2:00 pm - 2:10 pm CT
Welcome
Sarah Alter
Sarah Alter
Sarah Alter joined NextUp in 2017, and has wide-ranging executive leadership experience in the markets NextUp represents. Sarah has successfully expanded the scope of NextUp’s mission to include Advancing All Women, and has grown NextUp to be the largest non-profit of its type, with over 15,000 members representing over 900 organizations, 21 regions, and over 300 national and regional corporate partners. Over 50% of NextUp’s national corporate sponsors are on the Fortune or Global 500, and Sarah has built NextUp into an organization that spans industries from tech, to finance, to retail, to CPG. Additionally, she has focused NextUp on supporting women of color, building male allyship, the new generation coming into our workforce, and, more recently, how COVID-19 has impacted women in the workplace.
Welcome
See Agenda2:00 pm - 2:10 pm
Conference Close
See Agenda11:45 am - 12:00 pm
2:10 pm - 3:15 pm CT
Improvising Through the Unknown: How to Handle Uncertainty and Win
Keynote & Q&A
Katie Goodman
Katie Goodman
Katie Goodman is an award-winning comedian, executive life-coach, and author. Katie’s work in comedy has amassed over 3 million online views. She can be seen on Showtime, TruTV, and, more often than she would admit, in line getting a mocha latte with extra, extra whipped cream. Katie literally wrote the book on using improv comedy to improve your life. Her show “Broad Comedy” plays Off Broadway and tours nationally. Her love for self-help and comedy lands her career somewhere in between Samantha Bee and Deepak Chopra. Her work has been celebrated by Arianna Huffington, Leslie Stahl, Time Out New York, and her Pilates teacher in Brooklyn who says she is “getting better.” Besides her own book, Katie’s writing can be seen in O, The Oprah Magazine and The Huffington Post.
Improvising Through the Unknown: How to Handle Uncertainty and Win
See Agenda2:10 pm - 3:15 pm
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm CT
Creating A New World
Fireside Chat
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman is an award-winning Ghanaian-American researcher, entrepreneur, and writer. She graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2019 with a Bachelors of Arts in Mathematics and a minor in Economics. Her new book, The Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Broken System, is the first collection to exclusively feature Black scholars and experts across economics, education, health, climate, criminal justice, and technology. The book has received praise from the likes of New York Times bestselling authors, Wes Moore, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, and Chelsea Clinton. Currently, she is a graduate student at Harvard Kennedy School studying public policy and economics.
Creating A New World
See Agenda4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm CT
Make Way for a Woman Bold
Performance
Chastity Brown
Chastity Brown
Chastity Brown is a storyteller in the blues tradition. The Minnesota-via-Tennessee songwriter and musician tells stories populated by marginalized characters to stake her own space as a queer black woman and to speak to other experiences oftentimes ignored. The daughter of a black blues musician and white Irish mother who was raised in Tennessee, she’s made a home in Minneapolis for more than a decade. She was signed by Red House Records and released her acclaimed album Silhouette of Sirens in 2017, going on to tour nationally and internationally, sharing the stage and supporting artists such as the Indigo Girls, Ani Di Franco, Andrea Gibson, Jayhawks, The National, and Michael Kiwanuka. Chastity Brown’s latest record, Sing To The Walls, was released in June 2022 and is available everywhere now.
Make Way for a Woman Bold
See Agenda4:45 pm - 5:00 pm
9:15 am - 10:00 am CT
Lead Like a Lioness
Keynote and Q&A
Christina Ruggiero
Christina Ruggiero
Christina Ruggiero is the President, North America Operations, Central Zone within the North America Operating Unit of The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC). North America is the largest business territory for The Coca-Cola Company and the birthplace for Coca-Cola. Within this role, she is responsible for franchise leadership as well as customer leadership for this geography. Prior to taking this responsibility she served as the Chairperson and CEO of Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB) Pvt Ltd, TCCC’s largest company owned bottling operation in the world, for more than 3 years. HCCB is one of India’s top FMCG companies.
Lead Like a Lioness
See Agenda9:15 am - 10:00 am
10:00 am - 10:50 am CT
The Power of Language
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Amy von Walter
Amy von Walter
Amy von Walter is an accomplished executive with more than 25 years of experience in both publicly traded and private equity owned companies. She has a track record of driving results, building cultures and managing crises and issues across multiple industries, ranging from Consumer Packaged Goods, Government, Manufacturing, Retail, Transportation and Healthcare. In July, Ms. von Walter joined ExxonMobil, one of the largest publicly traded international energy and petrochemical companies, where she is now the Head of Global Communications.
