Engaging Diversity at All Levels of the Organization

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Date:

April 6, 2010

Time:

8:00am - 3:30pm

Location:

Leo Burnett

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois

Engaging Diversity at Every Level of the Organization

Leo Burnett USA Inc.
35 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601

How do companies transform diversity from a slogan to a real competitive advantage - one where people at all levels of the organization value the FACT that divergent points of view can only come from people with diverse backgrounds? The business case for diversity is well known: diverse perspectives provide the keys to innovation that will fuel a company's competitive advantage. But diversity is messy. Managers, professionals and workers often don't understand that the differences that create conflict - and appear to impede productivity - can actually lead them to new ways of thinking.

Join Diversity Best Practices members as they roll up their sleeves and examine how some companies work to engage diversity at all levels of the organization - and the difference it makes on the ability of diversity and inclusion to contribute to the bottom line.
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*DIVERSITY BEST PRACTICES COUNCIL MEETING

(by invitation only)

April 5, 2010 - 3:30 -5:30 p.m.
Northern Trust
50 S La Salle Street
6th Floor, Director's Room
Chicago, IL 60603
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Presentations:

Andres Tapia - Keynote: Strategies for Developing Crosscultural Competencies

Agenda

8:00 am- 9:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 am- 9:15 am
Welcome Remarks:
Carol Evans, CEO, Diversity Best Practices
Rich Stoddart, President, Leo Burnett USA

9:15 am – 10:00 am
Keynote/Conversation: Strategies for Developing Crosscultural Competencies
Andrés Tapia will set the context for why building organizational crosscultural competencies is so critical today and in the future. He will describe key paradigm shifts that are required for developing crosscultural competence, and also share examples of how Hewitt's clients are developing this competence in their organizations as well as on the individual level.
Andrés Tapia, Chief Diversity Officer, Hewitt Associates
Author, The Inclusion Paradox: The Obama Era and the Transformation of Global Diversity

10:00 am – 11:15 am
Best Practices Panel
Senior executives from Northern Trust present a case study examining best practices, tools, and strategies that have proven effective in driving diversity and inclusion forward within their organization.
Moderator:
Mark David Welch, Senior Vice President, Director of Global Diversity & Inclusion, Northern Trust

Panelists:
Allan Cave, SVP, Assistant General Counsel, Employee Resources Manager, Northern Trust
Tiffany Irving, Vice President, Northern Trust
Deidra Jenkins, SVP, Director of Supplier Diversity, Northern Trust
Connie Lindsey, EVP, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Northern Trust
Jana Schreuder, President, Operations & Technology, Northern Trust

11:15 pm – 12:00 pm
Hot Topic: Dimensions of Identity
Our identities have become so complex. Conventional definitions of family, work, age, nationality or race no longer apply in today's rapidly changing world. In today's world there are many different dimensions, beyond demographics alone, that work together to make us who we are. Each of us is a member of multiple, overlapping groups that compete for influence in our identities. The key to comprehending the subtle differences that can dramatically affect your interactions lies in understanding your dimensions of identity. Do you know who you are? How do you prioritize your dimensions of identity?
Anuradha Hebbar, Diversity Consultant

12:00 – 1:00 pm
Networking Lunch

1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Thinktank Session
Join diversity leaders in this roll-up-your sleeves solutionsfocused session designed to share a multitude of best practices and identify gaps. Groups will address burning issues and design a “next step” action plan to meet their own needs based on learning’s. Pat Harris, author of None of Us is as Good as All of Us, will introduce and moderate this session, providing topics for discussion and action planning.
Patricia (Pat) Harris, Global Chief Diversity Officer, McDonald’s Corporation LLC

2:15 – 3:00 pm
Thinktank Report Back/Action Plans

3:00 – 3:15 pm
Closing Story: Leo Burnett and Humankind
Jeff Tritt, Executive Vice President, Director People and Culture, Leo Burnett USA

3:15 – 3:30 pm Wrap-up/ Adjourn