Name: Action For Impact
Start: 20/09/2023 06:00 PM +00:00
End: 21/09/2023 10:00 PM +00:00

&nbsp;Today, across our nation and the globe, great leaders are driving corporate purpose from talent to brand and community. As part of this is putting diversity, and accountability at the heart of business &mdash; building more transparent organizations through direct accountability. As the leading alliance driving equity across the business landscape WBC believes that by working faster together, we build both accountability and impact.
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Gwen K. Young, Chief Executive Officer, WBC

WELCOME REMARKS - ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPACT

The WBC CEO Excellence in Gender Equity and Diversity Award recognizes corporate leaders whose efforts have made significant contributions to the advancement of diversity within their companies and increased opportunities for women in business roles.
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Join us for Part Two of our conversation with this year&rsquo;s CEO Excellence in Gender Equity and Diversity award winners with opening remarks by WBC leadership.
 Edie Fraser, Chair of Board, WBC&nbsp;
Dan Hesse, Chairman of the Board of Akamai Technologies; WBC Board Director

CEO EXCELLENCE IN GENDER EQUITY AND DIVERSITY AWARDS OPENING REMARKS

The WBC CEO Excellence in Gender Equity and Diversity Award recognizes corporate leaders whose efforts have made significant contributions to the advancement of diversity within their companies and increased opportunities for women in business roles. Join us for Part Two of our conversation with this year&rsquo;s honorees:
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Sophie Bellon, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors &amp; CEO, Sodexo Giovanni Caforio, MD, Chairman of the Board &amp; CEO, Bristol Myers Squibb David Cordani, Chairman &amp; CEO, The Cigna Group Christine A. Leahy, Chair, President, &amp; CEO, CDW Karen S. Lynch, President &amp; CEO, CVS Health Brian Moynihan, Chair of the Board &amp; CEO, Bank of America James Quincey, Chairman &amp; CEO, The Coca-Cola Company Linda Rendle, Chief Executive Officer, The Clorox Company Chuck Robbins, Chair &amp; CEO, Cisco Jennifer Rumsey, President &amp; CEO, Cummins, Inc.

THE 2023 CEO EXCELLENCE IN GENDER EQUITY & DIVERSITY AWARD RECIPIENTS

WBC believes that leadership representation of all women is a critical component to achieving parity. Join us for a conversation with the leadership of leading Hispanic and Latina organizations across business and industries.
 Patricia Mota, President &amp; CEO, Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement Jacquelyn Puentes, Vice President External Affairs, Comcast NBCUniversal&nbsp;
Cid Wilson, CEO and President, Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility&nbsp;
Moderator &ndash; Esther Aguilera, Senior Advisor to Altura Capital and ALPFA; WBC Board Director

IMPACT TALK - LATINA LEADERSHIP

John W. Rogers, Jr., Founder, Chairman, Co-CEO &amp; Chief Investment Officer, Ariel Investments Interviewed by: Shibani Joshi, National Business &amp; Technology Journalist&nbsp;
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WBC TRAILBLAZER IN GENDER EQUITY AND DIVERSITY AWARD PRESENTATION TO JOHN W. ROGERS, JR.

Purposeful leadership is not just about making statements, but about listening and taking action. Critical leaders of corporate purpose and impact driven companies will discuss what it means to be courageous leaders.
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Paul Hudson, Chief Executive Office, Sanofi
Melinda Wittington, President and Chief Executive Officer, La-Z-Boy
Moderator &ndash; Lakshmi Eleswarpu, Global Chief Information Officer, Sanofi; WBC Board Director&nbsp;
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Priscilla Sims Brown, CEO, Amalgamated Bank&nbsp;
Moderator- Gwen K Young, CEO, WBC

COURAGEOUS CEOs DRIVING IMPACT

Lorraine Hariton, President and CEO, Catalyst&nbsp;
Anna Mok, Co-Founder, President, and Board Chairman, Ascend Leadership&nbsp;

IMPACT TALK: CEOs LEADING IN 2023

Having more women fill CEO roles and taking board positions is critical to corporate success. Women-led companies are known to grow faster, generate more revenue, and have higher stock prices. They also tend to have a more diverse employee base which contributes to a happier workforce, further benefiting the bottom line.
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Jillian Evanko, Chief Executive Officer and President, Chart Industries Tonie Leatherberry, Board Director, American Family Insurance Singleton McAllister, Counsel, Husch Blackwell LLP
Moderator &ndash; Emily Wilkins, Washington Correspondent, CNBC
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WOMEN CEO AND BOARD LEADERS

Cindy Parlow Cone, President, U.S. Soccer
Interviewed by Julie Foudy, ESPN Reporter, two-time FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup Champion &amp; two-time Olympic Gold Medalist&nbsp;
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WBC TRAILBLAZER IN GENDER EQUITY AND DIVERSITY AWARD PRESENTATION TO CINDY PARLOW CONE

Join us as we hear from women leaders in science and biotech on how they and their organizations are increasing more diverse leadership across the biotech industry.
 Rakhi Agarwal, VP, Global Head of Supplier Diversity, Sanofi Poorna Srinivasan, Geologist, Petroleum Systems Modeling Team, Aramco Americas&nbsp;
Stephanie Oestreich, Managing Director, Investment Fund of the MMRF
Moderator- Dr.Nkem Okeke, CEO, Medicalincs.

WOMEN LEADING SCIENCE AND BIOTECH 

DEI has been on the agenda for several years and businesses have committed to the importance of this to driving corporate impact. Join us as we discuss best practices for growing the commitment to DEI across the entire C-Suite.
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Reggie Humphrey, Director of DEI Operations in the Office of Diversity, Equity, &amp; Inclusion, General Motors&nbsp;
Alexis Dennard, Assistant Vice President, Supplier Diversity &amp; Sustainability, AT&amp;T&nbsp;
Lori Holt, Chief Operating Officer, The Executive Leadership Council
Moderator &ndash; Dr. Rachel Talton, CEO and Founder, Synergy International Limited, Inc.&nbsp;

C-SUITE LEADERSHIP IN DEI AND DRIVING PURPOSE

The U.S. ranks 19th worldwide in terms of the percentage of board seats held by women. So while progress has been made on board diversity and inclusion &ndash; much work still remains. From intentionally appointing diverse talent to ensuring new perspectives inform &nbsp;how you respond to internal and external stakeholders &ndash; join us for a conversation with thought leaders on how we can continue to make progress on inclusive leadership across the board.
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 Betsy Berkamer-Credaire, Chief Executive Officer, 50/50 Women on Boards
Ozzie Gromada Meza, Acting President and CEO, Latino Corporation Directors Association&nbsp;
Jennifer Reynolds, Chief Executive Officer, Women Corporate Directors Foundation
Moderator &ndash; Marta Ronquillo Newhart, APCO Worldwide International Advisory Counsel, former CCO and Brand Officer for Westinghouse, Johnson Controls, and Boeing

PANEL: BOARD LEADERSHIP 

Diverse teams bring substantial value to organizations, yet we know that women, particularly women of color remain vastly under-represented in senior leadership roles. Join us for a conversation on how these diverse women leaders are working to build a pipeline within their organizations to grow diversity in
leadership.
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 Subha Barry, CEO, Seramount Heather Choi, Partner &amp; Chief Diversity &amp; Inclusion Officer, Baker Botts LLP
Ana Dutra, CEO, Mandala Global Advisors &amp; WBC&nbsp; Board Director
Moderator &ndash; Rohini Anand PhD, DEI Advisor, Author, Board Member, &amp; Esteemed Speaker

Heather Choi

PANEL: WOMEN OF COLOR: BUILDING THE PIPELINE

The staffing industry is a multi-billion dollar industry that provides temporary, contract, and permanent placement employees to businesses in a variety of industries with a workforce that encompasses diversity in race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity and identity. Join us for a conversation with industry leaders on how they are working to strengthen DEI in their organizations and the industries they support.
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 Joanie Bily, Vice Chair, American Staffing Association
Teresa Delibert, Chairwoman, National Association of Personnel Services&nbsp;
Sona Sharma, Chief Marketing Officer, TechServe Alliance
Francesca Profeta, &nbsp;Research Analyst, Staffing Industry Analysts
Sunny Ackerman, President, Americas, SThree Staffing Solutions Moderator &ndash; Kip Wright, CEO Inspyr Solutions, WBC Board Director

PANEL: DIVERSITY IN THE STAFFING INDUSTRY

Pay equity is a critical piece of building out gender equity, pathways to leadership and diverse leadership. Join us for a conversation on the latest innovations in pay equity and how organizations are continuing to commit to and manage pay equity.
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 Maria Colacurcio, CEO, Syndio Noreen Farrell, Executive Director, Equal Rights Advocates Emily Sweet, Vice President of Social Impact, OpenComp Aniela Unguresan, Founder of EDGE Certified Foundation
Moderator- Nichole Barnes, Chief Diversity Officer, Pinterest
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PANEL: DRIVING PAY EQUITY

While things are moving in the right direction, the year-to-year increase in the overall number of women elevated to the C-Suite continues to be slow, especially for women of color. Join this panel of women leaders for a conversation on how we can galvanize, energize and motivate organizations to usher in more diverse women to the C-Suite and then into CEO roles.
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Shannon Bayer, Principal Consultant &amp; Vice President, Revenue, Linkage Lina Klebanov, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility for North America, TCS Dr. Rosina Racioppi, Ed.D., President &amp; CEO, WOMEN Unlimited, Inc.
Elissa Sangster, CEO, Forte Foundation&nbsp;
Sandra Quince, CEO, Paradigm for Parity
Moderator &ndash; Dara Klein, Managing Director, Kaplan Partners

PANEL: BUILDING DIVERSE PATHWAYS TO LEADERSHIP

Janet Yellen, U.S. Secretary Treasury&nbsp;

WBC TRAILBLAZER IN GENDER EQUITY AND DIVERSITY AWARD PRESENTATION TO THE HONORABLE JANET YELLEN

When Oscar Munoz became CEO of United Airlines in 2015, a number of issues&mdash;tortured union contract negotiations, challenging financial circumstances, frayed relationships with customers&mdash;meant that the company needed to turn itself around, and fast. Munoz immediately embarked on a listening tour, meeting with thousands of employees and customers&mdash;only to have it cut short when, 37 days into the job, he suffered a near-fatal heart attack. In his new book, Turnaround Time, Munoz credits both his recovery from his ensuing heart transplant and the revival of the airline to the support of employees and customers around the world.
Oscar Munoz, Executive Chairman and Former CEO, United Airlines&nbsp;
Interviewed by Kevin Cirilli, Atlantic Council Visiting Media Fellow

IMPACT TALK: TURNAROUND TIME - THE IMPORTANCE OF INVESTING IN YOUR EMPLOYEES

Caregiving is a critical piece of an organization&rsquo;s approach to building. Come hear more about the importance of caregiving and the Executive Order on Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers.
Jennifer Klein, Co-Chair of Gender Policy Council, The White House
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IMPACT TALK: CAREGIVING AND THE CARE ECONOMY

Corporate action for impact is critical to the success of business and the work of the WBC to drive equal position, pay and power for all women in business. Join this panel to discuss the impact corporations across industries are driving impact in their workplace, with their stakeholders and across their communities. Join us for an in-depth conversation on the strategic innovations accompanied by tangible
and practical tools and programs driving corporate purpose.
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Justina Nixon-Saintil, Vice President and Chief Impact Officer, IBM
Annalisa Esposito Bluhm, &nbsp;Vice President, CEO and Leadership Communications, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Amantia Muhedini, Sustainable &amp; Impact Investing Strategist, GWM, Chief Investment Office Americas, UBS
Jamie Georgas, Executive Managing Director, Mid Atlantic, CBRE&nbsp;
 Moderator &ndash; Fern Johnson, CTO Vice President, Infrastructure &amp; Operations, PepsiCo

DRIVING CORPORATE ACTION FOR IMPACT

The insurance industry, like many financial services sectors, has an historic reputation for being white, middle-aged, and male. As the corporate world continues to embrace the opportunity for change through DEI initiatives and reap the rewards from a more diverse and inclusive workforce.
 Jomil Guerrero, Chief Diversity Officer, New York Life&nbsp;
Marta Pateiro, Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion - USIR Businesses, Prudential Insurance&nbsp;
Debra Dunn, SVP Property General Manager, USAA &nbsp;
Moderator &ndash; Margaret Resce Milkint, Global Insurance Practice Leader, Diversified Search Group&nbsp;
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INDUSTRY FOCUS: DEI IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY

Interviewer Dana Larson, Anchor/Reporter for Bally Sports, Dallas, Texas
Cynt Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, Dallas Mavericks
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