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Lateyfa Ali
President,
E. K. Ward & Associates
Executive Coaching: A Value Proposition for Strengthening Diversity Leadership
May 22: 10:45 a.m. - 12:00
p.m.
May 23: 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
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Cathy Bao Bean
Author
How Cultures Shape our Personal and Global Expectations
May 23: 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Gaining Cultural Perspectives on a Chopsticks-Fork Diet May 24: 8:30 a.m. - 9:20 p.m. |
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Janice Bowman
President, The Association of Diversity Councils
Unleash the Power of Diversity Councils
May 22: 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
May 23: 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
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Cornell Interactive Theatre Ensemble, Cornell University
Martha L. Dewey, MA, Artistic Director
Dane Cruz & Vivian Relta, Administrative Director
Experiential Approach to Creating Inclusivity and Understanding
May 22: 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
May 23: 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
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Patricia Digh, MA
Co-Founder, The Circle Project
Diversity Competency through Experiential Learning
May 22: 9:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
May 23: 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
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Dash Douglas
Director, Mosaic Partnerships Program
Mosaic Partnerships – Transforming Our World Two Hearts at a Time
May 22: 9:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
May 24: 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
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Karen Downs
Assistant Director, RIT/NTID
Discover an Untapped Resource - Working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
May 22: 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
May 24: 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
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Valda Boyd Ford, MPH, MS, RN
CEO, Center for Human Diversity, Inc.
The Paralysis of Political Correctness
May 22: 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
May 23: 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
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Dennis Ghyst, PhD
Consultant, Atlanta Consulting and Training Alliance
Emotional Intelligence in Multicultural Environments
May 22: 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
May 23: 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
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Katrina Wade-Golden, PhD
Senior Research Scientist, University of Michigan
Senior Diversity Officers – Best Practices & Challenges
May 22: 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
May 23: 9:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. |
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Keba M. Gordon
Founder & Principal, TAGA Consulting
Finding, Developing and Leveraging Diverse Young Leaders
May 23: 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Difficult Diversity Dialogues
May 22: 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
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Thomas A. Gordon, PhD
Managing Partner, TAGA Consulting
Difficult Diversity Dialogues
May 22: 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Finding, Developing and Leveraging Diverse Young Leaders
May 23: 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
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Darryl K. Henderson, J.D
Carpe Diem: diversity AND inclusion
May 22: 8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. |
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Pamela Henderson, MS, PHR
Senior Extension Faculty, Cornell University ILR
Building Bridges across Generational Diversity
May 23: 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
May 24: 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
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John E. Higgins
Nixon Peabody, LLP
How Lawful is Your Diversity Initiative and How to Make it More So?
May 22:
1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Liz Hobba, MLHR
Alice through the Looking Glass: Promoting and Retaining Women Pioneers in Senior Leadership
May 24: 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
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Edward E. Hubbard, PhD
CEO, Hubbard & Hubbard, Inc.
Measuring Diversity Council & Affinity Group Performance
May 22: 9:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
May 23: 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
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Pj Iraca, Esq.
Developmental Editor, Aspen Publishers
On the Job Transgender and Gender Bending Employees in the Workplace
May 22: 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
May 23: 9:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. |
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Art Jackson, MSM
CEO, Eagles Nest Performance Management, Inc
The Power of Cultural Competence
May 23: 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Lions and Tigers and Bears
May 22: Noon - 1:20 p.m. |
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Laraine Kaminsky
Executive Vice President, Graybridge Malkam
Building an Inclusive Global Organization
May 24: 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Building Cross Cultural Competence in Global Organizations
May 23: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
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John Macko
Associate Director, RIT/NTID
Discover an Untapped Resource - Working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
May 22: 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
May 24: 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |

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Linda Matti, RN , MSN
Administrator; Multicultural Education, Mayo Clinic
Organizational Strategies for Cultural Competence
May 22: 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
May 23: 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
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Elizabeth D. Moore
Nixon Peabody, LLP
How Lawful is Your Diversity Initiative and How to Make it More So?
May 22: 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Grace Odums
Independent Consultant
See Presentation
12 Success Strategies for Your Diversity Initiative
May 22: 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
May 23: 9:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. |
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Ed Redfern, Jr.
Associate State Director
AARP
Preparing for an Aging Workforce
May 22: 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
May 23: 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
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Steve Robbins
Speaker, professor, writer, consultant
Unintentional Intolerance: Turning Mindless Exclusion into Mindful Inclusion
May 22: 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
May 23: 7:50 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. |
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David Robinson
Co-Founder, The Circle Project
Diversity Competency through Experiential Learning
May 22: 9:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
May 23: 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
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James O. Rodgers, CMC
CEO, The Diversity Coach
Getting Value from Diversity: the 100% Rule
May 22: 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
May 23: 9:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. |
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Robert Rosenfeld, PhD
CEO, Idea Connections, Inc.
Mosaic Partnerships – Transforming Our World Two Hearts at a Time
May 22: 9:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
May 24: 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
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Robert L. Serenka, Jr., Esq.
Manager, Thomson Delmar Learning
On the Job Transgender and Gender Bending Employees in the Workplace
May 22: 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
May 23: 9:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. |
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William ("Bill") Garland Shackelford, Jr.
President and Founder of IEC
Conducting Effective Workplace Assessments
May 22: 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
May 23: 9:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
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Al Smith
President, AA Smith & Associates, LLC
Insights to Success
May 22: 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
May 23: 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
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Julian Z. Smith
Operations Manager, ITT Space Systems Division
Multi-Dimensional Mentoring – A Key Diversity Connection
May 22: 9:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
May 23: 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Linda Stokes, M Ed
CEO, PRISM International, Inc.
10 Diversity Communication Tactics to Increase Your Confidence, Competence and Credibility
May 22: 9:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
May 23: 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
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Melissa Tucker SPHR
Vice President and Principal of E.K. Ward & Associates
Multi-Dimensional Mentoring – A Key Diversity Connection
May 22: 9:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
May 23: 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
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Mauricio Velasquez
CEO, The Diversity Training Group
Maintaining the Momentum of Your Diversity Initiatives
May 23: 9:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
May 24: 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
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Damon Williams, PhD
Assistant Vice Provost,
University of Connecticut
Senior Diversity Officers – Best Practices & Challenges
May 22: 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
May 23: 9:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. |
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Susan Woods, MA
Senior Extension Associate, Cornell University ILR
Operationalizing Inclusion – Reaching Beyond the Diversity Silo
May 22: 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
May 23: 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
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