Confirmed Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Candi Castleberry Singleton
VP, Diversity & Inclusion, Twitter
Kunal Kapoor
Morningstar
Khizr Khan
Attorney and Gold Star father
Gil de las Alas
ULine
Rose Tibayan
reporter, anchor, producer, CEO
Mistress of Ceremonies, Gala
Kimberly Papillon
The Better Mind | Neuroscience and Decision-Making
Workshop Speakers
For complete speaker biographies, please click on the names in the list BELOW the portraits display.
Kristin Barrett
Senior Director of the Polsky Exchange, Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Clarita Santos
Executive Director, Community Health Initiatives, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
2017 SPEAKERS BIOS (more coming soon)
D.A. Abrams
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
U.S. Tennis Association
G
Roshny Archer
Vice President, Human Resources
Global Talent and Corporate Functions
Grainger
Warren Arnold
Senior Vice President, Manager
National Wealth Advisor Group
Neeru Arora
SVP, ASC Chief Information Officer and Chief Knowledge Officer
Aon
Aurora Austriaco, Esq.
Valentine, Austriaco, & Bueschel Attorneys at Law
Maine Township School Board
Kristin Barrett
Senior Director of the Polsky Exchange
Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at University of Chicago
Kim Cummings
Chief Diversity Officer
BNSF
Gil De Las Alas (Aug 18 Lunch Keynote)
Chief HR Directcor
Uline
Sherri Dublin
VP, Diversity Program
Nielsen
Anu George
Chief Quality Officer
Morningstar
Christina Ha
Founder
worldevermore
Kunal Kapoor (Aug. 18 Breakfast Keynote)
CEO
Morningstar
Fred Keeton
Princpal
Keeton Iconoclast Consulting
Khizr Khan (Aug. 19 Gala Keynote)
Attorney and Gold Star father
Program Manager, Chief of Staff
US Foods
Anu Krishnan
Director
Allstate
Alice C. Lee-Osborne
Founder/CEO
AACE L3C
Michael Leong
Senior VP, Managing Director
PNC Corporate Banking
Wil Lewis
Senior VP & D&I Executive
Bank of America
Mabel Menard
Associate Professor
University of Phoenix, Chicago Campus
Josina Morita
Commissioner
Chicago’s Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Michael Mau
Chief, Diversity Program, Talent Acquisition Group
Central Intelligence Agency
Shalini Menon
Senior VP – Investigations Sr Manager
Bank of America
Sameena Mustafa
marketer, real estate broker,actor, comedian,
APAICS Leadership Fellow
Maria Odiamar Racho
Organizational Effectiveness Practice Lead
All State
Kimberly Papillon, Esq. (Aug. 19 Lunch Keynote)
Attorney and Speaker
The Better Mind | Neuroscience and Decision-Making
Anisha Ismail Patel
Organization Development Practice Lead & Intrapreneur
Arlington Heights Board of Education
Maria Odiamar Racho
Organization Development Practice Lead & Intrapreneur
Allstate
Jan Rutherford
Founder
Self-Reliant Leadership
Clarita Santos
Senior Director
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Dilara Sayeed
Chief Education Officer (CEO)
Golden Apple Foundation
Bob Serikaku
Retired VP
IBM
Foram Sheth
Co-founder and coach
Ama La Vida
Mabel Tung
Executive Vice President
Northern Trust (Retired)
Jim Vaselopulos
Partner
Self-Reliant Leadership
Pallavi Verma
Managing Director
Accenture
Khanh Vu
Executive Director
Society of Asian Scientists & Engineers (SASE)
Dora Wong
Vice President & Associate General Counsel
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Angela Wu
Vice President & Associate General Counsel
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago