In a powerful call to action for allies, an anonymous survey reveals the life-shaping challenges and triumphs of the ADCOLOR audience, and moments they wished for an ally that wasn’t there. This facilitated conversation deepens understanding of marginalized and underrepresented communities, empowering allies to become more effective as they fight for change.

Generative AI is disrupting the business model, forcing companies to embrace diverse talent, a broader definition of creativity, and endless curiosity, experimentation, and application of Emerging Tech. This panel unpacks how a responsible approach to Generative AI can be a powerful tool to help address humanity’s most pressing business and societal challenges.

Zoning in on his work with icons including Beyoncé, Apple, Nike and the Brooklyn Nets, award-winning marketer Marcus Collins breaks down the ways that culture influences behavior. Marcus provides data, perspective and tools that can inspire collective change by leveraging the cheat codes used by the world’s biggest brands.

Kelly Georgetti, Senior Director of North America Marketing at Beam Suntory leads a conversation about the innovative ways that brands are leveraging DEI to have an impact. From NASCAR’s “Drive for Diversity” development programs for pit crews to Delta’s redefining “Faces of Travel” campaign and Beam Suntory’s “Proof Positive” commitment to women leaders in the […]

Every member of the inclusion ecosystem needs to double down on new skills to stay at the top of their game. Skills needed for most jobs have already changed 25% since 2015, and by 2030, it’s set to skyrocket to 65%. Join LinkedIn for a session on the evolving skill sets leaders across marketing, communications, […]

Hear how Google and industry change makers are doubling down and driving business decisions in service of DEI and shaping the future of creativity to be truly inclusive. We’ll discuss the importance of going beyond representation and investing in communities consistently across everything we do – our products, our work and our commitments.

Omnicom leads a discussion about GLAAD’s latest research study on the engagement of advertising agencies and brands with the LGBTQ+ community. Marketing leaders delve into the findings, offer unique insights on how representation has (and hasn’t) evolved, and discuss ways to create a bigger and more effective path of progress.

Hear from successful business owners at various points in their entrepreneurial journeys as they share valuable insights from their personal experiences: the highs, the lows, the wins, the challenges…everything they wish they knew at the start of their adventures.

Our personal narratives can get lost in a sea of external expectations and societal noise. But the key to understanding our unique purpose and potential can often be found in the folds of our pasts. Author of Invisible Generals Doug Melville shares a journey into his grandfather’s hidden history that unearthed powerful family stories, and […]

Writer, professor and historian Tanisha C. Ford showcases the long history of Black creativity and strategy in fundraising, philanthropy and community-focused programming. Walk away with five new ways to think about crucial DEI efforts and the impact DEI heroes make in the workplace and the world.