Annual MARCH 25-26, CLE CREDITS, INCLUDING 3.0 PROFESSIONALISM (SELF-REPORTING)

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1 HIGHLIGHTS Annual MARCH 25-26, CLE CREDITS, INCLUDING 3.0 PROFESSIONALISM (SELF-REPORTING) THE RITZ-CARLTON (DOWNTOWN) 181 PEACHTREE STREET, NE ATLANTA, GA ALL SESSIONS AND CELEBRATION DINNER WILL BE HELD AT THE RITZ-CARLTON (DOWNTOWN) DAY ONE: MARCH 25 DAY TWO: MARCH 26 5:30 PM 6:30 PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION 6:30 PM 8:00 PM 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DINNER * OPEN TO PUBLIC Sponsored by: King & Spalding LLP INTERVIEWER: Karen Hester, Esq. Executive Director Center for Legal Inclusiveness Sponsored by: Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP and White & Case LLP ON THE COUCH: A CONVERSATION WITH... Michele A. Roberts, Esq. Executive Director National Basketball Players Association and Anna-Lisa Corrales, Esq. General Counsel and Secretary Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC 7:00 AM 5:30 PM REGISTRATION AND CONFERENCE 12:30 PM 1:45 PM SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON Sponsored by: The Home Depot & SUTHERLAND KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Catherine M. Hilton, Esq. General Counsel and Vice-President of Legal Affairs, Compliance, and Training UPS Capital Corporation 2015 LAW STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS Sponsored by: DLA Piper LLP (US) 6:00 PM 7:30 PM NETWORKING RECEPTION Georgia-Pacific LLC 133 Peachtree Street NE INTERVIEWER: Andrea Arceneaux Coleman Founding President A. Coleman & Associates Sponsored by: Georgia-Pacific LLC and Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP FEATURED SPEAKER: Carolina Den Brok-Perez, Esq. SVP Municipal & Industrial RBU North America, Kemira Oyj

2 DAY ONE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, :30 PM 6:30 PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION 6:30 PM 8:00 PM 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DINNER On The Couch: A Conversation with... MODERATOR: Karen Hester, Esq. Executive Director, Center for Legal Inclusiveness Denver, CO FEATURED SPEAKERS: Michele A. Roberts, Esq. Executive Director National Basketball Players Association New York, NY Anna-Lisa Corrales, Esq. General Counsel and Secretary Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC Mahwah, NJ DAY TWO THURSDAY, MARCH 26, :00 AM 8:30 AM COFFEE HOUR AND REGISTRATION Sponsored by: The Coca-Cola Company 8:30 AM 8:45 AM WELCOME 8:45 AM 9:30 AM WOMEN OF COLOR IN THE PROFESSION: HOW ARE WE DOING? SPEAKER: Genhi Givings Bailey, Esq. Director of Diversity & Inclusion DLA Piper LLP (US)

3 9:45 AM 10:45 AM FOUNDER S FAREWELL: A CONVERSATION WITH MARIAN C. DOCKERY Founder & Pres. of Leadership Institute of Women of Color Attorneys INTERVIEWER: Philippa V. Ellis, Esq. ; Owen, Gleaton, Egan, Jones & Sweeney, LLP LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS 10:45 AM 12:15 PM WOMEN OF COLOR ATTORNEYS LEARNING TO LEAD Smaller group sessions where attorneys discuss issues they encounter in their practices and ways to resolve them. 10:45 AM 11:00 AM INTRODUCTION TO WORKSHOPS Trish Treadwell, Esq. ; Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs, LLP Traits of Effective Leaders: Born, Bred, or Acquired? Using Your Personal Skills to Propel Your Leadership Ability and Further Your Goals Maximizing Your Personal Board of Directors and Mentor 11:00 AM 12:15 PM WORKSHOP BREAKOUT DISCUSSIONS Attorneys will break into discussion groups according to their practice (large firm, mid-size/small firm, in-house, public sector). A. LARGE LAW FIRMS WORKSHOP LEADERS: Anita Wallace Thomas, Esq., Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Geetha Adinata, Esq. Ford Harrison

4 B. MEDIUM AND SMALL LAW FIRMS WORKSHOP LEADERS: Sonjui Kumar, Esq. Founding Member Kumar, Prabhu, Patel & Banerjee, LLC C. CORPORATE IN-HOUSE COUNSEL WORKSHOP LEADERS: Shymeka Hunter, Esq. Assistant General Counsel WorldPay US, Inc. Anandhi S. Rajan, Esq. Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP Katia Grow, Esq. Senior Managing Counsel The Coca-Cola Company D. GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE/NON-PROFIT COUNSEL WORKSHOP LEADERS: Avarita L. Hanson, Esq. Honorable Kimberly E. Adams Executive Director Fulton County Superior Court Chief Justice s Commission on Professionalism 12:15 12:30 PM BREAK 12:30 1:45 PM SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON Sponsored by: The Home Depot & SUTHERLAND INTRODUCTION: Fredrick McClure, Esq., DLA Piper LLP (US), Tampa, FL 2015 LAW STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS Sponsored by: DLA Piper LLP (US) KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Catherine M. Hilton, Esq. General Counsel and Vice-President of Legal Affairs, Compliance, and Training UPS Capital Corporation (Dunwoody, GA) 1:45 2:00 PM BREAK

