CNG Nestlé 4 Nov 2011

W.I.N. Corporate Networking Group Meeting hosted by Nestle International Headquoters, Switzerland

November 4, 2011

Diversity/Inclusion/Women/Values - join inspiring WIN Corporate event at Nestle on 4 November, 9.30-13.00 (14.00)

W.I.N. and the Nestlé look forward to welcoming you.

The agenda for the event is focused on:

Diversity and Inclusion at Nestle and engaging workshop on Implicit Bias, Mindbugs and the Brain: Why conventional diversity programmes don't work.

Address of the event at Nestlé:

Avenue Nestlé 55

1007 Vevey

Switzerland

Agenda

09.30 – 10.00 Welcome coffee and networking
10.00 – 10.10 Opening by W.I.N. Kristin Engvig, W.I.N. Founder & Director

10.10 – 10.40 Sue Johnson, Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Nestlé

10.40 – 12.00 Implicit Bias, Mindbugs and the Brain: Why conventional diversity programmes don't work, Workshop by Mary Farmer

12.00 – 13.30 Light lunch and networking opportunity

13.30 - 14.00 6th floor Nestlé tour

About Nestlé

Since Henri Nestlé developed the first milk food for infants in 1867, and saved the life of a neighbour’s child, the Nestlé Company has aimed to build a business as the world's leading nutrition, health and wellness company based on sound human values and principles. The company now employs around 283,000 people and has factories or operations in almost every country in the world. At the meeting Sue Johnson, Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Nestlé will discuss what Nestle is doing for D&I today, their strategies , practices, and plans for the future.

About guest speaker Mary Farmer

Mary is a lecturer, consultant and thought leader in global business and organizational performance, focused on diversity and inclusion. Her passion is around leadership, communication, people and talent development. She has extensive expertise in influencing senior leaders and specializes in workplace innovation, creating high performing teams and inclusive working environments, development of accessible communication strategy and workforce planning design.
Former head of D&I for Philips, she is presently Lecturer in Human Resources for Les-Roches Gruyere University/Glion in Switzerland, and Executive Director of the Global Diversity and Inclusion network for Executive Networks, where she connects the enterprise heads of diversity and inclusion from some of the world's largest corporations. Following studies in Journalism and Cultural Anthropology, Mary holds an MBA from Leiden University and is doctoral candidate in Organizational Behaviour at the University of Amsterdam.

About Workshop: Implicit Bias, Mindbugs and the Brain: Why conventional diversity programmes don't work.

Why don’t we (unconsciously) look for diversity? We’ll address the reasons why choosing for diversity isn’t logical, or natural, to the human brain. We’ll look at how our brain works and why both men and women have prejudices/biases about women, men (and other differences) at work. Making these differences visible and discussing them can help to build a diverse and successful organization. During this session we will give you some simple examples and tests on how the brain works. The brain’s processes are much more irrational than you might think – come along and experience it for yourself!

 To register for this event, please see the registration information or send an e-mail to info@winconference.net and get your confirmation.