Day 2: The Forum--Schedule Information
Thursday, February 21, 2008

Workshop Breakout Schedule

*Indicates that CLE accreditation has been applied for.

Track/Time	9:15am - 10:45am Concurrent  Workshop I	11:30am - 1:00pm Concurrent  Workshop II	2:30 - 4:00pm Concurrent  Workshop III
Diversity Development Provided with support from Prudential Financial.
	Chief Diversity Officers Speak Harnessing Diversity Change: Suceeding Under Any Condition Panel	D&I Future Think: Creating Personal Roadmap for Tomorrow's Trends Jonamay Lambert	Evidence Based Diversity Management: What Works, What Doesn't Alexandra Kalev
	Demographic Change and the Workforce of the Future Tom Gillaspy	Development: The Success Strategy that Works Janice Fenn, Steve Kuper	Get Gender Smart! How to Work With Women for Recruiting & Retention Results Jane Sanders
	Inclusion Lessons Tony Orange, ProGroup Players	Diversimetrics Craig Clayton	Prepare, Enlist, Engage Your Organization Diversity Champions! Yvonne Cheek, Sue Plaster
	Techniques for Recruiting a Diverse Workforce Ed Hubbard	Reframing Diversity Practice:Lessons in Strategy & Leadership Amy Batiste, Panel	Ten Tips for Recruiting Lations/as Gloria Contreras Edin
Employment Practices Provided with support from Fairview Health Services.
	Experiencing Inclusion: An Interactive Exercise Ron Adderly	Employee Resource Groups-A Case Study in Employee Engagement, Empowerment and Retention* Jackie Thomas-Hall, Panel	Case Study: Best Buy's Memphis Cultural Immersion Jim Langemo, Jermaine Davis
	Insider/ Outsider Cecilia  Stanton	Hard Work for Soft Skills: Expect More from Your E-Learning Jon Olson	Manager's Toolkit: How to Build Inclusive Diversity Teams Nehrwr Abdul-Wahid, Sara Taylor
	Mind the Gap: How to Make Your Global Projects Work Mary Beth Lamb, Amy Tolbert	Inclusive On-boarding: Positioning All Employees for Success Tim Vigue	Next in Line: Ensuring Diverse Succession Plan Tom McKinnon
		Mentoring 101: Best Practices for Mentoring Initiatives Sue Stanek
Critical or Emerging Issues Provided with support from Ecolab, Inc.
	The Challenge of Returning to Workplace for Combat Veterans Major John  Morris	Emotional Intelligence and Diversity Jules Laing, Sara Taylor	Beyond the Achievement Gap: The Case Is Made-Now What? Phillip Miner, Raul Ramos, Panel
	Customized Employment: A Strengths-based Approach Bob Niemiec, Panel	Engaging White Men in the Diversity Process Jeffery Cookson, Rebecca Robinson, Panel	Elephant in the Office: Mental Health in the Workplace Brian Doran, Sandra Meicher
	Gender Transitions in the Workplace: A Corporate How-to Guide for Success Kim Cunningham, Debra Davis	Giving Voice to GLBT Diversity in the Workplace: A Starbucks Initiative Leads to Regional Results Lacey All, Kevin Carothers, Stephen Gould, Jen Olson	Living, Working, and Communicating Effectively with Muslims in the U.S. Ghafar Lakanwal
	GLBT Corporate Benefits-What Employers Should Know* Phil Duran	Talking 'bout My Generation Amy Tolbert	MicroInequities: The Power of Small George Robinson
			Skills for the Interculturally Competent Manager* Mitch Hammer
Government	Adapting Mainstream Managers to the Immigrant Workforce Jillian Middlebrooks, Panel	Retention of Public Service Immigrant Employees Alejandro Maldonado, Panel	Religious Accommodation in the Public Sector: A Balancing Act Eric McFarland
	Diversity Recruitment: Public Sector Challenges and Strategies Pat Herndon
Health Care Provided with support from HealthPartners.	Executive Discussion on Workplace Diversity- What Keeps Me Up at Night Rohini Anand, Panel	Healthcare Diversity Workforce: Building, Sustaining and Re-energizing a Health Care Diversity Initiative Sue Plaster, Panel	Pipeline Development in HealthCare Talent: Nuts and Bolts for Developing a Richly Diverse Workplace Speaker to be announced
Legal/HR Provided with support from Thomson West.	Recognizing Employee' Uniqueness: Legal Trends in Race, Religion, Ethnicit, Caregiver Protection* Howard Tarkow, Panel	Mediation as a Powerful Tool for Finding Common Ground in Employment Disputes* Sue Stingley, Panel	Training to Create Respectful Work Environment* Sheila Engelmeier, Sue Fischer
Small Business	Diversity in Action: The Children's Service Society of Wisconsin's Journey  Diana Alstadt, Langston Verdin	One Size Fits All? Techniques for Workplace Diversity in Different-Sized Non-Profits Kay Hocker	Diversity in Small/ Medium- Sized Organizations: Strategies to Go the Distance Amy Batiste

*CLE credits have been applied for

Conference Signage is provided with support from Hennepin County.
Registration is provided with support from ProStaff.
Participant Materials are provided with support from Cargill. 
National Marketing Assistance is is provided with support from Northwest Airlines.
Speaker Travel is provided with support from Northwest Airlines

G & K Services is the official uniform provider of the Multicultural Forum on Workplace Diversity.