JUSTICE, EQUITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING | WORKSHOP
Owning Your Authentic Career Voice
When you show up fully in the workplace, your career trajectory has no limits. How do you show up at work? Attend this session to create a deeper understanding of what makes you YOU and gain clarity around your core values and beliefs. Leadership expert and community architect Cyndie Spiegel will offer practical tools and no-nonsense strategies, to help you turn authenticity into your greatest asset, build a powerful sense of your personal and professional purpose, boost your relationships with your colleagues, and advance your career with confidence.
Speaker: Cyndie Spiegel, Author, Personal Leadership & Well-Being Expert
Host: Nellie Borrero, Senior Strategic Advisor, Global Inclusion & Diversity, Accenture
Executive Spotlight: Piya Sircar, US Franchise Head, Gastroenterology, Allergy & Rhinology, Sanofi
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Belonging: How to be Engaged, Productive and Happier at Work
One of the most crucial factors influencing whether people stay or leave a job is the company’s culture and where they fit in. At the same time, there has been a shift for individuals where wellness, balance, and meaningful connections are top priorities beyond just the work itself. So how do you navigate all of this with so many unpredictable variables and when feeling and emotion are at play? In this session, Belonging expert Denise Soler Cox will explore success beyond job scope and tangible shifts to achieve a fulfilling work experience where everyone feels like they belong. Learn strategies to navigate complicated dynamics that can negatively impact your performance and satisfaction. Attendees will leave empowered, inspired and armed with practical tips to find a sense of belonging that ultimately leaves you engaged, productive and happier at work.
Speaker: Denise Soler Cox, Filmmaker, Author; Founder, High Quality Human
Host: Andrea Robertson, Managing Director, United Airlines
Executive Spotlight: Mandy Scipione, Head, Global Diversity & Inclusion, Fidelity Investments
JUSTICE, EQUITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING | WORKSHOP
Unlocking Success: The Transformative Power of Compassion in the Workplace
Forging connections and common ground with colleagues in today’s divisive landscape is complicated, and they are key in your ability to problem solve and achieve business goals. In this session, inclusion strategist and cultural innovator Vernā Myers will explore the importance of compassion and offer tools to help you become a bridge builder in this new world of work even when you have differing viewpoints. Learn how kind discourse and compassion can increase connectedness, enhance teamwork, productivity and engagement and transform your culture. Whether you are an individual contributor seeking ways to increase your effectiveness or a leader managing teams, this session will offer inspiration and practical tips to help you and your organization thrive.
Speaker: Vernā Myers, DEI Pioneer and Inclusion Strategist
Host and Executive Spotlight: Fereshtah Thornberg, EVP & Head, Sales and Client Management North America, State Street Corporation
JUSTICE, EQUITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING | WORKSHOP
Speaking Up Impactfully…Without Risking Your Reputation
Have you been in a meeting and disagreed with a colleague but stayed silent? Have you personally experienced or been a bystander to disparaging comments? The ability to speak up can be complicated, especially in the workplace. Yet your silence can have lasting negative impacts on your ability to drive positive change for yourself and others. In this session, inclusion strategist and bestselling author Amber Cabral will offer a mix of communications tactics that arm you with the skills and language to speak up impactfully and with confidence. Walk away with the tools to advocate effectively, gain respect in the workplace and accelerate your career.
Speaker: Amber Cabral, Founder, Cabral Co, Inclusion Strategist and Author, Say More About That
Host: Marian Heard, President & CEO, Oxen Hill Partners and Board Vice Chair, MA Conference for Women
JUSTICE, EQUITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING | WORKSHOP
Essential Labor: What Caregivers Really Need from Workplaces
Domestic care and labor make all other work possible, yet workplaces have yet to find a solution to fully support caregivers. If “mothering” is among the only essential work humans do, why don’t we have a social safety net to support them? This session, designed for everyone – including and especially people who aren’t parents – will expand our understanding of what ‘mothering’ can and should look like. Acclaimed author Angela Garbes will explore assumptions about care, work and deservedness and offer strategies to imagine and achieve a more equitable and caring path forward.
Speaker: Angela Garbes, National best-selling Author, Essential Labor
Host: Alba Kiihl, Managing Director, Head, Compliance Risk Testing, State Street Corporation
Executive Spotlight: Ann Fogarty, EVP & Head, Global Diversity, State Street Corporation
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Strengthening Social Connection, Community, And Collaboration… And Why It Matters
The need for connection is fundamentally human and underlies everything—our health, our motivation, our work, and our sense of who we are. And yet, we are in the middle of a loneliness epidemic and our communities are disconnected. In this session, Dr. Marisa Franco will share insights into the science of connection and why belonging makes individuals and communities more resilient. She will share skills and hands-on tips for initiating and maintaining collaboration, community, and friendship.
Speaker: Dr. Marisa Franco, Psychologist, Professor & New York Times best-selling Author, Platonic
Host: Stacey Furtado, Sr. Director, Internal Communications, Klaviyo
Executive Spotlight: Katie Mazuk, VP, Patient Experience & Customer Solutions, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine