersection points between business needs and ERGs, and leveraging technology without abandoning “grass roots” efforts.
FACILITATOR:
Lisa Rubens / Chief of Staff, Diversity & Inclusion / Deloitte Consulting
PRESENTERS:
Susan Berger / Sr. Manager, Inclusion & Diversity for the Americas / Cisco Systems (Inclusion Leadership Team ILT)
Casey Horton / Senior Manager – Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services / Ernst & Young, LLP (Beyond – LGBTA)
Chris Weiser / Senior Director, Operations / Sodexo (Intergenerational Network Group i-Gen)
D. BURNING ISSUES FORUM: Cross Collaboration: Optimizing Partnerships Across ERGs Without Losing the Focus of Each
ERGs emerged from the need of diverse employees to gather, learn from each other, and create a sense of community with individuals with shared experiences. ERGs have since evolved to become strategic, business-aligned, and contributors to a company's business goals and strategy. Through this evolution, many ERGs have discovered the benefit and increased impact of building partnership and collaboration with each other. In this session, we'll explore how to build a partnership strategy that both enhances impact for all ERGs while retaining the ability of each ERG to serve the unique cultural needs and profile of its members.
FACILITATOR:
Bo Young Lee / Global Diversity & Inclusion Practice Leader / Diversity Best Practices
11:30 am - 11:45 am Refreshment Break
11:45 am - 1:00 pm Round III Repeated (4 Tracks)
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Intersections of Inclusion Luncheon
Keynote and Conversation
*Agenda subject to change
Registration
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Attendee Prices
| Early Bird Rates* | Regular Rates | DBP Member | |
| Individual | $1,495 | $1,595 | $1,225 |
| Pre-event | $470 | $495 | $370 |
| Government/ nonprofit | $1,195 | $1,295 | $995 |
| Group (per person, 5-9) | $1,395 | $1,495 | $1,145 |
| Group (per person, 10-14) | $1,275 | $1,375 | $1,055 |
| Group (per person, 15-19) | $1,125 | $1,225 | $945 |
| Group (per person, 20-25) | $1,075 | $1,175 | $905 |
| Group (per person, 26+) | $1,050 | $1,150 | $890 |
| * Early Bird by July 5th **No Refunds after August |
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Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
2233 South Martin L. King Drive
Chicago, Illinois, USA 60616-9985
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Network and Affinity Leadership Congress (NALC) - New York City, 2012
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Networking Breakfast/Registration
8:30 - 8:50 Welcome
Carol Evans / CEO / Diversity Best Practices
President’s Remarks: Next Generation ERG
Andrés Tapia / President / Diversity Best Practices
8:50 - 9:30 Keynote and Conversation
Connie Lindsey / Executive Vice President & Head of Corporate Social Responsibility / Northern Trust & National Board President / Girl Scouts of the USA
9:45 - 11:00 Round I: Structure/Organization
A. Emerging Leaders: Engaging Manager Support to Bolster Your Network
Do you continue to have difficulty demonstrating how your employee network aligns with the strategic priorities of the business—which also includes getting your manager to take notice? Learn how KPMG enhanced the visibility of its women’s network with programs that achieve stakeholder buy-in and management support. Oliver Wyman will share an innovative approach to creating a safe environment for senior management to learn about the LGBT community as well as how to use reverse mentoring to open dialogues on broader diversity issues.
MODERATOR:
Jennifer Brown / President & CEO / Jennifer Brown Consulting
PRESENTERS:
Leann Balbona / Tax Managing Director / KPMG (KNOW—KPMG’s Network of Women)
Jorge Davó / Analyst / Oliver Wyman (GLOW—Gays & Lesbians at Oliver Wyman)
B. Program Managers: Create Measurable Membership Value to Increase Recruitment & Retention
Every business needs a competitive strategy for talent management success. Learn how employee networks are contributing to measurable value in the process of identifying, developing and retaining high-potential leaders. Presenters will share key findings from a leadership benchmarking study and provide tools to help focus personal and professional development as well as impact-mapping as a way of aligning goals. Find out how to position the objectives and activities to business and members’ needs using a proven process.
MODERATOR:
Nadine Vogel / Founder & President / Springboard Consulting LLC
PRESENTERS:
Laurie P Cooke / CEO / Healthcare Businesswomen's Association
Joe Santana / CEO and Founder / JosephSantana Consulting
C. EXPERIENCED LEADERS: Maximizing Executive Sponsorship Opportunities & Relationships for ERGs
When it comes to our ERGs, leaders need to ensure that they have won the hearts of executive sponsors to ensure success. How do you create passion and partnership at the leadership level? How do you gain greater outcomes by making BIG ASKS of the organization and senior executives? Having the right relationship with your sponsor is essential. Learn how Freddie Mac with the support of their CEO did a review and re-launch to make significant ERG changes. An award winning chair of the Diageo African Heritage Employees Group will share tips for building a successful relationship with your executive sponsor as well as ways to identify a successful sponsor relationship.
MODERATOR:
Christine Birnbaum / Managing Director, Human Resources / New York Life Investments
PRESENTERS:
Simone Morris / Manager, Commercial Strategy / Diageo (African Heritage Employees at Diago)
Cynthia Rivera / Senior Diversity Specialist / Freddie Mac
D. BURNING ISSUES FORUM: Managing Multiple Affinities Under One ERG Umbrella
In this session participants will engage in conversation and group learning on three areas:
- Discuss how ERGs are managing corporate requirements to be multi-disciplined and global.
- Explore how to engage multiracial Identities, multicultural groups and individuals who align with multiple affinities.
- Share how your ERG has tackled these issues and the engagement of remote ERG chapters.
FACILITATOR:
Nicole Johnson Reece / Consultant / Diversity Best Practices Consulting
11:00 - 11:15 Refreshment Break
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Round I Repeated (4 Tracks)
12:30 - 1:45 Industry Networking Luncheon
2:00 - 3:15 Round II: Leadership Development
A. Emerging Leaders: Grow Your Career Through ERG Leadership
Leading an ERG can take your career to the next level and showcase your ability to influence, “lead up” and engage employees. Hear real life stories from four ERG leaders who have expanded their networks to gain cross-company exposure, been given a direct line to top executives, incorporated their ERG experience/results into a personal development plan and used metrics to support accomplishments against a performance management framework.
MODERATOR:
Lisa Wimbush / Director & Chief of Staff for Executive Vice President of US Card Operations / Capital One (African American Network)
PRESENTERS:
Scott Ballina / Senior Manager / Deloitte LLP (GLOBE)
Chitrang Dave / IT Manager / Medtronic (Diversity & Inclusion Council)
Anthony Imgrund / Global Operations Coordinator / Draftfcb (IPGLBT)
B. Program Managers: How to Create & Leverage Professional Development Plans to Increase ERG Engagement
ERG leaders want to be recognized and supported by their organizations for their leadership roles. What is the process for developing yearly plans? How are changes implemented? Learn how GlaxoSmithKline changed its strategies, launched its new women’s ERG in August 2011 and now has 675 new members worldwide. Learn how a GlaxoSmithKline group leader leveraged her efforts in the Women’s Leadership Initiative to further her development formally using the PDP process. Ernst & Young will share how they transitioned the Black Professional Network from a social group to a professional development network with a business focus.
MODERATOR:
Isaias Zamarripa / CEO / Three Degrees from Isaias
PRESENTERS:
Dana Lodge / Senior Manager, Transactions / Ernst & Young (Black Professional Network & Joint Affinity Group)
Linda Harrod / Global Software Asset Management & Compliance /GlaxoSmithKline (Women’s Leadership Initiative)
C. EXPERIENCED LEADERS: Disruptive Inclusion: How to Use Internet Technologies to Foster ERG Collaboration & Innovation
Disruptive Inclusion© is about proactive recognition and embracing of both the similarities and differences in people, with a clear objective of improving organizational environments, individual motivation and ultimately business innovation. This session will demonstrate how to leverage the power of Internet-based technologies to permeate deep into business organizations and make transformation from the inside out. Learn strategy and methodology to align ERGs to an organization’s innovation process; acquire high level knowledge of how a set of Internet tools and applications can increase collaboration among ERGs and with business customers, candidates and consumers; and view demos of internet collaborative technologies specifically with ERGs.
PRESENTERS:
Kevin Carter / Director, Diversity & Inclusion / Campbell Soup Co.
Asli Bilgin / Practice Area Lead / Slalom Consulting
D. BURNING ISSUES FORUM: Strengthening the Talent Pipeline
Explore how ERGs are helping companies address one of their most critical issues, the talent pipeline.
- Discuss how to help your company better leverage talent and leverage connections within the ERGs.
- Share how your ERG works with recruiters to build a diverse pipeline of talent.
- Best Practices for recruiting, on boarding and retaining employees through professional development.
FACILITATOR:
Mesha Mott / Consultant / Diversity Best Practices Consulting
3:15 – 3:30 Refreshment Break
3:30 – 4:45 Round II Repeated (4 Tracks)
5:00 – 6:30 Cocktail Reception
Friday, June 29, 2012
7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Networking Breakfast
9:00 - 9:15 Opening Remarks
Andrés Tapia / President / Diversity Best Practices
Keynote and a Conversation
Khee Lee / Head of Agency Business Development / Google New York
10:15 - 11:30 Round III: Aligning with the Business
A. EMERGING LEADERS: How to Create Effective Programming that Adds Value to the Business
Creating effective programming that leaves a lasting impact AND adds value to the business is as much science as it is art. How do you not only engage but leverage senior leadership in diversity programming? How do you publicize and create a “buzz,” a vision and set a strategy for ERG programs? Learn best practice programs and policies that impact commercial success along with the importance of maintaining a local lens within a global strategy. Understand how one company advanced inclusive LGBT workplace policies and leveraged a collective voice to increase the impact of their ERG on their industry and community.
MODERATOR:
Ramona Blake / Manager, Diversity & Inclusion / Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG)
PRESENTERS:
Andrea Berdugo / Senior Analyst, Software Testing & Quality Assurance / MasterCard Worldwide (Latin Network)
Sharleen Gutierrez / Vice President / Goldman Sachs (Global Leadership & Diversity)
Trey Patterson / Director, Advisory / KPMG (co-leader, pride@KPMG)
B. PROGRAM MANAGERS: How Innovative ERGs Align with Business Goals
Do you understand the objectives and goals and know the “language” of your business so that you can have a clearly defined yet broad value proposition? Learn how Citi aligned their Military Veterans Employee Networks to their company’s mission in the areas of hiring and training as well as supporting the development of financial products and services to meet veterans’ needs. Discover how disability ERGs contribute to bottom-line financial impact through innovations and case studies on hiring and advancing high-potential PWD.
MODERATOR:
Stephanie K. Blackwood / Senior Manager, Institutional Relations / GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network)
PRESENTERS:
Jonathan Kaufman / Founder / DisabilityWorks, inc.