The Power of Language
See Agenda10:00 am - 10:50 am
Laura Urquiza Gump
Laura Urquiza Gump
Laura is President for Kroger Houston, a division of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR). Based in Shenandoah, Texas, Laura is responsible for providing vision, promotional strategies, and implementing initiatives to grow Market Share of 108 stores across Houston, East Texas and Southwest Louisiana. Kroger Houston employs more than 15,000 associates who serve customers through food inspiration and uplift. Laura began her career in the grocery retail industry in 1989 and joined Kroger in 2020 as Vice President of Merchandising in the Houston Division. Prior to joining The Kroger Co., she was the Regional Vice President of Houston for Lowe’s Home Improvement Inc. Laura spent 28 years at H-E-B Grocery Company where she held a variety of positions including Group Vice President of Center Store Operations for the San Antonio Food Drug Division, Border Regional Vice President of Operations, District Manager, and Store Manager.
The Power of Language
See Agenda10:00 am - 10:50 am
Annabel Tsang
Annabel Tsang
Coming Soon
The Power of Language
See Agenda10:00 am - 10:50 am
11:15 am - 12:00 pm CT
Women in Tech
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Shilpa Vadodaria
Shilpa Vadodaria
Shilpa Vadodaria believes in questioning the status quo to build a just future. She is Amazon’s Global Innovation Lead, specializing in health and digital equity. She also serves as Global President of two employee groups – Body Positive Peers, and Women in Healthcare at Amazon. Shilpa spent the last two decades driving national reform in the US (the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid redesign), tackling the spread of HIV/STIs in South Asia, and building sanitation systems in Ghana with Engineers without Borders. Shilpa holds an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University.
Women in Tech
See Agenda11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Ann Dozier
Ann Dozier
Mrs. Dozier currently serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer for Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, LLC. (SGWS); the world’s pre-eminent distributor of beverage alcohol and a multi-generational, family-owned company with operations in 44 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Canada; and ranks 11th on the Forbes’ largest private companies list. Ann is responsible for the strategy and delivery of all technology and information security for the company. During her eight years at SGWS, Ann has focused on transforming IT to meet the changing needs of the business by creating a balanced focus on operational effectiveness and digital strategies while supporting the growth of the company through mergers, acquisitions, and supplier partnerships.
Women in Tech
See Agenda11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Jill Tucker
Jill Tucker
Jill is responsible for bringing innovation to Employee Experience at Salesforce. She oversees Service Desk, Strategy & Compliance, Software Asset Management, Voice of the Employee, Global Platform Operations, Product & Engineering for BPGs: Real Estate and Global Safety & Security. As VP at HCL Technologies, Jill worked with Fortune 100 companies to transform Employee Experience, Digital Transformation as well as other strategic initiatives. She also served as Global Head of SIAM and ITSM Operations for the organization.
Women in Tech
See Agenda11:15 am - 12:00 pm
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm CT
The Power is YOU
Fireside Chat and Q&A
Derek Lewis
Derek Lewis
Derek Lewis is President, Multicultural Business and Equity Development, PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA). In this role since February 2022, Lewis is the first president of PepsiCo’s new Multicultural Business and Equity Development Organization. He is responsible for accelerating retailer business development in multicultural communities; expanding existing successful programming, including Pepsi Dig In and the Black Restaurant Accelerator Program, all aimed at supporting Black and Hispanic communities and leveraging the scale of PepsiCo to drive investment in and support of diverse suppliers and partners. The equity focus of the organization will include rebranding and national expansion of the successful Pepsi Stronger Together community engagement program; elevating PepsiCo’s efforts to be an employer of choice for diverse cohorts and supporting the company’s employee resource groups to build a unified company that celebrates and thrives on the diversity of each employee.
The Power is YOU
See Agenda12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Track 1: Lead & Work Across Generations
Solution Lab Breakout
Ryan Jenkins
Ryan Jenkins
Ryan Jenkins, CSP is a Wall Street Journal Bestselling author, an internationally-recognized keynote speaker and virtual trainer. His latest book is Connectable: How Leaders Can Move Teams From Isolated to All In. For a decade, he has helped organizations optimize generational dynamics, lessen worker loneliness, and prepare for the future of work. Ryan’s top-ranked insights have been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, and CNBC. He is also co-founder of LessLonely.com, the #1 resource for reducing worker isolation and strengthening team connections. Ryan lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife, three children, and yellow Labrador. Learn more at RyanJenkins.com.
