The Theme of the 2023 Fellowship Summit is
“Black Excellence: An Affirming Action” and includes panels that will address topics such as relationship building, fellowship, wellness, Biglaw partnership, General Counsel insights, and more.
The My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) | My Sister’s Keeper (MSK) 2023 Fellowship Summit.
The Fellowship Summit will provide opportunities for frank and open dialogue about our shared experiences as male and female attorneys of color, facilitate the development of new relationships built on existing connections, and provide attendees with strategies for professional and personal growth.
Secure and maintain control over your career.
Make choices for yourself without being inhibited by detrimental thoughts and emotions.
Accumulate sufficient financial resources to afford the kind of life you want for yourself and your family.
We want the 2023 Fellowship Summit to provide a meaningful and interactive experience through engagement opportunities offered to registrants.
Complimentary resume reviews will be offered through collaboration with Inclusive Legal Search, LLC, Crossdale Search and COGO Partners.
Partner-ready and soon-to-be partner-ready attendees (“Partner Nexters”) will give the opportunity to have mentoring sessions with an experienced partner to review the Partner Nexters’ business plan.
GC-ready and soon-to-be GC-ready attendees (“GC Nexters”) give the opportunity to have mentoring sessions with experienced general counsels.
Our Planning Committee is working with the Board of Directors and Executive Committee
to deliver the maximum fellowship experience for the 6/2-6/4 Fellowship Summit
Consultant,
The Allman Group LLC
Program Director,
ACC Foundation
Association of Corporate Counsel
Associate Compliance Counsel,
DailyPay
Principal Attorney,
The Key Practice, LLC
Director, Assistant General Counsel,
Brex
CEO,
Revision Coaching
Recent Penn State Dickinson Law Graduate, Admin to the Metropolitan Black Bar Association, and Volunteer with the Dominican Bar Association, HNBA, ABA, MBK/MSK, and Latino Judges Association
As one of the leading law firms serving the financial services industry, Schulte Roth & Zabel advises clients from strategically located offices in New York, London and Washington, DC. We are dedicated to fostering inclusion in all areas of the firm’s operations and work to provide legal services that meet the unique needs of our diverse communities.
9:00am
10am- 10:15am
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Nate Saint Victor
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Engine No. 1 |
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Nicole L. Arrindell
Chief of Staff to Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary and Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Equitable |
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10:15am-11:15am
![]() | Moderator Jeanine Conley Daves Office Managing Shareholder, Littler Mendelson |
![]() | Moderator Brian Idehen Senior Associate, BurgherGray LLP |
![]() | Yomi Dabiri Managing Partner, Polsinelli |
![]() | Mark Hatcher Managing Partner, BakerHostetler |
![]() | Karen Jordan Office Managing Partner, St. Louis, Dentons |
11:15am-11:45am
11:45am-12:50pm
Key takeaways for the audience would be:
![]() | Moderator Princess Fuller Associate, McDermott Will & Emery LLP |
![]() | Moderator Ernest Tuckett Vice President, Associate General Counsel, VERISIGN |
![]() | Kathy Card Beckles EVP, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Verisk | Board Member Nasdaq Exchange |
![]() | Deirdre Stanley Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Estee Lauder |
![]() | Franco Spraggins General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, EVERSANA |
![]() | Brandon Nelson General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, JetBlue |
![]() | Erica Green Principal, Chief Compliance Officer, Vanguard |
12:50pm-2:00pm
![]() | Moderator Conway Ekpo Director & Associate General Counsel, Brex |
