Workforce Diversity Summit Speakers

 

JOHANNA ASSOUS
Vice President,
Capgemini

linkedin.com/pub/johanna-assous/4/a28/426/en
Topic: Power of Partnership:
Deliver Business Results Through Women’s Leadership & Innovation

 

JANET POPE

North America Diversity & Inclusion Leader,
Capgemini

linkedin.com/in/janetppope
Topic: Power of Partnership:
Deliver Business Results Through Women’s Leadership & Innovation

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CRAIG B. CLAYTON, SR.

Director & Diversity Strategist, International Institute for Diversity & Cross Cultural Management,
C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston

linkedin.com/in/craigbclaytonsr
Topic: Corporate Bullying – Costs and Consequences

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KEN COLEMAN
Chairman,
Saama Technologies

linkedin.com/pub/ken-coleman/2/492/146
Topic: The Business Case for Diversity – A Personal Journey Through Silicon Valley

 

 

DAVE CLARK
Anchor, Morning News,
KTVU-TV (FOX)

Bio
Topic: The Business Case for Diversity – A Personal Journey Through Silicon Valley

 

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CINDA HEEREN

Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering,
University of Illinois 

Bio
Topic: Successfully Recruiting & Graduating Women in STEM

 

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NADA JAIN
Partner,
Golden Seeds Venture Capital

linkedin.com/in/nadajain
Topic: Supporting Women’s Leadership, Gender Diversity, Entrepreneurship, & Jobs
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LISA LAMBERT
Vice President,
Intel Capital

linkedin.com/pub/lisa-m-lambert/0/448/141
Topic: UPWARD: Advancing Senior Executive Women

 

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FELIX S. LEE
Partner,
Fenwick & West

Bio
Topic: Problem Spotting – Diversity Metrics and Data Collection
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SHERADEN NICHOLAU
Associate Director,
Abilities United

linkedin.com/pub/sheraden-nicholau/b0/5b7/9a3

Topic: Hiring the Differently Abled:
Cutting Edge Accomplishments in Silicon Valley & Beyond

 

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TINA SHAH PAIKEDAY
Managing Director,
Talent Advisory Board

linkedin.com/pub/tina-paikeday/a/688/740
Topic: Diverse Silicon Valley Attorneys Drive Innovation Through Emotional Intelligence

 

 

SALAM RAFEEDIE BAQLEH
Diversity Research Director,
Talent Advisory Board

 www.linkedin.com/pub/salam-rafeedie-baqleh/4/533/30a/en

Topic: Diverse Silicon Valley Attorneys Drive Innovation Through Emotional Intelligence

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LINDA PARKER PENNINGTON
CEO,
Parker Pennington Enterprises

• linkedin.com/in/lindaparkerpennington
  Topic: The Concrete Ceiling

 

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LAKIBA PITTMAN
Director of Diversity,
Notre Dame de Namur University

 linkedin.com/in/lakiba/en
Facilitator: The STEM Pipeline

 

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OSCAR PORTER
Executive Director,
MESA

linkedin.com/pub/oscar-porter/1/b3a/4b1
Topic: MESA – California’s STEM Solution

 

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CAROLINE SIMARD
Director of Research,
Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford

Bio
Topic: Creating Effective Workplaces by Minimizing Bias in Organizations

 

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MARY STUTTS
Vice President External Affairs,
Comcast

 linkedin.com/pub/mary-stutts/13/870/192/en
Topic: Corporate Community Investment in Tomorrow’s Future Workforce 

 

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TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent of Public Instruction,
State of California

 linkedin.com/in/tomtorlakson
Topic: Encouraging Underrepresented Groups to Study STEM

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K.C. WU
Senior Vice President, Value Chain IT,
Cisco 

linkedin.com/pub/kin-ching-wu/0/769/ab6
Topic: Cisco Men for Inclusion Partnership Program

 

 

Colin Kincaid
Vice President, Product Management

Cisco

linkedin.com/pub/colin-kincaid/0/216/85a
Topic: Cisco Men for Inclusion Partnership Program

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