Schedule

  • Day One
    October 27
  • Day Two
    October 28
  • Day Three
    November 4
  • Day Four
    November 5

Please note that the conference schedule, conference sessions, and speakers are subject to change.

Day One - October 27
Keynote - Donna Brazile (12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.)
Training
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Training Certificates
DiversityFIRST™ DEI Certificate
Racial Justice Certification
Anti-Racism Certificate
Summits
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. National Diversity Officer Summit
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Keynote: Donna Brazile
Day Two - October 28
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Training Certificates
DiversityFIRST™ Inclusive Leadership Certificate
DiversityFIRST™ Unconscious Bias Workshop Certificate
General Conference
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Concurrent Session I
  1. A Discussion with Tze San Koh, President, China Gas Marketing for Exxon Mobil
  2. Cross Cultural Communications
  3. Engaging White Males as True Champions for D&I
  4. Handling Difficult Conversations
  5. How to Secure a Corner Office: Strategies for Moving Up
  6. Leading with Emotional Intelligence
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Concurrent Session II
  1. Diversity Best Practices Roundtable
  2. Engaging White Males as True Champions for D&I
  3. Leading a Multigenerational Workforce
  4. Mitigating Imposter Syndrome and Stereotype Threat in the Work Environment
  5. Modern Inequality in Communities of Color
  6. Personal Branding
  7. Practicing Inclusion: Amplification Workshop
  8. What It Takes to Lead
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Break
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Keynotes: Anne Chow and Marie Myers
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Concurrent Session III
  1. Addressing Health Equity in the ERA of COVID-19: Understanding Healthcare
  2. Building a Coaching Culture to Develop Change Management Capabilities
  3. Diversity Best Practices Roundtable
  4. Latino Roundtable
  5. Leading with Emotional Intelligence
  6. Personal Branding
  7. Transforming your Workplace Culture
  8. Veteran Best Practices Roundtable/The Long Road Home; Navigating through America as a Veteran
3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Concurrent Session IV
  1. Building a Coaching Culture to Develop Change Management Capabilities
  2. Cultivating Globally Conscious Leaders: Cultural Differences and their Impact on Success
  3. Latino Roundtable
  4. Leading with Emotional Intelligence
  5. Moving Beyond a Seat at the Table: Modernizing The Concept of Diversity in Health Care Leadership
  6. Transforming Company Culture; Building a Team for Success
  7. Veteran Best Practices Roundtable/The Long Road Home; Navigating through America as a Veteran
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closing/Keynote: Tony Plana
Day Three - November 4
Training
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Training Certificates
DiversityFIRST™ DEI Certificate
General Conference
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Concurrent Session I
  1. A Guide for Aligning Business Strategy, Culture, and Leadership Practices
  2. Enhance Your Ability to Lead Change and Drive Results through Developing Your Change Intelligence
  3. Facilitating Critical Conversations on Race, Equity, and Justice
  4. Managing Bias in the Talent Lifecycle
  5. Maximizing Millennial & Gen Z Talent in the Age of Coronavirus
  6. Relationships Critical to Success
  7. Transforming Company Culture; Building a Team for Success
  8. What it Takes to Take the Lead
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Concurrent Session II
  1. Emerging Leaders
  2. Enhance Your Ability to Lead Change and Drive Results through Developing Your Change Intelligence
  3. ERG/BRG Best Practices Roundtable
  4. Facilitating Critical Conversations on Race, Equity, and Justice
  5. Intersectionality; Gender, Race, Colorism, and Their Impacts on the Modern Worker
  6. Leadership Derailed: How to Overcome Your Greatest Leadership Challenges
  7. Women Who Lead
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Break
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Keynote: Harriet Dominique and Alexandra Pruner
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Concurrent Session III
  1. Belongingness
  2. CSR Roundtable
  3. Emerging Leaders
  4. Facilitating Critical Conversations on Race, Equity, and Justice
  5. Leadership, Shared Vision, Accountability, Communication & Emotional Intelligence
  6. Maximizing Millennial & Gen Z Talent in the Age of Coronavirus
  7. Multicultural Roundtable
  8. We Rise... Women of Color in Leadership
3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Concurrent Session IV
  1. A Guide for Aligning Business Strategy, Culture, and Leadership Practices
  2. Anti-Racism Roundtable
  3. Belongingness
  4. Intersectionality; Gender, Race, Colorism, and Their Impacts on the Modern Worker
  5. Leading with Emotional Intelligence
  6. Moving on Up: Tips and Tricks on Getting the Job
  7. Race, Racism, & Privilege
  8. Women Who Lead
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closing/Keynote: Carly Fiorina
Day Four - November 5
Training
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. DiversityFIRST™ ERG Academy Certificate
DiversityFIRST™ Unconscious Bias Workshop Certificate
DiversityFIRST™ Inclusive Leadership Certificate
Corporate Responsibility Summit
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Session I (General Conference)
  1. Destination C Suite: What's the Road Map
  2. ERG/BRG Best Practices Roundtable
  3. George Floyd: Impetus for Change
  4. Leadership: Presence, Influence, and Inspiration
  5. LGBTQ Roundtable
  6. Preparing for the ESG Evolution
  7. Race, Racism, & Privilege
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Concurrent Session II (General Conference)
  1. Corporate Stewardship: How Companies and Individual Empowerment Can Drive Positive Change
  2. Destination C Suite: What's the Road Map
  3. ERG/BRG Best Practices Roundtable
  4. Leadership: Presence, Influence, and Inspiration
  5. Race, Racism, & Privilege
  6. UJnconscious Bias
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Keynote
12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Concurrent Session III (CSR)
General Conference
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Session I
  1. Destination C Suite: What's the Road Map
  2. ERG/BRG Best Practices Roundtable
  3. George Floyd: Impetus for Change
  4. Leadership: Presence, Influence, and Inspiration
  5. LGBTQ Roundtable
  6. Race, Racism, & Privilege
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Concurrent Session II
  1. Corporate Stewardship: How Companies and Individual Empowerment Can Drive Positive Change
  2. Destination C Suite: What's the Road Map
  3. ERG/BRG Best Practices Roundtable
  4. George Floyd: Impetus for Change
  5. Leadership: Presence, Influence, and Inspiration
  6. LGBTQ Roundtable
  7. Race, Racism, & Privilege
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Closing Keynote