Karyn Likerman / SVP, Director of Employee Networks / Citi
Howie Schaffer / Vice President / Cook Ross
C. EXPERIENCED LEADERS: Communicating the Business Value Proposition to Future Leaders
ERG leaders must acknowledge and present themselves as strategic partners who make real contributions to their organizations. Travelers will discuss the importance of leadership training of ERG leaders and how they provided important strategies and resources by their Enterprise Learning & Organizational Development (ELOD). JPMorganChase will share how they get their ERG message across to various layers of the company such as senior executive sponsorship, HR community and Line of Business management.
MODERATOR:
Chris Crespo / Inclusiveness Director / Ernst & Young
PRESENTERS:
Wilfredo (Fred) Colon / Vice President, Enterprise Learning & Organizational Development / The Travelers Companies
Marco Irizarry / Manager, Diversity Initiatives / The Travelers Companies
Mike LaRocco / Office Manager / JPMorgan Chase (Access Ability—Disability Resource Group)
D. BURNING ISSUES FORUM: Utilizing Metrics to Demonstrate Connection to the Business Strategy
Explore how ERGs can transform the way companies think about the link between D&I and the business strategy through the strategic utilization of meaningful, aligned metrics.
- Explore the current challenges and limitations of existing metrics and accountability strategies.
- Share practices to develop business-aligned metrics that motivate transformative behavior.
- Discuss communication strategies to introduce metrics and mitigate the fears of transparency.
FACILITATOR:
Bo Young Lee / Global Diversity & Inclusion Practice Leader / Diversity Best Practices Consulting
11:30 - 11:45 Refreshment Break
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Round III Repeated (4 Tracks)
1:00 - 2:30 Intersections of Inclusion Luncheon
Keynote and Conversation:
Brenda S. “Sue” Fulton / Communications Director / Outserve
*Agenda subject to change
Registration
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Attendee Prices
| Early Bird Rates* | Regular Rates | DBP Member | |
| Individual | $1,495 | $1,595 | $1,225 |
| Pre-event | $470 | $495 | $370 |
| Government/ nonprofit | $1,195 | $1,295 | $995 |
| Group (per person, 5-9) | $1,395 | $1,495 | $1,145 |
| Group (per person, 10-14) | $1,275 | $1,375 | $1,055 |
| Group (per person, 15-19) | $1,125 | $1,225 | $945 |
| Group (per person, 20-25) | $1,075 | $1,175 | $905 |
| Group (per person, 26+) | $1,050 | $1,150 | $890 |
| * Early Bird by April 6th | |||
| **No refunds after May 15 | |||
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Area hotels:
The Newton Hotel
2528 Broadway
New York, N.Y. 10025
Emilio Morales- 212-678-6500
The Franklin Hotel
164 East 87th Street
Tel: 800-428-5252
The Carlyle Hotel
35 East 76th Street
Tel: 212-744-1600
www.thecarlyle.com
On the Avenue
Broadway at 77th Street
Tel: 212-362-1100
The Excelsior Hotel
45 West 81st Street
Tel: 800-360-8038
The Lucerne
79th Street at Amsterdam Avenue
Tel: 800-278-7757
For additional hotel information contact our local convention and visitors bureau NYC & Company at 212-484-1200, www.nycvisit.com
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LOCATION / DIRECTIONS;
The New York Academy of Medicine is located at 1216 Fifth Avenue, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street. The entrance is on 103rd Street.
By Subway
Take the #6 local train to 103rd Street. Walk west on 103rd Street; after crossing Park Avenue, turn right and walk a few yards, and then turn left onto the path through the garden of Carver Houses to Madison Avenue. Continue west on 103rd Street almost to Fifth Avenue. The entrance to the Academy is on 103rd Street.
From 42nd Street/Times Square:
Take Shuttle Train to 42nd / Street Grand Central and transfer to the #6 Train (Uptown) to 103rd Street.
By Bus
From south of 103rd Street:
On Madison Avenue, take a northbound M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus to 103rd Street. Walk west on 103rd Street almost to Fifth Avenue. The entrance to the Academy is on 103rd Street.
From north of 103rd Street:
On Fifth Avenue, take a southbound M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus to 103rd Street. The entrance to the Academy is on 103rd Street, on the southeast corner of the intersection of 103rd Street and Fifth Avenue.
From Grand Central Station/Grand Central Terminal:
Exit Grand Central Station and Terminal on 42nd Street at Vanderbilt Avenue. Walk one short block west to Madison Avenue and take the M1, M2, M3 or M4 (Northbound) bus 103rd Street. Walk west on 103rd Street almost to Fifth Avenue. The entrance to the Academy is on 103rd Street.
From Metro North/125 Street and Park Avenue:
Exit the station and take the M101 bus on Lexington Avenue southbound to East 102nd Street. Walk three blocks east to Fifth Avenue and proceed north to 103rd Street.
From Port Authority Bus Terminal:
Exit the terminal at the West 42nd Street exit. Proceed to Eighth Avenue and take the M42 Bus east to Madison Avenue. Transfer to the M1, M2, M3 or M4 (Northbound) bus 103rd Street. Walk west on 103rd Street almost to Fifth Avenue. The entrance to the Academy is on 103rd Street.
From Pennsylvania Station:
Exit the terminal at the West 33rd Street exit. Proceed to Eighth Avenue and take the M42 Bus east to Madison Avenue. Transfer to the M1, M2, M3 or M4 (Northbound) bus 103rd Street. Walk west on 103rd Street almost to Fifth Avenue. The entrance to the Academy is on 103rd Street.
By Car
From south of 96th Street:
From the FDR Drive North, take the 96th Street exit. Turn left onto 96th Street, and drive straight until Madison Avenue. Turn right on Madison, and drive north to 103rd Street. Turn left, and the Academy is at the end of the block on the south side of the street.
From north of 96th Street:
From the FDR Drive South, take the 96th Street exit. Turn right onto E. 96th Street, and drive straight until Madison Avenue. Turn right on Madison, and drive north to 103rd Street. Turn left, and the Academy is at the end of the block on the south side of the street.
From Area Airports
From LaGuardia Airport:
The Academy is located 7.5 miles from LaGuardia Aiport. From the Main Terminal, take the Parkway West ramp towards Manhattan. Merge onto the Grand Central Parkway west (the Grand Central Parkway becomes I-278 East). Take the exit towards Manhattan/Randalls-Wards Island/Downing Stadium. Merge onto the Triboro Bridge. Merge onto the FDR Drive South. Take exit number 15, towards East 106th Street. Turn right onto East 106th Street, and proceed to Fifth Avenue. Turn left onto Fifth Avenue and continue until 103rd Street.
From John F. Kennedy International Airport:
The Academy is located 17.5 miles from JFK Airport. From all terminals, follow signs to the Van Wyck Expressway (I-678 North). Merge onto the Grand Central Parkway West via exit number 10 (on the left), following signs to the Triboro Bridge. Take the exit towards Manhattan/Randalls-Wards Island/Downing Stadium. Merge onto the Triboro Bridge. Merge onto the FDR Drive South. Take exit number 15, towards East 106th Street. Turn right onto East 106th Street and proceed to Fifth Avenue. Turn left onto Fifth Avenue and continue until 103rd Street.
From Newark International Airport:
The Academy is located 21.7 miles from Newark Airport. From the Main Terminal follow directions to US-1&9 North. Merge onto the New Jersey Turnpike North (I-95N) towards exits 16E-18E (US 46-Lincoln Tunnel). Take Route 3 exit number 16E in the direction of the Lincoln Tunnel. Merge onto I-495 East. Proceed through the Lincoln Tunnel. Take the exit on the left toward 10th Avenue/Points North/West Side Hwy. Stay straight to go onto Dyer Avenue. Turn left onto West 42nd Street. Turn right onto the West Side Hwy (NY 9AN/12th Avenue). Continue to follow NY9A North. Take West 96th Street Exit. Turn slight right onto West 96th Street. West 96th Street becomes 97th Street. 97th Street then becomes East 96th Street. Proceed on 96th Street to Madison Avenue; turn left onto Madison Avenue and proceed to East 103rd Street. Turn left onto East 103rd Street.
Network and Affinity Leadership Congress (NALC) & Above and Beyond Awards - Chicago
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NALC – Chicago
October 5-6, 2011
Allstate Headquarter, Northbrook, IL
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
7:30am - 8:30am Networking Breakfast/Registration
8:30 - 8:45 Welcome Remarks
Carol Evans / CEO / Diversity Best Practices
Michael Escobar / Chief Diversity and Organizational Effectiveness Officer / Allstate
8:45 - 9:15 President’s Remarks
Andrés Tapia / President / Diversity Best Practices
9:15 – 10:10 Keynote: How Gender is Policed from the Playground to the Workplace
Riki Wilchins / Gender Activist & Author
10:10 – 11:30 Round I: Structure/Organization
A. Emerging Leaders: Developing and Sustaining an Energized Membership
In a work environment where there are increasing workloads and decreasing resources, it may prove challenging to develop and sustain an energized body of members for your ERG. Finding ways to tap into the often unspoken need associates have for increased engagement, however, is not a question of necessity, but one of strategy. Gain insights on specific actions you can take, such as the 360 membership strategy, to develop a sustainable blueprint of ENG engagement. Learn how the structure of your ERG might inform levels of participation and how to develop effective guidelines/mission/vision catered to ERG members. Find out how an ERG leader rallies a leadership team and membership given a sensitive diversity dimension such as religion.
Moderator:
Jennifer Collison / Development and Diversity Analyst / United Stationers
Presenters:
Samir Shaikh / Scientist / Merck & Co., Inc
Jorge A. Quezada / Director of Diversity / Allstate Insurance Co.
B. Program Managers: Assessing ERG Performance Using the 4C ERG Model, Metrics & Benchmarking
One of the most important and difficult tasks for leaders is proving that their ERG brings concrete value to the company. Leaders want to show how the network has positively impacted business goals and be able to reflect upon strengths and weaknesses internally. Especially during this rough economic period with cutbacks across the board, it is important that network groups assess their progress as it is essential in securing resources to truly make a lasting impact. The 4C ERG Assessment Model will be introduced as a way for experienced leaders to measure the success of their networks, assess their performance and communicate their value to company executives. Case studies from companies will showcase why ERGs must first assess their performance in order to accurately measure their success to then effectively communicate the results to show its value.
Facilitator:
Robert Rodriguez, Ph.D. / Senior Vice President / ALPFA
C. Experienced Leaders: Solving Business Problems Through Creative Partnerships
Bringing business value often involves creating mutually-beneficial, multi-stakeholder partnerships, both with internal partners (other network/affinity groups, business units, corporate functions) and external organizations (conferences, community groups/non-profits, academic institutions). Learn from two innovators who answer pressing business needs—one by expanding their NYLPride affinity group via broadcasting events to numerous remote locations throughout the country and the other by partnering their Black Googlers Network (BNG) with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) to deepen community impact and increase brand equity.
