2014 Greater Dallas Best Practices and DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon

Date

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Theme

Diversity Leadership: Empowering to Make a Difference

Location

Hyatt Regency North Dallas Hotel
Texas Ballroom, 1st Floor (DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon)
701 East Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75081

Complimentary parking will be available.

Schedule of Events

Registration: 8:00 a.m. — 9:00 a.m.
Best Practices Sessions: 9:00 a.m. — 10:00 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. — 11:15 a.m. (Longhorn Rooms 1 & 2, 1^st Floor)
DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon: 11:30 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.

Keynote Speaker

Jeff
Lamb

Executive Vice President, Chief People & Administrative Officer

Southwest Airlines

Moderator

Brenda
Teele

Owner

Aegis Title Company, LLC

Presenters

9:00 a.m. — 10:00 a.m.
Cultural Competence: From Awareness to Application

The notion that diversity is a reality of life, and work has been embraced by most. And more than ever, organizations in all industries declare that the respect and appreciation for all differences is in the business best interest. Why then, the tension that those differences produce has not decreased? Why does the goal of creating inclusive work environments still seems elusive? It certainly is not because lack of awareness. Everywhere we look we are reminded of the growing diversity in our communities and work places. And everyday more professionals find themselves interacting with people from different countries and cultures. There is no lack of awareness about differences.

What is missing is the capacity to identify what differences have an impact in a particular situation, and the ability to adjust our behavior to get the desired result for everyone. We need to move from awareness to application. What makes a difference is not that we understand we should be sensitive and flexible. It is what we decide to do and when and how we do it. This is what cultural competence means.

Guillermo
Gutierrez

Principal Consultant

Metta International

10:15 a.m. — 11:15 a.m.
Employee Resource Groups: Innovation, Value and Impact

This session will present an overview of the recent and future population changes in the United States. These patterns show that Latinos represent the engine of the demography of the United States. Despite the importance of Latinos for the nation’s future population and economy, Latinos continue to be underrepresented in leadership positions. The session will stress the need to groom and develop Latino leaders across the vast sector of organizations and corporations.

Angeles
Valenciano

Chief Executive Officer

National Diversity Council

Cecilia
O’rellana-Rojas

Vice President, Strategy and Research

Texas Diversity Council

Sponsorship Opportunities

Co-Title Table — Donor Level $8,000

Designated as a Co-Title sponsor for the DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon; this designation will be on all ads for the event as well as in the program
Opportunity to have a representative from your organization speak at the event (5min)
Corporate logo on all pre-event and event promotional material listed
Will publicly receive a Recognition Plaque at the event
Recognition in the DiversityFIRST™ Newsletter as a sponsor
Recognition on the Texas Diversity Council website as a sponsor
Corporate banner displayed at the event (supplied by your company)
Corporate logo on the cover of the program
Full-page ad in the program; Ads must be received 2 weeks before the scheduled event
One reserved table seating 8
One Exhibitor/Vendor Table

Red Sponsor – Donor Level $3,500

Designated as an official sponsor of the DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon
Corporate logo on all pre-event and promotional material listed
Will publicly receive a Recognition Plaque at the event
Recognition in the DiversityFIRST™ Newsletter as a sponsor
Recognition on the Texas Diversity Council web site as a sponsor
Corporate logo on the cover of the program
Half-page ad in the program; Ads must be received 3 weeks before the scheduled event
One reserved table seating 8
One Exhibitor/Vendor Table

White — Donor Level $2,500

Designated as an official sponsor of the DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon
Corporate logo on all pre-event and event promotionl material listed
Will publicly receive a Recognition Certificate at the event
Quarter-page ad in the program; Ads must be received 3 weeks before the scheduled event
One reserved table seating 8