Wake Forest has a multitude of engaging programs built around this year's Marketing Summit, but one of the centerpiece activities is sure to be the roundtable discussion on Diversity in Corporate America. To be held at Pugh Auditorium, the panel will be moderated by Steve Reinemund, dean of the Wake Forest University's Schools of Business and a retired CEO of PepsiCo. Dean Reinemund has long been an advocate of diversity in the work force.

Here are brief biographies of the other panelists scheduled to appear during the Feb. 5 event.

Patricia Harris, global chief diversity officer; McDonald’s Corp.

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Ronald C. Glover, Vice President, Diversity and Workforce Programs, Human Resources; IBM Corporation

Esther Silver-Parker, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs; Wal-mart Stores, Inc.

Ronald C. Parker, Senior Vice President and Chief Global Diversity and Inclusion Officer; PepsiCo

Andrés Tapia, Chief Diversity Officer and Emerging Workforce Solutions Leader; Hewitt Associates