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4th Annual CEIR Conference ~ June 20, 2016

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Full conference video

Conference Program (times in video above)

Welcome & Opening Comments

(0:00) Bill Flanagan, Vice President, Allegheny Conference on Community Development

(2:20) John Greeno, Asst. Vice President & Chief Human Resource Officer, Duquesne University

(4:25) Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny County Executive

(8:40) Tim Stevens, Chairman & CEO, The Black Political Empowerment Project (B-PEP)/ Facilitator, CEIR Working Group

(13:20) Dennis Yablonsky, CEO, Allegheny Conference on Community Development – A Wake Up Call for Employers in the
Pittsburgh  Region – Our Region at an Inflection Point
 
“WORKFORCE CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES” Including a Conversation on Ban the Box
 
(24:50) Khadija Diggs, Deputy Director for the Governor's Southwest Regional Office - Introduction of Keynote Speaker

(32:00) John Wetzel, Secretary of Corrections, PA Department of Corrections – Re-entry into the Workforce and the Issue of Ban the Box – Why It must be done!
 
(46:20) Video Vignette - Workforce Challenges & Opportunities

(51:15) Panel Discussion
Facilitator:   Sharon Higginbothan
, COO, Bethlehem Haven
Panel Members:
  • Alethia J. Bush, Certified Reentry Specialist, Founder & CEO, Center for Successful Reentry
  • Julius “JD” Drake, Graduate, Community Kitchen Pittsburgh
  • Katie R. Jacobs, Attorney, Cohen & Grigsby P.C.
  • Atty. Tracey McCants Lewis, Esq., Asst. Clinical Professor, Duquesne University School of Law
  • Cynthia W. Shields, Director Strategic Partnerships, 3 Rivers Workforce Investment Board
  • Rabbi Moishe Mayir Vogel, Founder and President,  Aleph Institute, North East Region
 
(1:37:30) Mayor Bill Peduto:- Celebrating Pittsburgh's Bicentennial Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

       (1:46:20)
Video - City of Pittsburgh Smart Cities Challenge Proposal

“CREATIVE INITIATIVES TO WORKFORCE DIVERSITY” Including the ‘Revised Rooney Rule’

(1:53:50) Video Vignette - Creative Initiatives to Workforce Diversity

(1:58:00) Panel Discussion
Facilitator:  Marla D. Bradford
, Senior Recruiter Diversity Leader
Panel Members:
  • Pam Arroyo, Program Director, Campus Programs and Workforce Development, UPMC Talent Acquisition, Previous Summer Associate
  • Dan Bull, Founder, The Entrepreneurial Incubator “Zero Six Eight”
  • Evan Frazier, Sr. Vice President Community Affairs, Highmark Health
  • Dr. Rahmon Hart, Director of Community Relations, Rivers Casino
  • Steven Massaro, Sr. Vice President Massaro Corporation
  • Chase Loper, Business Analyst/Former intern, Facilities Management, Duquesne University

       (2:16:30) Video - Massaro Construction - Constructing Our Future
 
      (2:22:20) Video - Duquesne University - Minority Professional Development Internship Program

(2:48:20) Melanie Harrington, President & CEO, Vibrant Pittsburgh, An Overview of “The Pittsburgh Regional Diversity Survey”
 
“SUPPLIER DIVERSITY & ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES” Including a Discussion on ‘The Hybrid Rooney Rule’

(2:56:50) Video Vignette - Supplier Diversity & Entrepreneurial Opportunities

(3:00:00) Panel Discussion
Facilitator:  Toni Silva-Jeter
, Director, Supplier Relations, UPMC
Panel Members:
  • Ron Alvarado, President, Novus Group, LLC, Chairperson, Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  • Andrew Lee, Account Executive, The Wilson Group
  • Suresh Ramanathan, President & CEO, KORYAK, Chairman, Minority Business Enterprise Input Committee (MBEIC)
  • Ruth Byrd Smith, Director, Dept. of Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Enterprise, Allegheny County
  • Greg Spencer, CEO, Randall Industries, LLC (former Sr. Vice President, Equitable Resources, now EQT)
  • April Thorpe, Director of Procurement, Rivers Casino

       (3:01:20) Video - SHARE 2016, A Corporate Community Collaborative
 
 Closing Comments
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(3:42:30) Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny County Executive 

(3:48:00) Doris Carson Williams, President & CEO, African American Chamber of Commerce of Western PA - Why We Can’t Wait!
 
(3:56:00) Laura Ellsworth, Chair,  Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce of Greater Pittsburgh, Vice Chair, Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board, Partner-in-Charge, Global Community Service Initiatives, Jones Day - Our Corporate Challenge: Creating the Pebbles…Building the Ladders – Time for the Breakthroughs!

(4:03:00) ​Video Debut - Creating Pebbles of Possibility for Ladders to Opportunity - the Corporate Equity & Inclusion Roundtable

(4:08:20) ​Tim Stevens, B-PEP Chairman/Facilitator CEIR Working Group

(4:16:40) K. L. Brewer - “A Very Special Diversity Moment!”


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