The Summers Group joins panel discussions at Notre Dame Diversity Conference

March 1, 2012 - PRLog -- On March 23 and 24 the Notre Dame MBA Association will host it's fifth annual Diversity Conference.  For the fourth year, The Summers Group, LLC, a Granger Indiana business development consulting firm has been asked to participate on one of the panel discussions.  The theme of the conference is "Capitalizing on Differences".  The panel discussion The Summers Group will participate in is "The Role of Differences in Organizational Change".

The conference will begin with case competition presentations on Friday, March 23, followed by a recption, dinner and case competition results.  Saturday, March 24, activities will include registratin and a continental breakfast followed by the morning address by Leslie Parsons, VP of Field Operations, Coca Cola.  Morning panel discussions will be followed by lunch and address by Marv Russell, Managing Partner and Consultant, Marv Russell and Partners, and author of “Linebacker in the Boardroom”.  Following lunch there will be afternoon panel discussions and a closing address by Ted Hawkins, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers.

"We're delighted to have been invited to participate once again in this outstanding conference," said James Summers, President and Owner of The Summers Group.  "Understanding the importance of diversity and how effectively applying the principles of dignity and respect strengthens businesses is key to our turning our economy around.  Having such a prestigious University as Notre Dame focus on this important topic each year emphasized this importance."

For more information on Notre Dame's Fifth Annual Diversity Conference visit:  http://business.nd.edu/diversityconference/.  And for more information on ways to teach the principles of dignity and respect visit: http://www.dignityandrespect.org.

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