| Multi-Cultural
Seminars and Workshops |
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This year’s festival will offer training sessions and workshops to
corporate partners and community participants. The Multi-Cultural Awareness
workshops have been designed to help participants explore the various facets
of diversity in the workplace and the links between multi-cultural inclusion
to the expansion of the customer base. This year's event focuses
on two areas Leadership Training
and Supplier Diversity.
For more information, please see the session details below. |
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| Leadership
Training |
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Workshop: Diversity in the Workplace |
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Event
Description:
Building a diverse workforce in the new millennium is paramount to
the success of most companies that rely upon individual consumers as a
staple core of their customer base. The class covers relationship
building, trust, respect and enhanced employee awareness of diverse employees
to support team building initiatives. |
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Event Facilitated by: |
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V2
Leadership Group Inc. |
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Keynote Speaker: |
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Marco Chan, Managing Principal/CEO |
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| Community
Based Workshop: Cultural Awareness - A Double Lane Highway |
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Event
Description:
The issues surrounding Multi-Cultural
Awareness can be an uncomfortable subject to address. However, the
truth of the matter is that many of the prejudices and preconceived notions
are shared between parties. Successful multi-cultural awareness starts
with the acceptance of cultural differences by all parties involved. |
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Event Facilitated by: |
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V2
Leadership Group Inc. |
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Keynote Speaker: |
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Marco Chan, Managing Principal/CEO |
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| Supplier
Diversity Training |
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Workshop: Supplier Diversity & MWBE Capacity Building |
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Event
Description:
Understanding the importance
of supplier diversity is only the first step. Strategies used for
capacity development with MWBE’s will be shared, in addition to steps on
building mentor-protégé relationships between first-tier
and second tier suppliers. |
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Event Facilitated by: |
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The
Wheeler Group & MWBENetwork.com |
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Keynote Speaker(s): |
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Douglas Wheeler, Managing Partner |
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Ron Washington, CEO |
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Workshop: Supplier Diversity From A Leadership Perspective |
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Event
Description:
Supplier Diversity must be
driven from the top of the organization. Gaining senior level management’s
buy-in is an integral factor to the program’s success. This
section will focus on the necessary components required to build a compelling
business case. |
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Event Facilitated by: |
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The
Wheeler Group & MWBENetwork.com |
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Keynote Speaker: |
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Douglas Wheeler, Managing Partner |
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Ron Washington, CEO |
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| Corporate
Workshop: Incorporating Six Sigma Methodology Into Your Supplier
Diversity Program |
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Event
Description :
There are a number of ways
in which Six Sigma Methodology may be incorporated into a supplier diversity
program to build capacity with MWBE’s, and to identify target areas within
the supply chain life cycle to successfully achieve MWBE goals. |
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Event Sponsored by: |
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Africa In April Cultural Arts Festival Inc. |
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Keynote Speaker: |
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Rebecca Thompson, Black Belt |
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