Facilitator:
Nadine Vogel / President / Springboard Consulting, LLC
Presenters:
Joan McKinnon / Assistant Vice President / New York Life Insurance Company
LaFawn Bailey / Diversity & Inclusion Programs Manager / Google
D. Burning Issues Forum: Getting Middle Manager Support
Middle managers are often cited as the major barrier to employees fully embracing ERGs. Executives in the organization usually promote ERGs and employees indicate that they would participate more, "if only their supervisor got it" and supported "their participation.” Managers, pressured to deliver results, feel they get no recognition for the support they do give, and complain, “it’s never enough.” How do you resolve this dilemma? How do you create win-wins? Please join this facilitated discussion to help identify strategies and solutions.
Facilitator:
Vanessa J. Weaver-Coleman, Ph.D./ CEO / Alignment Strategies, Inc.
11:30 - 11:45 Transition Break
11:45am - 1:00pm Round I Repeated
1:00 – 2:15 “Great Ideas” Networking Luncheon: Making Great Partnerships Work (By Affinity Groups)
ERG contributions can create sustainable connections by addressing community needs. In this session, attendees will sit with like affinity group members to share great ideas around creating and maintaining community partnerships. This is a great opportunity to gain valuable insight on how to build strong relationships in the community.
2:15 - 3:30 Round II: Leadership Development
A. Emerging Leaders: Branding Your ERG Inside and Out
You want your company and your constituency to understand your network and its potential value. Successful ERGs understand that their group has to build its own brand so that it has an identity, has values that are aligned to the corporate mission and is recognizable among all the other internal groups that are vying for management’s attention and budget. Discussion will include the value and rewards of peer to peer competition and how one company has operated successful companywide Case Challenges. Learn how to leverage your brand externally, how to benefit internally and how these companies have branded their groups to be valuable resources for developing business in new ways.
Facilitator:
Rita Johnson / Vice President / Global Women’s Leadership Forum
Presenters:
Stephanie Harper / Second Vice President, Client Online Product Marketing Manager / The Northern Trust Company
Shaela Lawson / Director, Employee Network Groups / Sodexo
Consuelo Rodriguez / Global Diversity & Inclusion Strategist / Dell, Inc
B. Program Managers: Leveraging Relationships with Executive Sponsors
Executive Sponsors serve as a critical resource for the formation, growth and institutionalization of employee resource groups. Sponsors can serve as coaches for ERG leaders, bring inside business knowledge to help ERGs contribute to the business and champion ERG activities to the rest of the leadership team. Most organizations provide support to executive sponsors to help them fulfill these roles. Learn how one company engages senior leaders who volunteer versus being ‘volun-told’ to be a sponsor and what strategies turn executives into advocates. Find out how another company gains leadership support for their Women’s Initiative to help reach their goal of hiring 50% female employees. Join the discussion on how to select the right executive sponsor for your ERG, build a strong relationship and leverage it to grow your ERG.
Facilitator:
Melissa Donaldson / Director, Inclusion Practices / CDW
Presenters:
Patricia "Tricia" McClung / Vice President of Strategic Offerings, Single Family Division / Freddie Mac
Beth Mueller / Partner / Deloitte Tax LLP
Nicole Gardner / Partner / Oliver Wyman Group
C. Experienced Leaders: Creating Opportunities for Leadership Development
High potential leaders know that ERGs can provide them important executive development opportunities to stretch and take on roles and responsibilities that might not normally be available. By using ERG leadership opportunities to increase motivation and skills, many companies are able to engage the best talent and develop a diverse leadership pipeline. Being provided with exposure to senior leaders that otherwise would not be possible fosters growth, development and advancement. Learn how a series of monthly teleseminars and panel presentations hosted by ERG members focuses on leadership skills, personal branding and business savvy; a member learning circle provides a 9-month mutual mentoring program; and a women’s resource council provides development and networking opportunities for more than 2100 members across the US.
Facilitator:
Christie Lyn Del Ciotto / Marketing Manager / The Sherwin Williams Company
Presenters:
Mandy McDonald / Senior Manager, International OD / Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Monica Frias / Diversity Program Manager / WellPoint, Inc
D. Burning Issues Forum: Leveraging ERG Leadership for Networking and Professional Development
How do you make being an ERG leader work for you? This facilitated discussion will focus on the issues of how to support the development and career aspirations of ERG members through training, networking and exposure to leaders in the organization. Learning teams will identify solutions and strategies for challenges that leaders face in maximizing their networking and professional development opportunities.
Facilitator:
DeEtta Jones / Principal / DeEtta Jones and Associates
3:30– 3:45 Refreshment Break – Sponsored by Lilly
3:45 – 5:00 Round II Repeated
5:00 – 6:30 Above and Beyond Awards Presentation and Reception – Sponsored by Google
Best-in-Class Network and Affinity Group Leadership
The Above-and-Beyond honorees are representative of individuals and groups who, in addition to their “day jobs,” work tirelessly to increase employee participation, nurture future leaders, and advocate on behalf of the diversity represented by their members. Hear from the 2011 Above-and-Beyond winners what it takes to support the companies’ business initiatives and take ERG’s initiatives to formerly unattainable heights.
As part of the awards the honorees will participate in a lively conversation about the headaches, heartaches and heroics of ERG leadership. You will hear never told before stories and walk away with insights for ERG’s success.
Moderator:
Carol Evans / CEO / Diversity Best Practices
Panel:
Executive Sponsors/Champion
Patricia McClung / Vice-President of Strategic Offerings, Single Family Division / Freddie Mac
Executive Sponsor / Lambda – (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Employees and Allies)
Network/Affinity Group Leaders
Joan McKinnon / Assistant Vice President / New York Life Insurance Company
Co-Chair / NYLPride
Network Groups
Erin Cha / Project Manager, Enterprise Business Intelligence and Analytics / Travelers
Co-Founder & Co-Chair / Women in Actuarial and Analytics (WIAA) / Travelers
Program Manager
Consuelo Rodriguez / Global Diversity & Inclusion Strategist / Dell
Program Manager & Board Member / Dell’s Global Employee Resource Groups
Thursday, October 6, 2011
7:30 - 9:00am Networking Breakfast
9:00 - 9:15 Opening Remarks
Carol Evans / CEO / Diversity Best Practices
9:15 - 10:00 Keynote: The Power of Full Engagement
Darlene Slaughter / VP & Chief Diversity Officer / Fannie Mae
10:00 - 10:15 Refreshment Break – Sponsored by Lilly
10:15 - 11:30 Round III: Aligning with the Business
A. Emerging Leaders: Structure a Business Plan that Measures your ERG’s Effectiveness
Employee Resource Groups vary in their developmental stage. While some groups serve as affinity groups, others have matured to the level of business resource groups. One company devised an organizational framework for assessing where their ERG chapters across various locations stood in terms of their development. Another company uses basic tools of organizational development, public relations, and strategic planning to show its organization its effectiveness. Learn about practical ERG maturity metrics, how to apply the ERG maturity framework to your groups and recommended ways to encourage development of ERGs based on metrics. Find out how to stay on message when creating your business case and when and where to align with business objectives.
Moderator:
Perika J. Sampson / Managing Consultant / Diversity Best Practices
Presenters:
Brad Gorman / Communications & Engagement Senior Specialist / Whirlpool Corporation
Adelina Longoria, Ph.D. / Senior Consultant / Booz Allen Hamilton
B. Program Managers: Aligning Your Mission and Goals with the Business
Everyone knows that networks have to be aligned with the business. But HOW can you consistently achieve this across businesses and geographies? What are the steps and strategies for networks to always link back into the business? Most networks today are in general alignment with the business at some level but how do you educate to get everyone MORE aligned and to best utilize executive sponsors in this alignment? Hear from experienced program managers who have tips and tools on how to leverage resource groups to support the business strategy for business growth, associate development and brand recognition.
Moderator:
Jeffrey Smith / Associate Director, Global Diversity & Inclusion / The Procter & Gamble Company
Presenters:
Cassandra Alston / Executive Director, Global Workforce Diversity / Johnson Controls
Jeanetta Darno / Associate Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion / Nationwide
C. Experienced Leaders: Leverage ERGs for Talent Management – The Critical Essentials for Recruitment, Retention & Engagement
Every company knows the value of their potential leaders and wants to engage and retain them. The challenge of identifying and developing new leaders is critical. To be competitive in this rapidly growing global economy, we must know how to successfully integrate diversity and inclusion into our culture and our organization’s DNA. ERGs are vital supporting players in leadership development, succession planning and building and sustaining a more cross-culturally competent organization. This session will focus on talent sustainability and how a diverse workforce provides a strategic advantage that helps companies respond more effectively to a complex business environment. Become aware of the opportunities for recruitment, engagement, promotion and retention using internal representation data. Hear a personal success story on the benefits of hiring veterans. Learn how to create organizational ambassadors, develop high performers and identify future leaders.
Moderator:
Lashana Jackson / Director - Global Diversity & Inclusion / Aon
Presenters:
Latoria J. Farmer / National Director, Diversity and Corporate Responsibility / KPMG LLP
Eric Rivera / Supply Chain Project Manager / Sears Holdings Corporation
D. Burning Issues Forum: The Business of Aligning with the Business
In this session participants will engage in a conversation and group learning on three critical levels:
1) Company Alignment – Review tips on how to connect and communicate your ERG strategies with the organization’s vision, mission, values and goals
2) Business Leader Alignment – Explore ways to align your ERG planning activities to the business in a way that garners confidence and credibility with business leaders
3) Departmental Alignment – Discuss ways to create effective alignment and partnership with key departments such as: marketing, recruiting, HR, accounting, community affairs, supplier diversity, the D&I office, etc.
Facilitator:
Scott Hoesman / President / The Kaleidoscope Group
11:30 - 11:45 Transition Break
11:45am - 1:00pm Round III Repeated
1:00 - 2:30 Intersections of Inclusion Luncheon
The days of evaluating people as part of just one marginalized identity have passed. Today, people are most interested in recognizing and celebrating the myriad of traits and backgrounds they are able to personally relate to. As part of Diversity Best Practices’ commitment to diversity thought leadership, and in recognition of personal complexity, we have launched Inclusion Intersections, an ongoing series examining the multidimensional identities that make us all unique. Today’s luncheon will feature our guest speaker who represent these multidimensional identities and provide us with insights, challenges and a call to action for your AG/ENG/ERG…no matter what its identity.
