Panel Discussions

Sep, 3 7:00 AM CEST

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Panel Discussion

COVID-19 Pandemic: A Boost or a Barrier to Greater Inclusion Around the World?

How the COVID-19 pandemic impacts inclusion
Can inclusion be a solution to COVID-19 crisis?
Flexible and remote working as inclusion-enhancing opportunities

Speakers

Roy Gluckman Director at Cohesion Collective

Chike Ukaegbu Lead Executive of Startup52, President & Co-founder of Re:LIFE

Div Pillay CEO of MindTribes, Co-Founder of Culturally Diverse Workforces

Alisha Fernando Head of Diversity & Inclusion (APAC) at Bloomberg LP

Jamaal Brathwaite Founder & CEO at Jobseekrs®

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Leadership Recruitment HR and D&I professionals

Sep, 3 8:00 AM CEST

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Panel Discussion

Inclusive Infrastructure vs Inclusive Culture — Chicken and Egg Problem?

Where does the inclusion start: from culture or infrastructure?
What should be the role of government, private sector, NGOs, and individuals?
Is there a difference in how the developed and developing countries should address the inclusion challenge?

Speakers

Maritza T. Adonis, J.D., MCIArb MTA Visions Global CSR & Gov't Relations, CEO, MTA Center for Advocacy, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship (MTA-CALE), Acting Executive Director of Professional Development (moderator)

Monika Navandar Founder and Chief D&I Consultant at NeoSeven Solutions

Bobby Umar CEO of DYPB — Discover Your Personal Brand

Anoushka Gungadin Founder of GlobalCQ, CEO of Australia India Chamber of Commerce

Andreas Beavor Co-Founder and Consultant at Urban Emerge, Urban Innovation/Smart City Solutions Specialist for China at N-Services Consulting

Juliet Bourke Partner, Human Capital at Deloitte Australia

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Culture Infrastructure HR and D&I professionals NGOs C-Suite executives Leadership

Sep, 3 9:00 AM CEST

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Panel Discussion

Religious Inclusion: What Corporations Can Do to Create an Inclusive Workplace for Multi-Faith Teams?

Building a religiously inclusive work culture: challenges and solutions
How to create a psychologically safe workplace for employees of different faiths and beliefs
How to improve understanding and the importance of delivering religiously inclusive communications within the team

Speakers

Anthony Peterson Diversity/Inclusion, Ethics, Religion Coach, Consultant at people3, Inc

Taz Latif Diversity & Inclusion Consultant

Shelly Christensen Speaker, Author, Consultant at Inclusion Innovations, Acceptance and Inclusion Month-Co-Founder at Jewish Disability Awareness

Harinder Singh Co-founder and Senior Fellow at Sikh Research Institute, Co-founder of Panjab Digital Library

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Religion HR and D&I professionals NGOs

Sep, 4 1:00 PM CEST

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Panel Discussion

Dismantling Stereotypes: How to Cultivate Empathy and Inclusion via Technology

How to attract and retain diverse and highly skilled talent by creating a truly inclusive workplace for all colleagues
How to create supportive environments within organizations
How to use technology to build empathy and understanding

Speakers

Bianca Ghose Chief Storyteller and Member of Diversity Council at Wipro Limited

Ayumi Moore Aoki Founder & CEO of Women in Tech and Social Brain, Senator at WBAF (World Business Angels Investment Forum)

Frances West Founder & Advisor at FrancesWestCo, Author of Authentic Inclusion™ Drives Disruptive Innovation

Niarchos Pabalis Director of Global Diversity & Inclusion at Wikimedia Foundation

Shavon Lindley CEO and Co-Founder at ion Learning

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Tech HR and D&I professionals NGOs

Sep, 4 2:00 PM CEST

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Panel Discussion

Creating an Organizational Culture that Values Inclusive Leadership

How to identify the right leadership skills to align with a business-oriented diversity strategy
How to move away from a focus on “diversity” towards a focus on “inclusion”
How to implement values at the top that flow on to the entire workforce

Speakers

Bernardo Ferdman Founder & Principal at Ferdman Consulting

Rebecca C. Hershey Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at Human Rights Campaign

Lauren Aguilar Founder & Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Forshay

Zaheer Ahmad Head of Strategic Delivery - Diversity & Inclusiveness at EY

Putri Realita Global Diversity & Inclusion Lead at Danone

Cristina Santos Head of Inclusion & Diversity, Total Well-Being and EEO, N.A. at Sanofi

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Leadership Recruitment C-Suite executives HR and D&I professionals

