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Rainbow
PUSH
Global
Automotive
Summit
To Focus
On
Ethnic
Inclusion
General
Motors
CEO Mary
Barra
and
Hyundai
Motor
America
President
& CEO
Dave
Zuchowski
to
Discuss
the
Benefits
of
Diversity
and
Inclusion
in
Business
DETROIT
– The
Rainbow
PUSH
Automotive
Project,
an
initiative
of the
Citizenship
Education
Fund,
proudly
announces
its
lineup
of
speakers
for the
15thAnnual
Rainbow
PUSH
Global
Automotive
Summit.
This
year’s
theme
is:
“Driving
Ethnic
Inclusion
in the
Global
Automotive
Expansion.”
The
Summit
will be
held
Monday,
Oct. 13,
at the
MGM
Grand
Detroit
Meeting
& Events
Center,
1777
Third
Street,
Detroit,
Michigan
48226.
The
Rainbow
PUSH
Global
Automotive
Summit
is the
only
conference
that
delves
deeply
into the
automotive
industry
as it
relates
to
people
of
color.
In a
global
marketplace,
a
company
that
employs
a
diverse
workforce
is
better
able to
understand
the
demographics
of the
marketplace
it
serves
and is
better
equipped
to
thrive
in that
marketplace
than a
company
that has
a more
limited
range of
employee
demographics.
Companies
that
leverage
diversity
will
have a
competitive
advantage.
Without
a strong
corporate
strategy,
that
inherently
promotes
the
integration
of
diversity
and
inclusion,
many
companies
are
doomed
to fail.
Top
automotive
leaders,
manufacturers,
suppliers,
dealers,
government
officials,
community
leaders,
advertising
agencies
and
media
outlets
will
assemble
at the
Summit
to share
expert
insight,
strategies,
trends
and
solutions
regarding
the
automotive
global
expansion
and the
many
benefits
of an
all-inclusive,
ethnic
minority
business
environment.
Reverend
Jesse L.
Jackson,
Sr.,
president
and
founder,
Rainbow
PUSH
Coalition,
will
host
Mary
Barra,
CEO,
General
Motors;
and Dave
Zuchowski,
president
and CEO,
Hyundai
Motor
America
at the
Business
and
Education
Awards
Luncheon
in a
discussion,
entitled,
“Automotive
CEO’s
Speak on
the
Positive
Effects
of An
All-Inclusive
Ethnic
Minority
Business
Environment.”
Award-winning
journalist
Ed
Gordon
will
serve as
panel
moderator
for the
Leadership
Town
Hall
Breakfast
& Panel
Discussion,
entitled,
“A New
Narrative:
Has
Diversity
Become A
Diversion?”
Panelists
include:
George
Curry,
National
Newspaper
Publishers
Association;
Prof.
Leonard
Greenhalgh,
Tuck
School
of
Business
at
Dartmouth;
Dr.
Julianne
Malveaux,
economist
and
author;
and Ron
Busby,
Sr.,
U.S.
Black
Chamber
of
Commerce.
Other
featured
speakers
include:
Rick
Schostek,
executive
vice
president,
Honda
North
America;
John
Quattrone,
senior
vice
president,
Global
Human
Resources,
General
Motors;
Al
Smith,
group
VP,
Service
Center
Operations
and
Corporate
Planning,
Toyota
Financial
Services;
Tim
Mahoney,
chief
marketing
officer,
Global
Chevrolet
and
General
Motors
Marketing
Operations;
Michael
Keegan,
senior
vice
president,
Human
Resources,
Chrysler
Group;
and
Rebecca
Barker
Vest,
vice
president
of
Purchasing,
Nissan
Americas.
Additional
discussion
will
focus
on:
Supplier
Global
Expansion
Opportunities:
North
America
and
Beyond;
the
Advertising
and
Marketing
Total
Market
Approach
Must Be
Inclusive
of
Ethnic
Minority
Media
Representation;
Breaking
Down
Historic
Barriers
to
Hiring
and
Promoting
People
of
Color;
Accountability
of
Professional
Services
Inclusion
in
Supplier
Diversity
Procurement;
and
Supplier
Diversity
Game
Changers:
Positioning
Your
Business
to Win
Through
Capacity
Building
and
Joint
Ventures.
The
panel
discussions
will
conclude
with
Legendary
African
American
Automotive
Suppliers,
Bill
Pickard,
John W.
Barfield,
John
James,
Louis
James,
Rod
Rickman,
Lawrence
Crawford,
Leon
Richardson
and
Steve
Hightower,
giving
advice
and
coaching
the next
generation
on
sustaining
a
business
against
all
odds.
“Each
time
minority
consumers
purchase
vehicles
they are
creating
a
socio-economic
paradigm
with the
auto
industry
that
cannot
be
ignored,”
says
Rev.
Jackson.
“Automakers
must
institutionalize
diversity
practices
throughout
their
companies
in order
to
attract
and
retain
talent,
pay
closer
attention
to its
suppliers,
distributors
and
dealers;
share in
the
billions
of
dollars
spent on
advertising
and
marketing
and
respect
the
African
American
consumer.”
The day
will end
with a
Networking
& Awards
Reception
honoring
Living
Legends
and
Emerging
Leaders
in the
automotive
industry.
National
sponsors
for the
Summit
include:
Ford,
General
Motors
and
Toyota.
Event
sponsors
to date:
AEL Span
Supply
Chain
Solutions;
BMW;
Blue
Springs
Metals;
Bridgewater
Interiors;
Chemico
Systems;
Dakkota
Integrated
Systems,
LLC;
Emma
Hill
Manufacturing,
LLC;
Global
Automotive
Alliance,
LLC;
Hightowers
Petroleum
Co.;
Honda;
Hyundai;
James
Group
International,
Inc.;
KIA; L.S.
Brinker;
MCL
Jasco;
Mercedes
Benz;
Nissan;
Prestige
Automotive
Group;
Rickman
Enterprise
Group,
LLC;
Subaru;
UAW;
UAW-Ford;
Vitec;
Volkswagen;
Walker
SCM,
LLC. For
a list
of
additional
speakers
and to
register
for the
summit,
visit
www.rainbowpush.org.
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