Event Agenda

7:30 am
Registration and Networking

8:00 am
Breakfast

8:30 am
Welcome and Kickoff

8:40 am
Keynote : DEI and ESG: Partners In Positively Impacting Your Bottom Line.

Speaker /

Join Rebecca Irby, 2017 Nobel Peace Prize winner, as she leads a discussion on using a multi-pronged approach to addressing the three levels of transformational change to help groups transform themselves, their relationships, and policies to move their businesses and institutions forward.

Speakers

Rebecca Irby

Director of Transformational Change, 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, New Detroit, A Racial Justice Organization

9:10 am
Networking Break

9:30 AM
Executive Thought Leadership Panel Discussion

Join this panel of executive leaders from our community to hear best practices for leading with the DE&I Lens

Moderator

Gary Abernathy

Vice President, DE&I Practice Leader, Marsh McLennan Agency

Panelists

Ovell Barbee Jr

HR Strategist, DEI Advocate, Author, Speaker, AskOvell.com

Scott Alan Davis

Vice president of Inclusion and Economic Development, SEEL, LLC

Judith A. McNeeley

Vice President of Community Engagement, Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan

Edgar Vann III

VP of Diversity and Inclusion, Huntington National Bank

Dr. KimArie Yowell

Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Rocket Companies.

10:30 am
Networking Break

10:45 am
Awards Presentation

Speaker /

Speakers

Roop Raj

Evening Anchor & Host, FOX 2 News

11:45 am
Closing Remarks