POWER of Diversity 2024

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Name: POWER of Diversity 2024
Date: August 2, 2024
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM CDT
Registration: Register Now
Event Description:

The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce has long celebrated the cultural diversity of our dynamic regional business community at the Power of Diversity Breakfast, the premier event for recognizing diverse members of our workforce as well as the commitment area organizations make on bolstering inclusion. Join us as we present our Ace Awards to mid-to-senior level leaders and the Champion of Diversity Award to a business that is making exceptional efforts to foster diversity, equity and inclusion in the community they serve. 
 

ACE HONOREES

Anna Bazan-Munguia, Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Kansas City

Kelly Hass, Kansas City National Security Campus, managed by Honeywell FM&T

Jenn Miller, Henderson Engineers
 

CHAMPION OF DIVERSITY

H&R Block
 

"Where are they Now?" Panel Conversation

We will hear an insightful conversation from our panel of past Ace Award honorees who have continued their leadership journey in the diversity, equity, and inclusion space. Learn more from them about today’s most pressing issues and hear practical solutions to the pushback and resistance to DEI initiatives as well as how to sustain best practices in creating communities of belonging.  

PANEL

  • Drew Eanes, Senior Client Solutions Manager at JE Dunn Construction/Co-Founder and Vice Chair of the KC People's Fund
  • Michael Gonzales, Principal, NE&E Consulting
  • Dr. Andrea Hendricks, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Authentico and Walz Tetrick Advertising
  • Edgar J. Palacios, MBA, President & CEO, Latinx Education Collaborative/Executive Director, Revolución Educativa

Moderated by Lisa Ginter, Chief Executive Officer, CommunityAmerica Credit Union/Board Chair, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce


Thank you to all of our 2024 Diversity Equity and Inclusion Sponsors! 

Our Presenting Diversity Sponsor is CommunityAmerica Credit Union. Our Diversity and Inclusion Series Sponsors are American Century Investments, Evergy, Hallmark, and JE Dunn Construction. 
Our Cornerstone Sponsors are Bayer, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Lockton, REACH Healthcare Foundation, Saint Luke’s Health System, The University of Kansas Health System, T-Mobile, and VanTrust Real Estate. Our Regional Diversity Sponsors are Arvest Bank, Black & Veatch, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, CBIZ/MHM, Commerce Bank, FleishmanHillard, H&R Block, Health Forward Foundation, Heavy Constructors Association, Kansas City Royals, KCNSC, managed by Honeywell FM&T, McCownGordon, Southwest Airlines, State Street, Turner Construction Company, and Vibrant Health. Our Supporting Diversity Sponsors are Accenture,  Bank Midwest, BlueScope Buildings, Bryan Cave, Children’s Mercy, Enterprise Mobility, Ernst & Young, Garmin, Google Fiber, Henderson Engineers, HNTB, Husch Blackwell, Kansas City University, Lathrop GPM, Mazuma Credit Union, Meta, Metropolitan Community College, Oracle, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Spire, Stinson, The Builders’ Association, Unbound, The University of Kansas

Event Sponsors:

Presenting Diversity Sponsor

Diversity and Inclusion Series Presenting Sponsors

Cornerstone Sponsors

Regional Diversity Sponsors

Location:

Location:

Muehlebach Tower of the Kansas City Marriott Downtown Hotel
1213 Wyandotte
Kansas City, MO 64105

Date/Time Information:

Date/Time:

Friday, August 2
Registration will open at 7:30 AM
Program will begin promptly at 8:00 AM

Contact Information:
Greg Valdovino
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Fees/Admission:
Individual Ticket | (1) seat
KC Chamber Members $80
Non-Members $100

Reserved Table | (10) seats, company table signage, and preferred table placement
KC Chamber Members $850
Non-Members $1,050
 
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