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October 8, 2020 • 10am – 5:45pm EST

October 9, 2020 • 8am – 5pm EST

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

EXECUTIVE COACHING

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• I Am Courageous• I Am Resilient• I Am Assertive• I Am Adaptable• I Am Focused• I Will Prioritize Self Care

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8:00 - 10:00 Exhibit Hall and Networking Rooms Open10:00 - 10:15 Welcome & Opening Remarks

Dr. Sheila Robinson, Founder, Publisher & CEO, Diversity Woman Media

10:15 – 10:20 Welcome Laysha Ward, Executive Vice President, Chief External Engagement Officer, Target

10:20 - 10:50 OPENING KEYNOTE:

Unapologetically AmbitiousFull of empowering wisdom and inspiration, one of Silicon Valley’s first Black female CEOs will offer a blueprint for how to achieve your personal and professional goals. Shellye Archambeau recounts how she overcame the challenges she faced as a young Black woman, wife, and mother, managing her personal and professional responsibilities while climbing the ranks at IBM and subsequent-ly in her roles as CEO. Through her journey, Shellye discovered that ambition alone is not enough to achieve success. Here, she shares the practical strategies, tools, and approaches attendees can employ right now, includ-ing concrete steps to most effectively:• Dismantle impostor syndrome • Take risks • Take charge of your career• Integrate work, marriage, parenthood, and self-careShellye Archambeau, Former CEO of MetricStream, and Board Member, Nordstrom and Verizon

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11:00 – 11:15 The Catalyst to Gender Equality and Racial Equity Lorraine Hariton, President & CEO, Catalyst

11:20 – 11:50 Together We Can – Supporting One Another Across DifferencesThe world has never needed strong, bold female leaders more, but before we can truly give our greatness, we need to come together and touch our truth. What is that truth? We don’t support each other across differences. In fact, there is a high level of distrust between white women and Black women. Join Trudy Bourgeois, one of the country’s leading experts on transformational leadership, author, truth teller, and equality advocate along with Dr. Nancy O’Reilly, a successful author, educator, philanthropist, and trailblazer for women’s empowerment, as they engage in a courageous conversation about privilege, and how white women have been the biggest benefi-ciaries of affirmative action while Black women have been left behind. All it takes is an open heart and a curious mind to understand our different experiences due to bias, in the business world and in the world at large. This conversation will reveal the importance of boldly stepping forward as an ally for other women.Trudy Bourgeois, Founder and CEO, Center for Workforce ExcellenceDr. Nancy O’Reilly, Celebrated Author and Motivational Speaker

11:55 – 12:10 KEYNOTE

Inclusive Revolution: How to Dismantle Inequity at Work Daisy Auger-Dominguez, Chief People Officer, VICE Media Group

12:10 – 12:45 Lunch Meet & Greet —Networking Roundtables

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12:50 – 1:50 CONCURRENT SESSIONS

BREAKOUT #1 The CDO Force To Be Reckoned WithThe women on this panel have a unique and compelling story to tell. As Chief Diversity Officers, they have not only risen to the top but are responsible for driving culture change that ensures other women will rise with them. During this compelling conversation, panelists will share:• Tips and strategies for overcoming chal-

lenges and roadblocks• How to find mentors and support• How to assess an organization’s commit-

ment to gender parity and the advance-ment of women

• How to uncover and take advantage of fast-track programs and other develop-ment opportunities

MODERATED BY: Victoria Jenn RodriguezCEO & Founder, VJR Enterprises I The Female Collaborative PANELISTS: Kiera Fernandez, VP, Human Resources & Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, TargetLatasha Gillespie, Executive Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Amazon StudiosBeatrice Opoku-Asare, Director, Global Inclusion & Diversity, Newmont Shari Slate, VP, Chief Inclusion and Collaboration Officer, Cisco

BREAKOUT #2Now is the Time: Moments of ChoiceThe key to unlocking the full depth of potential can be traced to pivotal moments.  It seems in these times, all we have are pivotal moments.  Now is the time – our moment of choice.  Will you choose to disrupt or maintain the status quo? Will you choose to com-mand the game, rebound as required, and live without apology?  Do you know what it feels like to show up big? Do you know how to safeguard your spirit and ward off becoming small?  Or, do you choose to stay in default and lay the foundation for more of the same? Have you calculated the consequences?  Ms. Bohannon will show you the power in taking the first step, how to take bold and non-negotiable forward motion, and how to hold others ac-countable while doing it (including yourself ). Join Audra and accelerate into the curve. Audra Bohannon, Executive Coach, Korn Ferry

BREAKOUT #3 From Pigeon Holed to Promoted: A Proven Roadmap to Get Your Next Level Role and Make a Big-ger ImpactAre you smart but underutilized...suc-cessful but stalled? Want to call the shots in a top job and be a role model?  Learn the roadmap talented women use to gain a challenging, strategic, higher paying role within weeks, not months or years.  Learn the psychological strate-gies that overcome bias, make yourself seen as the only choice, and fast track your next level opportunity. Take back your power so you can use it to make a bigger impact.Sharon Melnick, PhDCEO, Horizon Point, Inc.