Track 1: Lead & Work Across Generations
See Agenda2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Track 2: Building Your #BadAss Brand
Solution Lab Breakout
Ebony Wyatt
Ebony Wyatt
Ebony Wyatt is a Customer Vice President with General Mills and the owner of Ebony Wyatt Speaks L.L.C. Ebony is a business leader with 19 years of experience, a dynamic speaker and facilitator, and is the creator of the “Building Your BadAss Brand” and “Building Your BadAss Network” workshop series. Ebony is an advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion. She is the founder of the Multicultural Mommas Group of Northwest Arkansas, the chair of the University of Arkansas’ Dean’s Alumni Advisory Board and is the Executive Co-Chair of the Network of Executive Women Twin Cities region. Ebony has been recognized by her alma mater, the University of Arkansas, as a Young Alumni Award recipient, a Silas Hunt Young Pioneer and as an Inclusive Excellence Champion.
Track 2: Building Your #BadAss Brand
See Agenda2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Tiffani Daniels
Tiffani Daniels
Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Tiffani Daniels attended the University of Missouri School of Journalism where she received her Bachelor of Journalism in Strategic Communication. Upon graduating from Mizzou, she began working in advertising for global agencies BBDO Worldwide and McCann Worldgroup. After receiving her MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, she joined General Mills. While at General Mills, Tiffani coached leaders on building a more diverse and inclusive marketing community and was a key leader of the Black Champions Network, which earned her the President’s Award in 2021. Currently, Tiffani is the inaugural Managing Director for the Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity where she is responsible for building the organization’s strategy, structure and operational plans to address racial disparities in the state of Minnesota.
Track 2: Building Your #BadAss Brand
See Agenda2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Track 3: Updraft: When Women Empower Women
Solution Lab Breakout
Irene Quarshie
Irene Quarshie
Irene Quarshie is Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain and Logistics for Target Corporation. She leads the indirect, reverse and third-party supply chain functions, which includes inventory management, transportation, and warehouse operations. Irene also oversees e-commerce returns logistics and end-of-life product disposition strategies. She has general management accountability for Target’s multi-billion dollarrecommerce business. Previously, Irene was vice president of Product Safety and Quality Assurance where she led a global team responsible for private label manufacturing quality management.
Track 3: Updraft: When Women Empower Women
See Agenda2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Ivanka Mamic
Ivanka Mamic
bp’s senior vice president sustainability, Ivanka Mamic, is responsible for leading the development and execution of the bp group sustainability strategy and overseeing its execution across the company. She leads the development of bp group’s broad-based sustainability strategy and is responsible for working in close partnership with the business units in overseeing its execution across the company. Together with her team, Ivanka is responsible for integrating sustainability throughout bp, ensuring that bp’s sustainability effort enhances business performance and supports the long-term interests of the company.
Track 3: Updraft: When Women Empower Women
See Agenda2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Track 4: Gender and Gen Z
Solution Lab Breakout
Cecilia B. Ogude
Cecilia B. Ogude
Cecilia Ogude joined IRI/NPD as the Global Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in June 2021. In this inaugural role, Ogude is accountable for the strategic planning and execution of the global diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, programs, and processes to ensure a globally inclusive and diverse workforce in collaboration with senior executive leaders and key stakeholders—building on the successful programs and efforts already established and advancing new ones.
Track 4: Gender and Gen Z
See Agenda2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Track 5: The Strength in Strategic Vulnerability
Solution Lab Breakout
Stella Odogwu
Stella Odogwu
Stella Odogwu, founder of INTELLE Coaching Solutions, is an executive coach, speaker and leadership development expert for women in Corporate America. Stella empowers clients to leverage their inner potential to achieve wildly successful careers so that they can exponentially increase their impact, income and quality of life. Stella’s coaching style is rooted in the belief that each individual has something unique to offer. She understands that many women have been unknowingly taught to stifle parts of themselves to fit into the corporate landscape. Stella helps women banish impostor syndrome and show up fully confident at work and in life. She also helps her clients transform their brands, develop a powerful executive presence, develop strategic relationships, and negotiate successfully.
Track 5: The Strength in Strategic Vulnerability
See Agenda2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Track 6: The Rise of Employee Power
Solution Lab Breakout
Victoria Russell
Victoria Russell
In January 2021, Victoria Russell was named the first Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer of Beam Suntory, a world leader in premium spirits. In this newly created role, Russell joined the company’s Senior Leadership Team and leads diversity and inclusion across talent acquisition, career development and employee retention, marketing, community relations, and building organizational capability to better recognize bias and further drive inclusive mindset. Russell also supports the development of diversity guidelines for the company’s supplier base and champions Employee Impact Groups and leaders across the business.
