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
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
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