5 FIRST CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS 2:00 PM 3:00 PM A. LAW FIRM ECONOMICS 101 MODERATOR: Marla Butler, Esq. Shareholder; Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi New York, NY PANELISTS: Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Esq. Sutherland Althea J.K. Broughton, Esq. Arnall Golden & Gregory LLP Shamita D. Etienne-Cummings, Esq. White & Case, LLP Washington, DC Altomease Kennedy, Esq. Sanford Heisler Kimpel, LLP Washington, DC 2:00 PM 3:00 PM B. ALTERNATIVE CAREERS IN THE LAW: Using Your J.D. Outside of Law Firm Private Practice MODERATOR: Stacy Cole-Bell, Esq. Director of Government and Community Affairs Comcast Cable PANELISTS: Kim Anderson, Esq. CEO, Families First Lisa Liang, Esq. Staff Attorney Atlanta Legal Aid Society Carol Hammell, SPHR Director, Human Resources RockTenn Norcross, GA Tisha R. Tallman, Esq. President & CEO Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GHCC)

6 3:00 PM 3:15 PM BREAK SECOND CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS 3:15 PM 4:15 PM A. IN-HOUSE COUNSEL AND LAW FIRM PARTNERS SPEAK OUT! MODERATOR: Alison Nelson, Esq. Managing Counsel Ford Motor Company Dearborn, MI PANELISTS: Angela Payne James, Esq. Alston & Bird LLP Angela Frazier, Esq. Senior Counsel Cox Communications, Inc. Dunwoody, GA Ashoo K. Sharma, Esq. Corporate General Counsel HomeServices of Georgia Angela E. Dotson, Esq. Chief Global Litigation Counsel GE Energy Management Adwoa Ghartey-Tagoe Seymour, Esq., Bryan Cave LLP President of GABWA

7 3:15 PM 4:15 PM B. OPPORTUNITIES IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR MODERATOR: Jadawnya Butler, Esq. Assistant District Attorney Fulton County DA s Office PANELISTS: Javoyne Hicks White, Esq. Chief of Staff, US EPA Region 4 Environmental Protection Agency Patrice Walker, Esq. Senior Regional Attorney FDIC Washington, DC Sairalina Montesino, Esq. Trial Attorney, EEOC 4:15 PM 4:30 PM BREAK 4:30 PM 5:30 PM MEN SPONSORING WOMEN: WHY DOES IT MATTER? MODERATOR: Charmaine L. Slack, Esq., Jones Day New York, NY PANELISTS: John D. Golden, Esq. ; Golden & Grimes, LLP National Coordinating Counsel for Jaguar Land Rover NA, LLC Miami, FL Fredrick H.L. McClure, Esq. Shareholder Managing, Tampa Office DLA Piper LLP (US) Tampa, FL Curtis Mack, Esq. Retired formerly of McGuireWoods LLP Shyam Reddy, Esq. Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary Euramax International, Inc.

8 6:00 PM 7:30 PM NETWORKING RECEPTION HOSTED BY: Georgia-Pacific LLC 133 Peachtree Street Northeast INTERVIEWER: Andrea Arceneaux Coleman Founding President A. Coleman & Associates FEATURED SPEAKER: Carolina Den Brok-Perez, Esq. SVP Municipal & Industrial RBU North America, Kemira Oyj Dunwoody, GA STUDENT SESSIONS RUN CONCURRENTLY WITH THE AFTERNOON SESSION

9 STUDENT Annual STUDENT SESSION The following sessions run concurrently with the Afternoon Session: 2:00 PM 2:45 PM PLANNING YOUR LEGAL CAREER This session will offer valuable insight into the law school admissions process as well address the importance of developing, implementing, and managing a career plan to maximize your career and job search. 2:50 PM 3:40 PM FINANCING YOUR LEGAL EDUCATION: The Search for Scholarships, Financial Aid, and Tips to Keep Your Post-Law School Debt Low This session will emphasize the importance of minimizing and reducing your post-law school debt with an overview of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program as well as provide a brief overview of the financial aid process and tips on finding scholarship sources. SPEAKER: Carmen B. Johnson, Esq. Assistant Director for Admissions and Diversity Initiatives Stetson University College of Law 3:45 PM 4:00 PM BREAK

10 STUDENT Annual 4:00 PM 4:45 PM CAREER TIPS AND WAR STORIES FROM RECENT LAW GRADUATES: Making Smart Career Choices What I Wish I Knew Before I Went To Law School This session will provide practical advice from recent law graduates on how to navigate law school and the first few years of law practice as well as a discussion on preparing for the Bar exam, utilizing technology to jump start your legal career, and the importance of creating a personal brand to maximize your network. SPEAKERS: Jatrean M. Sanders, Esq. Attorney Cozen O Connor P.C. Alexandra R.T. Daniels, Esq. Staff Attorney The Coca-Cola Company