Agenda

8:00 am - 9:00 am
Registration & Networking

9:00 am - 9:10 am
Welcome & Opening Remarks Mayor of Hurst: Hon. Henry Wilson North Texas Commission Representative: Lori McMahon, NTC Chair, Toyota Motor North America, Government Affairs Director
Presenting Sponsor Remarks: Michelle Burgess, Director of Inclusion & Diversity at Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages (CCSWB)

9:10am - 9:20 am

Setting Intentions for the day: Introductions at Table: Linda Valdez Thompson, NTC Leadership and Diversity Program Director

9:20- 10:10

Topics: Inclusive Leadership Creates Innovative Culture

Panelists:

Norman Headlam, Head of Architecture for Fidelity Health, Fidelity Investments
Terry Pierce, Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Corporate Services, Legal, Risk & Compliance, Fidelity Investments
Myrna Estrada, Senior Vice President and Field Executive, Central Region, Liberty Mutual
Errica Rivera, Assistant Director, Office of DEI, Liberty Mutual
Moderator: Cheryl D Orr, Owner, Insight HR Partners, LLC

10:15 - 11:15

Topic: Inclusion Key to Innovation in North Texas
Panelists:

Carlo Capua, Chief of Strategy and Innovation, City of Fort Worth
Anne Hagan, VP of Strategic Initiatives, Southern Gateway Park
Bianca Radney, VP of Patient Experience, Texas Health Resources
Dr. Joe Seabrooks, Cedar Valley Campus President, Dallas College
Moderator: Jennifer Sanders, Executive Director & Co-Founder, North Texas, Dallas Innovation Alliance

11:15 – 11:30
Break

11:30-12:15

Keynote Speaker: Inclusion Ignites Innovation
Introduction – Chris Wallace, President/CEO, North Texas Commission
Keynote – Dr. Jose Antonio Bowen, Educator, Musician, Scholar, Consultant

12:15-1:00
Lunch and Launch of DE&I Toolkit

Jose Carreon, Stakeholder Relations Manager, North Texas Commission

Afternoon Breakout Sessions (2 sessions at the same time)

1:00-1:45 (Session 1)
Topic: Innovative Accessibility
Presenter:

Introduction by: Jared Haberman, Vice President, Workplace Investing Participant Services, Fidelity Investments
Dylan Rafaty, Founder, President & Chairman, North Texas Disability Chamber

1:00-1:45 (Session 2)
Topic: One of a Kind: How Leveraging Your Uniqueness is the Answer to Innovation
Presenter:

Intro by: Tatsumi Paredes, Senior Manager, Diversity and Inclusion, Toyota Motor North America
Dr. Alise Cortez, Chief Purpose Officer, Alise Cortez and Associates, Chief Ignition Officer, Gusto, Now!

1:45-2:30 (Session 3)

Topic: Best Practice Panel/ ERG’s
Panelists:

Michelle Burgess, Director of Inclusion & Diversity at Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages (CCSWB)
Jeannette Oliveros, Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and People & Culture Transformation, Texas Health Resources
Chloe Lemelle, AVP, Human Resources, AT&T
Lisa Howe, VP of Membership & Programs, North Texas LGBT Chamber of Commerce
Moderator: Kim Cummings, SVP HR, Employee Experience, Children’s Hospital

2:35-4:00
Emerging Issues in DE&I:
Introduction by: Audra Leseckaite, Head of Inclusion & Diversity, Lennox International
Panelists: