2019 Workforce & Supplier Diversity Business Summit
The focus of the Workforce and Supplier Diversity Summit is to bring together leaders from supplier and workforce (HR) diversity, to engage in critical discussions for the purpose of attendees obtaining insight, best practices and key learnings to advance outcomes in serving underutilized businesses and developing an inclusive workforce.
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2019 Workforce & Supplier Diversity Business Summit Schedule
This event will benefit minority owned enterprises, supplier diversity professionals, supplier diversity champions/ambassadors and corporate supply management professionals seeking to increase his/her knowledge about supplier diversity.
Agenda
9:00-9:30AM | Registration/Breakfast
9:30-9:45AM | Welcome
- SDG&E Energy Innovation Center Staff and SDG&E Manager of Supplier Diversity, Sydney Furbush
- Rainey Alben, Pacific Southwest MSDC, President & CEO
- Patti Pyle, Salt River Project, Pacific Southwest MSDC Interim Board Chair, Corporate Presenting/Title Sponsor
- D. Arnold, World Wide Technology, MBE Gold Sponsor
9:45-10:45AM | The Next Wave of Disruption – Will Your Business Survive?
Moderator: Rainey Alben, Pacific Southwest MSDC, President & CEO
Panelists:
- Lisa Castillo, AT&T, Senior Supplier Diversity Manager – West Coast
- Sydney Furbush, SDG&E, Manager of Supplier Diversity
- Frank Robinson, Union Bank, Managing Director, Community Initiatives Manager
- Adebayo Adeleke, Former Chief, Contracting Support Operations and Deputy Chief, U.S. Army Mission & Installation Contracting Commander, FCIPS, CPSM, SCMP, CFCM
10:45-10:50AM | Break
10:50-11:50AM | How to make the most of your NMDSDC MBE Certification
Moderator: Heather Cox, Co-Founder and President, Certify My Company
Speakers:
- Panel discussion with PSWMSDC MBE Input Committee
11:50-12:30PM | Networking Lunch
12:30-1:30PM | Working Together for Greater Impact: Supplier and HR/Workforce Diversity
Speaker:
- Lynnise Smith, OhioHealth, Supplier Diversity Manager
- Frantz Tiffeau Jr., Nationwide, Director of Supplier Diversity
- Lisa Castillo, AT&T, Senior Supplier Diversity Manager – West Coast
- Patricia Crenshaw, Harvard Group International, Managing Director
1:30-2:30PM | Consciously Unbiased – Conscious Conversations
Speaker:
- Ashish Kaushal, CEO/Founder, HireTalent
2:30-2:45PM Break
2:45-3:30PM | Effective Strategies for Doing Business with Utility Organizations in California
Speaker:
- Drisha Melton, Supplier Diversity Liaison, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
3:30-4:30PM | “Mocktail” Networking Mixer*
*No alcoholic beverages will be served at this event/venue
4:30PM | Closing Remarks
2019 Workforce & Supplier Diversity Business Summit Pricing
Pricing includes full registration to event. Pricing also includes breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack.
REGISTRATION AVAILABLE ONSITE. Please let PSWMSDC know if you are planning to register on-site.
For general questions or questions about sponsorship packages, please contact Salessia McGowan at smcgowan@pswmsdc.org
Leadership Committee Members
Adebayo Adeleke, FCIPS
President & CEO
Pantote Solutions
Rainey Alben, CPSD
President & CEO
Pacific Southwest MSDC
Lisa Castillo
Senior Supplier Diversity Manager – West Coast
AT&T
Roger Cheng
Director of Business Development & Diversity Relations
CB Technologies, Inc.
Tina S. Drews, Ed.D
Director, Talent Management
SRP
Frantz Tiffeau, Jr.
Director of Supplier Diversity & Development
Nationwide Insurance
2019 Diversity Business Summit Hotel and Travel
We are proud to recommend the following hotels near San Diego Gas & Electric Energy Innovation Center
1. Courtyard by Marriott, San Diego Central
3.6 miles from venue
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2. Hometown Suites by Marriott, San Diego Central
3.8 miles from venue
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3. Hampton Inn San Diego-Kearny Mesa
2.7 miles from venue
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