Keynote: Shh! My Eyes Can Hear You: A Deaf Person's Journey through the Hearing World
Ann Reifel / Chairperson / Vincennes University
* Agenda subject to change
Registration
For registration information, please email events@workingmother.com.
| Early Bird Rates* | Regular Rates | DBP Member |
Individual | $1, 395 | $1, 495 | $1, 125 |
Government/Nonprofit | $1, 095 | $1, 195 | $895 |
Group (per person, 5-9) | $1, 295 | $1, 395 | $1, 045 |
Group (per person, 10-14) | $1, 175 | $1, 275 | $955 |
Group (per person, 15-19) | $1, 025 | $1, 125 | $845 |
Group (per person 20-25) | $975 | $1, 075 | $805 |
Group (per person 26+) | $950 | $1, 050 | $790 |
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Hyatt Deerfield
1750 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield, IL 60015
(847) 945-3400
Please mention the Diversity Best Practices - NALC event to receive a discounted rate of $139/night.
Wyndham Glenview Suites
1400 N. Milwaukee Ave
Glenview, IL 60025
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Allstate Plaza North
(Buildings A, B, C, D, E & F)
2775 Sanders Rd.
Northbrook, IL 60062
(Located on Sanders Road South of Paletine/Willow Rd.)
Click here for Allstate Plaza North Map.
From the West:
- Follow Palatine Rd 1/2 mile east of Milwaukee Ave to Sanders Rd..
- Turn South (right) on Sanders Rd.
- Proceed 1/2 mile on Sanders to Allstate’s main entrance
- Located at the intersection of Sanders and Winkelman (3rd entrance on the left)
From the East:
- Follow Willow Rd 1/2 mile west of I-294 to Sanders Rd..
- Turn South (left) on Sanders Rd.
- Proceed 1/2 mile on Sanders to Allstate’s main entrance located at the intersection of Sanders and Winkelman (3rd entrance on the left)
From I-294 - Coming from the North or South (including from the Airport):
- Exit Willow Rd West
- Proceed 1/2 mile to Sanders Rd.
- Turn South (left) on Sanders Rd.
- Proceed 1/2 mile on Sanders to Allstate’s main entrance located at the intersection
- of Sanders and Winkelman (3rd entrance on the left)
Network and Affinity Leadership Congress (NALC)
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Purpose. Presence. Power: The Business Impact of ERG’s
Agenda
*Wednesday, June 8, 2011
7:30 - 8:30 Networking Breakfast/Registration
8:30 - 8:50 Welcome Remarks
Carol Evans / CEO / Diversity Best Practices
8:50 - 9:15 Keynote
Andrés Tapia / President / Diversity Best Practices
9:15 - 9:30 Refreshment Break
9:30 - 10:45 Round I: Structure/Organization
A. New Leaders/New Groups: Effective Communication Strategies to Strengthen Your ERG
You’ve just started a new ERG and you’re trying to figure out a way to best communicate the goals and messages to your members and the organization at large. Right now your ERG consists of a few members who are probably just as lost as you feel. With many ERGs, a good place to begin is to have a very clear understanding of the mission and objectives of the company and of the group, which should often be communicated to each of the members. The effective use of technology and social media has also kept many ERGs abreast of the latest developments. What communications strategies should you use in order to take your ERG to the next level? What are your goals and who is your target audience? Learn and implement strategies from these case studies by companies that have been there and done that, and watch how your ERG will grow.
Facilitator:
Elena Deutsch, MPH / Senior Consultant / Wildfire Strategies
Panel:
Leslie Arredondo-Cordero / Coordinator, Music and Media Licensing / MTV Networks
Samir Shaikh / Scientist, Founder & President of Merck Interfaith Organization / Merck & Co, Inc.
B. Program Mgrs: Assessing ERG Performance Using the 4C ERG Model, Metrics & Benchmarking
One of the most important and difficult tasks for leaders is proving that their ERG brings concrete value to the company. Leaders want to show how the network has positively impacted business goals and be able to reflect upon strengths and weaknesses internally. Especially during this rough economic period with cutbacks across the board, it is important that network groups assess their progress as it is essential in securing resources to truly make a lasting impact. The 4C ERG Assessment Model will be introduced as a way for experienced leaders measure the success of their networks, assess their performance and communicate their value to company executives. Case studies from companies will showcase why ERGs must first assess their performance in order to accurately measure their success to then effectively communicate the results to show its value.
Facilitator:
Robert Rodriguez, Ph.D. / Senior Vice President / ALPFA
C. Exp Leaders/Groups: Position ERGs as Champions for Innovative Policies and Programs
Innovative programs and policies drive change within an organization, and play a critical role in increasing competitive advantage. The opportunity to align with and champion these initiatives can serve as a valuable way to increase visibility and bolster your group’s reputation as a strategic business partner. What effective approaches can ERGs use to position themselves as champions of new or existing initiatives? If your ERG identifies an un-addressed business need – what steps should be taken to secure support and resources, and effectively partner with decision-makers to meet that need? Find out ways different ERGs are positively contributing to organizational change, and further developing their roles as innovative business resources.
Facilitator:
Janice Won / Founder / The WON Principles
Presenters:
Vipul Sheth / Global VP of Quality, Coronary/Hypertension (Executive Sponsor of CardioVascular Indian Resource Group / Medtronic Inc.
Alicia Wallace / EEO Consultant and PRIDE (African American ARG) member / WellPoint, Inc.
D. Hot Topics: Building & Managing Virtual ERG’s
The days have long passed since the conference room served as the formal meeting ground for groups. With new and innovative technologies hitting the market, groups from all over the country – or planet – can get together at one time. Are you still searching for more efficient ways to meet and share information with members across the globe? What are the best strategies in communicating across different channels? Hear case studies shared by presenting companies who will demonstrate how they have successfully leveraged technology tools to communicate effectively to members who are not physically at the same location.
Facilitator:
Joe Husman / CDO, National Manager Diversity and Inclusion / Toyota Financial Services
Presenters:
Chris Crespo / Director in the Americas Inclusiveness Center of Expertise / Ernst & Young
Denyse Mackey / Vice President, IBM General Business Channels - North America / IBM
Jennifer "Jae" Requiro / Internal Diversity and Inclusion Process Manager / Toyota Financial Services
10:45 - 11:00 Transition Break
11:00 - 12:15 Round I Repeated (4 Tracks)
12:30 - 1:45 “Great Ideas” Networking Luncheon: Making Great Partnerships Work (By Affinity Groups)
ERG contributions can create sustainable connections by addressing community needs. In this session, attendees will sit with like affinity group members to share great ideas around creating and maintaining community partnerships. This is a great opportunity to gain valuable insight on how to build strong relationships in the community.
Sponsor Leader Luncheon (by invitation only)
2:00 - 3:15 Round II: Leadership Development (4 Tracks)
A. New Leaders/New Groups: Everything You Need to Know About Working Effectively with Your Executive Sponsor
“If I only knew then what I know now.” This famous phrase often leaves people wondering how differently things could have turned out if only they had the necessary knowledge before. Save yourself the grief by attending this session and learning how to develop not only your ERGs, but your leadership skills with the help of executive sponsorship. Having executive sponsorship is important to many levels of your ERG’s growth, as it can shape decisions and greatly influence and impact the group’s success. This relationship will lead the way for more visibility and support from the company and better equip ERG leaders with the proper tools to effectively guide the group. But how do you get executive sponsors involved to begin with? What role should they play? Hear strategies from experienced leaders in the field on how to get and maintain relationships with executive sponsors.
Facilitator:
Vanessa Weaver-Coleman, Ph.D. / CEO / Alignment Strategies
Presenters:
Eileen Simon / Chief Franchise Development Officer & Executive Sponsor of the Global Women's Leadership Network / MasterCard Worldwide
Joan McKinnon / Assistant Vice President of the Talent Management Team / New York Life
B. Program Mgrs: Revitalizing Existing ERG Membership
We have tried Newsletters, social media and fun gatherings are effective means to maintain members’ interest in their ERGs, but it takes more to stay fresh. How can program managers encourage active participation from long term members, and how can the group recruit new and engaged members? Apart from making meetings and events meaningful with the promise of results, what new and innovative ways will keep the group fresh and new? Hear from other experienced program managers who have tips and tools to get your members excited about their ERG.
Facilitator:
Isaias Zamarripa / Founder / Three Degrees from Isaias
Thought Leader:
Dell Hendon / Director Talent Acqusition / Miller Coors
C. Exp Leaders/Groups: Creating and Leveraging Professional Development Opportunities Though ERG’s
Companies realize that in order to improve the bottom line of the business, they have to develop and leverage the diverse talent of their employees. What better way to accomplish this goal than through established ERGs that have mentoring and professional development initiatives? No longer are these groups used solely as social networks, but they are providing ways for employees to get the support needed to advance professionally. What new and exciting ways can ERGs offer development training for members? How can companies use this training to grow the business? Find out ways different ERGs are actively pursuing and creating new opportunities for employees to grow in their fields.
Facilitator:
Joe Santana / Senior Director of Diversity / Siemens
Panel:
Kathy Bowman-Williams / Associate Director for Talent / Verizon
Michelle Medlin / Associate Resource Groups Manager / Walmart
D. Hot Topics: Innovative Approaches for Sustaining Quality Programs in Era of Cutbacks
With companies opting for hiring freezes and ordering divisions across the company to cut budgets in order to save money and jobs, program leaders are finding it harder to provide quality programs and benefits for members. There is a growing need to do more with less, but ERGs are given little guidance and are left struggling with the question of “how.” How can leaders provide the same or higher level of programs that are valuable to employees on a reduced budget? Learn from other program leaders who will demonstrate how they’ve organized events and programs with limited resources. See how it worked, what worked and what didn’t, and implement these cost saving techniques into your programs.
Facilitator:
Mariela Dabbah / Author, Speaker and Consultant / Consultare
Presenters:
Melissa Johnson / Diversity and Inclusion Manager / Best Buy
Kevin Carter / Director of Diversity and Inclusion / Campbell Soup Company
3:15 – 3:30 Refreshment Break
3:30 – 4:45 Round II Repeated (4 Tracks)
4:45 – 6:00 Cocktail Reception
Thursday, June 9, 2011
7:30 - 9:00 Networking Breakfast
9:00 - 9:15 Opening Remarks
Carol Evans / CEO / Diversity Best Practices
9:15 - 10:00 Keynote and a Conversation
Ana Duarte McCarthy / Chief Diversity Officer / Citi
10:00 - 10:15 Refreshment Break
10:15 - 11:30 Round III: Aligning with the Business (4 Tracks)
A. New Leaders/New Groups: How to Develop Projects/Activities/Events that Have True Scale and Impact
Has your ERG defined and established its mission and priorities? Are your members and executive sponsor(s) actively working to get noticed among existing well-known ERGs? If your answers are “yes” then that means your group is on the right track to making a true impact on the business. Creating a practical and achievable 5-year plan that outlines how the ERG will grow over time and organize to set it apart from other groups, will take the company to the next level. Learn from experienced leaders about what groups need to know to be successful and have a strong and growing relationship with organizational goals and priorities.
