My colleagues at Bloomberg BNA Big Law Business are presenting two conferences on “Diversity & Inclusion,” in New York City (Oct. 29 at 404 NYC) and San Francisco (Nov. 4 at 3 Pier 7 #101 ). The event starts at 8:30 a.m. and wraps up at 1:30. Lunch is included.

It’s free—register here.  I hope to see you at the New York venue! Here’s the agenda (click on the link for more details)

Opening notes: Casey Sullivan, Senior Editorial Director, Bloomberg BNA Big Law Business

Keynotes: NYC: Kelly Tullier, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Visa Inc. Interviewed by: Ellen Pollock, Editor, Bloomberg BusinessWeek

SF: Mary Snapp, Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft Corp.

PANELS

The Business Imperative for Diversity

NYC: James McNasby, General Counsel, Marsh
Ellen Moran Dwyer, Managing Partner, Crowell & Moring
Richard Rosenbaum, Chief Executive Officer, Greenberg Traurig
Tony West, Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, PepsiCo
Moderator: Lisa Kassenarr, Editor-at-Large, Global Women’s Coverage, Bloomberg Ne

SF: Elizabeth Sharrer, Firm Chair, Holland & Hart
Amy Weaver, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Salesforce

Attracting the Best

NYC: Ian Graham, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, BAE Systems
Jami McKeon, Chairperson, Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Raymond M. Williams, National Diversity and Inclusion Partner and Co-Chair, Product Liability and Mass Torts Practice,
DLA Piper
Moderator: Rachel Book, ‎Global Diversity Recruiting Leader, Bloomberg LP

SF: Deborah Broyles, Partner and Director of Global Diversity & Inclusion, Reed Smith
Caren Ulrich Stacy, ‎Founder/CEO, OnRamp Fellowship & Diversity Lab
Moderator: Robert White, Executive Director, California Minority Counsel Program

Inclusion Strategies: Retain and Promote

NYC: Ricardo Anzaldua, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Metlife
Michael Blair, Presiding Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
Kim Koopersmith, Chairperson, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Jacqueline Marcus, Partner and Diversity Committee Chair, Weil, Gotshal & MangesModerator: Gabrielle Lyse Brown, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, New York City Bar Association

SF: Katherine Adkins, Group Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Toyota Financial Services
Jeremy Roth, Co-President and Managing Director, Littler Mendelson
Brian Wong, Executive Partner for Diversity and Inclusion, Pillsbury Winthrop

Monica Bay is a Fellow at CodeX and a freelance journalist for Bloomberg BNA Big Law Business. She is a member of the California bar. Twitter: @MonicaBay  Email: mbay@codex.stanford.edu