DAY 1: THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2023 (CST)
7:30 – 8:00 AM Breakfast and Networking
8:00 – 8:30 AM Executive Welcome with Ecolab
Dexter Davis, Vice President, Human Resources-Diversity, Equity &
Inclusion, Ecolab
8:30 – 9:00 AM Welcome & Opening Kick-Off: The Power of Collisions
Dr. Theresa M. Welbourne, Affiliated Senior Research Scientist, Center
for Effective Organizations, University of Southern California
Jennifer Sparks Taylor, Director, Corporate Relations & Executive
Education, Center for Effective Organizations, University of Southern
California
9:00 – 10:30 AM Building a Mindset of Discovery: Innovating in the New Workplace
John Sweeney, Speaker, Author & Founder, Brave New Outpost
Margi Simmons, Director of Applied Improvisation, Brave New Outpost
10:30 – 10:45 AM BREAK
10:45 – 11:30 AM The Evolution of ERG Work: Contributing to Growth and
Innovation
Dr. Theresa M. Welbourne, Affiliated Senior Research Scientist,
USC/Marshall Center for Effective Organizations
Sonny Dua, Senior Change Leader, Amtrak Corporation
11:30 – 1:00 PM  CONCURRENT LUNCH SESSIONS
Concurrent Lunch Session:
Working Lunch: Peer Coaching Part 1:
Meet with your similar ERGS – Learn from what’s working well
 This working lunch is designed for ERG leaders and members. You will use a peer coaching process to learn from your peers’ successes, and then on day two, the same format is used to find answers to problems you are experiencing.
Concurrent Lunch Session: INVITATION ONLY
VIP Lunch for Chief Diversity Officers & Senior HR Executives
1:00 – 2:00 PM Chief Diversity Officer Panel: The Strategic Value of ERGs: Past,
Present, and Future
Dexter Davis, Vice President, Human Resources-Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Ecolab
Teron Buford, Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging, Racial and Health Equity, BlueCross BlueShield Minnesota
Tariq Malik, 2nd VP, Chief Diversity Officer, Human Resources, Securian Financial
Courtney Schroeder, Head of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging,
General Mills
2:00 – 3:20 PM Innovation and Success Sharing Competition Showcase
3:20 – 3:30 PM BREAK
3:30 – 4:30 PM Panel Discussion: Paths to Growing Your ERGs & Growing Impact
Anna Ettin, Senior Employee Resource and Inclusion Leader, Amazon
Jamie Lorio, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility Advisor,
Department of Defense
McKenzie Watts, Diversity and Inclusion Manager, Dallas Mavericks
4:30 – 5:00 PM End-of-Day Debrief
5:30 –7:00 PM Cocktail Hour
DAY 2: FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 2023 (CST)
7:30 – 8:30 AM  Breakfast and Networking
8:30 – 9:00 AM Daily Kick-Off & Reflections on the Previous Day
9:00 – 10:00 AM Keynote Speaker
Dr. Sharoni Little, CEO, The Strategist Company, LLC
10:00 – 10:15 AM Table Discussions based on Keynote Speaker
10:15 – 10:30 AM Debrief based on Keynote Speaker
10:30 – 10:45 AM BREAK
10:45 – 12:00 PM Live Case Study
Presentation, case study challenge, table discussions, and debrief
In this session, a company will share background about their company,
DEI program, and ERGs. Panelists will share a problem or opportunity
faced by their organization or the ERG program. Participants will work
on solutions.
12:00 – 1:00 PM Working Lunch: Peer Coaching Part 2:
Meet with your ERGS – Peer coaching to solve problems
This session is designed for ERG leaders and members, and it
continues the peer coaching started in the Thursday session.
1:00 – 2:30 PM  Panel Discussion: Coming Together While Driven Apart
Dr. Theresa M. Welbourne, Affiliated Senior Research Scientist, Center
for Effective Organizations, University of Southern California
Dr. Mary Zellmer-Bruhn, Associate Dean of MBA and MS Programs;
Professor, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
Dr. Angela Spranger, Senior Diversity Officer; Founding Director of The
Center for Inclusive Excellence, University of Minnesota
2:30 – 3:15 PM Learning from Successes and Innovations
3:15 – 3:30 PM BREAK
3:30 – 4:30 PM Executive Sponsor Panel Discussion: Building Confidence to Grow:
the power of metrics, structure, and passion.
Panelists TBA
4:30 – 5:00 PM  What’s next? Leveraging lessons learned for your ERG work and
Revisiting the Power of Collisions