LCLD 2018 Fellows First Meeting: New Orleans | Events | Leadership Council on Legal Diversity

This first in-person meeting for the 2018 LCLD Fellows took place at The Ritz-Carlton in New Orleans, LA, Friday, March 2 - Sunday, March 4, 2018.

Please see below for the meeting agenda, which includes links to the speakers' resources, a photo gallery, and the "Resources" section at the bottom of the page for Accountability Partner pairings and speaker contact information.

For questions about the meeting agenda, please contact Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Manager.

Agenda

Friday, March 2, 2018

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Registration

1:00 - 1:30 pm

Welcome Remarks
Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Manager, LCLD

1:30 - 4:00 pm (Break at 3:00 pm)

Managing Up
Mary E. Abbajay, President & Co-Founder, Careerstone Group, LLC

4:00 - 4:30 pm

Networking Break

4:30 - 6:30 pm

Interpersonal Technology: The Art and Science of Personal and Professional Effectiveness
T.J. Griffith, Master Trainer, Mentor Management, Inc.

6:30 - 8:00 pm

Reception for 2017 & 2018 Fellows
Light hors d'oeuvres reception at Hotel Monteleone in the Iberville Ballroom

Saturday, March 3, 2018

8:30 - 10:00 am (Breakfast, 8:30 - 9:30 am; Program 9:00 - 10:00 am)

Breakfast & What I Wish I Had Known About the Fellowship Year (Watch the Fellows Alumni Advice to Fellows video)
2017 Fellows will share their wisdom with the 2018 Fellows in small groups over breakfast.

10:00 - 11:30 am

Women at Work: A Discussion of Gender Issues in the Legal Field
Cynthia Bright, Vice President and Associate General Counsel for U.S. Litigation and Government Investigations, HP Inc. | Valeria Chapa, Vice President & General Counsel, Latin America, Honeywell International Inc.; 2013 Fellow | Susan M. Davies, P.C., Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Moderated by Robert J. Grey, Jr., President, LCLD