Facilitator:
Melissa Donaldson / Director, Inclusion Practices / CDW
Presenters:
Gloria McDonald / Equal Opportunity, Diversity Organization of Corporate Human Resources / Prudential
Chuck Stephens / Senior Associate / Booz Allen Hamilton
B. Program Mgrs: Driving Employee Resource Group (ERG) Evolution
Attracting, retaining, and developing a diverse workforce is a top priority for many companies. Learn from a case study highlighting Cisco’s journey, an organization that employs 72,000+ people in more than 90 countries. ERGs are one way in which this company engages employees to help them achieve both individual and business goals. ERGs foster innovation, allow employees to be more engaged and connected to corporate priorities, and encourage diverse perspectives. Originally started as informal groups for people with common interests and identities, ERGs are now important business partners and exemplify how companies become a Dynamic Networked Organization.
Attend this session to learn how ERGs evolve by:
- Establishing a model for ERGs to assess themselves their work, and organizational evolution
- Bringing a greater focus on developing strong leadership and change management skills within the ERG lead and executive sponsor teams
- Accelerating ERG-to-business engagement for increased impact
Participants will have the opportunity to work through the model for their own organizations, to calibrate themselves by level, and to share challenges, ideas, and best practices.
Facilitator:
Jennifer Brown / President & CEO / Jennifer Brown Consulting
Presenter:
Jackie Munson / Global Inclusion & Diversity Leader / Cisco
C. Exp Leaders/Groups: The Cost Benefit of Collaboration
We know that partnering with other ERGs can help bring together different communities that share common goals. It creates many benefits for all involved, such as additional resources for activities, broadening group networks and being able to align your ERG goals to company diversity goals. But what are the costs - the set backs or challenges? How has it helped with budgeting and cross cultural competency? Join this session to hear stories of group collaboration and how it has made an impact on the company’s bottom line while fulfilling group goals.
Facilitator:
Perika J. Sampson / Managing Consultant / Diversity Best Practices
Presenters:
Catherine DeConinck / Information Systems Technician, President of EMPOWER (Disabilities Constituency) / Eastman Kodak
Kevin Hooks / Executive Vice President / Weber Shandwick
Anthony Imgrund / Operations Coordinator, Founder of the GLBT Group / Draftfcb
D. Hot Topics: Leveraging ERGs to Increase Profitability in the Marketplace
It is common knowledge that consumers will purchase a product from a company that is relatable and invested in their communities. Therefore, it should not be surprising that ERGs have the ability to aid in increasing the company’s profitability. But what are the advantages and disadvantages? What are the new and innovative ways ERGs are being leveraged to increase profitability? Join this interactive session where you will hear multiple case studies and ideas that you can take back to your companies.
Facilitator:
Nadine Vogel / President / Springboard Consulting, LLC
Presenters:
Stephan Klaschka / Director, Head of Clinical Applications Support / Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Nancy Calderon / Americas Region Chief Administrative Officer and U.S. National Partner in Charge, Operations / KPMG LLP
11:30 - 11:45 Transition Break
11:45 - 1:00 Round III Repeated (4 Tracks)
1:00 - 2:30 Intersections of Inclusion Luncheons
The days of evaluating people as part of just one marginalized identity have passed. Today, people are most interested in recognizing and celebrating the myriad of traits and backgrounds they are able to personally relate to. As part of Diversity Best Practices’ commitment to diversity thought leadership, and in recognition of personal complexity, we have launched Inclusion Intersections, an ongoing series examining the multidimensional identities that make us all unique. Today’s luncheon will feature our guest speaker who represent these multidimensional identities and provide us with insights, challenges and a call to action for your AG/ENG/ERG…no matter what its identity.
People with Disabilities / Parenting / Veterans
Speaker:
Linda Mona, Ph.D. / Acting Director, Psychology Training / VA Long Beach Healthcare System
*Agenda subject to change
Registration
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For more information, email events@workingmother.com.
| Regular Rates | DBP Member |
Individual | $1, 495 | $1, 125 |
Government/Nonprofit | $1, 195 | $895 |
Group (per person, 5-9) | $1, 395 | $1, 045 |
Group (per person, 10-14) | $1, 275 | $955 |
Group (per person, 15-19) | $1, 125 | $845 |
Group (per person 20-25) | $1, 075 | $805 |
Group (per person 26+) | $1, 050 | $790 |
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LOCATION / DIRECTIONS;
The New York Academy of Medicine is located at 1216 Fifth Avenue, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street. The entrance is on 103rd Street.
By Subway
Take the #6 local train to 103rd Street. Walk west on 103rd Street; after crossing Park Avenue, turn right and walk a few yards, and then turn left onto the path through the garden of Carver Houses to Madison Avenue. Continue west on 103rd Street almost to Fifth Avenue. The entrance to the Academy is on 103rd Street.
From 42nd Street/Times Square:
Take Shuttle Train to 42nd / Street Grand Central and transfer to the #6 Train (Uptown) to 103rd Street.
By Bus
From south of 103rd Street:
On Madison Avenue, take a northbound M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus to 103rd Street. Walk west on 103rd Street almost to Fifth Avenue. The entrance to the Academy is on 103rd Street.
From north of 103rd Street:
On Fifth Avenue, take a southbound M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus to 103rd Street. The entrance to the Academy is on 103rd Street, on the southeast corner of the intersection of 103rd Street and Fifth Avenue.
From Grand Central Station/Grand Central Terminal:
Exit Grand Central Station and Terminal on 42nd Street at Vanderbilt Avenue. Walk one short block west to Madison Avenue and take the M1, M2, M3 or M4 (Northbound) bus 103rd Street. Walk west on 103rd Street almost to Fifth Avenue. The entrance to the Academy is on 103rd Street.
From Metro North/125 Street and Park Avenue:
Exit the station and take the M101 bus on Lexington Avenue southbound to East 102nd Street. Walk three blocks east to Fifth Avenue and proceed north to 103rd Street.
From Port Authority Bus Terminal:
Exit the terminal at the West 42nd Street exit. Proceed to Eighth Avenue and take the M42 Bus east to Madison Avenue. Transfer to the M1, M2, M3 or M4 (Northbound) bus 103rd Street. Walk west on 103rd Street almost to Fifth Avenue. The entrance to the Academy is on 103rd Street.
From Pennsylvania Station:
Exit the terminal at the West 33rd Street exit. Proceed to Eighth Avenue and take the M42 Bus east to Madison Avenue. Transfer to the M1, M2, M3 or M4 (Northbound) bus 103rd Street. Walk west on 103rd Street almost to Fifth Avenue. The entrance to the Academy is on 103rd Street.
By Car
From south of 96th Street:
From the FDR Drive North, take the 96th Street exit. Turn left onto 96th Street, and drive straight until Madison Avenue. Turn right on Madison, and drive north to 103rd Street. Turn left, and the Academy is at the end of the block on the south side of the street.
From north of 96th Street:
From the FDR Drive South, take the 96th Street exit. Turn right onto E. 96th Street, and drive straight until Madison Avenue. Turn right on Madison, and drive north to 103rd Street. Turn left, and the Academy is at the end of the block on the south side of the street.
From Area Airports
From LaGuardia Airport:
The Academy is located 7.5 miles from LaGuardia Aiport. From the Main Terminal, take the Parkway West ramp towards Manhattan. Merge onto the Grand Central Parkway west (the Grand Central Parkway becomes I-278 East). Take the exit towards Manhattan/Randalls-Wards Island/Downing Stadium. Merge onto the Triboro Bridge. Merge onto the FDR Drive South. Take exit number 15, towards East 106th Street. Turn right onto East 106th Street, and proceed to Fifth Avenue. Turn left onto Fifth Avenue and continue until 103rd Street.
From John F. Kennedy International Airport:
The Academy is located 17.5 miles from JFK Airport. From all terminals, follow signs to the Van Wyck Expressway (I-678 North). Merge onto the Grand Central Parkway West via exit number 10 (on the left), following signs to the Triboro Bridge. Take the exit towards Manhattan/Randalls-Wards Island/Downing Stadium. Merge onto the Triboro Bridge. Merge onto the FDR Drive South. Take exit number 15, towards East 106th Street. Turn right onto East 106th Street and proceed to Fifth Avenue. Turn left onto Fifth Avenue and continue until 103rd Street.
From Newark International Airport:
The Academy is located 21.7 miles from Newark Airport. From the Main Terminal follow directions to US-1&9 North. Merge onto the New Jersey Turnpike North (I-95N) towards exits 16E-18E (US 46-Lincoln Tunnel). Take Route 3 exit number 16E in the direction of the Lincoln Tunnel. Merge onto I-495 East. Proceed through the Lincoln Tunnel. Take the exit on the left toward 10th Avenue/Points North/West Side Hwy. Stay straight to go onto Dyer Avenue. Turn left onto West 42nd Street. Turn right onto the West Side Hwy (NY 9AN/12th Avenue). Continue to follow NY9A North. Take West 96th Street Exit. Turn slight right onto West 96th Street. West 96th Street becomes 97th Street. 97th Street then becomes East 96th Street. Proceed on 96th Street to Madison Avenue; turn left onto Madison Avenue and proceed to East 103rd Street. Turn left onto East 103rd Street.
Network & Affinity Leadership Congress (NALC)
The Network & Affinity Leadership Congress (NALC) is the only national conference focused on training employee resource group leaders from every type of employee group and aligning them with the business goals of their organizations.This two-day conference gives attendees program ideas, organizational structure, case studies, strategy and tools to take their networks to the next level.
Network and Affinity Leadership Congress 2009 (NALC)
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February 25-26, 2009
New York, NY
Sheraton Hotel & Towers
The ONLY event of its kind, NALC provides powerful training to leaders who are responsible for developing, reinvigorating, and sustaining their network and affinity, employee and business resource groups.
Agenda
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
7:30-8:45 Breakfast/Registration/Exhibit Hall
8:45-9:00 Welcome Remarks
Carol Evans, CEO, Diversity Best Practices
9:00-9:30 Keynote—You are a GEM!
You are a ruby, emerald, sapphire, or diamond—individual, valuable and brilliant. The setting you are in can increase your brilliance, your uniqueness and enhance your assets and those of your fellow ERG members. You are a GEM with three unique roles—coveted employee, leader in a diverse world and representative of your organization. This laugh with gusto, passion filled, thought provoking keynote will literally have you connect with other GEMs, walk away inspired, ready to take action and prepared to engage your ERG towards the prosperity,productivity and employee engagement your organization deserves!
Pegine Echevarria, President, Team Pegine
9:30-10:00 New NALC Research Findings
Prior to this event, each attendee will receive an “Affinity Group Maturity Quiz.” An Executive Summary based on the results of the findings from this quiz will be shared with the group. These findings will provide a basis
for creating focused action plans that help groups align with business goals.
Vanessa Weaver–Coleman, Ph.D.,
CEO/Founder, Alignment Strategies, Inc.
10:00-10:15 Networking Break
10:15-11:30 Round I - Power Through Organizational Development
A. New Leaders/New Groups Track
From Planning to Charter: Establishing an ERG, Gathering Support, and Making It Work
This two-part workshop will offer expert advice—tips, tricks, and tools—for establishing an ERG and building the necessary support to make it successful. In Part 1, diversity and human resource professionals and affinity group leaders will discuss the importance of a solid ERG structure, how to write a charter, and objectives, how to recruit members, how to enlist executive sponsors, and define plans that support corporate success.
Linda Jimenez, Staff VP, Workforce Diversity, WellPoint, Inc.
Gloria McDonald, Director, Diversity, Prudential
Practicum Participant, Part 2: Monica Frias, Diversity Program Manager, Wellpoint, Inc.
B. ERG Program Manager Track
Selecting an ERG Model: Making it Relevant and Measuring Outcomes
As employee groups proliferate, the types continue to morph and mutate wildly, offering an endless variety of choices. When the time comes to establish employee resources groups within your company, take some time to learn about the options from the leaders who have been in the trenches and can offer tales of success, tips about the “watch outs,” tools for getting the job done, how executive sponsors are linked to their organizations and how the group’s performance is measured.
Evelyn Montalvo, Director, Diversity Partnerships, ARAMARK
Paula Jones, Principal Diversity Consultant, Genentech, Inc.
Practicum Participant, Part 2: Amy Titus, Managing Director, Global HR, BearingPoint, Inc.
C. Experienced Leaders Track
Writing an ERG Business Plan: Integrating HR, Marketing, Community Relations, Defining Success and Measuring Outcomes
Employee resource groups were created to help corporations reach their diversity objectives. But too easily they become silo-ed, focusing on insular activities that serve the group and not the corporation. ERGs have a bigger responsibility than their own education and amusement. In Part 1, the panel will discuss how vision is translated to priorities through a process that aligns to the objectives of the corporation and other divisions (human resources, multicultural marketing and community relations) and creates leverage that multiples the efforts of all.
Lora Yates, Director, Worldwide Operations, Therakos, Johnson &Johnson
Faye Keller, Senior Manager, Internal Diversity, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Practicum Participant, Part 2: Chris Crespo, Inclusiveness Consultant, LGBTA, Ernst & Young
D. Specialty Issues Track
Corporate Consolidation: ERGs as Buffer Against Job Loss, Resource Reduction, Cultural Score-Keeping
Mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs create confusion, competition, and concern. But is a culture clash the inevitable outcome of corporate consolidation when every employee is working toward the same goal: a productive, cooperative, competitive organization? The panel will discuss situations where ERGs have helped overcome the barriers to deep corporate culture changes, which sometimes include job loss, elimination of affinity groups, and reduced budgets.
Rosanna Durruthy, Chief Talent Strategist, Aequus Group, LLC
Paul Graves, Chief Diversity Officer, Schering-Plough Corporation
Michele Golden, VP, Talent Management/Diversity, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
E. One-on-One Consultation Sessions – By appointment only
Your group will meet with a consultant to discuss your affinity groups maturity model assessment results and next steps.
Linda Strange, Lead Business Partner, Senior Organizational Development Consultant, Alignment Strategies, Inc.
Brenda Bryant, Senior Consultant, Alignment Strategies, Inc.
11:30-11:45 Networking Break
11:45-1:00 Round I Repeated
Tracks A, B, and C repeat with practicum; D and E, Repeat Session
1:00-2:30 “Great Ideas” Luncheon
Sponsored by Google
This is a unique opportunity for Affinity Group Leaders just like you from a wide variety of companies to meet and network. Join Rosalyn Taylor O’Neale in a conversation about how executive sponsors can be of great value to your group and organization.
Rosalyn Taylor O’Neale, Vice President and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Campbell Soup Company
Nancy Newman, Chief of Staff, Music & Logo Group, MTV Networks
2:30-3:45 Round II - Power Through Integrated Communications
A. New Leaders/New Groups Track
Branding Your ERG Inside and Out: Aligning Marketing, Communications, and Community
You want your company and your constituency to understand your network and its potential value. Successful ERGs understand that their group has to build its own brand so that it has an identity, has values that are aligned to the corporate mission, and is recognizable among all the other internal groups that are vying for management’s attention. Once your ERG is becoming known internally, the time comes to communicate externally in support of recruitment and marketing.
Claire Tse, Principal, Tse Solutions LLC
Erby L. Foster, Jr., Director, Diversity & Inclusion, The Clorox Company
Practicum Partcipant, Part 2: Aida Sabo, Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion, Cardinal Health
B. ERG Program Manager Track
Social Networking for Business: Virtual Expansion of the ERG Model
Social networking has invaded the workplace, bringing with it the power of digital communications and unanticipated challenges. Exciting business possibilities come with social networking, but corporations have discovered a downside to these technology-assisted opportunities. Time-management issues, cross-generational resistances to technology, and performance differentials all come into play. In Part 1, you will have the opportunity to see a demonstration of NALCnet, the new tool developed by Diversity Best Practices, for diversity professionals and ERG members. You will hear the experts discuss how technology can be made to work and obstacles it introduces.
Barbara Jackson, President, Leading Directories
Shari Slate, Director, Inclusion Strategies, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
C. Experienced Leaders Track
Challenges of Global Expansion: Using ERGs to Educate and Integrate
Globalization is a reality. As geography and time zones become less and less significant, ERGs must overcome the temptation to think only within a particular region where values are understood and language is standardized. Enthusiasm and interest may diminish with distance from headquarters, especially in regions where identity is not based on demographic differences. Some affinity groups (AGs)—particularly those for women and LGBTs—may face cultural barriers. In Part 1, the panel will look at situations—and in some cases, conflicts—that demanded and produced change.
John Kirksey, CEO, TKG Global Engagement
Rachel C. Cheeks-Givan, Senior Manager, Global Diversity and Inclusion, PepsiCo
Kim Hibler, Vice President, Global Sales, Dell, Inc.
D. Specialty Issues Track
Innovating in a Downturn: Using Affinity Groups and ERGs as Business Partners and Communications Networks
The glory days are over…again. The market is down…again. The rules about how to succeed are evolving rapidly. Diversity and inclusion must remain a priority regardless of what is happening in the marketplace, because it reflects the reality of the marketplace. When management calls on you for creative solutions, do you call on ERGs and AGs to be innovators, offering ideas for cost-savings, productivity improvements and increased profitability? This workshop will provide a framework for creativity and help diversity professionals get ahead of management’s request for creative thinking.
Tim Wikstrom, Senior Consultant, Jennifer Brown Consulting LLC
Cheryl L. Orange, Manager, FedEx Services
Carin Taylor, Sr. Manager, Global Inclusion & Diversity, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Randall Lane, Senior Leader, Global Inclusion & Diversity, Cisco Systems, Inc.
E. One-on-One Consultation Sessions – By appointment only
Your group will meet with a consultant to discuss your affinity groups maturity model assessment results and next steps.
Linda Strange, Lead Business Partner, Senior Organizational Development
Consultant, Alignment Strategies, Inc.
Brenda Bryant, Senior Consultant, Alignment Strategies, Inc.
3:45-4:15 Networking Break
4:15-5:30 Round II Repeated
Repeat Track A, B, C and D Practicums
5:30-7:30 Above and Beyond Awards Reception
A company is only as diverse as its people and employee networks are a vital tool for strengthening a corporation’s diversity commitment. The 2009 Above-and-Beyond Award recognize best-in-class network and affinity group leadership, and the individuals and executive sponsors whose grit and determination have led to the creation, success and/or turn-around of their network and affinity group.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
7:30-9:00 Breakfast/Exhibit Hall
9:00-9:15 Opening Remarks
Carol Evans, CEO, Diversity Best Practices
9:15-10:30 Affinity Group Roundtables Workshop
Attendees will meet with like-affinity group leaders in a facilitated workshop aimed at identifying Top Challenges, and developing an action plan that leverages information and input from this event.
Vanessa Weaver-Coleman, Ph.D.,
CEO/Founder, Alignment Strategies, Inc.
10:30-10:45 Networking Break
10:45-12:00 Round III - Power Through Embracing Innovation
A. New Leaders/New Groups Track
I’m ______ and Proud: Why Should I Join an ERG? What’s In It For Me?
Organizing Affinity Groups based on identity doesn’t hold the same attraction it once did. As society has become more diversified and supportive of diversity, there is a tendency to assimilate that grows more attractive. Disappearing in the mainstream may seem like progress in a world of differences, but it can also mean employees are avoiding affinity groups because they believe the groups are irrelevant. Gen Y, in particular, doesn’t feel attached to the values that gave birth to affinity groups, and often older workers resent their reluctance to get involved. Relevance based on corporate objectives is critical to keeping membership strong. Through discussion with ERG leaders who span the diversity spectrum, attendees will hear and gain insights about building relevance based on corporate objectives, social objectives, community objectives and affinity objectives through goal setting, volunteer projects, evaluation, and reward.
Angela Jones, Vice President, Human Resources, ConAgra Foods
Damita Byrd, IT System Trainer, ConAgra Foods
Edith Zambrana Santos, Research Scientist, ConAgra Foods
Practicum Participant, Part 2: Elvia Novak, Director, Deloitte & Touche LLP
B. ERG Program Manager Track
ERGs in New Roles: Innovations in Recruitment, Retention and Engagement
Recruitment and retention are essential activities for any corporation, and ERGs are vital supporting players in these activities. Every company claims to value potential leaders and wants to retain them. With growing research about generational differences in world views and thinking, the challenge of identifying and developing new leaders is critical. In Part 1, the panelists will analyze the role of ERGs in leadership development and succession planning based on their own successes, their observations of internal promotion processes and their knowledge of the way others have succeeded.
Jonathan Kaufman, Founder/CEO, DisabilityWorks, Inc.
Edward (Ed) Bailey, Manager, Business Analytics, Google, Inc.
Isaias Zamarripa, Director of Talent Acquisition & Diversity, General Mills
C. Experienced Leaders Track
Cross-Generational Education: Overcoming Differences and Indifferences
It is proven that diverse teams produce more innovation than non-diverse teams, and the same is true for ERGs. Although these groups’ charters may be along gender, race, or sexual orientation lines, many of these same groups increasingly struggle with enlisting a true cross-section of generations from their respective workforces, and then creating opportunities for different generations to work cross-generationally. This session will explore innovative ways in which different ERGs have tackled gaining membership of emerging talent (Gen Y), as well as involving the different generations with each other in a way that builds engagement, and ultimately has business impact.
Jennifer Brown, President, Jennifer Brown Consulting LLC
Bridgette Porter, Senior HR Manager, NA Diversity, Procter & Gamble
Practicum Participant, Part 2: Paul Lanzi, IT Project Manager, Genentech, Inc.
