AGENDA

Opening remarks

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

12:15 PM - 12:55 PM

Quantifying the experiences of women of color in leadership

Farah Hussain (She/Her), Founder & Executive Coach, Coaching with Farah

Brandice Pierre (She/Her), Non-Profit Executive Director

12:55 PM - 1:40 PM

Should DEI practitioners be familiar with data and research?

Leslie Short (She/Her), Founder, The Cavu Group

Julye Williams (She/Her), Founder, The Project 2043 Institute

Jennifer Payne (She/Her), DEI & Accessibility Lead, TBWA\Chiat\Day

Mike Sebring (He/Him), Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Citizens

1:40 PM - 2:00 PM

The disability equality index

Reid Jewett Smith (She/Her), Director of Research & Policy, Disability:IN

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Break

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Practical ramifications of the elimination of Affirmative Action

Cynthia Overton (She/Her), Director of Tech Workplace Initiatives, Kapor Center

Monroe France (He/Him), Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence, Tufts University

Stephen Chu (He/Him), Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, InStride

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Diversity for what? Exploring rationales for hiring a diverse faculty

Azim Shariff (He/Him), Professor and Canada 150 Research Chair, University of British Columbia

3:30 PM - 4:10 PM

Calculating the financial impact of DEI

Solange Charas (She/Her), Founder and CEO, HCMoneyball

Jaylen Spann (She/Her), Head of Research & Business Development, Whistle Stop Capital

4:10 PM - 4:25 PM

Break

4:25 PM - 5:05 PM

Measuring inclusion for the cybersecurity sector

Mary Jane Suarez Partain (She/Her), Program Director, Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)

Paolo Gaudiano (He/Him), Founder and Chief Scientist, Aleria

5:05 PM - 5:25 PM

The job quality impact explorer for frontline workers in retail

Chibin Zhang (She/Her), Lead Data Scientist, Aleria

5:25 PM - 5:45PM

Breaking Down Barriers to Belonging for Women of Color in Tech

Janine Lee (She/Her), Founder and CEO, Dr. Janine Lee Consulting

5:45 PM - 6:00 PM

Closing remarks