ICON welcomes you to Diversity & Inclusion 2010. This upcoming two-day corporate event is the 3rd annual edition in this successful series of seminars. The main theme of this years edition is on Talent Management and how large companies and organisations are aligning and implementing their D&I strategies with the overall organisational goals, not only to remain competitive but to strive in a time of economic instability. The war for talent is still evident throughout all sectors and becomes increasingly so as we move through these uncertain times.
This years event is brokendown into four modules;
1. Implementing Global Diversity Strategies
2. Supplier Diversity
3. Diversity & HR in the Talent Management Pool
4. D&I in Emerging Markets
This international benchmarking event brings together several thought leaders in the D&I sphere to assist you to derive maximum benefit from this unique interactive seminar.
*We welcome you to take advantage of the EARLY BIRD discount rate and register today to join us for the 3rd successful edition. We hope to see you in Barcelona.
Agenda Day 1. Wednesday 24th February
2:00pm Registration
2:20pm Chair Introduction
Module 1: Implementing Global Diversity
2:30pm UNILEVER -Former VP Global Diversity & Inclusion
Rhodora Palomar-Fresnedi
Explore how progress can be made in the global diversity agenda by looking through the other side of the lens
- The Business Case: To Believe is to See
- The Context: There is no diverse individual
- The Work: Similarities, Not Differences
- The Results: Diversity, One Person at a Time
3:10pm ING - Head of ING Global Diversity
Jacqui Robertson
Emerging from the Crisis; Have we fully arrived?
- Are we truly leveraging the full potential from our talent through these uncertain times?
- How are we now Acquiring, Engaging & Retaining our human capital assets?
- What can we do proactively to avoid repeating the same mistakes and future crisis?
- Are we recruiting the right people with the right values?
- Assuring we have the right leaders in the right roles, making the best decisions!
As some organisations emerge from this economic crisis, we reflect upon how the landscape of human
capital that drives the organisation, is changing and how we are adapting to these new models.
4:10pm MOTOROLA - Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion
Jeanette Kilo Smith
Implementing Global Diversity Strategies
Globalization is changing the realities of how businesses operate.! Leveraging diversity!and inclusion
presents valuable opportunities.!!We must recognize the importance of managing diversity and inclusion
issues in a global business environment. In this session, we will discuss;
- Leveraging diversity to meet business objectives globally
- Tips for successful integration of inclusion & diversity as a strategic imperative
- How global strategies have changed given this new economy
4:50pm Merrill Lynch - Former Managing Director Global Diversity & Inclusion
Subha Barry
The next avatar for Global Diversity – what is the iterative step for multinational corporations focused on leveraging diversity? Learn some best practices to successfully leverage D & I and translate it into profits.
- Some important priorities for consideration as you evolve your 2nd generation Global D&I strategy
- How do you turn Diversity & Inclusion into Bottom-Line Revenues around the world
- How can you get over, around, or thorough the most common roadblocks?
5:30pm Royal Dutch Shell - VP of Diversity & Inclusion
Josefine M.C.van Zanten
1. Overview of Royal Dutch Shell and an explanation of how D&I is viewed as a business enabler
2. An outline of our global Inclusion strategy and approach to implementation
3. Share the story of a practical application of the inclusion principles and its impact on a key external stakeholder
6:10pm European Commision - Policy officer - Catherine Magnant
The European Commission is stepping up its commitment to promoting diversity and diversity management. At the core of its renewed commitment lies support to voluntary initiatives taken by business and organisations working with business aimed at promoting and valuing diversity in the workplace, across the EU. This session will explore the three concrete goals that the Commission will be pursuing in 2010:
- to create and maintain a platform for EU-level exchange between national Diversity Charters;
- to develop a European Diversity award;
- to develop diversity benchmark data for and with business.
Agenda Day 2. Thursday 25th February
Module 2: Supplier Diversity
9:00am SUPPLIER DIVERSITY EUROPE - Managing Director
Beth Ginsburg
- Definition and explanation of Supplier Diversity as a concept in Europe
- Changing demographics in four European countries including information on SME's and
particular, under-represented businesses
- Legislative developments in Procurement, Equalities, Diversity and Data Protection in Europe
- The drivers for Supplier Diversity from the viewpoints of small business, large purchasing
organisations and public policy makers
- Details and examples of good practice in how to make supply-chains accesible to SME's
Module 3: Diversity in the HR & Talent Management Pool
9:40am JP MORGAN - Managing Director Global Head of Learning & Development - Investment Bank
James Bland
- What structures are required internally to formulate D&I strategy and ensure appropriate
accountability?
