KeyBank to Kickoff 2006 Diversity Thought Leadership Series With Focus on 'Contemporary Issues in Native America'

CLEVELAND, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The City Club of Cleveland and sponsor, KeyBank, kickoff the 2006 KeyBank Diversity Thought Leadership Series on Friday, March 24. Featured speaker Tex G. Hall, former chairman, National Congress of American Indians, leads off this second annual series engaging area residents and community leaders in aspects of business management and the profound impact inclusive environments have on economic growth and humankind.

For tickets and information, visit http://www.cityclub.org/content/speakers/speakersupcoming.aspx or call The City Club at 216-621-0082. The entire series will be available via podcast and live Webcast on The City Club Website. Visit the below links to learn more about the following speakers:

- Tex G. Hall (March 24) http://www.tribalgov.pdx.edu/bio_hall.php Former Chairman, National Congress of American Indians "Contemporary Issues in Native America" - Nancy Cantor (June 9) http://www.syr.edu/chancellor/ Chancellor, University of Syracuse "Building Intellectual and Social Capital through Diversity and Innovation" - Ilene Lang (October 20) http://www.catalyst.org/about/staff.shtml#1 President, Catalyst "Gender Diversity: A Competitive Advantage"

The 2006 KeyBank Diversity Thought Leadership Series is an expansion of what began in 2004 as a group of internal dialogues engaging parent company KeyCorp's senior executives and managers in topical issues important to cultivating inclusive work environments. These internal dialogues will continue this year, with each speaker providing important perspectives relative to Key's business objectives.

All 2006 KeyBank Diversity Thought Leadership Series speeches will be broadcast live on WCLV 104.9 at 12:30 p.m. and transmitted to The City Club radio network of more than 140 stations around the country. They will also be broadcast by WVIZ ideastream(R) at 10:00 a.m. the following Sunday. More than 400,000 people listen to The City Club Forums each week.

For audio or video copies of the 2006 series and the following 2005 KeyBank Thought Leadership Diversity Series presentations, call The City Club at 216-621-0082.

- Spencer R. Crew, PhD., former Executive Director and CEO, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, "Evolution and Work of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center" - Anne M. Mulcahy, Chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation, "International Competitiveness in the Technology Economy" - Eduardo R. Menasce, former President, Verizon Enterprise Solutions Group, "Competitive Advantages of Diversity and the Latino Market" - Dr. David A. Thomas, Internationally Renowned Scholar and Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, "The Benefits of an Inclusive Workplace" The City Club of Cleveland

Established to encourage new ideas and a free exchange of thought, The City Club is the oldest continuous free speech forum in the country, renowned for its tradition of debate and discussion. Its mission is to inform, educate and inspire citizens by presenting significant ideas and providing opportunities for dialogue in a collegial setting. For more information about the City Club of Cleveland call 888-223-6786 or visit http://www.cityclub.org/.

KeyCorp

Cleveland-based KeyCorp is one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $93 billion. Key companies provide investment management, retail and commercial banking, consumer finance, and investment banking products and services to individuals and companies throughout the United States and, for certain businesses, internationally. For news about corporate citizenship at Key, visit http://www.csrwire.com/csr/company.mpl?company=993

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