2011 Bridge Awards Dinner

The Bridge Awards Dinner is the culmination of the conference and offers continued networking opportunities with executives from Chicago’s leading businesses. The Bridge Award represents the first national award that honors a chief executive officer who is an advocate for multiracial leadership in corporate governance and executive level management. This award brings visibility to those who have managed change and inspires others to follow.

The Bridge Award will be presented to Patricia Hemingway Hall, president and chief executive officer of Health Care Service Corporation, for supporting the development of a vibrant and richly diverse business community.

The annual Changing Color of Leadership Conference and Bridge Awards Dinner is Chicago’s premier event for access and opportunity to network with the most diverse group of business leaders in the region. Join us to connect and influence the development of the next generation of multiracial leaders.

2011 Changing Color of Leadership Conference
and Bridge Awards Dinner Steering Committee

Chicago United Board of Directors Chairman:

Joseph A. Gregoire
Regional President - Illinois Banking
PNC Bank

Committee Members:

Anthony K. Anderson
Vice Chair and Midwest Managing Partner
Ernst & Young LLP

Frank M. Clark
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
ComEd

Ellen Costello
Chief Executive Officer and U.S. Country Head
BMO Financial Corp.

Doug M. Goare
President
McDonald’s Europe

Andrew J. McKenna
Chairman, McDonald’s Corporation
Chairman, Schwarz Supply Source

John W. Rogers, Jr.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer
Ariel Investments, LLC

James H. Skogsbergh
President and Chief Executive Officer
Advocate Health Care

David B. Speer
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
ITW

Frederick H. Waddell
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Northern Trust Corporation