Sears and the Executive Leadership Council to Help CEOs
Explore Management of Workplace Diversity

Symposia asks senior HR professionals and mid-level managers to discuss
challenges with managing workplace diversity

The difference between what corporate CEOs say they want in workplace inclusion and what diverse employees and senior human resources executives feel they are actually getting will be explored in symposia to be held at Sears, Roebuck and Co. headquarters, Hoffman Estates, IL, August 3 and 4, 2004.

Tuesday, August 3, What CEOs Must Know About Workplace Inclusion, offers Fortune 500 senior human resources, diversity, organizational development and training executives a glimpse into the thoughts of Fortune 500 CEOs who have attended CEO Diversity Summits offered by the Executive Leadership Council (ELC) and General Electric Company since 2001. Wednesday, August 4, Power in the Workplace: Take Charge of Your Success! will examine workplace diversity from the viewpoint of African-American mid-level managers and offer career success strategies.

The symposia addresses questions raised by CEOs who have asked ELC to help them develop better inclusion practices. Symposia will explore corporate diversity practices for inclusion, leadership strategies, and offer insights into how CEOs and senior executive teams responsible for workplace inclusion can become better aligned in managing the diverse workplace.

ELC is the nation's premier organization of the most senior African-American corporate executives in Fortune 500 companies. Panelists for the session represent an all-star team of ELC members and supporters.

August 3 panelists are: Carl Brooks, President, Executive Leadership Council; Lucille Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, ExxonMobil; Deb Elam, Manager, Global Employer of Choice Initiatives, General Electric Company; Shirley Harrison, recently retired Vice President of Corporate Diversity, The Altria Group; Maurice Cox, Vice President, Corporate Development and Diversity, Pepsi-Cola; Roderick Gillum, Vice President, Corporate Relations & Diversity, General Motors Corporation. Mr. Gillum was the executive behind corporate America's support of the University of Michigan's successful Supreme Court case on affirmative action; and Lydia G. Mallett, Chief Diversity Officer, General Mills.

Ted Childs, Jr., Vice President, Global Workforce Diversity, IBM, will be the keynote speaker.

August 4 panelists are: Diane Ashley, Vice President/Director, Citigroup; Edmund Cooke, Jr. Partner, Venable LLP; Arnold Donald, Chairman and CEO, Merisant (makers of Equal sweetner), W. Roy Dunbar, President, Intercontinental Region, Eli Lilly & Co.; Stephanie Smith, Vice President, Human Resources, Global Marketing & North America Commercial, Kraft Foods. The keynote speaker will be James Lowry, Vice President, The Boston Consulting Group.

Group rates have been developed to encourage participation by corporate executive teams. Findings from the sessions will be incorporated into ELC's 4th Annual CEOs Diversity Summit to be held October 14, 2004 in Washington, DC.

For registration forms and information consult the ELC website at www.elcinfo.com or contact Joann Stevens, conference coordinator, at 202-298-8239.

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