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2:00–3:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS

BREAKOUT #4C-Suite PanelThere is no question, we are living in one of the most challenging times in recent memory. The pace of change is accelerating across all areas of our lives, and there will be recurring disruptions to which all leaders will need to continuously and quickly adapt. Leadership has never been so greatly tested, but also so sorely needed. Join our panel of C-Suite women leaders who are approaching this time of unrelenting uncertainty from a place of possibility—building in their teams the necessary resilience, adaptability, and capacity to be ready for anything.MODERATOR: Bobbie LaPorte, Founder and CEO, Bobbie LaPorte & AssociatesPANELISTS: Jacqui Guichelaar, Senior VP & Group Chief Information Officer, CiscoBillie Jo Johnson, GM, Toyota Financial Services; New Business Product Owner, Kinto LinkJanice Dupre Little, EVP Human Resources, Lowe’s Samantha (Sam) Saperstein, Managing Director and leader of the firm-wide Women on the Move program, JPMorgan Chase

BREAKOUT #5Why Allyship is Not Enough: How Men can Advocate and Support the Success of WomenGender parity continues to be a press-ing issue in almost every organization. Although organizations have dedicated time, energy, and money, change is slow to happen. In most organizations, men still get paid more and still make up an unequal percentage of leadership. Real change is going to require the active engagement of men. This session will explore: • The role men can and should play in

the advancement of women• The difference between advocacy and

allyship• How women can leverage male allies

and advocates to crack the glass ceilingMODERATOR: Dr. Sheila Robinson, Founder, Publisher & CEO, Diversity Woman MediaPANELISTS: Carlos Cubia, Global Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, VP Human Resources, WalgreensJeffery Tobias Halter, President, YwomenKelechi Onukogu, Director and Head of the Global Race At Work, HR Talent Development and Inclusion, BarclaysJulius Pryor III, Leader of Diversity Strategy, Cerner

BREAKOUT #6Dare to Lead: Building Courage Inside Out Transformative leadership in Uncertain TimesWhat does it take to lead people and or-ganizations through these truly unprec-edented, shapeshifting times, when we must distance ourselves from each other just when we need each other the most? It takes courage. Not as lofty “corporate poster speak” or an inherent, “either you have it or you don’t” personal trait, but as a practical skill set that you can learn, model, and build in those around you. Starting now.Lakshmi Gopalkrishnan, CEO,The Infinite Impact Group

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3:10 – 4:30 Mosaic Woman Awards Diversity Woman Media and our commuity of women of all races, cultures, and backgrounds stand in solidarity and salute excellence in Black leadership for the 2020 Mosaic Woman Awards

OPENING REMARKS: Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, past president of Spelman College and Bennett College; former Director, Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African Art; 2011Mosaic Woman Lifetime Achievement

A SPECIAL TRIBUTE: Pat Mitchell, Media Executive, Producer, Author and 2019 Mosaic Woman Trailblazer

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS: Dr. Sheila Robinson, Founder, Publisher & CEO, Diversity Woman Media

Honorees:• Vernice FlyGirl Armour, Founder, Author and America’s First African American Female Combat Pilot• Thasunda Brown Duckett, CEO, Chase Consumer Banking, JPMorgan Chase & Co.• Kimberlé Crenshaw, Professor of Law, UCLA and Columbia Law School• Dr. Erika James, Dean, The Wharton School• Phyllis Newhouse, CEO, Xtreme Solutions, Inc.

4:30 – 4:45 Amanda Gorman, Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of the United States Amanda Gorman joins us to share some inspirational words on hope and unity in troubling times.

CLOSING: Dr. Sheila Robinson, Founder, Publisher & CEO, Diversity Woman Media

4:45 – 5:45 Virtual Networking Reception with Live DJ

October 9, 2020 • 8am – 5pm

8:00 - 5:00 Visit Exhibits and Career Fair

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