ROI 2010 Agenda


Event Agenda

7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. CEO Breakfast session (Invite Only)

8:45 a.m. Presentation begins

    Welcome 

    Remarks

    Panel Discussion and Q&A - Moderated by Hannibal Johnson, Esq.

    Panelists representing various business sectors:

    Non-Profit
    Felicia Collins Correia, YWCA - CEO

    Large Business
    Alison Anthony, Williams - Dir, Diversity & Comm. Relations & Pres, Williams Foundation
    Greg Hinton, US Cellular - Chief Diversity Strategist

    Small Business
    Risha Grant, Xposure Inc - President & CEO

    Public/Education
    Tony Alonso, TCC - Dean, Diversity & Civic Engagement

 

10:30a.m. Breakout Session Begins

Workshop 1- How to Make the Case

Using common statements or myths about diversity initiatives, this session will help new practitioners make the case for starting and/or investing in a diversity/inclusion program. This objective of this session is to arm participants with the necessary language to make the business or philosophical case for diversity using cues that CEOs (or Executive Directors, or Presidents, etc.) will find compelling. The session will also explore the appropriate process to initiating a program: what comes first, who needs to be involved, and how to determine if the organization is in it for the right reasons. We're hoping to find a good diagnostic tool to help people identify where they are and how to proceed from there. 

 

Workshop 2 -  How to Make it Count (Metrics and Measurement)

Using both existing studies and best practices among participants in the room, this session will identify ways to measure the impact of diversity/inclusion initiatives, including but not limited to the impact on the profit margin. One example of rethinking the impact is using the triple bottom line, which helps reframe success beyond just revenue. The focus will be on what can be measured - beyond compliance - and how to use outcomes to indicate success.

 

Workshop 3 - What's Wrong with this Picture? (Tools and resources)

Using real-life examples of diversity initiatives gone wrong, participants will analyze the impact of misguided attempts at diversity. The distance from these programs will allow participant to freely examine and assess why they don't work, without feeling criticized for their own work. The second step would be to offer ways to either modify the examples or create different initiatives to meet the intended objectives of why they went wrong.  

11:30 a.m. Adjourn