2022 Small Business Diversity Summit

1610 East Magnolia Avenue,Knoxville TN 37917

11 October, 2022

Description

Agenda 9:30 Check in, coffee, and networking 10:00 Event start Welcome: • Stella Bridgeman, Dean, Pellissippi Magnolia campus • Darris Upton, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs Manager Opening Remarks : • Ken Rueter, President, and CEO, UCOR Keynote Speaker: • Dr. Rob Smith, VP, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Amentum (introduced by Ken Rueter, President and CEO, UCOR) Best Practices panel: Attracting and retaining a diverse pipeline of talent for the next generation of workers • Meredith Hough, Regional Recruiter for CRH, Harrison Construction • Kylie Julius, Communications Manager for Strata-G • Jorge Sanabria, President, Expoquip, Inc. Summit Takeaways: Practical tips to apply when recruiting talent • Stella Bridgeman, Dean, Pellissippi Magnolia campus