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Introduction: Jonathan Lovitz, Senior Vice President, National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC)

Welcome: Nina Vaca, Chairman & CEO, Pinnacle Group

Opening Remarks: Greg DeShields, Executive Director, PHLDiversity

City Remarks: Sheila Hess, City of Philadelphia Representative

Remarks: Edith P. Mitchell, MD, MACP, FCPP, Clinical Professor of Medicine and Medical Oncology; Director, Center to Eliminate Cancer Disparities; Associate Director Diversity Affairs Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health

Award Presentation: The 2nd Annual Philadelphia Diversity & Inclusion Award will be presented to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) due to the organization’s longtime mission to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights, eliminate race-based discrimination, and ensure the health and well-being of all persons.

Armchair Interview: Cid Wilson, President and CEO of Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) by Nina Vaca, Chairman and CEO of Pinnacle Group.

HACR is one of the most influential advocacy organizations in the nation representing national Hispanic organizations in the United States.

Closing Remarks:  Jeremy Jordan, PhD, Associate Dean, Temple University School of Sport, Tourism, and Hospitality Management