Join us this Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. ET for the
National Summit on Equality of Opportunity, Moving from Conversations to Real Action, where we'll discuss and highlight examples of how the business community and public sector are working collaboratively to address inequality.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Equality of Opportunity Initiative unites the business community around private and public sector solutions to some of the underlying challenges driving inequality of opportunity for Black Americans and other people of color in six critical areas: education, employment, entrepreneurship, criminal justice, health, and wealth.
Please find an agenda for Wednesday’s program below, including our lineup of expert speakers.
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Join us this Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. ET for the
National Summit on Equality of Opportunity, Moving from Conversations to Real Action, where we'll discuss and highlight examples of how the business community and public sector are working collaboratively to address inequality.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Equality of Opportunity Initiative unites the business community around private and public sector solutions to some of the underlying challenges driving inequality of opportunity for Black Americans and other people of color in six critical areas: education, employment, entrepreneurship, criminal justice, health, and wealth.
Please find an agenda for Wednesday’s program below, including our lineup of expert speakers.
Wednesday, June 23
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET
Welcome
- Rick C. Wade, Senior Vice President, Strategic Alliances & Outreach, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Opening Remarks
- Suzanne P. Clark, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
From the Workplace to Community, Business Leading the Way
- Roger C. Hochschild, Director, Chief Executive Officer, and President, Discover Financial Services
- Moderated by: Suzanne P. Clark, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Leadership Playbook
- Jason Wright, President, Washington Football Team
- Moderated by: Rick C. Wade, Senior Vice President, Strategic Alliances & Outreach, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The Business Case in Action: A Framework for Economic Growth and Impact
- Carlos Rangel, Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- Moderated by: Bob Thomas, Chief Operating Officer, Michigan Chamber of Commerce and Executive Director, Michigan Chamber Foundation
Unleashing the Power of Education Partnerships
- Dr. Luvelle Brown, Superintendent, Ithaca City School District
- Charlotte Lysohir, Manager of Education Strategy & Insights, IBM
- Penny Schwinn, Education Commissioner, Tennessee
- Sam Whiting, Director of Boeing Global Engagement, Western Region, The Boeing Company
- Moderated by: Cheryl A. Oldham, Vice President of Education Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Senior Vice President of Education and Workforce, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Equality of Opportunity by the Numbers
- Jenna Shrove, Director of Data and Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Closing the Racial Wealth Gap and Building an Inclusive Economy
- Dr. Ira Kalish, Chief Economist, Deloitte
- Dr. Ana Hernández Kent, Senior Researcher, Institute for Economic Equity, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
- Dr. Valerie Wilson, Director, Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy, Economic Policy Institute
- Moderated by: Curtis Dubay, Senior Economist, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The Future of Work in Focus: Advancing a Culture of Equality
- Jimmy Etheredge, Chief Executive Officer, Accenture North America
- Moderated by: Carlos Phillips, President and Chief Executive Officer, Greenville Chamber of Commerce
Reaching New Heights for Diversity in Aviation
-Powered by United Airlines
Voice of an Entrepreneur: The Importance of Supplier Diversity
- Mark Wilson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Chime Solutions
Expanding Entrepreneurship and Opportunity
- The Honorable Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator, Small Business Administration
- Moderated by: Neil Bradley, Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Bridging Race-Based Health Gaps
-Powered by Genentech
Closing Remarks
- Latricia Boone, Vice President of Equality of Opportunity Initiative, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Thank you to our Corporate Partners:
- Accenture
- Altria Group
- Microsoft Corporation
- Raytheon Technologies
