Leveraging Diversity & Inclusion for Competitive Advantage
Where: Chicago, IL
When: May 17, 2011
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Date:
May 17, 2011
Time:
8:00am - 3:30pm
Location:
Capgemini Headquarters
Center Address
111 North Canal Street, Suite 1500
Chicago, IL
Few would challenge the concept of Diversity & Inclusion as a Business Imperative – but are companies doing all they can to leverage Diversity & Inclusion for Competitive Advantage? Join fellow diversity practitioners at our Best Practice Session on May 17th to explore challenges, opportunities and innovative strategies. What best and "next" practices are companies using to leverage Diversity & Inclusion as a business differentiator and stay abreast of shifting demographics in the rapidly changing marketplace?
Bring top-of-mind issues to the table, and work with diversity experts and colleagues to strengthen core competencies and reinforce the link between workplace diversity and business objectives.
Activities on May 16th:
1:00 – 3:00 PM MANUFACTURING I-CIRCLE
3:00 – 5:00 PM IT/TECH I-CIRCLE
5:00 – 6:30 PM NETWORKING RECEPTION
All May 16th events will take place at the World of Whirlpool office in Downtown Chicago 325 N. LaSalle, Chicago.
Location Details:
The Capgemini Office and ASE are located on the 15th floor.
111 North Canal is located between Washington and Randolph, next door to the Boeing Building.
Visitors will be required to provide photo ID and will be given a day pass by security
Hosted by: Capgemini
Reception Sponsor: Whirlpool
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Presentations:
Andrés Tapia slidesAgenda
*8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast/Registration
9:00 - 9:15 Welcome Remarks
Carol Evans / CEO / Diversity Best Practices, NAFE; President / Working Mother Media
Lanny Cohen / CEO, Application Services, North America / Capgemini
9:15 - 9:30 Core Competency Focus for Diversity Practitioners: Systemic Thinking
Facilitator:
Andrés Tapia / President / Diversity Best Practices
9:30 - 10:30 Hot Topic: Shifting Demographics and the Changing Marketplace
An expert demographer explores shifting demographics and current trends, and discusses the impact on the workplace now and 5-10 years down the road. Focus areas include the emerging Hispanic population, and issues and trends central to the Millenial generation.
Matt Carmichael / Director, Information Projects / Advertising Age
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ThinkTank Sessions: Applying Systemic Thinking to Achieve Diversity & Business Goals
Breakout sessions focus on top-of-mind diversity and business goals and identify strategies to address these systemically throughout organizations. Facilitated discussions help to source trouble spots and challenges in existing initiatives, and focus on opportunity, potential solutions and recommended action steps.
Talent Management: Hiring, Retention and Engagement: Hiring can be done through quality programs and initiatives, but to ensure sustainability, pipelines must be connected to talent pools that reflect current and future trends and demographics. And in order to retain and really engage diverse talent, systemic inclusion practices are needed. Join diversity colleagues to review and rethink systemic opportunities in Talent Management.
Facilitator:
Chip Saltsman / Vice President, Accelerated Solutions Environment / Capgemini
Accountability and Incentives: Linking Diversity to Compensation, Performance and Career Advancement: It isn’t just adding “systemic” to performance evaluations, but making inclusion more endemic throughout an organization, and ensuring that it plays a visible role in compensation and career advancement. Identify strategies and areas of opportunity to increase diversity buy-in and accountability within your organization.
Facilitator:
Christie Hewlett / ASE West Center Manager / Capgemini
Marketing Integration and Multicultural Messaging: Maximize Consumer Impact: To truly sell products and/or services to a diverse audience, it isn’t enough to have a diverse workforce. Instead, leadership needs to systemically engage that diverse talent in developing and marketing the offerings. How can diversity leaders facilitate the necessary integration and optimize opportunities to leverage diverse perspectives and contributions for success in the marketplace?
Facilitator:
Andy Heppelle / Canada ASE Practice Leader / Capgemini
Effective Communications: Tools to Raise Diversity Awareness and Buy-in: Effective communications in Diversity & Inclusion does not mean periodically paying lip service to diversity, but rather building an integrated communications approach that reflects an organization that has already embraced inclusion practices throughout. Identify challenges, best practices and solutions to help maximize and leverage diversity communications to meet business goals.
Facilitator:
Meridith Aiello / Senior Manager / Capgemini
12:00 - 1:00 Networking Luncheon
1:00 - 2:00 ThinkTank Report Back/Action Plans
Presenters selected from each of the ThinkTank discussion groups will share critical highlights and action plans with the general session. This report back segment will reinforce the focus on deepening systemic thinking to meet diversity and business goals, in order to strengthen diversity practitioners' arsenal for success in next generation diversity.
