Disability Matters 2012: United States
WELCOME
The Sixth Annual Disability Matters North America Conference & Awards
When: April 18-19, 2012
Where: NEWARK, NJ
HELP:
If you have any questions regarding this conference, please contact:
Ivette Lopez at ivette@consultspringboard.com; T: 973-813-7260 x. 102
Erickka Dominguez at erickka@consultspringboard.com; T: 973-813-7260
Contact us:
Continue to check back with us as we update our sponsors daily! If interested in becoming a Sponsor or participating in the event, there is still time! To become a sponsor, please contact Ivette Lopez; E: ivette@consultspringboard.com; T: 1-973-813-7260 x.102. To purchase a ticket, click link below.
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
WELCOME
The Sixth Annual Disability Matters North America Conference & Awards
When: April 18-19, 2012
Where: NEWARK, NJ
APRIL 18, 2012:
| Time | Topic | Location |
| 12:00 pm -1:00 pm | Registration (Boxed Lunch Served) | Outer Area – Dryden Hall |
| 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Welcome & Opening Remarks: | Dryden Hall |
| Speakers: Nadine Vogel, Springboard Consulting John R. Strangfeld, Prudential Financial | ||
| 1:30 pm – 3:15 pm | Workforce Panel: | Dryden Hall |
| Moderator: Lisa Tealer, Genentech | ||
| Speakers:Andy Traub, AMC Entertainment, Honoree Susan Hamilton, CSX Corporation Inc., Honoree Felica Coney, The Procter & Gamble Company, Honoree Shannon Williams, UPMC, Honoree Sherlynn Bessick, Millersville University Shelley Kaplan, Springboard Consulting | ||
| 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm | Break | |
| 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Legislation Specialty Session: | Dryden Hall |
| Moderator: Nadine Vogel, Springboard Consulting | ||
| Speakers: Claudia L. Gordon, US Dept. of Labor, OFCCP Kathy Martinez, US Dept. of Labor, ODEP Corrado Gigante, US EEOC Veronica Villalobos, US OPM | ||
| 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Disability Champion Panel: | Dryden Hall |
| Moderator: Bob Feiner, Dell | ||
| Speakers: Miguel Garcia, The Procter & Gamble Company, Honoree CDR Erik Neal, US Navy, Honoree Bernita Thigpen, KPMG LLP, Honoree | ||
| 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Cocktail Reception Senior Executive Reception | NJPAC Chase Room Parsonnet Room |
| 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm | Welcome & Opening Remarks: Nadine Vogel, Springboard Consulting Dana Foote, KPMG LLP, Keynote Introduction | NJPAC – Lobby |
| Keynote speaker: Chai Feldblum, Commissioner of the EEOC | ||
| Dinner | ||
| Award Presentations | ||
| Dessert |
APRIL 19, 2012:
| Time | Topic | Location |
| 7:30 am – 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast | Outer Area- Dryden Hall |
| 8:30 am – 9:00 am | Welcome & Opening Remarks: Nadine Vogel, Springboard Consulting Steve Pelletier, Prudential Financial | Dryden Hall |
| 9:00 am – 10:45 am | Workplace Panel | Dryden Hall |
| Moderator: Kathryn Komsa, Marsh & McLennan Companies | ||
| Speakers: Herbertina Johnson, Army & Air Force Exchange Service, Honoree Gregory Akers, Cisco Systems Inc., Honoree Maryellen Reardon, Prudential Financial, Honoree Barbara Geiger-Parker, The Brain Injury Alliance of NJ Marsha Gewirtzman, Springboard Consulting | ||
| 10:45 am – 11:00 am | Break | Dryden Hall |
| 11:00 am – 11:40 am | Veterans Specialty Session: Moderator: Prudential Financial Speakers: John Campbell, US Department of Defense | Dryden Hall |
| 11:45 am – 2:15pm | Keynote Introduction: Keynote Speaker: John Crowley, Chairman & CEO, Amicus Therapeutics | Dryden Hall |
| 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm | Buffet lunch | Outer Area- Dryden Hall |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Marketplace panel: | Dryden Hall |
| Moderator: Eugene Kelly, Colgate-Palmolive Company | ||
| Speakers: Julie St. Marie, Best Buy Co., Inc., Honoree Yvette Lopez Adams, EMC Corporation, Honoree Sloane Lucas, Toys”R”Us Inc., Honoree Julie Cevallos, National Down Syndrome Society | ||
| 3:00 pm – 3:15 pm | Break | Dryden Hall |
| 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm | Idea Exchange/Networking Session: ERG’s, Veterans, Talent Acquisition/Employment, Compliance/Legislative, Training, Accommodations, Marketing/Communications, Technology/Website | Dryden Hall |
| 4:30 pm – 4:45 pm | Disability Matters Europe 2012 Highlights: Lois Cooper, Adecco Group North America Antoinette Hamilton, L’Oreal | Dryden Hall |
| Announcement: Disability Matters US 2013 | ||
| 4:45 pm – 5:00 pm | Grand Prize Raffle (*must be present to win) | Dryden Hall |
| 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Closing Remarks, Survey Completion & Departures | Dryden Hall |
WELCOME
The Sixth Annual Disability Matters North America Conference & Awards
When: April 18-19, 2012
Where: NEWARK, NJ
WELCOME
The Sixth Annual Disability Matters North America Conference & Awards
When: April 18-19, 2012
Where: NEWARK, NJ
he Sixth Annual Disability Matters Conference & Awards
DISABILITY CHAMPION AWARD
MARKETPLACE AWARD
WORKFORCE AWARD
WORKPLACE AWARD
WELCOME
The Sixth Annual Disability Matters North America Conference & Awards
When: April 18-19, 2012
Where: NEWARK, NJ
Press Release 4 – February 20, 2012; PDF Format
Press Release 3 – January 16, 2012; PDF Format
Press Release 2 – October 31, 2011; PDF Format
Press Release 1– August 1, 2011; PDF Format
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WELCOME
The Sixth Annual Disability Matters North America Conference & Awards
When: April 18-19, 2012
Where: NEWARK, NJ
Award Applications – 2012
Should you wish to apply for any of the 2012 U.S. Disability Matters Awards: Workplace, Workforce, or Marketplace or the new Disability Champion or Employer of Choice Awards, please contact:
Jill Frankel
Conference Coordinator
Springboard Consulting, LLC
14 Glenbrook Drive, Mendham, NJ 07945
T: 973-813-7260 X. 106
E: jill@consultspringboard.com
Jill will be happy to provide you with an application as well as additional information and directive you may require for the completion and submission of your application by the due date, Thursday, December 15, 2011.