Impact Employer Summit 2023

Join us in New Orleans on June 13, 2023, for the Impact Employer Summit! This exclusive event brings together corporate leaders to explore bold and brave ideas, trends, and practices shaping a more equitable future of work and the workplace.

With a lineup of dynamic speakers and interactive sessions, you'll be inspired to dig deep into cutting-edge practices that drive widespread economic and career opportunity for your employees. You'll leave with a wealth of inspiration, new ideas, concrete tools, and an expanding network of like-minded professionals, all of which will help you unlock more expansive and equitable career opportunity and mobility at your own company.

Participation in the Impact Employer Summit is for corporate leaders and by invitation only. If you would like to apply to attend, please fill out this form:

Don't miss this opportunity to be a part of the conversation and drive real change for your company and employees.

Widen your lens to learn how career opportunity and advancement will take shape in 2023 to create a lasting impact across the enterprise.

Make connections to promote equitable talent strategies, lead learning and development programs that connect learning to mobility, or make sense of new technologies and tools that can support your work.

Join a community of changemakers to drive economic opportunity for workers while supporting business growth.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from an inspiring roster of experts and dive deep into topics that will equip you to drive economic opportunity for your workforce—all while supporting business growth.

Here’s what you can expect from the day:

8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

Arrivals, Breakfast & Networking

8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Welcoming Remarks

Featuring:

Laura Roberts, Senior Director, JFF

9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Seizing the Promise of This Pivotal Moment

Framing the day for maximum impact

Featuring:

Cat Ward, Vice President, Employer Mobilization, JFF

9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Leadership Keynote

Influence & Inclusivity: Using Your Power as a Leader to Enable Widespread Career Mobility

Featuring:

James White, Chairman of the Board at The Honest Company; Former CEO, Jamba Juice; Best-selling Author

In conversation with:

Shari Eaton, Chief People Officer, Chobani

10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Breaking Down Silos

Embedding inclusive talent strategy across your organization and into your DNA

Featuring:

Howard Boville, Senior Vice President, IBM Cloud Services, IBM
Shana DeSmit, Vice-President, DMM Meat and Seafood, Sam’s Club
Jessica Muench, Chief Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer, United Airlines

In Conversation with:

Megha Bansal Rizoli, Director, JFF

10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Remarks

Featuring:

Maria Flynn, President and CEO, JFF

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Changemaker Spotlights

Inspiring stories from leaders making a difference

Featuring:

Sue Suh, former Chief People and Impact Officer, TIME

11:30 p.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Lunch Break & Networking

12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Midday Keynote

Designing the Future of the Workplace: How to enact inclusivity and organizational success in an era of innovation

Featuring:

Ellen McGirt, Senior Editor, Fortune & "RaceAhead" columnist

In conversation with:

Aneesh Raman, Vice President, Head of The Opportunity Project, LinkedIn

12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Changemaker Spotlights

Inspiring stories from leaders making a difference

Featuring:

Earvin Young, Vice President, People & Portfolio Strategies, Sam's Club
Matt Johanson, Chief ESG Officer, Discover

1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Managing Today for Tomorrow

Taking inclusive career mobility strategies from vision to action

Featuring:

Ryan Hanson, Senior Director of Enterprise Learning, Best Buy
Andriana Diez, Senior Director, Global Talent and Workforce Strategy, Walmart
Bronagh Friel, Head of Ecosystems, Google

Moderated by:

Laura Roberts, Senior Director, JFF

2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Changemaker Spotlights

Inspiring stories from leaders making a difference

Featuring:

Erinn Corbett-Wright, Head of Workforce Development Philanthropy, Salesforce

2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Peer Consultancies

Exploring real-life case studies via discussion, learning, and action planning with peers. Chatham House rules apply

Featuring:

Kate McElligot, Senior Future of Work Practice Lead, Autodesk
Lisa Schumacher, Director, Education Strategies & Workforce Policy, McDonald’s Corporation
Jonita Wilson, Chief Diversity Officer, Discover
Camille DeCicco, Director, Social Impact, Discover
Abbey Carlton, Vice President, Social Impact, Indeed
Ashley Black, Managing Director of Global Equity Strategies, Delta Air Lines
Rhonda McNutt, Senior Vice President, Bank of America; Pop-Up Panel

Moderated by:

Julie Flowers, Head of Global Talent Acquisition, Chevron

3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Reflections & The Path Ahead

How to use what we’ve explored to drive our work forward

Featuring:

James Rhee, Founder, The Red Helicopter, former CEO of Ashley Stewart

3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Closing

Featuring:

Cat Ward, Vice President, JFF

As a special offer, Impact Employer Summit participants will receive complimentary access to JFF’s 2023 Horizons summit. Horizons takes place immediately after the Impact Employer Summit—June 14-15, 2023, in New Orleans. It’s the premier national event for leaders from the worlds of education, workforce, business, policy, and economic development. 

If you’re interested in learning more about attending the Impact Employer Summit:

Impact Employer Summit

JFF’s Impact Employer Summit convenes visionary corporate leaders to explore how brave ideas and bold action on the part of companies can drive equitable impact.

June 13, 2023

New Orleans

Speakers

James White

Former CEO, Jamba Juice & Chairman of the Board, The Honest Company & Author, Anti-Racist Leadership: How to Transform Corporate Culture in a Race-Conscious World

Ellen McGirt

Senior Editor, Fortune Magazine & “RaceAhead” Columnist

Maria Flynn

President and CEO, JFF

James Rhee

Founder, red helicopter & Former Chair and CEO, Ashley Stewart

Shari Eaton

Chief People Officer, Chobani

Jessica Muench

Chief Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer, United Airlines

Jonita Wilson

Chief Diversity Officer, Discover

Matt Johanson

Chief ESG Officer, Discover

Sue Suh

Former Chief People and Impact Officer, TIME

Kate McElligot

Senior Future of Work Practice Lead, Autodesk

Julie Flowers

Head of Global Talent Acquisition, Chevron

Howard Boville

Senior Vice President, IBM

Shana DeSmit

Vice-President, Meat and Seafood, Sam’s Club

Rhonda McNutt

Senior Vice President, Bank of America

Abbey Carlton

Vice President, Social Impact, Indeed

Aneesh Raman

Vice President and Head of The Opportunity Project, LinkedIn

Cat Ward

Vice President, Employer Mobilization, JFF

Earvin Young Jr.

Vice President, People Strategy and Portfolio Management, Sam’s Club

Andriana Diez

Senior Director, Global Talent and Workforce Strategy, Walmart

Ryan Hanson

Senior Director of Enterprise Learning, Best Buy

Laura Roberts

Senior Director, JFF

Lisa Schumacher

Director, Education Strategies and Workforce Policy, McDonald’s Corporation

Camille DeCicco

Director of Social Impact, Discover

Bronagh Friel

Head of Ecosystems, Grow with Google

Erinn Corbett-Wright

Head of Workforce Development Philanthropy, Salesforce

Ashley Black

Managing Director of Global Equity Strategies, Delta Airlines

Megha Bansal Rizoli

Director, JFF

Agenda

8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

Arrivals, Breakfast & Networking

8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Welcoming Remarks

Featuring:

9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Seizing the Promise of This Pivotal Moment

Featuring:

Part 1: Bold Leadership

9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Leadership Keynote

Featuring:

In conversation with:

10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Breaking Down Silos

Featuring:

In Conversation with:

10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Remarks

Featuring: