Diversity Professionals Conference

"Inclusion Change Management to Achieve Profit and Sustainability "

Who should attend: Senior-level executives and managers, diversity professionals

Registration fees:

• Non-Commission members: $125 per person
• Commission members: four (4) free attendees plus $45 for each additional registrant

AGENDA:

7:30 - 8:00: Check-in and continental breakfast

8:00 - 9:00: Keynote Address: "Keys to the Inclusion Change Process," Doug Harris, CEO, The Kaleidoscope Group

9:15 - 10:30: "Mastering the Change Management Process by Size of Organization and Stage" (four breakouts)

• "Embarking on change in a small organization: How to start this diversity and inclusion change," Pat Ferry, director, human resources, Pyramyd Air
• "Sustaining effective diversity and inclusion change in a small organization," Tameka Taylor, Ph.D., partner, Compass Consulting Services
• "Embarking on diversity and inclusion change in a larger organization," Cheri Webb, senior vice president, human resources, and Traci Dunn, senior vice president, inclusion director, Huntington National Bank
• "Sustaining effective diversity and inclusion change in a larger organization, Renita Jefferson , director, leadership development, American Greetings Corp. 
  

 10:45 - Noon: "Managing Diversity and Inclusion Change at the Organization and Regional Levels" (four breakouts)

• Case example: "Key strategies and tactics to change your supplier diversity process," Amy Hochadel, director, supplier diversity, Cleveland Clinic
• "Utilizing employee resource groups to achieve business objectives," George Sample, manager, diversity & inclusion, The Lubrizol Corporation, and Thomas Hawn, president, Plexus Education Foundation
• "Positioning your organization to recruit and retain younger diverse professionals," Aaron Grossman, president, Alliance Staffing Solutions
• Global Cleveland Initiative panel discussion: "How employers can capitalize on this new initiative to attract 100,000 new Clevelanders in the next decade"

Noon - 1:15: Luncheon: "Something Funny Happened on the Way to the Diversity Luncheon," Phil Belzunce, psychologist and diversity consultant 

1:30 - 3:00: Plenary Session: "Taking Change Management Back to Your Organization," Betsy Silva Hernandez, senior director, diversity learning, consulting and employee network groups, Sodexho

Sponsors: American Greetings, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland State University, Forest City Enterprises, Huntington Bank, KeyBank, Medical Mutual, The MetroHealth System, Parker Hannifin Corp., Summa Health System and Thompson Hine LLP.

Note: This program has been submitted to HRCI for recertification credit PHR, SPHR  and GPHR.

About our keynote speaker: Doug Harris, CEO, The Kaleidoscope Group

Doug Harris has more than 20 years' experience in the field of diversity and inclusion consulting. As the leader of The Kaleidoscope Group, Doug empowers organizations to achieve their diversity and inclusion goals. His clients include Blue Cross Blue Shield, Coca-Cola Enterprise, CNA, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, McDonald's Corporation, Nationwide Insurance, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District and the Federal Reserve Bank.

Doug's experience extends to designing and delivering global strategic consulting solutions and cultural education workshops for Caterpillar, Dana Corporation, Duracell, Hewlett-Packard, Northrop Grumman and Owens Corning. His engaging style and unique ability to give diversity meaning at all levels of the organization has made him a sought-after and renowned diversity expert, presenter and facilitator.

8/17/2011 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM