POWER UP YOUR ERG: RUN IT LIKE A BUSINESS!

Chicago

Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile633 North Saint Clair Street

Chicago, IL

September 19-20, 2013

9:45 – 11:00 ROUND I – REVITALIZING STRUCTURE/ORGANIZATIONA. EMERGING ERG LEADERS: Building Governance/Structures to Adapt & Evolve Over TimeFACILITATOR: Robert L. Wilson / Director, Diversity & Inclusion / NissanPRESENTERS:Abim Kolawole / Assistant General Counsel / Northwestern Mutual (Chair, African American)Mary McFarland / Culture & Inclusion Partner, VP / Fifth Third Bank

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CEThursday, September 19, 20137:30 – 8:30 am Networking Breakfast/Registration

8:30 – 8:55 Welcome Remarks: Carol Evans / CEO / DBPJeffery Smith / Vice President, Operations, ERG & Diversity Councils Practice Leader / DBP

8:55 – 9:45 Opening Keynote & ConversationAngela Jones / Vice President, Human Resources/ Con Agra

Foods

9:45 – 10:00 Break

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3:30 – 4:45 ROUND II Repeated

12:30 – 1:45 Great Ideas Networking Lunch

5:00 – 6:30 Cocktail Reception ***Agenda subject to change

11:15 – 12:30 ROUND I Repeated

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B. ERG PROGRAM MANAGERS: Communicating Effectively at All Levels Across the Organization

FACILITATOR: Linda Marzano / Human Resource Business Partner, AVP / Fifth Third BankPRESENTERS:Lacetti Fields / HR Manager / PwC (AA/Black Diversity Circle)Carolos Herrera / Inclusive Diversity / Allstate

B. ERG PROGRAM MANAGERS: Engaging the Workforce to Grow Your ERGs Enterprise-wide

FACILITATOR: Candice Blom/ Executive Director, Operations Manager/ JPMorgan Chase (Access Ability)

PRESENTERS:Prentiss L. Jackson/ Employee Group Program Manager, Global Diversity, Education &

External Relations/ IntelSusan Reyna/ Client Development Manager for Platts / McGraw-Hill Financial (President,

Hispanic Heritage Network)

C. EXPERIENCED ERG LEADERS: Leveraging Executive Sponsorship Roles to Support Your ERGFACILITATOR: Gregory Jones/Directory of Diversity & Inclusion/ Northwestern Mutual PRESENTERS:Christine Daugherty, Ph.D./ Chief Technology Officer/ Cobb-Vantress Inc. (Women’s BRG)Alexia Ward/ Senior - Tax/ EY (LGBT – Beyond Network)

D.BURNING ISSUES FORUM: Attracting More Senior Leaders in ERG RolesJeffery Smith / Vice President, Operations, ERG & Diversity Councils Practice Leader / DBPLoretta VanPelt / Senior Consultant / Diversity Best Practices Consulting

11:00 – 11:15 Break

2:00 – 3:15 ROUND II – EXPANDING COMMUNICATIONS/BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS

A.EMERGING ERG LEADERS: How to Turn Supervisors & Mid-level Managers into ERG AlliesFACILITATOR: Johanna Steans/ Manager, Diversity & Inclusion/ Esurance (EVETS military)PRESENTERS: Stephanie Troxel/ Manager, Diversity & Recruitment/ Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Don Valencia/ Project Manager/ Oliver Wyman (GLOW-Gay, Lesbian,Bisexual, Transgender & Allies)Pedro Vasquez/SVP, Northwest Regional Director/ Jones Lang LaSalle (Latino ERG LERN)

C. EXPERIENCED ERG LEADERS: How ERG Leaders Benefit Executive TeamsFACILITATOR: Miriam Lopez/ Senior Diversity Advisor/ Chevron Corporation PRESENTERS:Janese Murray/ VP, Diversity & Inclusion/ExelonGinna Zierk/ Business & Technical Leadership Partner/ IBM Corporation (Co-leader of IBM Chicago Women’s Network Group)