![]() | Damien Atkins General Counsel, Aura |
2:05pm-2:20pm
![]() | Natalya Johnson Senior Counsel, Johnson & Johnson | President, Garden State Bar Association |
![]() | Njeri Chasseau Senior Counsel at Showtime Networks Inc. |
![]() | Amanda Benjamin Smith Senior Investments Counsel, Genworth |
![]() | Anna Maria Tejada Partner, Saul Ewing |
2:20pm-2:35pm
![]() | Darryl Gibbs Chief Diversity Officer, Equitable |
2:35pm-3:00pm
![]() | Melissa Fenton Executive Director, CUP USA |
3:00pm-3:30pm
![]() | Moderator Paul Colinet Senior Legal Counsel, Legal & Business Advisory, Xero, Inc. |
![]() | Morenike Williams CEO, Revision Coaching |
![]() | Kim Chainey EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Corp. Secretary at Aptar |
3:30pm-4:30pm
![]() | Moderated by Jerika Richardson Senior Vice President, Equitable Justice & Strategic Initiatives – National Urban League |
![]() | Alvin Bragg Manhattan DA |
5:00pm
The Knickerbocker Hotel St. Cloud Rooftop Bar
9:00am
10:00am-10:15am
10:20am-11:20am
![]() | Moderator Yeve Chitiga Director, Assistant General Counsel, Brex |
![]() | Moderator Nicole L. Arrindell Chief of Staff to Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary and Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Equitable |
![]() | Esther Boykin MFT, Group Therapy Associates |
![]() | India Sneed Associate, Greenberg Traurig |
![]() | Michaune Tillman General Counsel, Steel Processing, Worthington Industries |
![]() | Moderator Jacques Sexton Associate General Counsel, Privacy, DailyPay |
![]() | Dr. Fritz Galette Fritz Galette Psychologist PC |
![]() | Dino Bovell Director, Business Affairs, TV & Streaming at NBCUniversal |
![]() | Duane Hughes Chair, Americas Advisory Council, UBS Americas |
![]() | Emerson Moore Independent Board Director, Boxed |
11:20am-11:50am
11:50am-12:05pm
![]() | Duvol M. Thompson Partner, Holland & Knight |
![]() | Kamal S. Nesfield Partner, Milbank |
12:05pm-12:35pm
![]() | Moderator Mikeisha Anderson Jones Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer at Milbank LLP |
![]() | James T. Breedlove Former Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary at Praxair |
12:35pm-1:05pm
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Moderator
Michael Henry
Chief Compliance Officer, Wafra |
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James O’Neal
Chair, Founder, Legal Outreach |
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1:05pm-2:20pm
![]() | Moderator Essence Liburd Associate Compliance Counsel, DailyPay |
![]() | Damon Hewitt President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law |
2:20pm-2:30pm
2:30pm-3:15pm
![]() | Moderator Paul Colinet Senior Legal Counsel, Legal & Business Advisory, Xero, Inc. |
![]() | Moderator Morenike Williams CEO, Revision Coaching |
![]() | Pia Flanagan Head of Mass Markets, Mass Mutual |
![]() | Sozi Tulante General Counsel, Form Energy |
![]() | Andrez Carberry Head of Global Human Resource, Deere |
3:15pm-3:30pm
3:30pm-3:45pm
3:45pm-4:30pm
![]() | Moderator Roy Locke Senior Vice President, Marsh USA LLC |
![]() | Moderator Kimberly Allman Consultant, The Allman Group LLC |
![]() | Jeanine Conley Daves Office Managing Shareholder, Littler Mendelson |
![]() | Tobias Spruill Senior Managing Counsel – Head of North American Employment Law & Employee Benefits |
![]() | Stacey Gray Stacey Gray PC |
![]() | Andrew Titus Founder/Principal COGO Partners, LLC |
4:30pm-4:45pm
4:45pm-5:00pm
5:00pm
TBD
10:30am-11:00am
![]() | Sanetta Ponton Pastor of Justice, Advocacy and Compassion, Metro Community Church Executive Director, Metro Community Center |
11:00am -12:00pm
![]() | Moderator Nneka Ukpai Head of Financial Innovations, Better |
![]() | Moderator Squire Servance Managing Partner, Syridex Bio |
![]() | Trevor Rozier-Byrd Founder, Stackwell |
![]() | Chaz Gates CO-Owner and COO at Wondry Wine |
![]() | Jeffrey Kennerly Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley |
![]() | Michelle Ifill Retired General Counsel; Founder, CEO, Villa La Maison Michelle |
12:15pm-2:30pm