| 7:00 – 7:30am |
Registration
/Buffet
Breakfast |
| 7:30 – 7:45am |
Welcome & Opening
Comments
/
CEO & Community
Leader
Breakfast |
| 7:45 – 8:30am |
Speaker
Presentation:
Honorable
Jack
Kemp –
"How
Diversity
Matters
in the
21st
Century" |
| 8:30 – 8:45am |
Break |
| 8:45 – 10:15am |
Vendor
Setup
/ Keynote
Speaker:
Dr.
Steve L. Robbins, PhD – "Unintentional
Intolerance" |
| 10:15 – 10:45am |
Vendor
Visits
/ Book
Signing
of “Teachable
Moments” w/
Dr. Steve
L. Robbins,
PhD |
| 10:45 – 11:45am |
Speaker
Presentation:
Dr.
Shirley Davis, PhD –
"Learning
to Lead an Increasingly Diverse
Workforce"
In leading organizations, diversity
is no longer limited to increasing
representation and building equality.
Rather, diversity is about helping
the organization achieve its strategic
results and to be more competitive
in a global marketplace. Given
the demographic shifts we’re
experiencing across the globe,
growing competition, advanced technology,
the political climate changes, and
the anticipated labor and skill
shortage due to an aging workforce,
companies will not survive in the
next ten years without a clear
strategy on how they will lead
an increasingly diversity workforce. This
presentation will provoke participants
to think more strategically and
more broadly about diversity---as
a business strategy; as a tool
to fuel innovation and to create
better solutions; and as a competitive
advantage. |
| 11:45 – 12:15pm |
Welcome:
Jean
Noyes,
VP & Radio
Manager,
WNIN
Ch.
9 –
Master
of
Ceremonies
Proclamation:
Mayor
Jonathan
Weinzapfel
|
| |
Buffet
Luncheon |
| 12:15 – 12:45pm |
Keynote
Speaker:
Dr.
Steve
L. Robbins,
PhD |
| 12:45 – 1:45pm |
Awards
Presentation |
| 1:45 – 2:15pm |
Break |
| 2:15 – 4:00pm |
Panel
of Diversity
Subject
Matter
Experts:
Moderator: Dr.
Shirley Davis,
PhD
|
| |
Tracy
Brown,
Diversity
Trends |
| |
Mizell
Stewart
III,
Editor,
Evansville
Courier & Press –
“People
Like Me”
A diverse workplace where
differences are valued, rather
than emphasized, can lead to
growth in market share, revenue
and profit. Media organizations
are leveraging workplace diversity
to create new products and
services for people of different
cultures, generations and genders.
It’s all about taking
care of People Like Me. |
| |
Dr.
Nancy
Kovanic,
Isaac
Paul & Assoc –
"The
Differences
between
Boomers
and
Gen
X & Y
in the
Workplace"
It’s
no secret
that
each
generation
has
its
own
unique
distinction
and
contribution
in the
workplace.
As Boomers
face
retirement,
it appears
that
the
gap
widens
between
the
generations.
This
presentation
will
explore
the
uniqueness
of the
Boomers,
Generation
X & Generation
Y. We
will
explore
how
and
why
these
differences
exist
in the
workplace
and
what
can
be done
to improve
interpersonal
relationships
between
generations. |
| |
Carmen
E.
DeRusha,
Economic
and
Community
Development,
Purdue
Cooperative
Extension
Service,
Marion
County |
| |
Ivan
Crosling,
National
Association
of African
Americans
in Human
Resources –
"Affinity
Groups
Beyond
Networking"
Corporate
affinity
groups
mean
much
more
to a
business
than
providing
a mechanism
through
which
like-minded,
closely-aligned
employees
gather
to network.
If structured
and
managed
properly,
with
buy-in
and
support
from
senior-level
management,
affinity
groups
can
help
a business
better
achieve
results,
from
sales
to higher
levels
of employee
satisfaction
and
loyalty.
Affinity
Groups
or Employee
Network
Groups
(ENG)
can
serve
as a
major
resource
for
community
outreach,
volunteer
programs,
assist
in succession
planning,
and
target
resources
for
identifying
qualified
candidates
for
vacant
positions. |
| 4:00 – 4:30pm |
Closing
Comments & Prize
Drawings |