D. Specialty Issues Track
Intersection of Identities: Sexual, Religious and Generational Diversity
Corporations have taken the lead among American institutions in fostering equality based on invisible dimensions of diversity such as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) identity. Religious identity now is becoming increasingly visible. Generational differences add another layer of complexity to diversity and inclusion efforts. Part 1 of this workshop will examine the distinct and overlapping experiences of employees in these groups, as well as current corporate positions on each as reflected through ERG/AGs.
Part 2 of the workshop will focus on developing action plans that enable participants to address the “intersection of identities” effectively in their ERGs and their workplaces. Participants should plan to attend both parts of this workshop to gain maximum benefit.
Susan Gore, Ph.D., Principal, The Mentor Group
Megan Smith, Vice President, Business Development, Google, Inc.
E. One-on-One Consultation Sessions—By appointment only
Your group will meet with consultants to discuss your affinity groups maturity model assessment results and next steps.
Linda Strange, Lead Business Partner, Senior Organizational Development Consultant, Alignment Strategies, Inc.
Brenda Bryant, Senior Consultant, Alignment Strategies, Inc.
12:00-1:00 Networking Luncheon
1:00-2:15 Round III Repeated
Repeat Track A, B, C and D Practicums
2:15-3:00 Open Mike Forum/Closing Remarks
In this Open Mike Forum, using Alignment Strategies’ ERG action planning tool, group leaders will share action plans for next steps to align with corporate goals. Don’t leave early—be here to find out how your colleagues will leverage this year’s learnings from NALC!
Vanessa Weaver-Coleman, Ph.D.,
CEO/Founder, Alignment Strategies, Inc.
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Network and Affinity Leadership Congress 2010 (NALC)
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NALC Network & Affinity Leadership Congress
May 11-12, 2010
The New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Avenue (corner of Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street)
Entrance is on 103rd Street
New York, NY
Agenda
PowerPoint presentations from many of the NALC sessions are available. Please click the hyperlinked session title in the agenda to download the presentation. For video from NALC attendees please click here.
Monday, May 10, 2010
1:00-5:00 pm Pre-Conference Workshop: Social Media Engagement Workshop
Bonnier Headquarters
2 Park Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, NY
This hands-on training workshop will help you develop social media strategy and learn readily available tools such as FlipCams and Twitter. You will capture via social media channels your experiences at NALC and distribute to colleagues back at the office and on the NALC website.
Susan Herr / Founder and President / PhilanthroMedia
Jennifer Brown / President & CEO / Jennifer Brown Consulting, LLC
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
7:30-8:30 Networking Breakfast/Registration
The New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street
(Entrance is on 103rd Street)
New York, NY 10029
8:30-8:45 Welcome Remarks
Carol Evans / CEO / Diversity Best Practices
8:45-8:55 New to NALC: Social Networking Coverage
Jennifer Brown / President & CEO / Jennifer Brown Consulting, LLC
8:55-9:15 Keynote: Setting Your ERG up for Success - An Executive Sponsor's Perspective
Orlan Boston / Principal / Deloitte Consulting
9:15-9:30 Refreshment Break - Sponsored by General Mills
9:30-10:45 Round I: Structure/Organization Issues
A. New Leaders/ New Groups Track: Structure a Business Plan that Measures your ERG’s Effectiveness
This interactive discussion takes the lead on how to best position ERGs at different stages of development to drive business objectives. ERG leaders will present strategies and plans they use that include various methods of measuring success. One panelist will describe their path to the generation of newly-formed ERG using the strategy-building process to construct this new ERG's business case. Anther panelist will provide insight into how they continue to evolve their strategies to drive ERG success and the specific challenges and opportunities for more seasoned ERGs.
Moderator:
Brian Sorge / Managing Director / Jennifer Brown Consulting, LLC
Presenters:
Chuck Stephens / Senior Associate, Diversity & Inclusion / Booz Allen Hamilton
Stephan Klaschka / Director, Head of Clinical Applications Support / Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
B. ERG Program Manager Track: Develop & Leverage Relationships with Executive Sponsors
The relationship with affinity group Executive Sponsors is critical to driving transformational change in organizations. Both the development of tight linkages to business strategy and the empowerment of individuals are important strategies for maximizing the potential of the sponsor team and the affinity groups. At this interactive session, learn how two companies have taken unique approaches to build successful relationships with their Executive Sponsors and link to their businesses. Walk away from this session with ideas on how to maximize the involvement of your executive sponsor team and how to identify tactics for your sponsor group to achieve desired outcomes.
Moderator:
Peter Linkow / President / WFD Consulting
Presenters:
Rachel Grace / Assistant Vice President / Chubb & Son
Missy Chicre / Diversity & Inclusion Manager / Best Buy
C. Experienced Leaders/Maturing Groups Track: Trends in ERG Organization & Development
In the face of rapid organizational change and the shifting economy, ERGs are challenged to roll with the punches, and remain fresh, current, and in line with business needs. Learn success strategies for how to integrate ERG programs after a merger, and tools to revamp and engage more senior leaders. This session will explore a number of trends that help groups flourish. Find out what’s involved in launching a Veteran’s Leadership Network with the help of the Veteran’s Leadership Network Prioritization Matrix. And learn how one retailer launched and supports networks for stores across the country using a decentralized approach to operations and funding and how another company integrated two extensive ERG programs into a new Team Member Network model within the newly combined organizations. Panelists share best case study examples and emerging models and structures that are changing how we think about the business and benefits of ERGs
Moderator/Presenter:
Patricia J. Crawford / Diversity Manager / Wells Fargo & Company
Presenters:
Brian Burlingame / Director, Change Execution / Merck & Co., Inc.
Melissa Johnson / Diversity & Inclusion Manager / Best Buy
D. Hot Topics Track: Using Network Technologies for ERG Growth
Network technology is driving some of the most innovative ways to keep employees highly engaged and to build inclusive online environments. Learn how ERGs are leading the way to drive employee engagement and business impact through the use of social media tools and the launching of an ERG virtual chapter. As the global workforce evolves with technology keeping pace, companies will continue to support flexibility in the workplace and the means to pull together remote workers across a region to solve real business opportunities.
Moderator:
Simone Morris / Digital Technologist / DIAGEO
Presenters:
Teresa Solorzano DeBar / HR Manager / Cisco Systems, Inc.
David C. Thompson, Ph.D. / Senior Principal Systems Engineer / Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
11:00-12:15 Round I Repeated - Tracks Repeated
12:15-1:15 Keynote & Conversation: Be a Nowist-How to Leverage Top Technology Trends Revolutionizing Business
Technology is changing at an ever increasing pace. Social media is connecting millions of people and democratizing talent and ideas. Video is changing the way we communicate and collaborate. Gaming will be the new way we learn. Augmented reality will enable us with minimal training. Carlos Dominguez will explore new technology trends and how they are changing the way we live, work, learn and play. Learn how companies are leveraging these technologies for competitive advantage and reducing costs.
Carlos Dominguez / Senior Vice President, Office of the Chairman and CEO / Cisco
Related information - Carlos Dominguez:
Carlos' website: http://carlosdominguez.cisco.com/
Previous event Keynote speech in spanish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9qzmEI6saM
Twitter page: http://twitter.com/carlosdominguez
Demo of various uses of TelePresence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u8T-q1-Axs
1:15-2:30 “Great Ideas” Networking Luncheon
This is a unique opportunity for Affinity Group Leaders just like you from a wide variety of companies to meet and network around topics of keen importance.
2:30-3:45 Round II: Leadership Development
A. New Leaders/ New Groups Track: Engage the Support of Your Line Manager
In this interactive session, learn how to engage the support of your line managers and develop a win-win strategy for both management and employees from the individual and organizational perspectives. New ERG leaders will learn strategies for approaching managers and increasing chances of leveraging ERG opportunities as part of a professional or leadership development plan. Learn about how one global leadership development program including managers increased participant retention rate by 10% and promotion rate by 20%. ERG and Diversity Leadership teams will find out how organizations have implemented company-wide guidelines to help encourage continued commitment to employee networks and to recognize the accomplishments of elected officers and board members, in order to secure the legitimacy of ERGs as valued contributors to the business.
Moderator:
Sara Meyer-Davis / Managing Partner / Strategic Diversity Advisors
Presenters:
Tasia L. McCullough-Johnson / Manager, Work/Life & Diversity Surveys, Corp. Liaison to Employee Networks / Eastman Kodak
Lisa M. Tealer / Senior Manager, Corporate Diversity & Inclusion / Genentech
B. ERG Program Manager Track: Using the Affinity Group Maturity Model and ITS QUIZ Results to Advance ERGs
It's true that "One Size Doesn't Fit All" Affinity Groups and ERGs, even in the same company. But, how can you tell? Panelists share real case studies, ERG "Maturity data" and strategies that demonstrate the importance of identifying current "affinity maturity" and using that information to create new strategic and programmatic platforms. The ultimate goal is to position ERGs to increase their impact to the business and their members. Leave this session knowing how to determine your ERGs maturity levels and with "Best Practice" approaches to drive success for your ERGs. This session will also address how to effectively use executive sponsors to advance ERG maturity and business impact.
Moderator:
Vanessa Weaver–Coleman, Ph.D. / CEO / Alignment Strategies, Inc.
Presenters:
Vicki E. Spira / VP, Merger, Acquisition & Export Policy / Northrop Grumman Corp.
Jie “Jay” Zheng / Past President and Board Director / National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) Colorado
C. Experienced Leaders/Maturing Groups Track: Burnout! How to Refocus & Re-energize Your Group
Whether they are called employee groups, business resources groups, diversity councils, or some other combination of terms, network and affinity groups depend heavily on a steady pipeline of committed individuals willing to take on leading the charge in order to sustain relevance and value to the organization. Enthusiasm can quickly give way to burnout. When engagement is low, leaders are spent and sponsors are absent, how can you re-focus and re-energize your group? In this session we will identify patterns of success in re-energizing members, leadership teams, allies, and executive sponsors—ideas that you can use to re-engage your own group.
Moderator:
Maria Carrasquillo / Senior Specialist / AARP
Presenters:
Melissa Donaldson / Sr. Manager, Inclusion Practices / CDW LLC
Samuel D. Bernards / Senior Manager, Retail Formats Intelligence, New Format Development / Walmart
D. Hot Topics Track: ERGs Mission in B2B Companies
In B2B companies, meeting critical goals by utilizing ERGs as strategic partners involve linking ERG’s initiatives to business imperatives. But in B2B companies, driving ERG’s agendas and ensuring they remain strategic partners for the business bottom line requires closely partnering with a variety of businesses and working to tie diversity to their unique business imperatives. With a more expansive set of business needs on the table, how can B2B companies ensure they align ERG goals and business initiatives and leverage sponsors to drive business impact across the board? What are the unique challenges and opportunities available? Learn how a B2B global diversity strategy is fueling innovation and how a global engagement survey leveraging ERG’s to drive employee retention.
