Recap: EmERGe Leadership Summit, May 2021
Thank you very much for attending the EmERGe Leadership Summit! We aim to provide a platform for leadership development, networking, and exchanging ideas with D&I champions from all industry sectors and ERGs/BRGs. We hope you were inspired to continue to accelerate progress after a year full of pledges. To view full conference website, click here.
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Resources:
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Emerge Leadership Summit – Day 1- Wednesday May 19th, 2021
WELCOME & OPENING KEYNOTE
Intersectional Allyship for ERGs
Subha V. Barry / CEO / Seramount
Veronica Charcalla / Vice President, Culture, Diversity & Engagement / Prudential
Amber Hikes / Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer / ACLU
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A. ERG CASE STUDIES
FACILITATOR:
Robert Rodriguez / Founder / DRR Advisors LLC
PRESENTERS:
Tonya Huchison / Quality Director / Merck (Reverse Mentoring Global Lead & Leader Team Member, Next Gen Network)
Daniella Akua A. Kyei / Risk Analytics Manager / Single Family Division / Freddie Mac (Development Lead, ARISE)
Anna Smith / Data Scientist / Merck (Outreach & Recruiting, Rainbow Alliance)
B. LEADING WITH IMPACT
How to Grow Your Mental Fitness: Shifting from Surviving to Thriving in Tumultuous Times
FACILITATOR:
Amy Yip / Life Transformation & Mental Fitness Coach / Amy Yip Coaching
C. PROGRAM MANAGERS
“From Pledge to Progress: Corporate America One Year After George Floyd’s Murder” Research Reveal
PRESENTER:
Barbara Frankel / Senior Director, Co-Lead, Insights / Seramount
PANEL MODERATOR:
Ripa Rashid / Managing Director and Head of Inclusion and Diversity / Cowen
PANELISTS:
Xan Daniels / Vice President, Inclusion and Diversity / Alight Solutions
Megan Hogan / Chief Diversity Officer / Goldman Sachs
Tish Archie Oliver / Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion / Unilever, N.A.
A. ERG CASE STUDIES
Maximize Bottom-Line Business Impact
FACILITATOR:
Maiya Winston / Coach|Consultant|Mentor / Be A Possibility
PRESENTERS:
Rocio Serey / Diversity, Engagement and Inclusion Engagement Partner / Dow Jones and Company (Founding Member and Former Co-Chair, Mi Gente@DJ)
Stacie Keck Wilson / Diversity and Inclusion Manager / State Farm Insurance Companies
B. LEADING WITH IMPACT
Conscious Conflict & Maintaining Community at Work
FACILITATOR:
Adrianna Flax / Senior Director / Culture Shift Team
C. PROGRAM MANAGERS
FACILITATOR:
Na Shai Alexander / Senior Manager, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging / Capital One
PRESENTER:
Denise Goncalves / GPO Global Director / SAP (BWN Global Board – Enablement Director, Business Women’s Network)
Social Justice Call to Action and Closing
Deborah Munster / Executive Vice President, People, Operations and Culture / Seramount
EmERGe Leadership Summit – Day 2 – Thursday, May 20, 2021
WELCOME & Black Men Speak
A Reflection on Racism, Allyship and a Tumultuous Year
FACILITATOR:
Jeffery L. Smith / Vice-President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion / MasterClass
PARTICIPANTS:
Ralph de Chabert / Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity Inclusion and Global Community Relations Officer / Brown-Forman Corporation
John Graham Jr. / VP, Employer Brand, Diversity & Culture / Shaker Recruitment Marketing
Tejuan A. Manners / Executive Director, Strategic Transformation Project Operations / Lenovo US (Executive Sponsor, B.L.A.S.T.)
Brandon Williams / Criminal Justice and Safe Communities Intern / The Minneapolis Foundation
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A. ERG CASE STUDIES
ERGs Pivoting to Reach Their Goals in Changing Times
FACILITATOR:
Jared Fitzpatrick / SVP for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion / Dallas Regional Chamber
PRESENTERS:
Arjun Channi / Director, Regulatory Affairs / Sanofi (Co-Lead, North America, PrideConnect)
Haydee (Gonzalez) Santana, MBA / Director, BRG Strategy & Execution / Prudential Financial
B. LEADING WITH IMPACT
Secure Your Seat: Advocate for Yourself
FACILITATOR:
Shivani Berry / CEO / Ascend
C. PROGRAM MANAGERS
FACILITATOR:
Aimee Broadhurst / Senior Consultant / Jennifer Brown Consulting
PRESENTER:
Jarrett Waddy, CDP | Diversity & Inclusion Operations and ERG Management / Automotive Club Group
A. ERG CASE STUDIES
Build a Strong Talent Pipeline and Make a Sustained Community Impact
FACILITATOR:
Audrietta Izlar / Manager, Global Diversity & Inclusion / Verizon
PRESENTERS:
Niyi Adewole / Manager / Integrated Delivery Networks / Baxter (Co-President, Baxter Black Alliance)
Martin Sanchez / Hardware Program Manager/ Silicon Design Engineer / Intel Corporation (Intel NextGen Co-Chair, NextGen Professional Network)
Deane Sullivan / Manager II – Merchandising Strategy / Stop & Shop (Chair, Pride ARG)
B. LEADING WITH IMPACT
FACILITATOR:
Steven Ellison, LCSW / CEO & Psychotherapist / Intentional Therapy
C. PROGRAM MANAGERS
FACILITATOR:
Lissa Jones-Lofgren / Leadership, Equity, and Culture Coach, DEI Experience Maker
PRESENTERS:
Michael Baptiste / Director – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion / Justworks
Sandi J. Stein / Senior Vice President, Human Resources – Global Head of Benefits/ Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (Co-Chair, Pride)
Intersections of Inclusion Keynote & Closing Remarks
Shane Ortega / Retired Staff Sergeant / Army
Deborah Munster / Executive Vice President, People, Operations and Culture / Seramount