Conference Sessions By Track
Track: Inclusion & Diversity
Discover best practices for building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where the employer and employees can thrive. |
705: The Future of Work & GenZ Talent In this program, participants will learn how to build and cultivate their early talent pipeline by exploring Reimagine Talent's case studies and solutions - supporting a portfolio of employers, education institutions and non-profits across the United States. Saturday, June 22, 2024 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT | |
802: Religion and Work: Antisemitism, Islamophobia and More Attendees will learn about religious bias that takes the form of discriminatory, harassing, and retaliatory behavior and specific steps HR can take to prevent and correct such conduct. Sunday, June 23, 2024 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT | |
804: Map it out: The Essentials to Building a DEI Strategy and Roadmap Attendees will gain a practical understanding of how to assess their need for appropriate steps and initiatives to evaluate DEI strategy and ensure the proper roadmap is built focusing on identifying your internal challenges so employees are treated fairly and the work that is done is long term for strategic diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Sunday, June 23, 2024 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT | |
Securing the Oxygen Mask: Developing Our Own Cultural Competence First To maximize innovation and opportunity and minimize conflict or confusion we need to build the cultural competency skills of individuals in the workplace to be their most successful and effective selves as they interact across those differences. Sunday, June 23, 2024 | 1:45 PM - 2:05 PM CDT | |
So You Think You Know How to Recruit and Retain Generation Z: Think Again Identify and develop systems to put into place in order to reimagine your new workplace in order to attract, engage, and retain workers for the new generation. Sunday, June 23, 2024 | 1:45 PM - 2:05 PM CDT | |
Working While Heartbroken: Supporting Coworkers in Grief This session empowers people leaders and individual contributors alike to increase retention and support of employees who are experiencing grief - which is impacting much more of the workforce than is visible, thereby creating a company culture where people are able to thrive after their hardest moments. Monday, June 24, 2024 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CDT | |
All the Feels: Effectively Leveraging Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace Participants will learn how to apply emotional intelligence concepts to their everyday interactions, for stronger relationships and more inclusive collaboration in a diverse workforce. Monday, June 24, 2024 | 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM CDT | |
Why the Generations Love to Hate Each Other...And What You Can Do about It Improve communication between workers of different generations in order to foster workplace productivity. Monday, June 24, 2024 | 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM CDT | |
Navigating your career through diverse channels Monday, June 24, 2024 | 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CDT | |
Breaking Binary Barriers: Leading with Empathy in a Divided World This session will help attendees understand the urgency to challenge the detrimental effects of binary thinking and equip them with tools to effect positive change and lead with empathy. Monday, June 24, 2024 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT | |
Interactive Workshop: How to Lead Civil Conversations at Work that Build Trust & Foster Inclusivity Monday, June 24, 2024 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT | |
Participants will learn how to support performance evaluation processes with equitable self-evaluations and objective feedback from supervisors, while identifying and overcoming the influence of unconscious bias and cultural differences in performance management. Monday, June 24, 2024 | 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM CDT | |
The Nature of Building Bridges Transform your workplace with information from this session that delves into the power of empathy, offering insights into fostering diversity, inclusion, and racial reconciliation, equipping professionals with the tools to authentically engage in difficult conversations, increase cultural awareness, and build bridges for a more inclusive organizational culture. Monday, June 24, 2024 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT | |
Transform Your DEI Playbook: Inclusive Employee Communications Strategy Attendees will learn key tools and 'watch-outs' for building DEI strategy and communications that resonate with diverse audiences, including underrepresented groups, senior stakeholders and others. Monday, June 24, 2024 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT | |
Communicative Repair: Why 'Huh' Is the Most Powerful Word in the Workplace! Monday, June 24, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT | |
Inspiring Your Workforce of Tomorrow TODAY As HR Leaders strategize about ways to attract talent for their organizations, initiatives focused on higher ed can be the path to a robust pipeline. Monday, June 24, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT | |
Operationalizing Risk Management for AI Hiring Technologies Attendees will learn how their organization can develop a governance framework to help mitigate and manage the risks that AI hiring systems may carry, in alignment with the standards of NIST's AI Risk Management Framework. Monday, June 24, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT | |
Teaching Big Shots To Behave -- Before It's Too Late! This session will present an operational strategy for preventing and addressing outrageous high risk behaviors too often tolerated from leaders and 'high performers' to the detriment of the public, team members and the organization. Monday, June 24, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT | |
This session will provide the current legal landscape for organizational DEI&A programs and suggestions to achieve their intended purpose and mitigate legal risk. Monday, June 24, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT | |
Advancing LGBTQ Plus Inclusion: Language, Laws, and Lessons for the Workplace This fast-paced and engaging session will cover a variety of topics including personal pronoun usage, LGBTQ terminology, employment laws and practices related to gender and sexuality, inclusive language tips, inclusive restrooms recommendations, and more! Monday, June 24, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT | |
All Brains Welcome: Neurodivergence in the Workplace Through Play Attendees will learn how not to be 'put-off' by others who think or act differently than expected, which will open the doors for better talent acquisition, retention, and organizational evolution within their teams and companies. Monday, June 24, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT | |
Civility and Belonging: The Healing of Our Workplaces Two-thirds of workers have experienced or witnessed incivility in their workplace within the past month. Learn how to recognize, address, and overcome incivility and lack of belonging in the workplace. Monday, June 24, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT | |
