Virtual Economic Inclusion Summit

Grow Cedar Valley and the University of Northern Iowa is excited to announce the 2020 Economic Inclusion Conference: Engage, Empower & Act.

The conference will be Oct. 8th & 9th  in a two-day virtual event. The first day will include a two-hour session with speakers, breakouts, and content that is open to all. The second day will feature a partial day conference featuring talented and engaging speakers. 

Registration

Cost: $50

Register online for the Economic Inclusion Summit

Agenda

October 8, 2020

1:00pm – Introduction

1:20pm – Let's Be Honest - Video Response Panel

2:15pm – Break

2:20pm – Let's Be Honest: The Challenge of Leading

Panelists

• Dr. Kingsley Botchway II, Chief Officer of Human Resources and Equity, Waterloo Community School District
• Dr. Jim Wohlpart, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Northern Iowa
• Dr. Todd Holcomb, President, Hawkeye Community College
• Dr. Nafissa Cisse Egbuonye, Director, Black Hawk County Health Department

October 9, 2020

8:05am – Kick-Off Address - Economic Inclusion Overview

• Sharina Sallis, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, CUNA Mutual Group
• Will Frost, Director of Talent Development, Grow Cedar Valley

8:30am – Let's Be Honest...An Emergency of Urgency

• Cary Darrah, President & CEO, Grow Cedar Valley
• Rob Green, Mayor of Cedar Falls, IA
• Quentin Hart, Mayor of Waterloo, IA
• Dr. Todd Holcomb, President, Hawkeye Community College
• Dr. Mark Nook, President, University of Northern Iowa
• Kyle Roed, Human Resources Director, CPM Roskamp

8:55am – Break

9:00am – Keynote

• Rick Coleman, Sports Director, KWWL
• Kevin Warren, Commissioner, Big Ten
• Dr. Mark Nook, President, University of Northern Iowa

9:55am – Break

10:00am – Let's Be Honest EE&A Training Sessions (Engage, Empower & Act) for Your Organization

• Healthcare Disparities in COVID-19 - Impact on Your Organization
  • Moderator: Rob Green, Mayor of Cedar Falls, IA
  • Dr. Nafissa Cisse Egbuonye, Director, Black Hawk County Health Department
• Black Lives Matter - Activism in Action
  • Moderator: Jamie Chidozie
  • Joyce Levingston
  • Stacey Walker
  • Anthony Arrington
• Benefits of Being Proactive: Intentional Embracing of LGBTQ Issues, Individuals & Interests
  • Moderator: James Hoelscher, Program Manager, University of Northern Iowa Institute for Decision Making
  • Dr. Dwight Eisenman
  • Gina Weekley, Waterloo Community Schools
  • Chris Schwartz, Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors

11:00am – Let's Be Honest EE&A Training Sessions (Engage, Empower & Act) for Your Organization Cont.

• Lawyer Up? Legality of Diversity
  • Moderator: Felicia Smith-Nalls, City of Waterloo, IA
• E3 - Ensuring Economic Equity
  • Moderator: Joy Briscoe, Waterloo Community School District
  • Robert Smith
• Colored Lens of White Privilege
  • Moderator - Tara Thomas, Communications Director, Waterloo Community School District
  • Lisa Speicher Munoz
  • Kathy Kratchmer
  • Annette Duncan
  • Susan Hill
  • Brittany Flokstra

12:00pm – Let's Be Honest EE&A Training Sessions (Engage, Empower & Act) for Your Organization Cont.

• Workforce Strategies: Can You See Me? I have a disABILITY!
  • TeriLynn Jorgensen
  • Emmanual Smith, Disability Rights Iowa
• Workforce Strategies: Just Cedar Valley Nice? Good to Great...Welcoming Immigrants & Refugees
  • Moderator: Tavis Hall, Executive Director, Experience Waterloo
• KEEPING YOUR HEAD: Prioritizing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Midst of a Crisis
  • Moderator: Sharina Sallis, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, CUNA Mutual Group
  • Jamie Chidozie
  • Rhonda McRina, Hawkeye Community College
  • Corye Johnson
  • Timi Brown-Powers

12:50pm – Break

1:00pm – Choose Your Plenary Lab: Engage, Empower & Act Under the Microscope

• Hmm.. So you have a Diversity plan... now what?
• IMPACTED: Racial Trauma/Mental Health
  • Shantila Caston
  • Melissa Payne

1:50pm – Wrap Up

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