The 2011 Changing Color of Leadership Conference
and Bridge Awards Dinner

The 2011 Changing Color of Leadership Conference, Driving the Inclusionary Vision, offers its participants the opportunity to have an open dialogue on strategies for professional development, growing the multiracial leadership pipeline, and advancing inclusive practices in national and global business environments.

CHICAGO UNITED IS COMMITTED to creating an environment where senior leaders can share common experiences to promote multi-racial leadership in governance, management, and business partnerships while delivering best practices for diversity practitioners and building relationships among leaders that share common values.

The Changing Color of Leadership Conference has become the “go-to” forum for business leaders, diversity professionals, and minority business owners throughout the Chicago region to discuss strategies that energize corporate leaders and create organizational change. Chicago United is the premier advocacy organization where Chicago’s leadership convene to discuss methods that allow individuals of color to break through barriers to reach their full potential.

This year, we present two high-level plenary sessions from which attendees will gain thoughtful insights from effective business leaders responsible for enhancing an inclusive corporate culture. Each session features a diverse group of senior executives that will examine diversity and inclusion practices in today’s business environment.

Plenary Session One features a panel of Chicago United’s 2011 Business Leaders of Color. Plenary Session Two features a panel of C-suite leaders who will share their strategies for personal leadership development and their efforts to drive organizational success.