The best business decisions are informed by a multitude of perspectives.
Sparking Success
Sparking Success, our diversity, equity and inclusion conference, is designed to provide a forum for awareness, dialogue and skill-building around issues of diversity and inclusion as it relates to the business world.
Sparking Success: The Intersection of Business and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Date: Friday, October 28, 2022
9:00 am – 4:00 pm CST
McNair Hall, Rice University
At Rice Business, we endeavor to create a rich learning environment that considers and appreciates a multitude of perspectives that lead to enhanced decision-making. We consider this mindset a critical leadership skill in today’s increasingly global and inclusive workplace.
Sparking Success, our diversity conference, is designed to provide a forum for awareness, dialogue and skill-building around issues of diversity and inclusion as it relates to the business world.
If interested in sponsorship, please contact Lina Y. Bell at 713-348-4731.
2022 SPONSORS
*All events in Shell Auditorium – McNair Hall unless otherwise indicated.
2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Conference Agenda:
*Please Be Advised: Photos and Recordings During Conference
Time (CST) | Description |
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8:45am – 9:15am | Registration - 1st Floor Rotunda - McNair Hall |
9:15am – 9:30am |
Welcome
Introduction - Alfonso Cortes Gonzales, MBA Candidate '23 |
9:30am – 10:30am |
Keynote Address - My Journey to Becoming an Accidental Tech & Intentionally Inclusive CEO
Introduction - Adrienne S. Miller, MBA Candidate '24 |
10:30am – 11:30am |
Corporate Insider Perspectives Panelists:
Moderator: Victoria Hills, MBA '22, North America Sales and Service HR Business Partner Molecular Devices, a Danaher Company Introduction - Chelsea Clark, MBA Candidate '23 |
11:30am – 12:30pm |
Lunch - Anderson Family Commons - Room 115 Remarks: Constance Porter, Ph.D. Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Associate Professor of Marketing, Rice Business |
12:30pm – 1:30pm |
Our Stories: Faces of First-Generation Professionals
Introduction - Natalie Burges, MBA Candidate '23 - DEI Liasion, Rice Business Student Association MBA-P |
1:30pm – 2:30pm |
Breakout Sessions Option A - The Power of Language: LGBTQ+ Perspectives - Room 212
Introduction - John Dampf, MBA Candidate ’23 - President, Men as Allies Option B - Overcoming Imposter Anxiety - Room 218 (concludes at 2:45pm)
Introduction - Rachael Sweetman, MBA Candidate ’23 - Co-President, Out and Allied Club |
2:30pm – 3:30pm |
Networking Reception - Anderson Family Commons - Room 115 |
Past Conferences
Please explore the agendas from past conferences.