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. |
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| Concurrent Lunch Session: INVITATION ONLY VIP Lunch for Chief Diversity Officers & Senior HR Executives |
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| 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 |