Panel Discussion: Sustaining an Inclusive Culture in the Midst of Change in Chicago

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Employers worldwide seek to create high-performing work cultures where employees feel included and empowered to contribute. Yet despite sophisticated programs and practices, many are falling short when it comes to achieving workplace inclusion. To create high-performing work cultures, business leaders must pay attention to the people side-how employees connect to company values, its social impact on the broader community, the workplace role models employees are exposed to, and employees’ willingness and ability to participate in culture change efforts. Join us on May 29th to discover how inclusive leaders are continually promoting empowerment, accountability, courage, and humility even through times of change within an organization.

Panelists

Lorraine Hariton, President and CEO at Catalyst

Lorraine Hariton is President & CEO of Catalyst, a global nonprofit working with some of the world’s most powerful CEOs and leading companies to help build workplaces that work for women. Catalyst’s vision and mission have long been a passion for Lorraine, and she is honored to lead the organization at this crucial time and to help write the next chapter in its 56-year legacy of accelerating positive change for women.

Lorraine’s extensive career includes senior-level positions in Silicon Valley as an entrepreneur and executive. She began her career at IBM, has served in the Obama administration at the Department of State, and developed the Global STEM Alliance at the NY Academy of Sciences. She has been involved in women’s leadership initiatives throughout her career, serving on the boards of UN Women Global Innovation Coalition for Change, the Stanford Clayman Institute for Gender Research, and the Forum for Entrepreneurs and Executives.

Lorraine is the proud mother of Glen and Laura and enjoys spending time with her grandson, Moses. She enjoys cycling and tennis. Lorraine holds a BS in Mathematical Sciences from Stanford University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Carla Zuniga, Senior Vice President Brand Operations at The Allstate Corporation

Carla has progressed through several leadership roles and positions within the operations and technology organizations, across both field and corporate offices. Her current responsibilities include Technology Strategy for Operations, Risk and Compliance, Education / Training / Knowledge Management Tools and Practices oversight, Workforce Effectiveness, Change Navigation and Portfolio Management. She is also responsible for a set of capabilities that support the Operations business focused on Service Analytics, Global Delivery and Human Capital strategies, Business Relationship Management, and ITSM for Operations.

The past few years’ successes have included creation and delivery of a business process management operating model, a sustainable cost optimization strategy, a transition and oversight model for Allstate GIC in India as well as a multi-year technology roadmap emphasizing contemporization of servicing capabilities for agencies and customers. Carla has operationalized newer technologies including Robotic Process Automation, Natural Language Chat Bots and Artificial Intelligence. Carla was featured in the WSJ and Forbes in 2018, highlighting Allstate’s advancement in the area of AI for customer service.

She currently serves as a board member for Allstate Solutions Private Ltd. (India) and Allstate Northern Ireland. Carla is an alliance member of the National Center for Women in Technology and is on the Conference Board’s Global Business Services Council and their Council for Advancing Women. Carla also serves as an executive sponsor for one of Allstate’s internal employee resource groups, AWiN (Allstate Women’s "I" Network). Outside of Allstate, Carla is a board member for The United Way of Lake County and leads their Women’s Leadership Council. She will serve as board president beginning in 2019. Carla holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Management from Creighton University.

Dave Osswald, Chief People and Diversity Officer at MillerCoors

As chief people and diversity officer, Dave is responsible for driving the growth and development of the MillerCoors team. That includes cultivating a diverse and inclusive culture to help employees better connect with and understand each other, as well as our consumers, business partners and the people in the communities where we live and work.

Prior to his current role, Dave served as associate general counsel supporting the human resources and integrated supply chain organizations at MillerCoors. He was also responsible for the company’s ethics and compliance program, crisis management team and corporate security.

Before joining MillerCoors in 2005, Dave was in-house counsel for The Marcus Corporation and worked in the labor and employment and civil litigation departments of the law firm of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren.
Dave is on the board of directors for multiple non-profit organizations, including the Near West Side Partners, which is dedicated to improving the neighborhood near the MillerCoors Milwaukee campus, and the Coalition for Children, Youth and Families, which provides support to families through the foster care and adoption process. Dave earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Paul Ryan, Chief Information Officer at Kohler Co.

Paul Ryan was appointed Chief Information Officer in December 2017. He is responsible for leading Kohler’s global information technology organization, including operations, talent and capability building, and the development and execution of the global IT strategies to support Kohler businesses.

Along with his team, Paul is focused on four critical areas of technology strategy: omnichannel and e-commerce, operations and supply chain, new product development and internet of things, and associate experience.

Paul has over 25 years of experience driving transformational organization and technology strategies for companies like PepsiCo and, most recently, Mars, Inc. Prior to joining Kohler, Paul served as Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer for the Wrigley division of Mars.

Paul holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and computer information systems from Bryant University in Rhode Island.

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