Facilitator:
Andrés Tapia / President / Diversity Best Practices
2:00 - 3:00 Best Practices Panel: Business Acumen - Assessing the Landscape and Executing Strategy
Three companies share best practice case studies around business acumen and competitive advantage. Explore the cross-section where knowledge meets action, hear pitfalls and challenges, and identify effective strategies that help diversity teams position their companies as fierce and innovative competitors in the business arena.
Moderator:
Carol Evans / CEO / Diversity Best Practices, NAFE; President / Working Mother Media
Panel:
Carolynn Brooks / VP, Chief Diversity Officer / OfficeMax Inc.
D.V. Williams / Senior Manager, Talent and Inclusion / Whirlpool Corporation
Michael L. Escobar / Chief Diversity & Organization Effectiveness Officer / Allstate Insurance Company
3:00 - 3:30 Closing Remarks
*Agenda subject to change
Registration
Please contact Client Services Director, Meghan Donnelly, to register:
donnelly@diversitybestpractices.com
202.463.3782 (o)
Speakers
Sponsors
Hotel & Travel
1. CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL – CHICAGO METRO
733 West Madison
Chicago, Illinois, USA 60661
Hotel Front Desk: 312-829-5000
Proximity to location:
.4 miles
Head east on W Madison toward N Desplaines, Turn left at N Canal
The closet hotel to the center; our preferred location
2. HOTEL ALLEGRO
171 West Randolph Street
Chicago, Illinois, USA 60601
Reservations: 866-672-6143
Hotel Direct: 312-236-0123
Proximity to location:
.4 miles
Head west on W Randolph toward N Wells, turn left at N Canal
3. HOTEL SAX (House OF Blues)
333 North Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois, USA 60610
Phone: 312-245-0333
Proximity to location:
1 mile
Head west on W Carroll toward N Dearborn, turn right at N Dearborn, turn left at W Kinzie, continue straight to stay on W Kinzie, turn left at N Canal St
4. HYATT REGENCY CHICAGO
151 East Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois, USA 60601
Tel: 312-565-1234
Proximity to location:
1.1 miles
Head west on Wacker Dr toward N Michigan Ave, turn right at W Lake St, turn left at N Canal St
5. THE DANA HOTEL AND SPA
660 N. State Street
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: 312-202-6084
Proximity to location:
1.3 miles
Head south on N State street toward E. Erie Street; Turn right at W Upper Wacker Dr/W Wacker Dr; Turn right at W Madison Street; Turn right at N Canal Street; come down .5 miles
Brand new hotel in great tourist location close to Michigan Avenue.
Driving Directions
From O’ Hare Airport
Total Est. Time: 45 minutes
Total Est. Distance: 17.66 miles
Take 190 East toward Chicago Loop.
190 merges with 90 East after about 2 miles.
Take 90 East into the city (about 15 miles.
Exit the highway at Washington East exit (51C).
Turn left onto Washington Blvd.
Just past the viaduct, (4 blocks away) is N Canal St.
Turn left and move to the far right lane.
The building entrance is in the middle of the block.
Parking is available off Washington or a block past the River Center building at 165 N Canal St.
From Midway Airport
Total Est. Time: 35 minutes
Total Est. Distance: 11.03 miles
Take Cicero Ave (Il-50) South toward West 59th Street.
Make a U-Turn (legal) at West 59th Street onto IL-50 N / S Cicero Ave.
Merge onto 155 North. Watch signs for 90 East.
Merge onto 90/94 West at Exit 292A toward Wisconsin.
Exit at Washington Blvd East (51C).
Turn right onto Washington Blvd.
Just past the viaduct, (4 blocks away) is N Canal St.
Turn left and move to the far right lane.
The building entrance is in the middle of the block.
Parking is available off Washington or a block past the River Center building at 165 N Canal St.
Parking:
1. 165 N Clinton St
(312) 446-5395
Mon-Fri 4am-8pm, Sat-Sun closed
Self-Park - Cash or Credit Card
2. 440 W Lake St
(312) 648-1084
Mon-Fri 6am-6PM, Sat-Sun closed
Self and Attendant Parking - Cash only
3. 541 W LakeSt
7 Days/24 hrs
Attendant Parking - Cash only
4. 180 N Jefferson St
(312) 993-1033
7 Days/24 hrs
Self-Park - Cash or Credit Card
Up to 4 hours $16, 24 hours $30, in by 10am out by 7pm $14
5. 108 N Jefferson St
(312) 655-0844
Mon-Fri 6am-6PM, Sat-Sun closed
Self and Attendant parking - Cash only
Before 8am $13, after 8am $14
6. 150 N Wacker Dr
(312) 704-0005
Mon-Fri 6am-8PM, Sat-Sun closed
Cash or Credit Card - Attendant Parking
In by 9am $18, after $24