Track 6: The Rise of Employee Power
See Agenda2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CT
Track 7: Caregiving + Work
Solution Lab Breakout
Renata Ferraiolo Pereira
Renata Ferraiolo Pereira
Track 7: Caregiving + Work
See Agenda2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Tara Poponyak
Tara Poponyak
Tara has more than 15 years of sales, marketing and commercial operations experience in the consumer products industry, including roles at Procter & Gamble and now Keurig Dr Pepper. Tara’s customer management experiences included Albertsons, Amazon, and CVS. Currently she leads the National Retail Sales Center of Excellence at KDP where she developed a data-driven toolkit to drive insight to action. She also took on a role building the Women & Allies Employee Resource Group over the last two years. Tara received her BSBA/MBA from Miami University of Ohio. Tara grew up in Cincinnati, OH and now lives in downtown Boston, MA with her husband and 3-year-old daughter.
Track 7: Caregiving + Work
See Agenda2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm CT
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm CT
Future Forward Dance Party
Sponsored by PepsiCo
Emerald City Band
Emerald City Band
Emerald City Band is the premier event & live entertainment cover band – based in Dallas – Fort Worth TX, but performing all over the U.S. and the world. ECB works with clients and event planning professionals to provide the ultimate entertainment experience for any venue. Not just your average party cover band or corporate live entertainment, they provide state-of-the-art event production services including staging, sound, and lights. Their gold standard in live entertainment doesn’t start on the stage. They make each event a once in a lifetime!
Future Forward Dance Party
See Agenda7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
9:05 am - 9:20 am CT
Breaking Boundaries: Equal Pay for Equal Work
Virtual Fireside Chat
Samantha Mewis
Samantha Mewis
Coming Soon
Breaking Boundaries: Equal Pay for Equal Work
See Agenda9:05 am - 9:20 am
9:20 am - 10:00 am CT
10:00 am - 10:45 am CT
Collaboration: The Future of Sustainability
Panel Discussion & Q&A
Scott McPherson
Scott McPherson
McPherson is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Core-Mark, International, a Performance Food Group Company. He became CEO in July 2018, assuming the role from his former position as President and Chief Operating Officer. Throughout his career with Core-Mark, Scott has compiled a diverse background serving in numerous executive-level positions, including, Senior Vice President -Business Operations and Strategic Opportunities, Senior Vice President – Corporate Development, Senior Vice President – U.S. Distribution (East), Vice President – U.S. Divisions, President – Fort Worth Division, and Vice President – U.S. Marketing. Before these roles, he also served in various sales leadership positions.
Collaboration: The Future of Sustainability
See Agenda10:00 am - 10:45 am
Irvine Sloan
Irvine Sloan
Irvine Sloan serves as Duke Energy’s Vice President of Strategic Account Management within the Sales and Relationship Management organization. He is responsible for leading a team of strategic account managers focused on expanding corporate executive relationships between Duke Energy and Fortune 50 clients within target growth segments. Irvine’s team manages the wholistic strategy for developing and sustaining long-term strategic corporate relationships for mutual growth, profitability, trust, loyalty, and risk management. Furthermore, his team is tasked with being the resident client expert, acquiring deep knowledge of the client’s corporate goals, challenges, and nuances and providing broader insight into industry trends.
Collaboration: The Future of Sustainability
See Agenda10:00 am - 10:45 am
11:00 am - 11:45 am CT
Women, Money, and Power
Keynote
Rachel Rodgers
Rachel Rodgers
Rachel Rodgers is the founder of Hello Seven, a multi-million dollar company that teaches women how to earn more money and build wealth. Rachel’s ground-breaking work has seen her featured in Time, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, The Washington Post, on NBC News, and Cosmopolitan to name a few. Rachel is the host of The Hello Seven Podcast and founder of We Should All Be Millionaires: The Club, an online network for professional women. Her best-selling book, We Should All Be Millionaires, from HarperCollins, was released in 2021. Rachel’s mission is to teach women — especially women of color — how to end the cycle of overworking, under-earning, and financial stress once and for all.
Women, Money, and Power
See Agenda11:00 am - 11:45 am
11:45 am - 12:00 pm CT
Conference Close
Sarah Alter
Sarah Alter
Sarah Alter joined NextUp in 2017, and has wide-ranging executive leadership experience in the markets NextUp represents. Sarah has successfully expanded the scope of NextUp’s mission to include Advancing All Women, and has grown NextUp to be the largest non-profit of its type, with over 15,000 members representing over 900 organizations, 21 regions, and over 300 national and regional corporate partners. Over 50% of NextUp’s national corporate sponsors are on the Fortune or Global 500, and Sarah has built NextUp into an organization that spans industries from tech, to finance, to retail, to CPG. Additionally, she has focused NextUp on supporting women of color, building male allyship, the new generation coming into our workforce, and, more recently, how COVID-19 has impacted women in the workplace.
Welcome
See Agenda2:00 pm - 2:10 pm
Conference Close
See Agenda11:45 am - 12:00 pm