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CEO Diversity Leadership Forum:
(4:15 - 6:15 pm)
A powerful, transformative, and inspiring event not to be missed, featuring the winners of our 2011 CEO Leadership Awards. Hear these CEOs describe how they implement diversity from the top down at their companies. Listen to these leaders reveal what keeps them awake at night regarding diversity, and learn their predictions as to “what’s next” in the world of diversity.
Reception:
(6:15 - 7:00 pm)
CEO Diversity Awards Gala Dinner:
(7:00 - 9:00 pm)
Diversity Best Practices (DBP) recognizes the groundbreaking diversity commitment of our nation’s progressive companies and their leaders with the CEO Diversity Leadership Award. These titans are honored for creating opportunity and advancement for all as an integral strategy for increasing profit and competitive advantage in today's workforce and marketplace. We are proud to recognize our winning CEOs at the CEO Diversity Awards Gala Dinner. We are also proud to recognize the Chief Diversity Officers from these leading companies. The Diversity Officer Leadership Award (DOLA) is presented to the respective Chief Diversity Officers acknowledging their extraordinary support to their Chairman, Chairwoman or CEO to implement outstanding diversity and inclusion programs from the top.
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Agenda
Agenda*
4:15 pm - 6:15 pm CEO Forum
CEOs are facing the daunting task briefing and photo opportunity of responding to colossal shifts in the business, political, and cultural landscapes. Even with extraordinary responsibilities and full agendas, the most effective CEOs never let diversity and inclusion take a back seat to other key business imperatives. These CEOs are mentors, cheerleaders, stewards of ethical business practices, and proponents of advancing opportunity for all. During this forum learn first-hand from exemplary industry leaders how diversity is a bottom-line driver of business success in the workforce and marketplace.
Opening remarks:
Carol Evans / CEO / Diversity Best Practices
Sponsor remarks:
Dian Ogilvie / Senior Vice President, Secretary & Chief Diversity Officer / Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Moderator:
Andrés Tapia / President / Diversity Best Practices
CEO Forum Discussion
Michael Howard / Chief Operating Officer / Army and Air Force Exchange Service
John Edwardson / Chairman and Chief Executive Officer / CDW
Michael Roth / Chairman and CEO / Interpublic
John Veihmeyer / Chairman & CEO / KPMG LLP
George Borst / President and CEO / Toyota Financial Services
Diversity Leader Discussion
Herbertina Johnson / Senior Director of Diversity / Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES)
Melissa Donaldson / Director, Inclusion Practices/ CDW
Heide Gardner / Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer/ Interpublic
Kathy Hopinkah Hannan / National Managing Partner, Diversity & Corporate Responsibility / KPMG LLP
Joe Husman / Corporate Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility / Toyota Financial Services
6:15pm - 7:00 pm Reception
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm CEO Gala Dinner
*Agenda subject to change
Registration
To register, please click here or contact Client Services Director, Meghan Donnelly at donnelly@diversitybestpractices.com or (202) 463-3782.
Speakers
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HOTELS:
On the Avenue
Broadway at 77th Street
Tel: 212-362-1100
Please reference Working Mother's Magazine Room Block to make reservations at the group rate of $339 + tax/night.
Additional 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
