Workshop: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategies for Business Success

For many businesses, the hardest part of developing diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) strategies is getting started. There are myriad elements to be considered when preparing to take that important first step.

In this, our premiere workshop on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Business Success, channel insiders, business experts, DE&I experts and others will provide insights, advice and actionable information on how to create a diverse, inclusive and high-performance team.

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Speakers

Among the sessions and speakers are:

Executive Panel: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategies for Success

Vennard Wright

Vennard Wright, president of digital services provider Wave Welcome, will lead a panel of experts who will draw on their own experiences designing DE&I strategies to provide insights, advice and best practices.

Mayka Rosales-Peterson

Jason Pryce

Phillip Walker

Serving on the panel will be Phillip Walker of Network Solutions Provider, Jason Pryce of Datto and Mayka-Rosales Peterson of Telesystem.

A Call to Action: Being an Ally

Gary Cormier

Gary P. Cormier is senior director of HR consulting for the faculty of arts and sciences at Harvard University. As a former executive at Lotus/IBM and Brass Ring, he understands the ICT channel. Gary will discuss the importance and full significance of becoming an ally to those inside and outside your organization. He will also provide important steps to take to become a true ally.

From DE&I Awareness to Action: It’s One Step — Take It!

This session, a Channel Futures, Alliance of Channel Women (ACW) and Allies of the Channel Council (ACC) collaboration, looks at why companies are hesitant to launch a DE&I initiative and why it is vital for them to take that first step from awareness to action.

Michelle McBain

Modupé Congleton

Michelle Witherspoon

Gavriella Schuster

Yvette Steele

Dr. Christa Grant

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Michelle McBain of ACW and ACC, and vice president of global channel and digital strategy for JS Group, will moderate an all-star panel of industry and DE&I thought leaders: Modupé R. Congleton, head of inclusion, diversity and equity sales and marketing at AWS; Michelle Witherspoon, chief of culture, people, diversity and operations at Cisco; Gavriella Schuster, corporate vice president, One Commercial Partner at Microsoft; Yvette Steele, director of member communities and diversity, equity and inclusion strategist at CompTIA; and Dr. Christa Grant, assistant dean for intercultural affairs and chief diversity officer for student affairs at Union College.

The State of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Channel

Kelly Danziger

Kelly Danziger, general manager of Informa Tech Channels, will take a look at the unique business challenges facing every senior leader when developing and deploying a DE&I strategy. She will provide the channel-specific data and details about DE&I that every channel leader needs.

Thanks to our workshop sponsors!

100% of the pledges provided by these sponsors support DE&I initiatives.