Diversity Symposium

Register

Diversity Symposium 20^th Anniversary Celebration

Leaders from everywhere – Leading anywhere
Theme: "Belonging in Business" 

November 2^nd, 2019
____________________________________________________________________________________                                                               

11:30 am – 12:00 pm Registration
_____________________________________________________________________________________

12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Welcome Lunch and Keynote Fireside Chat

Larry Ruff MBA’82 in conversation with Cynthia Saunders-Cheatham Assistant Dean, Career Management Center, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Sage Dyson Atrium
_____________________________________________________________________________________     

1:15 pm – 1:30 pm      Power Break
_____________________________________________________________________________________

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm      Empowerment Session #1:

Session A: Remarkable Leadership –
Shamis Pitts MBA’11, Compassionate Leaders Circle, Director of Business Development
Sage Hall, Classroom level

Session B: Belonging in Business –
Julia Matsudaira MBA’14, Vice President at Jordan Park
Dawn E. Christian MBA’08, Associate Director of Oncology Learning Strategy, AstraZeneca
KJ Miller, Co-Founder and CEO of Mented Cosmetics
Moderated by Michael Collins MBA ’16, Diversity Business Partner – Google Cloud
Sage Hall, Classroom level
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm  Power Break
_____________________________________________________________________________________                

2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Empowerment Session #2:

Belonging in Business –
Julia Matsudaira MBA’14, Vice President at Jordan Park
Dawn E. Christian MBA’08, Associate Director of Oncology Learning Strategy, AstraZeneca
KJ Miller, Co-Founder and CEO of Mented Cosmetics
Moderated by Michael Collins MBA ’16, Diversity Business Partner – Google Cloud
Sage Hall, Classroom level

Session B: Remarkable Leadership –
Shamis PItts MBA’11, Compassionate Leaders Circle, Director of Business Development
Sage Hall, Classroom level

_____________________________________________________________________________________                                                                                                                                               

3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Empowerment Break   

LinkedIn Bio Support
Updated Headshots
Authentic Dialogue
_____________________________________________________________________________________                                              

4:00 pm – 5:15 pm Empowerment Session #3  (Closing session to the Symposium)

Fireside Chat: Marlon Nichols MBA'11, co-founder of Cross Culture Ventures and Diishan Imira, CEO of Mayven
Sage Dyson Atrium                               
____________________________________________________________________________________

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm Diversity Alumni Awards Reception (Invite only)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Alumni Awards Dinner (Current students - invites to come)
Statler Carrier Ballroom
_____________________________________________________________________________________

7:30 pm – 8:00 pm Dessert Reception and Closing Event Remarks
____________________________________________________________________________________

 

Office of Diversity & Inclusion (ODI) | Website | View More Events
Co-hosted with: Black Graduate Business Association (BGBA), Out For Business (O4B), Women's Management Council (WMC), Office of Diversity & Inclusion (ODI) (OWNER), MBAI, MBAII, Hispanic American Business Leaders Association (HABLA), Johnson Consortium (CGSM), Forte Members, One-Year MBA Program, Diversity Council