The National Society of Hispanic MBA's Connecticut Chapter invites you to the 7th Annual NSHMBA Employee Resource Group (ERG) Summit. This event is designed to bring together ERG leaders, executive champions, and diversity officers from the Northeast region to build a professional networking forum to share best practices, challenges, and current trends focused on:

“ERG’s Making a Difference: Our Impact on Corporate Responsibility”

This year's ERG Summit will be hosted by Yale University and sponsored by Aetna, Cigna, Prudential, Travelers, and United Technologies Corporation.

Keynote Speaker: IsaiasZamarripa – CEO at Three Degrees from Isaias

Isaias Zamarripa is the CEO of Three Degrees from Isaias (3DFI), a consulting firm with a strong focus on Diversity, Employee Networks, and Executive recruiting. Through its consulting expertise, 3DFI helps companies understand the implications of today’s shifting demographics and align their resources to embrace diversity, leverage their internal networks, and maximize their investment on diverse talent.

Isaias leads and inspires employee networks to create and quantify their Return on Investment (ROI). His experience with Employee Resource Groups includes the creation and management of Employee Networks at General Mills and the development of the Latino Employee Networks of the Twin Cities.

He has led Fortune 100 organizations in the development and implementation of strategies on branding recruitment, diversity initiatives and evolving the role of Employee Networks in recruiting, on-boarding, retention, and leadership growth.

For more information about this year’s keynote speaker visit: http://www.3dfi.com

Distinguished speakers participating at this event include:

Yvonne M. Martin – Chair of NSHMBA National Board of Directors and Director of Strategic Accounts at Otis World Headquarters

Rosanna Durruthy – Chief Diversity Officer at Cigna

Andres Gonzalez – Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Baystate Health System

Nicolas P. Stable – Vice President & Counsel at GE Capital Aviation Services

Deborah Stanley-McAulay – Chief Diversity Officer at Yale University

Roger Jimenez – Founding Partner at Talent Solution Partners

Kirk Santos – Principal Partner at Talent Solution Partners

Susan West – Associate Director of Strategic Communications Information Technology Services and Co-Chair of LGBTQ Affinity Group at Yale University

Doris Gonzalez – Director of Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs in the Americas at IBM Corporation

Michael Muñoz – Assistant Director of Americas Inclusiveness Office at Ernst & Young

Howard C. Fero, PhD - Associate Professor of Business and Leadership and Director of Graduate Leadership Programs at Albertus Magnus College

Joelle Murchison – Vice President of Enterprise Diversity and Inclusion at Travelers

Tara Spain – Vice President of the Travelers Foundation and Director of Community Relations at Travelers

Timothy Branner – Manager of Workforce Diversity & HR Compliance North America at Otis Elevator

Krogen Carreño – Lead Engineer for the Brazil Navy Program at Sikorsky Aircraft

… among others.

Preliminary Agenda

9:00am - Breakfast and Registration

10:00am - Welcoming Remarks

10:15am - Panel Session #1

11:30am - Networking Lunch

12:00pm - Keynote Speaker

1:00pm - Workshop Session #1

2:30pm - Workshop Session #2

4:00pm - Panel Session #2

5:30pm - Closing Remarks

6:00pm - Reception

We look forward to seeing you at this year's Summit!

For additional information, please contact:

Janice Claudio

VP Employee Resource Groups

NSHMBA Connecticut Chapter

erg@connecticut.nshmba.org

Visit the NSHMBA Connecticut website to learn more about our chapter!