BURNING ISSUES FORUM: Developing ERG Business PlansDeEtta Jones / Principal / DeEtta Jones & AssociatesMesha Mott / HR Consultant / Guest List LLC

3:15 – 3:30 Break

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CEFriday, September 20, 20137:30 – 8:30 am Networking Breakfast

8:30 – 9:00 Welcome Remarks: Carol Evans / CEO / DBPOpening Remarks: Brian Baker/ General Manager /DBP

9:00 – 9:45 Keynote & ConversationEmily Watkins/ Senior Vice President, Innovation & Product Development/ Jones Lang LaSalle (National Champion, Women’s Network)

9:45 – 10:00 Break

3 12:45 – 2:15 Intersections of Inclusion LunchKeynote: R. Bradley Snyder / New Amsterdam Consulting, The 5 Simple Truths of Raising Kids

11:30 – 12:45 ROUND III Repeated

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10:00 – 11:15 ROUND III – ALIGNING WITH THE BUSINESS A.EMERGING ERG LEADERS: How to Help Your Organization Understand the Needs of Next Generation ERGsFACILITATOR: Vishal Verman/ Senior Director, IT / Capital One (Asian Network)PRESENTERS:Stephen Reed/ Consultant/ Capgemini (Millennial Innovations Council MIC)Starza (Kolman) Thompson/ LEED Green Associate, Marketing Manager, Vertical Markets and Sustainability/ USSCO

B. ERG PROGRAM MANAGERS: Increasing Strategic Alignment to Business Growth Opportunities Related to ERG Identity

FACILITATOR: Neal Simons/ Senior Audit Associate/ KPMG (Co-lead, Midwest pride@KPMG)

PRESENTERS:Rosie Cofre/ Employee Resource Organization Strategist/ Cisco Systems Nicole Durham/ Director, Diversity & Inclusion / ExelonQuisha Ray/ Assistant Manager, HR/ Toyota (Toyota African Americans for Success)

BURNING ISSUES FORUM: Measuring ERG Effectiveness—Accountable To Who and For What?

Robert Rodriguez / President / DRR Advisors LLCJeffery Smith / Vice President, Operations, ERG & Diversity Councils Practice Leader / DBP11:15 – 11:30 Break

C. EXPERIENCED ERG LEADERS: Impacting Business with Innovation Prowess of ERGsFACILITATOR: Danit Schleman/Global Inclusion & Diversity Leader/ Oliver Wyman Group PRESENTERS:Joe Braeckel/ VP & Project Manager/ Wells Fargo BankChristopher Clermont/ Principal, Global Inclusion & Diversity/ CA TechnologiesCheryl Kern/ Principal, Global Diversity, Inclusion -Amway/ Alticor/Amway

SPEAKERSPRESENTERSKEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Brian Baker / General Manager, DBP & DBP Consulting / Diversity Best PracticesCandice Blom / Executive Director, Operations Manager / JP Morgan ChaseJoe Braeckel/ VP & Project Manager/ Wells Fargo BankChristopher Clermont/ Principal, Global Inclusion & Diversity/ CA TechnologiesRosie Cofre/ Employee Resource Organization Strategist/ Cisco Systems Lacetti Fields/ PCS HR Manager/PwC (AA/Black Diversity Circle)Wilfredo (Fred) Colon / Organization Development / Travelers InsuranceChristine Daugherty, Ph.D. / Chief Technology Officer / Cobb-Vantress IncNicole Durham / Director, Diversity & Inclusion / ExelonCarlos Herrera / Inclusive Diversity / AllstatePrentiss L. Jackson/ Employee Group Program Manager, Global Diversity,

