Fall 2023 Global Diversity and Inclusion Networking Banquet Guide

GLOBAL

DIVERSITY BANQUET PRINCIPLES OF CULTURAL HUMILITY

NOVEMBER 2 6 PM - 8 PM

LINCOLN CENTER CAMPUS 12TH FLOOR LOUNGE

GUIDE

AGENDA GLOBAL DIVERSITY & INCLUSION DIVERSITY NETWORKING BANQUET NOVEMBER 2ND 2023 5:30 pm Guest Check-In 6:00 pm Opening and Welcoming Remarks Introduction by Brittany Perez, Employer Relations Specialist, Equity & Inclusion 6:05 pm Corey Smith, Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion at LVMH Inc. 6:35 pm Invocation by Robert Parmach, PhD, Director, Ignatian Mission Initiatives, Office of the VP for Mission Integration and Ministry 6:40 pm Community Networking & Buffet Dinner 7:10 pm Fanta Traore, Economist & Entrepreneur 7:40 pm Community Networking & Buffet Dinner 7:55 pm Closing Remarks by Beatrice Rice, Assistant Director of Student Engagement, Equity & Inclusion

SIGNATURE PARTNERS

EMPLOYER ATTENDEES

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Corey Smith Corey Smith is currently Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion at LVMH Inc. As such, Mr. Smith leads all Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives for North America for the LVMH portfolio of luxury brands. Prior to joining LVMH in September of 2020, Corey was Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Major League Baseball. With over 20 years in Diversity & Inclusion (D&I), Corey has worked in several industries including manufacturing, technology, education, consumer products, entertainment, media and sports.

Mr. Smith’s overall D&I experience includes creating inclusive hiring programs designed to recruit more diverse talent, as well as implementing workforce initiatives for the equitable growth and advancement of internal talent. Corey has also led external D&I strategies focused on diversifying customer engagement, growth marketing strategies and experiential activations focused on inclusion. Finally, Corey has also created Supplier Diversity initiatives around inclusion in corporate supply chain resulting in economic impact for diverse businesses.

Mr. Smith has served on several boards including Diversity Information Resources (DIR) and served as Board Chair for the NY/NJ Minority Supplier Development Council. Mr. Smith holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a MBA, both from Columbia University.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Fanta Traore Fanta is an economist and entrepreneur committed to championing economic inclusion. Being a New York native, who has witnessed high levels of inequity, ignites her desire to serve the marginalized and disenfranchised, globally, bringing Fanta to Yale, where she studies management and policy with a focus on impactful investing in venture capital. Her experiences across several accelerators, as a founder, and economics nerd (she formerly was a Federal Reserve staffer in the International Finance division), has served as the launching pad for her career as an investor. As a social entrepreneur, she co-founded the Sadie Collective in 2018, the only organization dedicated to addressing the pipeline and pathway access for Black women in economics and related fields in the United States engaging the likes of Chair Janet Yellen and other economic giants in the profession. Being a founder twice over, in the U.S. context and in Mali who has successfully raised capital in both contexts informs how she thinks about investing in founders from all walks of life in both regions.

Her work has been featured on NPR, Fortune, Forbes, the World Economic Forum & more, garnering much success enabling her to be a sought-out speaker, and startup advisor, most recently for Pharell William’s Black Ambition program. She has been recognized as a Global Shaper with the World Economic Forum and is on the Board of Directors of WAKE Academy, designed to empower girls through sports’ education in Guinea. Fanta speaks four languages and has worked across Sub-Saharan Africa to encourage entrepreneurship amongst youth across Africa. She is a proud alumna of Howard University where she obtained dual degrees in economics and political science and graduated summa cum laude. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Public Policy at Yale. When she is not working, she enjoys her role as the go to friend on institution building, running, reading historical fiction, and traveling the world.

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RECIPROCITY

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Annette McLaughlin

Allyson Blatz

Cheretta Robson

Toni Marie Perilli

Kevin Moncayo

Jerry Goldstein

Director (718) 817-4353 lmclaughlin9@fordham.edu

Senior Associate Director, RH (718) 817-4358 crobson1@fordham.edu

Associate Director, LC (212) 636-6283 kmoncayo@fordham.edu

Kathlene Mullaney

Associate Director of Employer Relations (718) 817-4264 kmullaney1@fordham.edu

Holly Young

Meet the Team

Strategic Development (212) 636-6280 hyoung13@fordham.edu

Assistant Director of Engagement & Technology (718) 817-0438 ablatz@fordham.edu

Marketing and Digital Media Communications Coordinator (718) 817-0517 tperilli@fordham.edu

Alumni Relations Specialist (212) 636-7039 jgoldstein35@fordham.edu

Beatrice Rice

Assistant Director of Student Engagement, Equity & Inclusion (212) 636-2057 brice@fordham.edu

Michael Persaud

Campus Recruiting Coordinator (718) 817-4354 mpersaud11@fordham.edu

Brittany Perez Employer Relations Specialist, Equity and Inclusion (718) 817-2878 bperez33@fordham.edu

Natasha DeAlmeida-Atwal

Employer Relations Specialist (718) 817-5602 ndealmeidaatwal@fordham.edu

Emily Lewis

Career Counselor (212) 636-6280 elewis22@fordham.edu

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