2023 START Agenda

2023 START Conference Agenda

**Conference Agenda for Thursday, March 30, 2023**
Time	Event	Room
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Registration/Check-in Breakfast Networking with Company Representatives Altria Deloitte Enterprise Holdings Equitable Advisors EY Hershey Hilton Johnson & Johnson KPMG PepsiCo PPG PwC Siemens Healthineers The Boeing Company Vanguard	Alumni Hall, HUB
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.	Welcome	Alumni Hall, HUB
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Morning Keynote Speaker Alicia Petross, Chief Diversity Officer The Hershey Company	Alumni Hall, HUB
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.	Break
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Breakout Session 1 Boeing - Khizer Mirza, Tish Carney, and Ashley Myers EY - "Unconscious Bias" Devraj Jadeja, Jacqueline Jaszczak PwC - "Emotional Intelligence" Andre Bennett, Rob Norman, Leah Wolf, and Meghan Carroll	Rooms 129 A 129 B 129 C
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.	Break
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Breakout Session 2 Altria - "Cultural Fluency: Overcoming Cultural Barriers" Hussein Elzein, and Fadel Al-marsoumi, Lauren Fritz Deloitte - "The Art of Networking" Tina Lu, Trey Cruser, La'Jay Adams Hilton - "Sourcing with Purpose" Simone Ray	Rooms 129 A 129 B 129 C
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Lunch Afternoon Keynote Speaker Kelly Palumbo, CPA Vice President of Finance, Global Transformation, & Talent Strategies, Johnson & Johnson 2023 START Conference Diversity Essay Contest Presentations The top three finalists will present in alphabetical order by last name. After the presentations are complete, it will be announced who placed first, second, and third. Essay prompt: How can you leverage your knowledge of diversity and inclusion to create a platform or program that promotes a long-lasting impact within your community? First - Ziyen Curtis (they/them), B.A. History, B.S. Global and International Studies, Sexuality and Gender Studies minor, Women's Studies minor, Diversity Studies certificate Second - Izabella Sattler, B.S. Management Third - Lauren Ann Tannenbaum, Business Pre-Major tracking Finance	Alumni Hall, HUB