Schedule

  • Pre-Conference
    April 9-11
  • Day One
    April 15
  • Day Two
    April 16
  • Day Three
    April 17
  • Day Four
    April 18

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

Pre-Conference - April 5-9
Training Certificates
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CST Allyship Certification
Belonging Certification
Certified Inclusive Leadership Certification
Racial Justice Institute Certification

*Each training is 2.5 days. The training is provided by DiversityFIRST™.
Pre-Conference - April 9-11
April 9
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CST Training Certificates
5 Essential Leadership Skills
Allyship
Belongingness
Culturally Competent Leaders
April 10
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CST Training Certificates
DEI Assessment
DEI Recruiting
DEI Certificate
Executive Leadership Development
April 11
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CST Training Certificates
DEI Starter Kit
DEI Strategy & Planning
Emerging Leaders
Day One - April 15
General Conference
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. CST Concurrent Session I
  1. Leading Cultural Change: The Practice of Successful Organizational Transformation*
  2. Creating An Allyship Organization*
2:00 p.m. - 2:10 p.m. CST Break
2:10 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. CST Keynote: Thasunda Brown Duckett
3:00 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. CST Break
3:10 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. CST Concurrent Session II
  1. Leading with EQ (Emotional Intelligence)*
  2. Inclusive Leadership*
Day Two - April 16
General Conference
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. CST Concurrent Session I
  1. DEI Measurements*
  2. Smart Networking - Strategies and Practices That Work
  3. Anti-Racism 101*
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. CST Break
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. CST Concurrent Session II
  1. ERG Best Practices*
  2. Creating High Performance Teams*
11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. CST Break
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. CST Lunch
12:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CST Break
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. CST Concurrent Session III
  1. Empathy 101*
  2. Women Who Lead Roundatble
  3. The Art & Practice of Influencing*
2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. CST Break
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. CST Concurrent Session IV
  1. Emerging Leaders - Road Map To Success*
  2. Strategies for Securing the Corner Office
  3. CDO Roundtable
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. CST Break
Day Three - April 17
General Conference
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. CST Concurrent Session I
  1. Micro-Aggression In The Workplace*
  2. Inclusive Teams*
  3. Dialogue on Servant Leader
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. CST Break
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. CST Concurrent Session II
  1. DEIB - Integrating Change Management*
  2. Power & Privilege Roundtable
  3. Allyship Best Practices*
11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. CST Break
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. CST Lunch
12:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CST Break
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. CST Concurrent Session III
  1. Belonging - Psychological Safety in the Workplace
  2. C-Suite Ready - How To Accelerate Your Career
  3. Veterans
2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. CST Break
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. CST Concurrent Session IV
  1. Diversity Best Practice Roundtable
  2. Essential Negotiation Skills*
  3. Women Who Lead Roundtable
Day Four - April 18
General Conference
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. CST Concurrent Session I
  1. Cultural Competence*
  2. Leading With EQ*
  3. Sustaining ERGs By Maximizing The 'R'*
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. CST Break
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. CST Concurrent Session II
  1. Essential Leadership Skills
  2. Unconscious Bias Workshop*
  3. C-Suite Ready - How To Accelerate Your Career Trajectory

*Denotes individual workshop