HOLD THE DATE— Thursday, May 25, 2023

PROTESTS BREAK OUT AROUND THE GLOBE

According to the New York Times Across the United States, there have been more than 4,700 demonstrations, or an average of 140 per day, since the first protests began in Minneapolis on May 26. Turnout has ranged from dozens to tens of thousands in about 2,500 small towns and large cities.

CORPORATIONS ACKNOWLEDGE BLACK LIVES DO MATTER

“73 Percent of Business Executives Agree Companies Have More Responsibility Than Ever Before to Take Stands on Social Justice Issues”, According to Research by Porter Novella, September 2020

CORPORATIONS BEGIN CHARITABLE GIVING

“Major Retailers Pledge 15% Of Shelf Space To Black-Owned Brands"

~ 15percentpledge.org

2021 Speakers

TONY BOND
EVP Chief Diversity & Innovation Officer
Great Place to Work For All

JERRI DEVARD
President & CEO
Black Executive CMO Alliance

MITA MALLICK
Head of Inclusion,
Equity & Impact
Carta

MICHELE COBER
Director, External Affairs
Verizon

KATIE BOYD
Managing Director
Accenture

MAASHA KAH
Head of Outreach and Inclusion
DocuSign

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

DEE C. MARSHALL
CEO
Diverse & Engaged

GEORGE-AXELLE BROUSSILLON MATSCHINGA, VP Diversity & Inclusion
SEPHORA

LIJI THOMAS
Chief of Diversity
Beauty Counter

KEMBA HENDRIX
Director, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, U.S. House of Representatives

JORGE FONTANEZ
Clinical Profesor, Bard
CEO, Marca Studio

CHANELLE HARDY
Head of Civil Rights
Strategic Outreach & Partnerships Lead
Google

CATE LUZIO
Founder and CEO
Luminary

YUSUF GEORGE
Managing Director
Just Capital

SHEREE KNOWLES
HR & DEI Consultant

CHRIS LEWIS
President and CEO
Public Knowledge

DR. ERIC WALTON
CEO
LEAD360

MICHELLINE DAVIS, ESQ. President & CEO,
National Medical Fellowships

International

DR. RUBINA MALIK
Malik Global Solutions - Dubai

NALINI KAUSHAL
DEI Research
Diverse & Engaged - India

ANDERS JACOBSEN
Co-founder
LGBT Capital - Asia

JAY ROSENZWEIG
CEO, Rosenzweig & Company - Canada

HEPHZI PEMBERTON
Founder & CEO
Equality Group - Europe

One Year Later…

Join corporate insiders for a candid conversation on the state of diversity, the future of workplace D&I and the way forward. Influencers, insiders andprofessionals across industry and sector will share experience and observations over the last year and provide their insights and expertise on the way forward.

Don’t become the next headline for a diversity failure, a racist comment, discrimination lawsuit, or a “cancel culture” stamp, attend this event.

(TIMES IN EDT)

11:00 am - 11:05am | Welcome -Dee C. Marshall, CEO Diverse & Engaged

11:05 am - 11:30am | Panel: The Diversity Tipping Point: A Global Perspective with Nalani Kaushal,(DEI Research, Diverse & Engaged- India), Hephzi Pemberton (Founder & CEO, Equality Group-Europe) and Anders Jacobsen, (Co-Founder, LGBT Capital- Asia)

11:30 am – 12:15pm | Panel: The Diversity Tipping Point: Is Justice Good for Business? with Jorge Fontanez, (CEO, Marca Studio), Chris Lewis (President and CEO, Public Knowledge), and Michellene Davis (President & CEO, National Medical Fellowship, Inc)

1:00 pm – 1:45pm | Panel: The Diversity Tipping Point: The State of D&I with Dee C. Marshall (CEO, Diverse & Engaged), Mita Mallick (Head of Diversity, Inclusion, and Impact, Carta), Tony Bond (EVP Chief Diversity & Innovation Officer, Great Place to Work For All), Jerri Devard (President & CEO, Black Executive CMO Alliance)

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm | Panel: The Diversity Tipping Point: The D&I Workplace Movement with Sheree Knowles (HR & DEI Consultant, HR Knowledge Source), Liji Thomas (Chief of Diversity, Beauty Counter), Kemba Hendrix (Director- Office of Diversity and Inclusion, U.S. House of Representatives) Maasha Kah (Head of Outreach and Inclusion, DocuSign) and George-Axelle Broussillon Matschinga, (VP Diversity &Inclusion, SEPHORA)

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm | Panel: The Diversity Tipping Point: The D&I External Movement with Rubina Malik (Malik Global Solutions- Dubai), Michele Cober (Director, External Affairs, Verizon), Chanelle Hardy (Head of Civil Rights, Strategic Outreach & Partnerships Lead, Google) and Dr. Eric Walton (CEO, LEAD360)

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm | Panel: The Diversity Tipping Point: The Allies of the D&I Movement with Cate Luzio (Founder and CEO, Luminary), Lainie Blodgett (Accenture) and Jay Rosenzweig (CEO, Rosenzweig & Company- Canada)

4:45 pm - 5:00 pm | Closing Remarks - Dee C. Marshall, CEO Diverse & Engaged