8:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast with Sponsors and Exhibitors

8:30 a.m.
Welcome
Beth Davisson, Senior Vice President, Kentucky Chamber Foundation

The Role of Business in Fostering an Inclusive Workforce
Condrad Daniels, President, HJI Supply Chain Solutions
Beth Davisson, Senior Vice President, Kentucky Chamber Foundation

8:45 a.m.    
Legal Ramifications on Employers and Businesses of the Supreme Court's Decision in SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC
LaToi Mayo, Shareholder, Littler Mendelson P.C.

9:30 a.m.     
Equality of Opportunity and Why It Still Matters: A Conversation with Rick Wade    
Rick Wade, Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances and Outreach, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Interviewer: Ashli Watts, President & CEO, Kentucky Chamber
        
10:30 a.m.    
Supplier Diversity: Importance, Impact, and Barriers
John Crockett, President, LG&E and KU Energy LLC
Carlos Sanchez, President, AT&T Kentucky
Amy B. Spiller, President – Ohio and Kentucky, Duke Energy Corporation
Moderator: Raymond Daniels, Co-Founder, President & CEO, Equity Solutions Group, LLC and Community & Minority Business Development Accelerator, Commerce Lexington

Minority Business Enterprises (MBE’s) play a powerful role in the diversifying landscape of the U.S. and Kentucky. This panel will discuss each of their company’s supplier diversity initiatives, and what they’ve learned from these intentional efforts.
    
11:15 a.m.
What is the Role of Public Policy in Fostering a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Commonwealth?
Hon. Nima Kulkarni, State Representative, Commonwealth of Kentucky
Hon. Reggie Thomas, State Senator, Commonwealth of Kentucky
Hon. Killian Timoney, State Representative, Commonwealth of Kentucky
Moderator: Kate Shanks, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, Kentucky Chamber

12:00 p.m.     
Luncheon Keynote
George Davis IV, Program Director, LouCity & Racing Foundation

1:30 p.m.
Luncheon Closing Comments
Beth Davisson, Senior Vice President, Kentucky Chamber Foundation

2:00 p.m.     
Diversity Means Success: Best Practices for a Diverse Workforce
Stephanie Dillon, Account Executive, MetLife
Carolyn Tandy, Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer, Humana
Purna Veer, Founder and President, V-Soft Consulting
Moderator: Condrad Daniels, President, HJI Supply Chain Solutions

2:45 p.m.
Inclusive Means WHO? EVERYONE!
Troy J. Broussard, State Director, AARP Kentucky
Johnny Collett, Deputy Director, University of Kentucky Human Development Institute, RETAIN
Colonel (Ret.) Blaine Hedges, CEO/President, Government Solutions and Services
Moderator: Beth Davisson, Senior Vice President, Kentucky Chamber Foundation

3:30 p.m.     
Closing Comments
Beth Davisson, Senior Vice President, Kentucky Chamber Foundation

2nd Annual Kentucky DE&I Summit Concludes