We brought together more than two hundred visionary speakers for this summit - and the topics they spoke about were equally ambitious. The overall event was divided into central themes based on the topics we covered.

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How does a Chief Diversity Officer (or anyone leading diversity and inclusion efforts inside an organization) navigate our ever-changing society so that the workplace is inclusive and equitable? Explore what it takes for DEI leaders in corporate or government roles to succeed at leading large organizations in this montage of interviews. [LD1]

Veena Jayadeva

GUARDIAN LIFE

Mita Mallick

CARTA

Scott Lanum

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

About the Speakers:

• Rohit Bhargava: Rohit is the founder of Non-Obvious Company and the #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Non-Obvious Megatrends. He has dedicated his career to helping leaders and professionals learn to see what others miss. Rohit also co-founded Ideapress Publishing with his wife Chhavi and previously spent 15 years as a marketing strategist for Ogilvy and Leo Burnett. He also occasionally teaches marketing, innovation and storytelling at Georgetown University.
• Mita Mallick: Head of Inclusion, Equity, and Impact, CARTA. Mita is a corporate change-maker with a track record of transforming businesses and cultures. Mallick is a columnist for SWAAY, and her writing has been published in Harvard Business Review, The New York Post and Business Insider.
• Veena Jayadeva: Guardian Life - Head of Corporate Social Responsibility is a Corporate Social Responsibility leader, Inclusion & Diversity advocate, and recovering perfectionist who connects employees with their companies and communities.
• Scott Lanum: Assistant Director at DHS-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) - Scott has more than 30 years of experience as a leader and change agent, managing global diversity and equal opportunity programs within the military, law enforcement, science and technology and intelligence communities.
  

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Breaking Through: How To Encourage, Mentor & Champion More Women At Work
What are the most useful steps you can take in 2021 to help empower more women? This panel of visionary female leaders discuss creating powerful communities of mentors, support structures, and how corporate structures can be reshaped to inspire, encourage and champion women in every industry. [LD2]

Lindsay Kaplan

CHIEF

Denise Hamilton

WATCHHERWORK

Jan Mercer Dahms

THE MAYSHAD GROUP

Thembe Khumalo

BRANDBUILDER AFRICA

About the Speakers:

• Lindsay Kaplan, Co-Founder, Chief - Lindsay is co-founder of Chief, the private network of powerful women, designed to connect and support women in executive leadership roles.
• Denise Hamilton, Founder & CEO, WatchHerWork - Denise Hamilton is the Founder and CEO of WatchHerWork, a digital learning platform for professional women, and a nationally recognized diversity and inclusion leader specializing in ally training.
• Jan Mercer Dahms, Vice President, Mayshad Group - As the Vice President of the Mayshad Group, an enterprise of brands for women, by women, Jan Mercer Dahms is responsible for launching products and services that champion women and the companies, initiates and causes that support gender equality in the workplace.
• Thembe Khumalo, Storyteller, and Founder of Brandbuilder Africa - A multiple award-winning storyteller working to help Africans see themselves more clearly through developing brand and communication strategy for increased income and impact.

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How do you encourage collaboration and build a culture of respect when you have a diverse team that comes from different backgrounds and cultures? In this panel you'll learn the techniques used by successful leaders to effectively manage any team and create a more inclusive workplace culture. [LD3]

Paolo Nagari

INTERCULTURAL GROUP

Jacqueline Baker

SCARLET

Rachel Higham

WPP

About the Speakers:

• Bianca Ghose, Chief Storyteller, and Head of CEO Communications at Wipro - Bianca is a communications professional and equality champion. Bianca has had a long-standing career in financial news, digital communications, creative storytelling and marketing. With an ability to work across cultures, and an interest in accessible technology, Bianca works with corporate leaders, global influencers, and the larger community to find, develop and amplify stories of technology, human impact, culture, equality and leadership.
• Paolo Nagari, Founder, Intercultural Group - Paolo Nagari helps organizations effectively understand, connect and work with the cultures of their multicultural workforce, and the cultures of the international markets they do business with.
• Jacqueline Baker, Founder of Scarlet, Author of Leader by Mistake, Podcast Host - Just Start: From Ideas To Action - Jacqueline Baker’s passion is inspiring people to take action with the help of modern etiquette and everyday leadership and convening inspiring groups of people over dinner parties and small (safe) social gatherings.
• Rachel Higham, Global CIO at WPP - Rachel is a technologist and finds practical applications for the latest innovations that have the potential to revolutionize a customer experience, simplify a business process or lead to brand new products and services.
  She has spent the past 20 years in technology leadership roles within Financial Services, Insurance and Telecoms working for great companies such as ABN Amro, Marks & Spencer, HSBC, ACE Group, Vodafone and BT. She is committed to building more diverse and inclusive working environments and is the Executive Sponsor of BT's TechWomen programme that has helped 2,550 of BT's female technologists achieve their full potential.

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What does it take to lead with confidence? In this eye-opening interview, business legend Beth Comstock shares her best advice for women and men to grow their confidence in any situation, become a better leader and open doors along the way for others to succeed as well. [LD4]

Beth Comstock

FORMER VICE CHAIR, GE

About the Speakers:

• Rohit Bhargava: Rohit is the founder of Non-Obvious Company and the #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Non-Obvious Megatrends. He has dedicated his career to helping leaders and professionals learn to see what others miss. Rohit also co-founded Ideapress Publishing with his wife Chhavi and previously spent 15 years as a marketing strategist for Ogilvy and Leo Burnett. He also occasionally teaches marketing, innovation and storytelling at Georgetown University.
• Beth Comstock: Advisor, Author and Board Director - By cultivating a habit of seeking out new ideas, people and places, Beth Comstock built a career path from storyteller to chief marketer to Vice Chair at brands such as General Electric and NBC Universal.

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How can any of us help build an organization and workplace the helps and supports women of color to become executives and succeed. Join this conversation with long-time Deloitte executive, co-founder of nFormation networking group Deepa Purushothaman. [EN3]

Deepa Purushothaman

nFORMATION

About the Speakers:

• Rohit Bhargava: Rohit is the founder of Non-Obvious Company and the #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Non-Obvious Megatrends. He has dedicated his career to helping leaders and professionals learn to see what others miss. Rohit also co-founded Ideapress Publishing with his wife Chhavi and previously spent 15 years as a marketing strategist for Ogilvy and Leo Burnett. He also occasionally teaches marketing, innovation and storytelling at Georgetown University.
• Deepa Purushothaman, Co-Founder, nFormation and Author - Deepa Purushothaman is the Co-Founder of nFormation, a membership-based community for professional women of color, and the first Indian-American woman to make Partner at Deloitte.