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7:00 AM – 5:00 PM Registration & Information |
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7:30 – 8:45 AM
Empowerment Breakfast: Women & Leadership Speaker: Alison Black Cornelius, BlackBOARD Women are leading in ways that they never have and in ways that many of us never will know. We have invited Alison Black Cornelius, President of BlackBOARD, to share her insight and experience with thousands of women in leadership positions. Alison’s Birmingham-based company has trained more than 1,700 boards of directors and travels the country challenging assumptions about what good leadership is and how any organization can maximize all of their human talent. |
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9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Workshops Creating the Business Case for Diversity Speaker: Dr. Dana Law, Sankora Executive Solutions, Inc. With the increasing impact of generational diversity and the continued impact of cultural diversity on today’s workforce, it is imperative that executives and employees understand the business case for diversity. This session will focus on how to develop a business case for diversity for your organization that includes factors such as recruitment, employee satisfaction, and retention. |
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Nonprofits: Vehicles for
Diversity Moderator: Alicia Reed-Johnson, Alabama Shakespeare Festival Panelists: Stephen Black, IMPACT Alabama Elaine Jackson, Birmingham Urban League James McCrary, Nonprofit Resource Center of Alabama Opportunities to identify talent, celebrate your employees and contribute to the community may be closer than you think! Nonprofits in the Birmingham area are rich sources of ideas, people and programs that contribute to our culture of inclusiveness. Hear how these nonprofits have made a considerable difference in Birmingham and beyond! Programs discussed include: • SpeakFirst (IMPACT Alabama) • Multi-Racial Friendship Recognition (Birmingham Urban League) • Board Connect (Nonprofit Resource Center of Alabama) |
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*Cutting Edge Retention
Strategies Speaker: Karen Farmer, Alliance Partnership Group Studies show a direct correlation between companies that continuously seek to strengthen the capabilities of their people and the degree to which they experience sustainable growth, profitability and employee retention. This interactive, fast-paced seminar will provide: • Insights into key "stay factors" leading to retention. • A framework for helping managers retain and engage a multi-generational workforce. • Tips for employees to sustain meaningful conversations with managers. • Strategies for organizations to ensure they "keep the keepers.” |
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*Corporate Diversity
Councils: Best Practices Speaker: Janice Bowman, Association of Diversity Councils So, your company’s leadership recently created a diversity committee to ensure that your workplace is inclusive of all people. Great! Now what? Corporate diversity councils around the nation are searching for best practices and ways to keep building momentum around their nebulous missions. This session is perfect for the human resource professional or diversity committee member looking for ideas to carry their initiatives forward. Note: This presentation is planned for corporations and large companies with diversity committees less than five years old. |
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10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Break/Exhibits |
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10:45 AM - Noon
Workshops Diversity in the Boardroom Speaker: Alison Black Cornelius, BlackBOARD Board Member Training Article Diversity on the Board of Directors is vital to the health of both corporations and non-profit organizations. This session is one you do not want to miss if you are serving on a Board of Directors or looking for someone to fill the role of a board member. This insightful presentation continues to be one of our most popular workshops. |
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Young Professionals Speak! Moderator: Deidra Perry, The Birmingham News Panelists: Allison Howell, Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce Mike Mahon, FHL Capital Corporation Tanita Cain, Advantage Equipment Josh Westerhold, United Way of Central Alabama Andre Natta, The Terminal Everyone is talking about young professionals these days. Communities are trying to attract and keep them. Companies are changing their approach to be more attractive to the rising leaders of the ‘X’ and ‘Y’ generations. This session cuts right to the chase by featuring six of Birmingham’s young leaders that are on the move, in the know and here for you to learn from. Hear their perspectives on what’s cool, what’s not and where your company can find Birmingham’s active young professionals. |
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*Cutting Edge Retention Strategies Speaker: Karen Farmer, Alliance Partnership Group Studies show a direct correlation between companies that continuously seek to strengthen the capabilities of their people and the degree to which they experience sustainable growth, profitability and employee retention. This interactive, fast-paced seminar will provide: • Insights into key "stay factors" leading to retention. • A framework for helping managers retain and engage a multi-generational workforce. • Tips for employees to sustain meaningful conversations with managers. • Strategies for organizations to ensure they "keep the keepers.” |
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*Corporate Diversity Councils: Best Practices Speaker: Janice Bowman, Association of Diversity Councils So, your company’s leadership recently created a diversity committee to ensure that your workplace is inclusive of all people. Great! Now what? Corporate diversity councils around the nation are searching for best practices and ways to keep building momentum around their nebulous missions. This session is perfect for the human resource professional or diversity committee member looking for ideas to carry their initiatives forward. Note: This presentation is planned for corporations and large companies with diversity committees less than five years old. |
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Noon – 1:15 PM Keynote Luncheon: Tim McNichol, White Men as Full Diversity Partners Join us for a unique two-part look at how workforce diversity in corporations has evolved in recent years. First, our keynote speaker, Tim McNichol of White Men As Full Diversity Partners will share his experiences with some of the most dynamic companies in the world. McNichol will talk about what white men – a group representing the overwhelming majority of key corporate decision makers - are doing to make inclusion a durable part of their company cultures. |
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1:30 PM – 2:30 PM General Session: The New Face of Diversity
Moderator:
Tim Lewis, Kaleidoscope Productions, Inc. |
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2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Break/Exhibits |
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3:00 PM – 4:15 PM Workshops Creating the Business Case for Diversity Speaker: Dr. Dana Law, Sankora Executive Solutions, Inc. With the increasing impact of generational diversity and the continued impact of cultural diversity on today’s workforce, it is imperative that executives and employees understand the business case for diversity. This session will focus on how to develop a business case for diversity for your organization that includes factors such as recruitment, employee satisfaction, and retention. |
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Mentoring Today…For Tomorrow Speaker: Frank Woodson, Young Business Leaders Knowledge transfer. Networking. Gap filling. All of these phrases are associated with the power of mentoring in business organizations. As firms seek to link the knowledge and experience of their senior staff with the technological savvy and energy of younger workers, formal mentoring programs have become a vehicle for cross-functional communication, sustaining healthy company culture and retaining workers. Hear from men and women who are benefiting from mentor relationships. Learn more about how to create your own mentor program. |
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Straight Talk: An Open Format Dialogue Moderator: Pending Stop by this dialogue-oriented workshop to hear and share ideas related to workforce diversity issues. Our moderator will lead the group through topics discussed throughout the Summit, including concepts raised at our keynote and panel presentations. |
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Engaging White Men As Full Diversity Partners Speaker: Tim McNichol, White Men As Full Diversity Partners Diversity efforts today often focus on people of color, women, and other community members. One unintentional consequence of this framework is that heterosexual, white men do not typically recognize their place in the diversity movement. As a result they also rarely look to other white men for diversity learning or support for diversity agendas. Our luncheon keynote speaker, Tim McNichol, will lead this workshop. This interactive session from our a is designed for all people to jointly explore the often-unexamined potential for white men to become full diversity partners. |
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4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Summit Apex: 60 Ideas in 60 Minutes (Refreshments Provided) Unwind from a full day of learning, sharing and networking! Refreshments and door prizes will be available for attendees that participate in our casual debrief of ideas and lessons learned from the 2007 Birmingham Diversity Summit! |
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