DE&I Forum

Welcome & Introductions (11:00 - 11:15AM ET)

I. Supplier Diversity at Northwestern Mutual a Business Imperative (11:15 - 11:50AM)
At Northwestern Mutual, inclusion is a core value that we approach from a top down strategy. We value the creativity of a diverse workforce, suppliers, and community. One pillar of Northwestern Mutual’s efforts include cultivating a diverse supply chain, to generate economic impact in the communities that we operate in and serve.

Speakers: 
Tonya Fourte'-Lyles, Assistant Director, Supplier Diversity, Northwestern Mutual

II. Leveraging the power of BERG’s to drive business growth (11:50AM - 12:25PM ET)
Kellogg’s has been on 2-year journey of fully embedding ED&I across all marketing, unifying efforts to achieve talent and retention goals, and evolving their go-to-market strategy to reflect today’s diverse consumers to unlock growth and foster and inspire an inclusive mindset. Leveraging the power and insight of the Kellogg’s BERGs (Business Employee Resource Groups) became an imperative not only for employee success and retention, but for unlocking business growth by inspiring new innovation, platforms and creative directions for their brands.  Leveraging the BERGs has been a corner stone of bringing Kellogg’s purpose to life by creating better days where everyone has a seat at the table.

Speakers: 
Susan Seams, Senior Director, Kellogg Company

III. Share Session (Breakout Groups) (12:25 - 12:45PM ET)

Share Session Debrief & Closing Remarks (12:45-1:00PM ET)