The 7th annual Diversity & Inclusion Research Conference (#DIRC24) was held on October 30, 2024, as a hybrid event: on Zoom and in person at the University of Georgia in Atlanta, GA. It followed the D&I Service Management Forum (DISMF), which took place at the same venue on October 28-30.
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