- How can D&I be properly integrated into the overall Talent Management strategy?
- What initiatives are most effective in helping develop and retain high potential diverse employees?
- How can senior management be actively engaged in on-going development of top talent?
- What are reasonable measures of progress and have these changed in the last decade?
10:20am ALISONMAITLAND.com - Writer, Speaker, Event Chair
Alison Maitland
Leadership and Gender
- WHY women mean business: growth, performance, governance,!leadership
- HOW countries compare and contrast
- WHERE companies have gone wrong, and HOW they can do better
- WHO else will thrive: Gen Y, fathers, mature talent !
11:00am Complimentary Coffee & Networking Break
11:30am UBS - Global Director Diversity & Inclusion
Gillian Howarth
Gender: Moving from Talk to Action !
Our journey in driving through a comprehensive plan of actions to help retain and recruit women and
specifically to increase the number of women at every level within the business.
What inspired our decision to act?! What was the catalyst? What did it take?
- How and who provided the sponsorship for the programme?
- What is included in our programme?
- How did we go about rolling it out through the organisation?
- How do we measure and monitor progress?
- Lessons learned?
12:10pm DIVERSEO - CEO - Nathalie Malige
Most diversity management programs deliver little effectiveness in actually evolving behaviors. Diverseo has built a new approach integrating business consulting, new technologies, and the latest research in mind sciences from prestigious universities such as Harvard.
This approach has already shown significant effective results in large global corporations.
In this session we will see:
- How to acquire board to line management buy-in?
- How to effectively instigate behavioural change?
- How to evolve global talent strategy to better leverage a global diverse workforce?
1:15pm DIVERSE TALENT - INTERACTIVE SESSION
In this session we shall discuss how to create and align your D&I strategy to deliver sustainable ROI encompassing different cultures and environments.
Also in this session you will learn how to;
- Acquire board level to line management Buy-In.
- Integrate D&I programs successfully into your global talent management strategy
- Redefine the nature of D&I programs depending on sector & operational demographics.
1:45pm Working Lunch & Networking Meal
2:55pm ORC Worldwide
Deirdre Golden - Director Global Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Practice Mary L. Martinez - Director Workforce Management & Diversity Consulting
In this session, ORC Worldwide’s Mary Martinéz and Deirdre Golden will share best practices of the world’s leading employers for ensuring that talent management processes achieve diversity and inclusion on the senior leadership team . Based on ORC’s research in nearly 50 global organisations, they will provide answers for questions such as:
- What are the barriers that keep women, racial/ethnic minorities, and nationals of countries other than the headquarters from advancing, and how can those barriers be addressed?
- How do companies with the most diverse global pipelines identify future leaders and ensure the diversity of their high potential pool?
- Which developmental experiences most effectively ensure that diverse talent has the opportunity to grow, be tested, see and be seen by the top of the house?
- What kinds of accountability have the greatest impact on diversity at the senior levels?
- Can organizational culture encourage greater diversity among senior leaders?
Participants will leave the session with specific suggestions for integrating diversity and inclusion they can apply to the talent management systems in their own organisations.
Module 4: Diversity in Emerging Markets
3:40pm NOVARTIS - Head Diversity & Inclusion Switzerland
Dr. Katharina Amacker
From Strategy to Action
Novartis sees D&I as a strategic imperative and, uses it, to build a high performing and inclusive environment in which diversity is valued and leveraged to help create innovative solutions that secure business success and enable the company to serve their global customers with excellence. We use the term Diversity to recognize and embrace the existence of many visible and invisible individual differences including: thinking style, leadership style, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, physical ability and experience. An inclusive business culture will help create a global community in which people can be themselves, give of their best and grow professionally. Join us to share experiences on strategy, business case and action plans, with special focus on LGBT employees.
4:20pm Q&A PANEL DISCUSSION - D&I in Emerging Markets
ING Group: Jacqui Robertson
Motorola: Jeanette Kilo Smith
Shell: Josefine Van Zanten
Merrill Lynch: Subha Barry
Moderator: Alison Maitland
5:00pm EVENT ROUND-UP -
Alison Maitland
This final session will see the event Chair, Alison Maitland highlight the key findings & learnings from the 2 day seminar. This will also provide an opportunity for open-lead discussions about these issues from all participants.
5:15pm End of Seminar
Participants are invited to learn, exchange ideas, debate, network and benchmark throughout the two day event, designed to suit every level of professional involved in Diversity, Talent management and HR across all sectors.
So make plans now to join us for the 3rd Diversity & Inclusion Seminar 2010 in Barcelona. Invite your colleagues and peers. Team discounts available.