Sep, 4 3:00 PM CEST

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Panel Discussion

Achieving Global Inclusion at the HQ Level Through Local Empowerment

How to enhance engagement, performance, and innovation in more inclusive and diverse work environments
How to engage leaders as champions and advocates, hardwiring inclusion via rituals and policies
How to establish a business model that creates equitable opportunity for employees

Speakers

Nina Goswami Creative Diversity Lead and Journalist at BBC

Jim Rottman former Chief Diversity Officer at Roche Pharma, CEO of Inclusion Equation

Margot Slattery Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Sodexo Ireland

Ashlea Elliott CEO at Ashlea Elliott Consulting, Founder at Peace Is Possible, Champions Council at Nothing But Nets UN Foundation campaign

Jürgen F. Menze Disability Inclusion Officer at International Labour Organization

Sarah Liu Founder and Managing Director at The Dream Collective

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Leadership Recruitment C-Suite executives HR and D&I professionals

Sep, 4 4:00 PM CEST

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Panel Discussion

How to Disrupt Racial, Disability, and Gender Bias and Make Culture a Competitive Advantage?

How to design a training meant to shift inclusion both internally and for customers
How to enable critical outcomes and drive positive change within the matrixed business through diversity and inclusion
How to use training as a foundation to disrupt everyday biases

Speakers

Gail Tolstoi-Miller CEO: Staffing, Diversity, Inclusion & Unconscious Bias Strategist at Consultnetworx

José Velasco Chief Program Manager & Autism at Work Program Ambassador at SAP

Lenora Billings-Harris CEO and Diversity Strategist at Ubuntu Global

Kirsten Mitchell Inclusion & Diversity Leader, Amazon Web Services Cryptography and Safety Engineering Organization

Delfina Daglio Diversity & Inclusion Partner at IBM

Albert E. Smith Jr. Corporate Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Chemonics International

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Recruitment Tech C-Suite executives HR and D&I professionals

Sep, 4 8:00 PM CEST

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How to Eliminate Racial, Disability, and Gender Biases in Recruitment and Hiring Practices?

How to differentiate the policies that work from the well-intentioned policies that fail to increase workplace diversity
How to expand your candidate pool and promote gender and racial equity in the hiring process
How to develop and implement an interview rubric designed to mitigate bias

Speakers

James Pogue President and CEO of JP Enterprises

Tanja Sternbauer Co-Founder & Managing Partner of the female factor, Podcast Host of in.sync, Co-Founder of Female Founders Global

Angela Kohama Inclusive Livelihood Policy Lead at Humanity & Inclusion

Todd ''Bowtie'' Jenkins Senior Diversity and Inclusion Lead at J.B. Hunt Transport, Chief Diversity Executive and Consultant at Bowtie Leadership & Development

Celeste R. Warren Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion Center of Excellence at Merck

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Disability Leadership Racial inclusion Recruitment C-Suite executives HR and D&I professionals

Sep, 4 9:00 PM CEST

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Panel Discussion

Ensuring a Safe and Inclusive Work Environment for LGBT+ Employees

How to exercise a wider role of business in driving LGBT+ equity
How to create an inclusive culture in relation to gender identity
How to take a local LGBT+ strategy and realize it globally
How to develop an intersectional approach in your business
How to engage with allies, mentors, and LGBT+ networks

Speakers

Cecilia Gentili Principal at Transgender Equity Consulting

Filipe Roloff Global Diversity & Inclusion Lead for Lifetime Customer Experience at SAP and Co-founder & Lead of Pride Connection Brasil

Jennifer Brown Founder & CEO at Jennifer Brown Consulting, Author of Inclusion (2016) and How To Be An Inclusive Leader (2019)

Alvine Trémoulet Inclusion Lead Europe at Pfizer

Michael Bach Founder and CEO of The Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion

Keri Le Page Inclusion & Diversity Partner at IBM Australia/New Zealand

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LGBT Culture C-Suite executives HR and D&I professionals NGOs

Sep, 4 10:00 PM CEST

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Panel Discussion

How Can Inclusion Boost Performance and Innovation?

How leaders can move away from viewing inclusion as a solely social justice matter and instead make it an integral core value of their business
How to enact inclusion to be the company's driving force
How to ascertain the employees' heterogeneity of thought

Speakers

Sadé Muhammad Director, Representation & Inclusion Partnerships at Forbes

Michelle Penelope King Gender Equality Expert

Susanna Romantsova Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Leader at IKEA

Margo't Goodson North America Diversity & Inclusion Lead at SAP

Minjon Tholen Chief Inclusion & Strategic Innovation Officer at Amnesty International USA, Co-Founder & Chair of the Board at Inclusion NextWork

Willie Jackson Consultant & Lead Facilitator at ReadySet

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Leadership C-Suite executives HR and D&I professionals