Moderator:
Cheryl Kern / Director, Global Diversity & Inclusion / International Paper
Presenters:
Cassandra Alston / Executive Director, Global Workforce Diversity / Johnson Controls, Inc.
Lisa Gutierrez / Executive Director, Global Diversity / Cummins Inc.
3:45-4:00 Refreshment Break - Sponsored by General Mills
4:00-5:15 Round II Repeated - Repeat all Tracks from Round II
5:30-7:30 Above-and-Beyond Awards and Reception
A company is only as diverse as its people and employee networks are a vital tool for strengthening a corporation’s diversity commitment. The 2010 Above-and-Beyond Awards recognize best-in-class network and affinity group leadership, and the individuals and executive sponsors whose grit and determination have led to the creation, success and/or turn-around of their network and affinity group. NEW THIS YEAR: We will also honor Affinity Network Groups who have demonstrated growth, alignment with the organization and the community.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
7:30-9:00 Networking Breakfast
9:00-9:15 Opening Remarks
Carol Evans /CEO / Diversity Best Practices
9:15-10:00 Keynote: Catch a Fire-Transform Your ERG Leadership Role
Shaunice Hawkins / CEO / Evolutions Consulting, LLC
10:00-10:15 Refreshment Break - Sponsored by General Mills
10:15-11:30 Round III: Aligning with the Business
A. New Leaders/ New Groups Track: Toolkit: How To Be Involved in the Business
This interactive session will include best practices and critical success factors for ERGs to present themselves as strategic partners, poised to make real and tangible contributions to the business. Learn strategies to help your ERG closely align with business needs and gain credibility as a contributor that adds value to the organization and positively impacts the business bottom line. Find out how to source opportunity for your ERG’s successful contributions, and walk away with ideas and tools, such as the ROI Commitment Survey showing ERGs as a good company investment, that can be implemented immediately when you return to the office.
Moderator:
Maria Valentin / Manager Community Relations / ConAgra Foods
Presenters:
David Davidovic / Senior Director, Business Practices / Genentech
Subarna Malakar / Director, Employee Networks Groups, Office of Diversity & Inclusion / Sodexo
B. ERG Program Manager Track: Best Practices—ERG’s Impact on Branding, Marketing & Advertising
As ERGs develop and mature, increasing visibility and identity increases their value as a branding and marketing tool for the business. By both tapping internal and leveraging outside resources ERGs can enhance their brand within and across diverse communities. One best practice case studies will show how partnering ERGs with ad agencies can raise awareness, be a resource for new ideas, and help measure and trace impact on loyalty to the business. A second best practice case study will demonstrate how a Domestic Partner Conversation Series became a significant marketing tool that is having an impact on LGBT inclusion not only for employees but for the community as a whole.
Moderator:
Jocelyn Whitfield Banks / Chair, Associate Resource Group Steering Committee / The Kroger Company
Presenters:
Joe Husman / CDO, National Manager Diversity & Inclusion / Toyota Financial Services
Richard Johnson / Program & Platform Manager / UBS Financial Services
C. Experienced Leaders/Maturing Groups Track: Leverage ERGs for Talent Management—The Critical Essentials for Recruitment, Retention & Engagement
ERGs continue to evolve from their role as social networks that help companies meet diversity goals into strategic partners that can provide the business with specialized counsel, including unique strategies to benefit recruitment and development, and drive sales to improve the business bottom line. Find out how companies have directly tied ERGs to workplace and marketplace initiatives for the company, including the development of a diverse pipeline. Learn innovative strategies for leveraging ERGs for recruitment, retention and engagement goals, and find out about a specialized program that links individuals within the corporation and ERGs to external organizations to create strategic, mutually beneficial partnerships – providing even more opportunities to tap into existing networks for talent development and identification.
Moderator:
Laura Brock / Principal Inclusion Consultant, Workplace Inclusion & Supplier Diversity / Medtronic
Presenters:
Darrell Nakagawa / Continuous Improvement Change Agent / Sara Lee
Brad Wagner / Diversity Consultant / Target
D. Hot Topics Track: Become an Employer of Choice—ERGs as Key Players
The existence of ERGs within your organization can provide great value by delivering on diversity strategies. But if you raise the bar and make ERGs strategic players, they can also further your reputation as a great place to work by making you stand out as an organization that develops and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce that integrates employees’ talents, perspectives, and experiences. Find out how integrating and leveraging ERGs as a business resource for the company, facilitating more best practice sharing between groups, and supporting specific ERG initiatives and events can expand your reach, brand and communicate attractive details about your company culture , and solidify your reputation as an Employer of Choice.
Moderator:
Laura Swapp / Senior Director, Diversity & Inclusion / McKesson Corp.
Presenters:
Darlene Slaughter / Chief Diversity Officer & Vice President / Fannie Mae
Isaias Zamarripa / CEO / Three Degrees from Isaias
11:45-12:30 Next Steps/New Directions
Vanessa Weaver-Coleman, Ph.D. / CEO / Alignment Strategies, Inc.
12:30-1:30 Networking Luncheon
Affinity Groups gather for final discussion to engage in what it takes to move the needle toward aligning ERG's with business.
1:30-2:45 Round III Repeated - All tracks repeated
2:45-3:30 Call to Action Closing
During this open mike format, participants report out on key learnings from this conference and next steps in strengthening ties to business goals.
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November 4, 2009
Office Max Conference Center
Chicago, IL
Agenda
8:00-9:00 Breakfast/Registration
9:00-9:20 Welcome
Carol Evans, CEO, Diversity Best Practices
Carolynn Brooks, CDO, OfficeMax
Sam Duncan, CEO, OfficeMax
9:20-9:45 Keynote: The Business Imperative of Affinity/ERG Groups
Yvette C. Burton, Ph.D., Global Business Development Executive IBM Corporation
9:45-10:45 Expert Panel: The Viability Factor for Affinity Groups/ERGs
The Expert Panel represents companies with Affinity Groups/ERGs that are in different stages of Affinity Maturity. Panelists will focus on the realities of long-term viability and sustainability of Affinity Groups.
They will also share “Best Practice “approaches for their AG/ERGs; the successes and challenges of their groups; and how to effectively utilize Executive Sponsors to provide winning value propositions for both the Affinity Group and the organization.
Moderator:
Vanessa J. Weaver, Ph.D., CEO, Alignment Strategies, Inc.
Panelists:
Marjorie Paddock, Vice President, Director of Diversity and
Workplace Equity, Harris Bank
Tracey Burton, Director of Diversity, Target
Reuben Slone, Executive Vice President, Supply Chain, OfficeMax
Jeffery Smith, Global Diversity Practice Leader, Procter & Gamble
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 ROUND I: WORKSHOPS
A: Impacting Diversity Awareness in the Organization
How can your Affinity Group provide a sanity check for its members? How can group activities translate into a value proposition? The answers to these and other pressing questions are in this workshop—Affinity Maturity Level I.
Affinity Maturity Level I focuses on insuring inclusion for its members; and, on increasing diversity awareness in the organization. Find out about Best Practices for accomplishing this from a Level I Affinity Group Panel. You will connect the dots from the results of the National Benchmarking Study of 110 Affinity Groups/ERGs with the current realities of your group. In addition, you will be provided a menu of “Best Practice Solutions” that you can utilize back in your workplace with your members. This session is a “gift that keeps on giving”. You will initiate work on an “Action Plan” that enhances the effectiveness of your Affinity Group. You can take it back to the workplace and share it with your colleagues. This is one session that you can’t afford to miss. It is informative, fun, and most of all, foundational.
Moderator:
Doug Harris, Managing Director, The Kaleidoscope Group
Panelists:
Rita Taylor-Nash, Vice President, Corporate Diversity, Health Care Service Corporation/Blue Cross Blue Shield
Samuel Medina, Senior Manager for Internal Services, CDW
Julia Akman, Co-Lead of the Council of Pan Asian Americans (COPPA) and Retail Category Manager, OfficeMax
B: Influencing through Training, Networking and Exposure
This strategy and skill-building session is designed to support those Affinity Groups at Level II. In addition to continuing “inclusion” and “diversity awareness” activities, Affinity Maturity Level II is focused on supporting the development and career aspirations of its members through training, networking and exposure to leaders in the organization. Participants will have the opportunity to hear what’s working and current challenges, with a “Best Practices Expert Panel.” This “up close and personal” session is highly interactive and designed to maximize your members’ and groups’ value-add back in the workplace. It is also a “gift that keeps on giving”. You will create an “Action Plan” that will help your Level II Affinity Group to “Be All That It Can Be.”
Moderator:
Brenda Bryant, Senior Consultant and Lead Business Partner, Alignment Strategies, Inc.
Panelists:
Melissa Johnson, Program Manager, Diversity and Inclusion, Best Buy
Crystal Andrews, Organizational Culture Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
William Edmonds, Internal Relations Lead, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Nationwide
C: Making a Difference to Business Performance
How can your Affinity Group increase its impact on the bottom-line of your organization? How do you figure out what’s next when you have already achieved so much? How do you forge stronger partnerships between your members and Executives that create phenomenal win-wins? What is your strategy for making this happen?
This workshop is designed specifically to answer these questions and to support those Affinity Groups at Level III, create a winning action plan. With the use of data from the National Affinity Group Benchmarking Study, participants will hear and discuss the opportunities and challenges of Level III groups. A “Best Practices Expert Panel” will discuss success strategies and effective branding. You will create a menu of “Best Practices Solutions” to utilize with your Level III Affinity Group(s).
Moderator:
Linda Strange, Senior Consultant and Lead Business Partner, Alignment Strategies, Inc.
Panelists:
Jesse Spungin, ERG Leader for Young Professionals, ConAgra
Diana Westhoff, Site Training Manager, Chase Card Services
Patricia Lin, Senior Project Manager, Diversity and Inclusion, Procter & Gamble
Program designed by Alignment Strategies, Inc.
A limited number of consulting/coaching time slots are available to discuss your Affinity Maturity Survey results with a member of Alignment Strategies’ team. Please sign up at the registration table in the lobby.
12:30-1:30 Networking Luncheon
1:45-3:45 Same Type Affinity/ERG Discussions: Create Your Own Solutions Toolkit
This session is highly interactive, fast paced, with a steep learning curve. It is an opportunity for “same type Affinity/ERGS to network with each other; to identify what’s working; and to discuss common challenges. The focus of the session is to build a “Best Practice Solutions Toolkit” that you can use with your expanded Affinity Group back in the workplace. Your Group will also examine “Best Practice Leadership Skills/Techniques” that work effectively with your type of Affinity Group/ERG.
3:45-4:00 Closing Remarks
Carol Evans, CEO, Diversity Best Practices
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