2015 Catalyst Awards Conference

2015 Catalyst Awards Conference

DISRUPT THE DEFAULT

For over 20 years, the Catalyst Awards Conference has brought together experts from around the world to share knowledge and shape the dialogue about diversity, inclusion, and women’s advancement, while also showcasing Catalyst Award-winning initiatives designed to promote the recruitment, development, and advancement of the world’s best talent. Walmart is the Lead Sponsor of this year’s Conference.

Agenda:

7:15 – 8:00 AM

Check-In and Networking Breakfast

Join us for breakfast and to network with nearly 600 professionals from Catalyst member companies and other leading companies and firms.

8:00 – 8:30 AM

Opening Remarks

8:30 – 9:40 AM

2015 Catalyst Award Winners Plenary Session

Senior leaders from winning companies will discuss their strategies for advancing women and creating inclusive workplaces.

Moderator:

♦ Laura Sabattini, Vice President, Research, and Chair, Catalyst Award Evaluation Committee

Speakers:

♦ Melody Boone Meyer, President, Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration and Production Company, Chevron Corporation

♦ William P. Gipson, Chief Diversity Officer, Senior Vice President of Research and Development, Procter & Gamble

♦ Colleen Jay, President, Global Hair Care & Color, Procter & Gamble

♦ Mike Wirth, Executive Vice President, Downstream and Chemicals, Chevron Corporation

10:00 – 11:15 AM

Catalyst Award Winner Concurrent Sessions/Networking

(ATTENDEES SELECT ONE)

Leaders from this year’s Award-winning organizations will discuss the impact their initiatives have had on their organizational cultures and how individual employees are experiencing that impact.

Chevron Corporation—The Chevron Way: Engineering Opportunities for Women

Moderator:

♦ Serena Fong, Vice President, Government Affairs, Catalyst

Speakers:

♦ Jack Morris, Organizational Capability Manager & Advisor to Vice President, Chevron Energy Technology Company

♦ Rhonda Morris, Vice President, Human Resources Downstream & Chemicals, Chevron Corporation

♦ Shariq Yosufzai, Vice President, Global Diversity, Chevron Corporation

Procter & Gamble – Everyone Valued, Everyone Included, Everyone Performing at Their Peak™

Moderator:

Emily Cohen, Senior Associate, Information Center, Catalyst

Speakers:

♦ Lourdes Albacarys, Vice President-Research and Development, Corporate Functions Global Process and Packaging Development Capability, The Procter & Gamble Company

♦ Shelly McNamara, Vice President-Human Resources, P&G Global Health & Grooming and Corporate Functions, The Procter & Gamble Company

♦ Jim McWhirter, HR Director – Global Employee & Labor Relations, The Procter & Gamble Company

Connect with Catalyst and with Each Other

Catalyst staff will be present to connect with attendees or use this time to network!

11:30AM – 1:00 PM

Luncheon

A Keynote Conversation With Mary T. Barra

Deborah Gillis, President & CEO, Catalyst, will chat with Mary T. Barra, CEO, General Motors Company, about her career, leadership philosophy, and ways in which she has “disrupted the default.”

1:15 – 2:45 PM

Catalyst Change Agent Action Sessions

(ATTENDEES SELECT ONE)

Addressing Inclusion and “Otherness” in the Workplace: Practices That Create Impact

Have you ever wished you could take your most pressing talent management and diversity challenges, sit down with others who are facing the same issues, and brainstorm ways to create meaningful, lasting change? In this interactive session, you will hear from a panel of experts about strategies organizations have pioneered to successfully drive change—then use these examples of promising practices to spark new approaches while collaborating in small groups. This workshop-style session will focus on advancing inclusion for various groups in the workplace, including LGBT employees, women of color, men, and more.

Speakers:

♦ Jeffrey S. Grange, President, Specialty Insurance, QBE North America

♦ Denise L. Lewis, Vice President, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies - Regional Marketing Manager - Atlanta, Georgia

♦ Beth A. Rauschenberger, Vice President, Office of Internal Audit, Nationwide Insurance

♦ Troy Roderick, Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Telstra Corporation Ltd

♦ Julie S. Nugent, Vice President & Center Leader, Catalyst Research Center for Corporate Practice

♦ Alixandra Pollack, Director, Research, Catalyst

Disarm: Forget What You Think You Know About Millennials

Millennials are projected to make up 50% of the workforce by 2020. Enlisting this crucial group of employees in building better workplaces is essential to organizational success. As technology evolves (and individual careers along with it), the ideal workplace of tomorrow will look different than it does today. In this no-holdsbarred, ask-anything panel, a group of millennials will address topics such as what success means to them, both personally and professionally, corporate social responsibility, entrepreneurial interests, and the relevance of feminism in a contemporary context. By sharing their thoughts and feelings, they may even bust some common myths and misperceptions!

Speakers:

♦ Anna Beninger, Director, Research, Catalyst

♦ Caroline Fairchild, New Economy Editor, LinkedIn

♦ Caroline Ghosn, CEO, Levo.com

♦ Yuling He, Senior Engineer, Environmental Science and Sustainable Technology, Alcoa Technical Center

♦ Maighan Moody, Director, Human Resources, Catalyst

♦ Bala Visalatha, Director, Sam’s Club Member Strategy @ Walmart

Disrupt: Redefining the Role of Men as Full Partners in Gender Equality

Men have a critical role to play in creating inclusive workplaces. Catalyst research has found that less than half of men, who are key decision-makers in most workplaces, see gender stereotyping as a barrier to women’s advancement. In addition, many men are unfamiliar with how gender gaps in opportunity, pay, and advancement hurt them, too, both as leaders of companies and as members of families and communities. In order to create fairer workplaces in which everyone can succeed, men must be included in efforts to combat gender inequity. In this panel discussion, you will hear from men in various stages of their careers, including some who have participate in a new initiative titled MARC Leaders, a six-month program that enhances inclusive leadership skills with an end goal of expanding workplace diversity.

Moderators:

♦ Jeff Barth, Program Director, Men Advocating Real Change (MARC)

♦ Elizabeth R. Salib, PhD, Director, Research, Catalyst

Speakers:

♦ George F. Cleveland; Assistant Vice President, AT&T Mobility Services

♦ John Lavorato, VP, Global Sales Operations, Dell Inc.

♦ Ben Newton, Senior Director - U.S. Ethics, Walmart

♦ Steve Proudman, Senior Associate, White Men as Full Diversity Partners

♦ Steve Stall, Leader for Culture of Inclusion, Rockwell Automation

Interrupting Unconscious Bias

Unconscious biases: we all have them. They’re automatic and efficient mental shortcuts. But now that we have identified this universal aspect of human decision-making, how can we re-train ourselves and disrupt our default thinking to ensure that unintentional stereotyping doesn’t lead to missed opportunities? In this interactive session, participants will learn about strategies large and small, simple and complex. Attendees will learn to identify unconsciously biased thinking in themselves and others and develop inclusive leadership skills to combat it.

Moderator:

♦ Vandana Juneja, Regional Director, Central Canada, Catalyst

Speakers:

♦ Bill Henry, Vice President, Development Engineering, Deepwater, Shell

♦ Sam Jones, Founder, Data Labs

♦ Shanin Lott, Senior Director, Professional Resources & Talent, Stikeman Elliott LLP

♦ Karyn Twaronite, Partner and Global Diversity & Inclusiveness Officer, @KTwaronite_EY

Screening of The Mask You Live In, 1:15 – 3:00 PM (additional fee of $25 USD for Full-Day Pass attendees, or purchase just the screening & closing session for $300 USD)

Is there a "boy crisis" in America? Is our male population suffering due to our emphasis on power, dominance, and aggression? The Mask You Live In explores how our narrow definition of masculinity is harming our boys, men, and society at large and unveils what we can do about it. Join us for this very special screening and discussion.

3:15 – 4:30 PM

Closing Session

Amplifying the Positive Portrayal—and Power—of Women

Every word and picture matters. The way that women and men are portrayed in commercials, written into scripts, and reported on in the media profoundly affects our perception of gender roles. Changing the way we think, speak, and act can change the world. Join us to hear from this distinguished panel of change agents who are disrupting the default every day through words and deeds.

Moderators:

♦ Audrey Gallien, Senior Associate, Events

♦ Deborah M. Soon, Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives

Speakers:

♦ Madeline Di Nonno, CEO, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media

♦ Anne Fulenwider, Editor in Chief, Marie Claire

♦ Kat Gordon, Founder, The 3% Conference, @katgordon

♦ Karalyn Leavens, SVP, Associate Creative Director, Neon (a FCB Health Company)

♦ Jessica Lee, Director Distribution, The Representation Project

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Enjoy convenience and luxury by staying at the Waldorf Astoria at our special rate of $409/night. Book a room by visiting http://waldorfastoria.hilton.com/en/wa/groups/personalized/N/NYCWAWA-CTY-20150325/index.jhtml. Cut-off date is March 4.

If you have any questions, please contact us at catalystevents@catalyst.org.