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END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240918T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T083451 CREATED:20231027T160421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240926T165319Z UID:76342-1726644600-1726765200@ceo.usc.edu SUMMARY:2024 Strategic ERG Leadership Summit DESCRIPTION:Current & Past Sponsors\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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invites you to participate in the virtual edition of the 2024 Strategic Employee Resource Group (ERG) Leadership Summit\, taking place on September 18-19\, 2024. \nNow in its 12th year\, this data-driven learning event continues to be a premier gathering for ERG leaders\, diversity\, equity\, and inclusion executives\, and executive sponsors. While the in-person event in Minneapolis/St. Paul\, MN\, on July 16-17\, 2024\, was a success\, there’s still an opportunity to engage and network virtually. Whether you attended in person or are joining us for the first time\, the virtual summit offers a dynamic platform for collaborative learning and innovation. Don’t miss this chance to connect with peers and gain valuable insights in the DEI space. \nClick Here for the Agenda.\n \n \n \n Why you should attend\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Innovation & Success Sharing Competition\n \n \n \n The Innovation and Success Sharing Competition provides a platform for organizations to generate new ideas and share their successes. Companies or individuals wanting to be part of the Innovation and Success Sharing Competition start visiting the StartupWind platform to begin their application. To facilitate the process\, we will be hosting pre-event workshops\, already included in the Summit\, where they receive guidance on putting together their success or innovation stories. These submissions will then be presented and judged during the virtual component of the summit\, allowing participants to showcase their achievements and compete. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Who Attends?\nThe Strategic ERG Leadership Summit includes leaders from organizations who have established Employee Resource Group (ERGs) or are just getting their programs started. Attendees include: \n\nERG Leaders & Executive Sponsors\nDiversity\, Equity\, Inclusion\, and Belonging Leaders\nHR executives or other leaders who run ERG programs or are considering adding ERGs\n\n \n \n \n Meet the Researcher\n \nAffiliated Senior Research Scientist \nDr. Theresa Welbourne’s work focuses on human capital and leadership strategies that drive growth\, innovation and high performance. She is known for her work on employee energy and how energy\, direction and confidence come together to stimulate and sustain high sense of urgency cultures and organizational growth. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Benefits of the Strategic ERG Leadership Summit\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Data-driven learning offered by top business school and research center\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Collaboration across organizations to advance the impact of ERGs\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Networking across industries and organizations\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Resources to help ERG leaders drive innovation and growth\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Career development and recognition\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “The ERG Leadership Summit Sponsorship enabled us to be able to bring the learning to multiple members of our ERGs through the in-person and virtual events. Multiplied the learning as all of our ERG members could work together on the competition and work with other organizations to learn from them too. A priority annual event for our team offered from USC Marshall Center for Effective Organizations.”\n2022 ERG Summit Attendee\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Become an ERG Leadership Summit Sponsor\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n When you sponsor the Strategic ERG Leadership Summit\, you are able to bring new learnings to your organization and teams\, all with the partnership and support of a major university\, the University of Southern California\, an organization that’s been on the forefront of ERG research since 2009\, the Center for Effective Organizations. \nParticipating also can improve your organization’s image\, prestige and credibility in the Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion space. Sponsoring the Summit establishes your role as a key leader in your industry and signals your support for DE&I in the marketplace. \nSupporting Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion efforts in the broader community can also help you recruit and retain talent – the best people want to work for the best people. And it also helps show your DE&I commitment to staff members at all levels of your organization. \n \n LEARN ABOUT OUR SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2024 Summit Speakers\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Christophe Beck\n CEO \n Ecolab \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sharon Birt\n Vice President\, Senior Academy Manager\, The Academy for Global Human Resources \n Bank of America \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lisa Boysen Kirkwood\n Sr. Director of Pharmacy and co-chair of Generations+ \n Blue Cross and Blue Shield Minnesota \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Laura Brock\n Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer \n nVent \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cherokee M. Carroll\n Agency Employee Resource Group (ERG) Program Manager Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity (ODEO) \n NASA \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n David Casey\n Chief Inclusion and Social Impact Officer \n Tapestry\, Inc. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lynn Casey\n CEO/Founder \n Shine Scout\, Inc. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CJ Casuto\n Senior Project Manager \n Mission Critical Partners \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wendy Cox\n Senior Vice President; Diversity and Inclusion Manager \n Bank of America \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dexter Davis\n Senior Vice President of Human Resources\, Global Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) \n Ecolab \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jeni Demeranville\n Co-lead of the Mental Wellness & Disability Associate Recourse Group \n Securian Financial \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Juan Diaz\n Business Development Manager \n Ecolab \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rebecca Harris\n DEI Director \n Elastic \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Emmy Harrison\n VP\, Human Resources\, leader of ADAPT \n nVent \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Elena Imaretska\n Director\, Global DEI\, Commercial Business \n Ecolab \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bob Johansen\n Distinguished Fellow \n Institute for the Future \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Soren Kaplan\n Award-winning Author\, Former Corporate Executive\, and Managing Principal of InnovationPoint \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Morgan Kinross-Wright\n VP Community Relations & Executive Director \n Land O’Lakes Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Orson Ledezma\n Sr VP & GM Food & Beverage North America \n Ecolab \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Yolanda Lindsay\n Senior Vice-President\, Global Human Resources Global Women’s Portfolio & Strategy \n Bank of America \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jamie Lorio\n Inclusion Lead\, Disability Program Advisor\, and ERG Program Manager \n US Department of Defense \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tariq Malik\n Second Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer \n Securian Financial \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen Marsh\n Vice President of Quality and Process Engineering \n Ecolab \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Paul Martin\n Global Chief Diversity Officer \n Sony Pictures Entertainment \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Marsha Mihok\n Director of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion \n Ecolab \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoë Muellerleile\n MNClusive ERG Vice-chair\, State of MN\, Vice-Chair\, LGBTQIA+ \n Minnesota Department of Transportation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Danny Ngo\n Diversity\, Equity\, & Inclusion ERG Program Manager \n Ecolab \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tom Noon\n Principal Financial Analyst \n Blue Cross and Blue Shield Minnesota \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lainie Passero\n Diversity & Inclusion Business Management Global Human Resources \n Bank of America \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jaime Proman\n Second Vice President\, Enterprise Strategy \n Securian Financial \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rebecca Robinson\n Vice President & Chief Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion Officer \n Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jameel Rush\n Director of Inclusion Programs \n Google \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joseph Santana\n Chairman \n The CDO PowerCircle \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nash Shaikh\n Director\, Chief of Staff to the President & CEO \n Blue Cross and Blue Shield Minnesota \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margi Simmons\n Director of Applied Improvisation \n Brave New Outpost \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Molly Sjostrom\n Senior Diversity\, Inclusion & Belonging Manager \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jennifer Sparks\n Director of Corporate Relations & Executive Education \n Center for Effective Organizations \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kat Stermer\n Manager of Connected Radio Metadata \n Xperi \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nichole J. Thompson\n SVP\, Diversity & Inclusion Consultant Employee Network Leadership Team \n Bank of America \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Yetta Toliver\n Global Head of Diversity\, Inclusion and Belonging \n Xerox \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melissa Walker\n Global ERG Program Manager \n Ecolab \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Angela Walters\n Senior Learning and Development Consultant \n Chemours \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr. Theresa Welbourne\n Affiliated Senior Research Scientist \n Center for Effective Organizations \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Info\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event DatesIn-Person: July 16-17\, 2024 (Sold Out)Virtual: September 18-19\, 2024 \nVirtual sponsorships and tickets are still available. \nIndividual PricingIn-person Price: $1\,195 (Sold Out)Virtual Price: $695 \n15% Discount for teams of 5 or more. Contact us for discount. Virtual registration ends September 9\, 2024. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LocationOmni Viking Lakes ResortSt. Paul – Minneapolis2611 Nordic Way\, Eagan\, MN 55121 \nAttire: Business Casual \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Need approval to attend? Click here to download a sample email to ask your manager. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER HERE\n \n \n \n Virtual sponsorships and tickets are still available. \n \n \n \n Virtual sponsorships are still available as well as virtual tickets. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Hosting Sponsors\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Center for Effective Organizations (CEO) is world-renowned for its breakthrough research and insights on organizational performance\, effectiveness\, and talent management. CEO has been at the forefront of research on ERGs\, since 2009\, including the business impact they have on complex and newer or smaller organizations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A trusted partner for millions of customers\, Ecolab is a global sustainability leader offering  water\, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life. URL:https://ceo.usc.edu/event/2024-strategic-erg-leadership-summit/ LOCATION:Virtual\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:ERG Summit ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ceo.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2024-ERG-FINAL-VIRTUAL.png ORGANIZER;CN="Vivian Jimenez":MAILTO:vivianji@marshall.usc.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR