Conference Agenda

Morning Yoga with Olivia

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM EST

Pre-Show: "Doors Open" 30 Minutes Before General Session Begins

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM EST

Opening Remarks by Host Ebony Blake

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Lessons from a Life Cut Short: Philonise and Rodney Floyd in Conversation with SHRM President and CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Stretch & Connect

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

The Struggle Is Real! When Race Makes You the Designated Expert (Whether You Really Are or Not)

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EST

The Four Forces of Allyship: What Is It and How Can It Be Actioned?

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EST

AGEISM: Best Practices to Confront Age Bias & Leverage Generational Diversity

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM EST

How Using Data and Technology Can Create Fairer Workplaces

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EST

How to Build the Talent Pipeline for Women of Color

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EST

Making Your Business Safe and Affirmative for Transgender and Non-Binary Employees

11:50 AM - 12:10 PM EST

Lunch Break

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM EST

It's on Us: How Leader Intervention Shapes Workplace Culture and Drives Inclusion

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

Recruit and Retain Military Service Members: Shifting from Veteran-Friendly to Veteran-Ready

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM EST

The Power of Language: Shifting D&I Conversations to Promote a Workplace for All

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

Why A Good Job Alone Won’t Close the Racial Wealth Gap

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM EST

Moving Towards a Disability Inclusive Workforce

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

Flying Under the Radar: Good for Tactics, Bad for Business

1:20 PM - 1:40 PM EST

Be the Ally! Considerations for Creating an Inclusive Workplace

1:20 PM - 1:40 PM EST

Stretch & Connect Break

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Level up for Fair Chance Employment: Confronting Criminal Record Bias

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST

LBTQ+ Leaders and the Intersections of Identity in the Workplace

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST

Wait, What Did You Say? Improving Workplace Communication by Seeing Beneath the Surface

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM EST

Mastering Paradoxes: Reimagining and Reframing Inclusive Leadership

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST

Converging the Legal, People and Cultural Considerations for Gender Expression in the Workplace

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST

Avoiding the Toxic Remote Workplace: 3 Steps to Guiding Inclusive Virtual Work Culture

2:50 PM - 3:10 PM EST

Pre-Show: "Doors Open" 30 Minutes Before General Session Begins

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM EST

A Conversation with Workplace Leaders: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategies for Success

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST