The DAP Diversity Summit is on June 7, 2017 at Saint Louis University – Busch Student Center
7:30-8:30 AM | Registration/Networking Breakfast/Resource Fair
8:30-10:00 AM | Opening Keynote
Understanding History and Ourselves: The Issues of Unearned Advantages and Disadvantages | Peggy McIntosh, Ph.D., Founder of the National SEED Project
Prep for Dr. McIntosh’s keynote remarks by reading her paper, White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
10:00-10:15 AM | Networking Break
10:15-11:30 AM | Breakout sessions (Track 1)
Unconscious Bias in the Workplace | Catrina Salama, Diversity Awareness Partnership
Gender Identity and Expression: Language and Concepts | Anna Warbelow, Washington University in St. Louis
Elevating Corporate D&I: Advancing Diversity Work Through a Millennial Social Justice Lens | Noor Hasan, Allstate and Neha Surender, Allstate
Candid Conversation with Muslims | Chris Caras, Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)
Mohamad Z. Alhalabi, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, registered professional engineer
Alaa Kamel, Service Employees International Union, Local 1
Inclusive Leadership: Dialogue and Tools for Understanding Privilege | Kenneth Pruitt, Diversity Awareness Partnership
11:30 AM-12:45 PM | Lunch/Resource Fair
1:00-2:15 PM | Breakout sessions (Track 2)
Creating Culturally Inclusive Schools | Nikki McGruder, Diversity Awareness Partnership
Sharing Best Practices in Corporate Employee Resource Groups (Panel Discussion)
Melanie Moore, Monsanto
Megan St. John, Edward Jones
Mike Eggleston, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Supplier Diversity: Trends and Resources (Panel Discussion)
Lester Woods, Missouri Department of Transporation (MoDot)
Valerie Coyazo, Kansas City Power & Light
Stephanie Smith, Washington University in St. Louis
Moderated by Taylor Mason, David Mason & Associates
Black Male Experiences: Telling a Different Story (Panel Discussion)
Steve Hill, FastSigns Owner
Turan Mullins, Maryville University
F. Willis Johnson, Wellspring Church
Robert McNichols, Jr., Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Moderated by Steven Parks, Diversity Awareness Partnership
Listen. Talk. Learn. Dialoguing Across Difference | Catrina Salama, Diversity Awareness Partnership
2:15-2:30 PM | Networking Break
2:30-3:45 PM | Breakout sessions (Track 3)
Unconscious Bias in the Workplace (repeat session) | Kenneth Pruitt, Diversity Awareness Partnership
Building a Multigenerational Workforce | Catrina Salama, Diversity Awareness Partnership
Beyond the Acronym: A Transgender Experience | Sayer Johnson, Metro Trans Umbrella Group
Being an Ally in Racial Equity Work | Amy Hunter, St. Louis Children’s Hospital