On October 17, 2007, the Kean Miller Diversity Council presented the inaugural Louisiana Diversity Forum at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center. The full-day program provided a platform for distinguished guest speakers to provide insight and ideas on diversity-related topics.

Speakers included:

• Patricia Richards, Manager of Supplier Diversity, Shell Oil Company
  
• Andrea Benjamin, Compliance and Diversity Manager, The Shaw Group, Inc.
  
• Kwame Satchell, Counsel, Chevron Corporation
  
• Leah Raby, Executive Assistant/Investigator, Louisiana Commission on Human Rights
  
• Jim Sacher, Regional Attorney, EEOC
  
• Professor Bill Corbett, LSU Law Center
  
• Professor Russell Jones, Southern University Law Center
  
• Carlos Thomas, Diversity Recruiter, LSU Center of Internal Auditing
• Christine Varney and Danielle Dicharry, ICE
  
• Stephen Moret, President and CEO, Baton Rouge Area Chamber

More than 100 people attended the Louisiana Diversity Forum and explored ideas and actions that will help put diversity to work for their organizations.  Kean Miller is planning the second-annual Louisiana Diversity Forum in October 2008.

For more information, or to sign up for our Diversity Forum mailing list, please contact Steven R. Boutwell at 225.389.3736 or steve.boutwell@keanmiller.com