Leadership Conference “Global Competitiveness in a Diverse Marketplace” Mccormick Place 2301 S

National Diversity Council Presents

2014 Inaugural Illinois

Leadership Conference “Global Competitiveness in a Diverse Marketplace” McCormick Place 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, Illinois 60616

Sponsored by:

Illinois_L_2014_Prog.indd 1 10/21/14 7:35 AM CDW Is Proud To Support e ILLINOIS LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

• Value diversity • Respect diﬀ erences • Drive business results As a leading provider of technology solutions for business, healthcare, government and education, CDW makes diversity and inclusion an important priority.

Illinois_L_2014_Prog.indd 2 10/21/14 7:35 AM Founder’s Welcome

Dennis Kennedy Founder & CEO, National Diversity Council Greetings, I welcome you to the 2014 Illinois Leadership Conference. During this event, you will have the opportunity to learn, network and dialogue with colleagues concerning the myriad of opportunities offered by the global marketplace to businesses today and in the future. It is an honor to have you join us at this event. The theme for this year’s conference is Global Competitiveness in a Diverse Marketplace. In an era where technology has brought us together, globalization has created a borderless society while opening new markets worldwide and increasing competition for consumers. Companies that understand and embrace changing demographics will succeed as leaders in the new global arena. This conference will highlight the challenges and business benefits of active participation in the global marketplace.

It is my hope that our distinguished speakers and panelists will offer you insight into issues relating to leadership and global competitiveness in an increasingly diverse marketplace. I am also thrilled to offer you the opportunity to hear an inspirational keynote by General Colin L. Powell.

My sincere thanks and appreciation go to our sponsors for their financial support to make this conference a reality. I am also grateful to our speakers for their participation and our conference organizers and volunteers for their dedication to bring you a top-notch conference.

Enjoy the 2014 Illinois Leadership Conference and thank you for your attendance. Cordially,

Dennis Kennedy Founder & CEO National Diversity Council www.diversityfirstjobs.com

Illinois_L_2014_Prog.indd 3 10/21/14 7:35 AM Board of Directors

Max Reed Terri Mayes Perika Sampson Vice President of Program Vice Chair Woman Vice President Diversity & Sales of the Board Inclusion CDW Morgan Stanley Chairman of the Board

Jim Floyd Nathalie Cordeiro Nunes Henry Beards Vice President Diversity & Inclusion Director of Human McDonalds USA LLC Representative Resources United Airlines UPS Illinois District

Veronica Johnson Michael Fisher Supplier Diversity Agency Field Executive of Archer Daniels Market Development Midland Co. COUNTRY Financial

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Cherie Price Emanuel Barr Alberta Johnson Activities & Event Chair Education Chair Membership Chair

Moderators

Tessa Owen Janese Murray Melanie Ditore Tracy Bradley InnerWorkings Constellation Greeley & Hansen COUNTRY Financial

Toby Atkinson Janai Howard Rodnert Thimote Emanuel Barr Cintas Saggezza Caterpillar Apollo Group Volunteers

Tressa Cabildo, Lori Crosley, Goren Dillard, Antonio Garcia, James Gordon, Kathleen Guerrero, Valerie Jennings, Linda Kozma, Kenya Lee, Gilo Kwesi Logan, Tequilla Lopez, Chevonne Manlove, Marsha McDermott, Marcia Perkins, Asia Price, Tamara Queen-Fierte, Alyssa Rickman, Regina Terry, Yvette Warren, Norine Wiebmer

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Illinois_L_2014_Prog.indd 5 10/21/14 7:35 AM Keynote Speaker

General Colin Powell USA (Ret.), Former Secretary of State

For over fifty years, General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.) has devoted his life to public service. Having held senior military and diplomatic positions across four presidential administrations, Powell’s deep commitment to democratic values and freedom has been felt throughout the world.

The son of Jamaican immigrants, Powell was born in Harlem in April 1937 and was raised in the South Bronx. He was educated in the New York City public schools and after graduating from Morris High School attended the City College of New York where he earned a B.S. in Geology. He received a commission as an Army second lieutenant upon graduation in 1958 and went on to serve in the United States Army for 35 years, rising to the rank of four-star general.

From 1987-1989, Powell served as President Ronald Reagan’s national security advisor. He served from 1989-1993 as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for both President George H.W. Bush and President Bill Clinton, and was not only the youngest officer and first ROTC graduate to ever serve in the position but also was the first African-American to do so.

Under President George W. Bush, Powell was appointed the 65th Secretary of State and was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. As secretary of state, he led the State Department in major efforts to address and solve regional and civil conflicts in the Middle East, Sudan, Congo and Liberia, in the Balkans, Cyprus, Haiti, Northern Ireland, Afghanistan and Iraq, and elsewhere. Among the many U.S. military awards and decorations Powell has received are the Defense Distinguished Service Medal (with 3 oak leaf clusters), the Army Distinguished Service Medal (with oak leaf cluster), Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with oak leaf cluster), Soldier’s Medal, Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart.

Currently, Powell is a strategic limited partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, the renowned Silicon Valley venture capital firm, and is on the board of Bloom Energy. He is the chairman of the advisory board of Leeds Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in the education, training, information and business services industries. He is also chairman of the Eisenhower Fellowships, a cross-cultural program for emerging international leaders.

Powell is married to the former Alma Vivian Johnson of Birmingham, Alabama. They live in McLean, Virginia, and have three children and four grandchildren. www.diversityfirstjobs.com

Illinois_L_2014_Prog.indd 6 10/21/14 7:35 AM Master of Ceremonies

Luncheon Megan Cleghorn, J.D., M.B.A. Co-Founder and CEO Request For Relief LLC Megan Cleghorn is the Co-Founder and CEO of Request For Relief LLC, a national organization dedicated to increasing resilience, enhancing wellness, strengthening performance and improving bottom-line business results in the legal profession and other high-stress industries. Prior to launching her business, Megan practiced as a corporate restructuring attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, L.L.P. She has more than thirteen years of operational and financial restructuring experience and multi-constituency negotiating experience through her representation of corporate borrowers, institutional lenders, majority shareholders and other parties in distressed situations in out-of-court turnarounds and in-court reorganizations. During her practice as a restructuring attorney, Megan advised companies in numerous industries on transactional and litigation matters involving legal and business strategy, corporate governance, distressed M&A and general corporate litigation. Her leadership, organizational enhancement and restructuring skills are augmented by her training in executive leadership, bold transformational change and management of human assets while obtaining her M.B.A. in the Wharton M.B.A. Program for Executives.

Megan obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and her Juris Doctor degree from Duquesne University and her M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dinner Lee Ann Trotter Entertainment Reporter

LeeAnn Trotter joined NBC 5 as a reporter in December 2005, after working at CLTV for 8 years, where she anchored the weekend news and hosted the award winning entertainment show, “Metromix: The TV Show”, which earned her a local Emmy and several nominations for Best On Camera Performance.

Prior to working at CLTV, she was the News and Public Affairs Director at WUSN-FM, where she reported news on the morning show and hosted, “Chicago Up Close,” a weekly public affairs show. She also worked briefly at Fox News and WGN Radio. LeeAnn began her broadcasting career at WBBM Newsradio 780, where she held numerous positions, including production manager and traffic reporter.

LeeAnn graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, and attended high school at the Latin School of Chicago.

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Illinois_L_2014_Prog.indd 7 10/21/14 7:35 AM Agenda

11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Multicultural Leadership Awards Luncheon

1:15 p.m. - 1:40 p.m. Networking

1:40 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. Concurrent Session I •How Leaders Emerge

•Identifying and Aligning with the Leaders in Your Organization

•Smart Women Take Smart Risks

•Leveraging Your Success Through Mentors, Networks, and Sponsors

2:50 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. Concurrent Session II •Top Leadership Competencies

•The Rewards of “Servant” Leadership

•Women At the Top

•Multi-Cultural Leadership Roundtable

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Reception

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Leadership Dinner Featuring General Colin Powell

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Virginia Albanese President and Chief Executive Officer FedEx Custom Critical, Inc.

Virginia Albanese is president and CEO of FedEx Custom Critical, a leading North American expedited freight carrier located in Green, Ohio. The company provides 24/7 service throughout the United States, Canada and internationally, delivering hundreds of thousands of critical shipments each year. Expedited shipping services are available through the company’s Surface Expedite, Air Expedite and White Glove Services® divisions. The company also has a subsidiary – FedEx Truckload Brokerage to meet customers’ truckload shipping needs.

Albanese joined FedEx Custom Critical in 1986 and quickly worked her way up the ranks, holding director positions in various departments where she placed a strong focus on organizational culture, customer satisfaction and developing people.

Virginia has been recognized for her leadership both at work and in the community. In recent years she has been inducted into the Northeastern Ohio Business Hall of Fame (2013) and was awarded the Women of Power from the Akron Urban League (2013). She has also been named to the Inside Business Power 100 list for the past four years (2011-2014) and the Crain’s Cleveland Business Power 150 (2014). In addition, FedEx Custom Critical has been recognized as one of Northeast Ohio’s top workplaces, receiving the NorthCoast 99 Award 13 times, and has also been selected to the Plain Dealer’s Top Workplaces list in 2013.

Albanese earned a Bachelor of Science degree (‘85) and an EMBA (‘95) from Kent State University. In 2013 was appointed by Ohio Governor John Kasich to the Kent State Board of Trustees. She is past chair of The Boys and Girls Club of the Western Reserve and past chair of the Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce. She also serves on a number of other boards to benefit the Northeast Ohio community, including Akron Children’s Hospital and the Akron Community Foundation.

Diana Thomas Vice President of Training, Learning & Development McDonald’s USA, LLC

Diana Thomas currently serves as U.S. Vice President of Training, Learning and Development. In this role, Thomas leads all aspects of training and development for McDonald’s USA. Thomas and her team are directly responsible for developing and executing McDonald’s restaurant training curriculum at Hamburger University, McDonald’s global training center of excellence.

Under Thomas’ leadership, McDonald’s USA was recognized as a Learning Elite Organizations ranked #2 by CLO Magazine and continues to be ranked on the Top 125 list of the most elite Fortune 500 companies for training and learning development by Training Magazine. Her direction of U.S. Training is helping build the pride, culture and business results of McDonald’s USA by focusing on successful, consistent operations training systems and standards for all of our U.S. restaurants, our restaurant managers and our crew employees.

With more than 30 years of successful McDonald’s experience, Thomas began her career as a restaurant crew member in 1979, and has since held a variety of positions in key business areas.

Thomas is a member of the American Society of Training and Development, an Advisory Board Member for the American Council on Education, an Editorial Advisory Board member for Chief Learning Officer Magazine, and a past member of Tri-City Family Services’ Board of Directors.

She is a past recipient of the prestigious McDonald’s President’s Award, representing the top one percent of McDonald’s employees, the Golden Arch Partner Award, which honors staff that have committed 25 or more continuous years of service to the company, in addition to numerous regional and team awards.

Thomas holds a master’s degree in Business Administration, a master’s degree in Human Resources Development and Business Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education and Economics. Thomas is married with two daughters. www.diversityfirstjobs.com

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Reginald Reed Partner, Consumer & Industrial Audit Practice KPMG

Reginald (Reggie) C. Reed is a Partner in the Consumer and Industrial audit practice of the KPMG LLP Chicago office. He currently serves as the engagement partner on several public and private companies. He has served as engagement efforts for multinational companies. He also serves companies that report under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and serves as the Quality Control Review Partner on several private Company audits. He recently served on KPMG LLP’s Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors as a non-board member. He currently serves as the Chairman of KPMG LLP’s Partnership Audit Committee of which all of the members are non-board members. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Urban League and is a member of the CEO Council of Chicago United. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and is a member of the Illinois CPA Society. In addition to being licensed in Illinois, he is licensed in Wisconsin and New Jersey. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1978.

Reggie grew up in Tampa Florida where he was very active in the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay eventually serving on the Board of Directors. He also served as President of the Hillsborough County unit of the American Cancer Society until he relocated to Chicago in 1990 where he immediately joined the Board of Directors of the Illinois Division of the American Cancer Society. He also served on the Board of Art Resources in Teaching from 1995 to 2012 and during that time served as the Board Chair for two years. He and his wife Valerie and daughter Francesca reside in Hinsdale, Illinois.

John Robak President & COO Greeley and Hansen

John C. Robak is President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Greeley and Hansen, a leading international civil and environmental engineering, architectural, and management consulting firm headquartered in Chicago since 1914. Robak directs the day-to-day internal business operations of this 18-office global firm and also leads future business planning efforts, as well as the firm’s governance system. In addition, he is responsible for international business expansion and -op erations in Latin America, southern Africa, and the Middle East regions. Mr. Robak is an elected member of the Greeley and Hansen Board of Directors and serves on the firm’s Senior Executive Management Team.

Robak holds a Master of Business Administration degree with particular emphasis in Labor and Industrial Relations from Loyola University Chicago and a Bachelor of Science Commerce degree in Management and Communications Studies from DePaul University. He is currently a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council for the Driehaus College of Business at DePaul University, and serves on the Board of Direc- tors of Chicago United, an advocacy organization that brings together diverse senior business leaders to promote multiracial leadership in business to advance parity in economic opportunity. He is also an appointed member of the U.S. Department of Commerce – Illinois District Export Council, where he contributes leadership and business experience in support of the nation’s joint industry/government export expansion effort.

Robak recently developed an innovative Global Engineers in Residence apprenticeship program with Upwardly Global, a national non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating employment barriers for highly-skilled but underemployed immigrants. Robak was the 2013 recipient of their Corporate Leadership Award. In addition, he received the 2014 Spirit Award for his work with Instituto del Progreso Latino in helping the organization develop programs promoting STEM education, and making Chicago one of the most immigrant-friendly cities in the nation.

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Linda T. Coberly Partner, Litigation Practice and Chair, Appellate & Critical Motions Practice Winston & Strawn

Linda Coberly is a partner in Winston & Strawn’s litigation practice and chairs the firm’s Appellate and Critical Motions practice. She also serves on the firm’s Executive Committee.

Ms. Coberly focuses her practice on appeals and on motions practice that resolves complex commercial lawsuits before trial. She is known for her strong business sense, excellent briefs, and clear and compelling oral advocacy. She counsels clients on appellate and strategic issues at all stages of litigation, from before trial through and including proceedings before the U.S. Supreme Court. She has briefed and argued appeals in six different federal courts of appeals and a variety of state appellate and supreme courts.

Ms. Coberly has particularly extensive experience in corporate fraud and securities litigation—including defending issuers, auditors, and others in tort and securities fraud actions following the disclosure of corporate fraud. These cases frequently implicate complex issues of pleading, class certification, agency law, damages, standing, and loss causation—as well as the doctrine of in pari delicto, which arises whenever a corporation or trustee attempts to sue a third party for a fraud committed by the corporation’s own management. Ms. Coberly has been at the forefront of some of the most high-profile cases in these areas.

A significant portion of Ms. Coberly’s practice centers on advising and representing clients with regard to proceedings in the U.S. Supreme Court, drawing upon her experience as a law clerk to Justice Stephen G. Brzeyer on the Supreme Court and to Judge Douglas H. Ginsberg on the D.C. Circuit. She also frequently represents trade associations as amici in important business cases before the Court.

Victoria Podesta Vice President and Chief Communication Officer ADM

Victoria A. Podesta joined ADM in May 2006 and serves as vice president and chief communication officer. She is an -of ficer of the corporation.

Podesta is responsible for ADM’s communications activities worldwide, including advertising and marketing, employee, financial and shareholder communications, media and public relations and community engagement. She is president of the ADM Foundation. In addition, she leads the company’s sustainability and social responsibility efforts. She reports to ADM chairman and chief executive officer Patricia A. Woertz.

Since joining ADM, she has led the development of The ADM Way: the company’s articulation of its Purpose, Vision, Strategy, Priorities and Values, which has been recognized by the Page Society as a Best Practice. She led the communication effort to create a culture of safety built on the belief that every colleague has the right to stay safe, every day, and a commitment to zero incidents, zero injuries, contributing to significant improvements in the company’s safety performance.

Prior to joining ADM, she served as president, Victoria Podesta Communications. As a communications consultant and practitioner, she worked with CEO’s and senior corporate leaders identify and clarify organizational values, missions and goals, and designed communications strategies, programs and materials to translate those into desired results. A major area of work was assisting leaders as they guided organizations through change stimu- lated by market shifts, customer needs, mergers, new competitors and the need for exceptional growth. This work included defining critical challenges and creating the communications processes and programs required to surmount those challenges. Her clients included ADM, Chevron Corporation, Macy’s, AAA, VISA, Charles Schwab, Bank of America and Kaiser Permanente.

From 1981 to 1989, Podesta worked for Union Bank in San Francisco as assistant vice president, Public Relations. She began her career as a writer and editor in the marketing and sales promotion department with Transamerica in Los Angeles. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Scripps College for Women and a Master of Arts from the University of San Francisco, and completed the Executive Development Program at Harvard Business School. She has won awards for her writing, communication programs and work in community events. www.diversityfirstjobs.com

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Michael Fisher Khadija James-Keating Tony S. Ling Charles E. Harris, II Agency Field Executive of Regional Sales VP, Partner Partner, Litigation & Market Development Commercial Sales - Central Jenner & Block Dispute Resolution Group COUNTRY Financial Region Mayer Brown Grainger

Sandy K. Kapur Uduak Udofia Art Sebastian Samuel Mendenhall Divisional Sales Leader and VP, Category Leadership & Former SVP Partner, Litigation Midwest Regional Diversity Shopper Insights BP Winston & Strawn Board Head Kraft Aerotek

Henry Beards Atif Khawaja Pamela Puryear Tina Tabacchi Partner Director of Human Vice President & CTO Partner-In-Charge Kirkland & Ellis Resources Hospira Jones Day’s UPS

Mark A. Wattley, Esq. Orlando McGee Dave Bozeman Divisional Vice President, Senior Vice President VP, Distribution & Logistics HR Mergers Caterpillar Walgreens Cintas www.diversityfirstjobs.com

Illinois_L_2014_Prog.indd 14 10/21/14 7:35 AM A LEADER IN DIVERSITY EXCELLENCE

Grainger team members salute Khadija James-Keating for her dedication to promoting diversity at work and in the community. Throughout her professional career and her involvement in many community and volunteer activities, Khadija personifies the spirit of leadership and inclusion.

Congratulations, Khadija on being named a recipient of the Multicultural Leadership Award. We’re proud of you!

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Leadership Excellence in Law

Kamran S. Bajwa Jeanne M. Gills, Esq. Jennifer A. Kenedy Partner Partner Managing Partner, Chicago Office Kirkland & Ellis Foley & Lardner Locke Lord

Chuck F. Smith Oscar Alcantara Tony S. Ling Partner Chair & Partner Partner Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Intellectual Property Group Jenner & Block Goldberg Kohn LTD

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Concurrent Session I 1:40 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.

How Leaders Emerge RM W179b

Moderator: Rodnert Thimote, Caterpillar Speakers: Reuben Slone, Job, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Logistics, Walgreens Wanda Haltek, Director of Operations, McDonalds Pamela Puryear, Vice President and CTO, Hospira Georgia Dudley, CEO, Empowering Women Network Inc.

Identifying and Aligning with the Leaders in Your Organization RM W181b

Moderator: Janai Howard, Saggezza Speakers: Muhammad Gigani, Senior Manager, Deloitte Tax LLP Joyce Grenis, SVP HR , Sikich Tony Ling, Partner, Jenner & Block Henry Beards, Director of Human Resources, UPS Illinois District

Smart Women Take Smart Risks W180

Moderator: Toby Atkinson, Cintas Corporation Speakers: Megan Cleghorn, CEO, Request For Relief LLC Nancy van Duyne, Vice President Congressional Affairs, United Airlines Ruth Ann Wisner, VP Mergers, Acquisitions, & vvDivestitures, ADM

Leveraging Your Success Through Mentors, Networks, and Sponsors Rm W181a

Moderator: Emanuel Barr, University of Pheonix Speakers: Jenny Colombo, Vice President, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Sandra Pineau-Boddison, Senior Vice President United Express, United Airlines Max Reed,Vice President Program Sales, CDW Mark Wattley, Divisional Vice President, HR Mergers, Walgreens

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Concurrent Session II 2:50 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.

Top Leadership Competencies RM W181c

Moderator: Tessa Owen, InnerWorkings Speakers: Thomas Carroll, EVP Chief HR Officer, RR Donnelly Daniel Hamilton, CVP Channel Sales, Kraft Foods Group Luke Emery,Vice President-Chicagoland Market Unit,Coca-Cola Refreshments Diana Thomas, Vice President, US TL&D, McDonald’s Corporation

The Rewards of “Servant” Leadership RM W179b

Moderator: Janese Murray, Constellation Speakers: Jim Winkler, VP Organizational Development, Walmart Kevin Massey, VP - Mission and Spiritual Care, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Chris Witte, Vice President - Customer Development, Hillshire Brands Terri Mayes, Vice Chairman, Illinois Diversity Council

Women At the Top RM W181a

Moderator: Melanie Ditore, Greeley and Hansen Speakers: Victoria Podesta, Chief Communications Officer, ADM Sandra Pineau-Boddison, Senior Vice President United Express, United Airlines Megan Cleghorn, CEO, Request for Relief LLC Pamela Puryear, Vice President & CTO, Hospira

Multi-Cultural Leadership Roundtable RM W181b

Moderator: Tracy Bradley, COUNTRY Financial Speakers: Dov Shenkman, Group VP Supply Chain, Walgreens Sharon Grant, Vice President Customer Contact Center, United Airlines Max Reed, Vice President Program Sales, CDW Michael Fisher, Agency Field Executive of Market Development, COUNTRY Financial

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Exelon Corporation is proud to support the National Diversity Council. Best wishes for a Skadden successful event.

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National Diversity Council

and congratulates our partner

Chuck Smith

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Illinois_L_2014_Prog.indd 27 10/21/14 7:36 AM Join the Illinois Diversity Council

We are committed to diversity and the transformation of our workplaces and communities into environments where people are valued for their uniqueness and are secure in their knowledge that their efforts make a difference.

For more information about the Illinois Diversity Council, please contact Dennis Kennedy at [email protected].

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