Empowering Accessibility Through Inclusion Monday, June 24, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM CDT | |
Interactive Workshop: How to Lead Civil Conversations at Work that Build Trust & Foster Inclusivity Monday, June 24, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT | |
Seven Proven Methods of Overcoming DEI Opposition This interactive session will help attendees to deliver seven proven methods for overcoming Diversity, Equity and Inclusion opposition. Monday, June 24, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT | |
They Can't Fix What They Don't Know Attendees will identify the five most common barriers to feedback in today's workplace and learn new tools to help managers overcome them to improve employee performance and retention. Monday, June 24, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT | |
Workplaces are Not Safe Spaces for All: A New Framework for Inclusion and Safety Attendees will learn why vulnerable and courageous conversations are essential to building a culture of true inclusion and safety, why we have fallen short of that goal as we have tried to create safe spaces, and how to make better mistakes in order to ensure that those who have felt marginalized can finally be included and we can achieve our highest performance together. Monday, June 24, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT | |
Interactive Workshop: How to Lead Civil Conversations at Work that Build Trust & Foster Inclusivity Monday, June 24, 2024 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT | |
Invisible Disabilities at Work: Fostering Advocacy and Acceptance Attendees will hear about innovative research to aid organizations in becoming more aware of invisible disabilities and create policies that foster advocacy and acceptance. Monday, June 24, 2024 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT | |
It’s Not What You Think: Understanding Microaggressions as Identity-Based Trauma This session provides a new way to understand the important topic of microaggressions from the sender and receiver's point of view, along with practical strategies for effectively addressing them in the workplace. Monday, June 24, 2024 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT | |
Running on Fumes: DEI Fatigue and A Supreme Court Decision The workplace implications include the need for organizations to reevaluate and adapt their diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies in response to both the challenges of DEI fatigue and the considerations stemming from the recent Supreme Court decision. Monday, June 24, 2024 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT | |
Breast Practices: Legal Tips and Culture Hacks for Supporting Nursing Parents Lactation accommodation, employee retention, and legal requirements to support new parents. Monday, June 24, 2024 | 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM CDT | |
Beyond a Paycheck: Pay Equity’s Unexpected Impact on Employee Well-Being Attendees will learn how pay transparency impacts employee well-being, discover policies and practices that can help or hinder the achievement of pay equity, and reflect on how their compensation philosophy aligns with their organization's values. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CDT | |
A Toolkit for Hiring Individuals with Disabilities Attendees will learn best practices for hiring and retaining individuals with disabilities in the workplace. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT | |
Creating a Culture of Psychological Safety: Making it Safe to Speak Up Create an environment where it's safe to speak up and become an innovative employer of choice. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT | |
Interactive Workshop: How to Lead Civil Conversations at Work that Build Trust & Foster Inclusivity Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT | |
Teams That Thrive: Creating a Culture of Collaboration This enriching session will equip you with the skills to foster and lead a culture of collaboration within your organization and elevate your HR impact keeping productivity and culture paramount. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT | |
Cognitive Diversity: The Diversity Your Team Isn't Thinking About and Should! Attendees will learn about cognitive diveristy - their thinking preference/a team's thinking preference toward problem solving. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT | |
Attendees will learn a step-by-step framework for cultivating an inclusive workplace, integrating racial equity and inclusion, and transforming organizational processes to enhance productivity, performance, and competitive advantage while fostering confidence in creating a racially equitable culture. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT | |
Four Empowerment Steps to Cultivating Global Leadership Bring the 4 empowerment steps to cultivate global leadership for your organization while engaging with best practices, data insights from a global research study, and technology tools you can leverage for more leadership and empowerment for your teams. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT | |
Nurturing Inclusivity: Cultivating Inclusion and Belonging in the Workplace Learn evidence-based techniques to design culturally-responsive and inclusive mental health care and well-being offerings for every need. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT | |
Pay Equity: The Secret to Getting Pay Right Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT | |
Peacekeeping in Polarized Times: HR's Role in Navigating Political Debates and Triggering Topics This presentation equips HR professionals and leaders with tips and tools to skillfully navigate and address triggering topics and political debates in the workplace. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT | |
Preparing for the Gray Tsunami: Is Your Organization Ready? Attendees will learn why they need to pay attention to the large number of baby boomers readying for retirement and what innovative strategies organizations are implementing to prepare for this monumental generational shift in the workforce. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT | |
Attendees will hear from fellow leaders on effective strategies for continuous improvement within your own workplace. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT | |
Workplaces are Not Safe Spaces for All: A New Framework for Inclusion and Safety Attendees will learn why vulnerable and courageous conversations are essential to building a culture of true inclusion and safety, why we have fallen short of that goal as we have tried to create safe spaces, and how to make better mistakes in order to ensure that those who have felt marginalized can finally be included and we can achieve our highest performance together. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT | |
Your Time is Now! Breaking Barriers: The Seven Hurdles Women Face in Climbing the Corporate Ladder Participants will leave this session not only inspired but also equipped with the tools you need to take your career—and your organization's gender parity efforts—to the next level. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT | |
Leveraging Technology to Create Inclusive and Purpose-Driven Workplaces Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM CDT | |
Attract, Engage, Succeed: How to optimize your recruiting with Indeed solutions and insights Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT | |
How Revolutionary Child Care Benefits are the Key to the Future of Work Attendees will gain dynamic takeaways on how they can increase workforce productivity, retention, and recruiting through a variety of ways that support working parents while also increasing human capital ROI. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT | |
This presentation shifts participants' mindsets to consider 5 evolving pathways to find, develop, and retain the best talent. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT | |
Interactive Workshop: How to Lead Civil Conversations at Work that Build Trust & Foster Inclusivity Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT | |
Supporting your Transgender and LGBTQ+ Employees in the face of Inclusion Pushback This session will equip attendees to deal with all forms of pushback against LGBTQ+ employees in a way that honors all belief systems while taking a firm stance for inclusion. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT | |
Taking Up Space: The Roots and Implications of Sizeism Attendees will have practical tools and skills to recognize systemic examples of sizeism, interrupt microaggressions and anti-fat biases, and be better allies to fat people in their workplaces and beyond. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT | |
What's your Edge? Compensation, Benefits, and Pay Equity Learn and apply compensation and pay equity best practices and effective strategies that will help strengthen your pay practices, retain good talent, and maintain your competitiveness within the market. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT | |
You Make Me Soooo Mad!! Emotional Intelligence for Real People! The audience will leave with a real world way to use effective emotional intelligence skills as their key to better mental health and wellness. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT | |
A.L.I.V.E LEADERS: How to Ignite Wellness, Productivity, and Inclusivity at Work and Life This session offers a unique blend of inspiring narratives and practical exercises, all geared towards fostering a culture of well-being, gratitude, and optimism in the workplace. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT | |
Find Your Authenticity in Five Minutes By learning and practicing authenticity in this session, participants will be empowered to be more authentic in the workplace which will allow them to harness their true strengths, build genuine connections, and foster trust, creating a more positive and productive work environment. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT | |
How Ted Lasso's Leadership Style Can Help You Build Psychological Safety We will identify the first steps you need to take to create a healthy, psychologically safe, 'stay curious at work culture where staff can do their most vibrant work. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT | |
Interactive Workshop: How to Lead Civil Conversations at Work that Build Trust & Foster Inclusivity Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT | |
The Misfit Advantage - Liberate Your Inner Misfit and Thrive Attendees will understand the advantages of being a misfit and how to best facilitate individuality to boost workplace productivity and innovation. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT | |
The Power of Perception: How What You See is Really What You Get with People Attendees will learn how 'what you see is really what you get' in life, our perceptions take center stage to form our performance. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT | |
Why Your Values Might Be Harming Your Company Leaders often believe the values put them into a box. These values prevent them from making business decisions that would be profitable. Do they follow the ethical code of the organization, or do they pursue profit over doing the right thing? Being able to have a foundation for what is & is not acceptable is the ultimate measure for decision-making. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT | |
You Can’t Be What You Can’t See: Why Representation Matters From this session, attendees will learn about the importance of representation and how to improve representation particularly in leadership. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT | |
Beyond the Beat: Lessons from Bad Bunny on Engaging Latinx Talent This session offers insights into incorporating Latinx cultural nuances into recruitment, enhancing employer branding, and creating a more inclusive workplace. Learn practical strategies for resonating with the diverse Latinx community, inspired by Bad Bunny's authentic and globally appealing approach. Wednesday, June 26, 2024 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CDT | |
Attendees of this session will be better able to understand the components and importance of effective communication and diversity of communication, build awareness of cultural influences on workplace communication, and learn strategies to build awareness and enhance leadership communication skills for impactful outcomes with diverse stakeholders. Wednesday, June 26, 2024 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CDT | |
Are Military Spouses the Answer to Your Talent Issues? [Narrator] Yes, They Are Attendees will learn about corporate best practices for employees and contractors to leverage military spouses as a talent strategy. SHRM Foundation will also share resources from their Military Community at Work to support your efforts in hiring this talent pool. Wednesday, June 26, 2024 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT | |
Attendees will learn the pitfalls of the talent attraction process and how to improve them to be more inclusive. Wednesday, June 26, 2024 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT | |
How to Recoup Your Investment in International Assignments Participants will leave this session with a list of ways they can improve how they and their company apply the enhanced skills, cultural know-how, international insights and leadership capabilities resulting from well-constructed international assignments. Wednesday, June 26, 2024 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT | |
Strategic Upskilling: Fueling Retention in the Age of Innovation Through the lens of prominent real-world experience, attendees will gain actionable strategies to build a culture of retention, satisfaction, continuous learning, and professional growth within their organizations -- you can do it too! Wednesday, June 26, 2024 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT | |
Surviving Election 2024: Addressing Employee Activism Attendees will learn where the line is between appropriate and inappropriate political expression in the workplace. Wednesday, June 26, 2024 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT |