The Fifth Third Bank Diversity Leadership Symposium brings together business
and community executives for discussing best practices in inclusion, inspiring keynotes, and
an update on how we are making our region diverse by design and inclusive by intention.
FOCUS SESSION SPOTLIGHT:
Engaging Executives and Managers in Effective D&I Programs
Scott A. Carroll, Cincinnati Office Managing Principal, Jackson Lewis P.C. Weldon H. Latham, Chair Corporate Diversity Counseling Group, Jackson Lewis P.C.
Successful D&I programs depend on engagement and active implementation
by the managers who make most hiring and promotion decisions, and are
principallycharged with identifying and developing talent.
This session will:
• Provide evidence of the value — to both the enterprise and the individual
manager — of active engagement in and implementation of D&I Programs.
• Reinforce the obligations of managers to develop all employees
through training, feedback, mentoring, sponsorship, and other actions.
• Provide practical advice and tools for successfully managing
and developing a workforce composed of diverse employees.
2019 FIFTH THIRD BANK DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM FEATURED SPEAKERS:
DR. BRYANT T. MARKS, SR.
Hidden Biases of Good People
Dr.Bryant T. Marks is the Chief Training Officer of the National Training Institute on Race and Equity and a psychology professor at Morehouse College. He has provided implicit bias training to thousands of people across the country, including police officers, and served as a senior White House advisor during the Obama administration.
KHALIL SMITH
Diversity, Inclusion, and Bias: Using Neuroscience to Make Change
Khalil Smith is the vice president of consulting for The Neuroleadership Institute. He spent fourteen years in senior leader roles at Apple, where he led various global teams and strengthened Apple’s culture across hundreds of retail stores in dozens of countries.