Education & External Relations/ IntelDeEtta Jones / Principal / DeEtta Jones & AssociatesGregory Jones/ Director, Diversity & Inclusion/ Northwestern MutualCheryl Kern/ Principal, Global Diversity & Inclusion-Amway / Alticor/AmwayAbim Kolawole / Assistant General Counsel / Northwestern Mutual Miriam Lopez / Senior Diversity Advisor / Chevron CorporationLinda Marzano / Human Resource Business Partner, AVP / Fifth Third BankMary McFarland/ Culture and Diversity Partner, VP / Fifth Third BankMesha Mott / HR Consultant / Guest List LLCJanese Murray / VP, Diversity & Inclusion / ExelonQuisha Ray / Assistant Manager, Human Resources / ToyotaStephen Reed / Consultant / CapgeminiSusan Reyna/ Client Development Manager for Platts / McGraw-Hill Financial

(President, Hispanic Heritage Network)Robert Rodriguez / President / DRR Advisors LLCDanit Schleman / Global Inclusion & Diversity Leader / Oliver Wyman GroupNeal Simons/ Senior Audit Associate/ KPMG (Co-lead, Midwest pride@KPMG)Jeffery L. Smith/ VP, Operations, ERG Diversity Councils Practice Leader/ Diversity

Best Practices ConsultingJohanna Steans/ Manager, Diversity & Inclusion/ EsuranceStarza (Kolman) Thompson/ LEED Green Associate, Marketing Manager, Vertical

Markets and Sustainability/ USSCOStephanie Troxel/ Manager, Diversity & Recruitment/ Kimpton Hotels &

Restaurants

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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Emily WatkinsSenior Vice President, Innovation & Product Development for Corporate Solutions Jones Lang LaSalle

R. Bradley SnyderPresidentNew Amsterdam Consulting

Angela JonesVice President, Human ResourcesConAgra Foods

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SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS

Don Valencia/ Project Manager/ Oliver WymanLoretta VanPelt / Senior Consultant / DBP ConsultingPedro Vasquez/ Senior Vice President, Corporate Solutions / Jones Lang LaSalleVishal Verma / Senior Director, IT / Capital OneAlexia Ward / Senior – Tax / Ernst & YoungRobert Lawrence Wison/ Director, Diversity & Inclusion / Nissan AmericasGinna Zierk/ Senior Business & Technical Leadership Partner/ IBM Corporation

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What our 2012 attendees said about NALC:• “This event sparked a renewed passion in

me & opened my eyes to larger possibilities for my ERG.”

• “The sessions gave me some insight on how to tackle issues I deal with & I also met many contacts which can help me in the future.”

• “I learned several new ideas & effective strategies that I can take back to the workplace.”

• “Topics were very relevant to problems/ issues we need to fix. I gained much needed expertise & look forward to implementing them in our own ERG.”

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Who Should Attend & What They Will Learn• Network & Affinity Group Members or Leaders• ERG Program Managers• Diversity or HR Professionals• ERG Executive Sponsors• Companies considering the business benefits of network &

affinity groups

ATTEND the 2013 NALC for an in depth learning experience!• DISCOVER strategies to increase the business value of

employee groups• GENERATE new program ideas & tools to take your network to

the next level• EXPERIENCE peer-to-peer learning through best practice case

studies• UNDERSTAND organizational structure & the power of full

engagement• NETWORK with leaders like you from leading companies

AFFINITY GROUPS who have attended NALC:• African American• Age/Generational• Asian American• Disabilities• Faith• LGBT• Parenting

• Multiracial• Native American• Women• Veterans• Mentoring• Young Professionals• Remote Working

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Attendee Prices

Regular Rates DBP Member

Individual $1,595 $1,225

Government/ nonprofit $1,295 $995

Group (per person, 5-9) $1,495 $1,145

Group (per person, 10-14) $1,375 $1,055

Group (per person, 15-19) $1,225 $945

Group (per person, 20-25) $1,175 $905

Group (per person, 26+) $1,150 $890

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