Conference Agenda

Breakfast

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT

Registration

7:30 AM - 5:30 PM PDT

SHRMStore

7:30 AM - 5:30 PM PDT

Welcome & Pre-Show

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM PDT

Opening Remarks by Host, Peggy O'Neill

8:30 AM - 8:40 AM PDT

The Future and Sustainability of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM PDT

INCLUSION Marketplace Open

9:30 AM - 4:00 PM PDT

Networking Break

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT

Brain Bite Break: Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity Council - A Bottom-up Approach to Building an Inclusive Workplace Culture

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT

Next Gen Workforce: Why Culture is the New Currency

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT

How to Accelerate Diversity and Inclusion in Your Learning and Development Strategy

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT

The Federal Government: A Model for Workplace Inclusivity

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT

Virtual Marketplace Open

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM PDT

Concurrent Sessions Block E

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT

Multi-Generational Workforce: Diversity’s Next Frontier

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT

Unconscious Bias - Elevated and Rechecked

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT

Champions: Building Your Internal Network

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM PDT

AI for DEI: How Responsible AI Can Fuel Equitable Talent Strategies (While Keeping You Compliant)

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT

Improving Equity in the Workplace – Insights from the National Workplace Equity Study and Implications for Practitioner Tools

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT

The DEI Oz Principle: An Innovative Approach to Re-Ignite Senior Executive Investments in Inclusion

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT

Using Apprenticeship to Build Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM PDT

Less Stress, More Joy

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM PDT

Networking Break

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

Book Signing with Hana Ben-Shabat and Eric Ellis

11:10 AM - 11:40 AM PDT

Brain Bite Break: Desk Stretch & Meditation

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

The EI Compass Guiding DEI

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM PDT

Winning Conversations: How to Communicate Successfully and Courageously About Race

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PDT

How to Communicate and Implement Inclusive Benefit Programs

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PDT

Concurrent Sessions Block F

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PDT

The Art of Inclusive Leadership

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PDT

Diversity Without Division: A Unifying Approach to Inclusion

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PDT

The Art of Inclusive Leadership

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PDT

How Employees with Disabilities Can Help Solve the Labor Shortage

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM PDT

Hispanic, Latinx, Latine, Latina/o: What Every DEI Leader Needs to Know About The Hispanic Workforce

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PDT

Getting Your DEI Strategy Off Paper and In Person: Lessons in Innovation From Companies That Are Reaping the Benefits Of Action

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM PDT

Next Gen Workforce: Why Culture is the New Currency

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM PDT

Lunch

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT

Book Signing with Alex Alonso, Ash Beckham, Kenston Henderson, and Irshad Manji

12:40 PM - 1:10 PM PDT

Hot Topic Discussion Groups - Tuesday: Boosting Your DEI Efforts

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM PDT

Hot Topic Discussion Groups - Tuesday: Employing Transgender Employees

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM PDT

Hot Topic Discussion Groups - Tuesday: Managing Pay Equity Issues

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM PDT

Hot Topic Discussion Groups - Tuesday: Avoiding Costly Mistakes in DEI Initiatives

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM PDT

Book Signing with Susanne Tedrick

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM PDT

The Impact of Distributed Hiring on DEI: What the Data Tells Us

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM PDT

Book Signing with Peggy O'Neill

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM PDT

Interactive DEI Tech Workshop: How To Use AI To Scale Empathy

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT

Why Your DEI Data Sucks and How to Improve It

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT

Inclusion Today, Retention Tomorrow

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT

DEI Fatigue is Real: Strategies for How to Handle It

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT

Skilled Credentials: A New Strategy for HR Professionals

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT

Concurrent Sessions Block G

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT

Driving Inclusion and Dignity at Work: Making Strategy Actionable

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT

Intentional Inclusion: How to Utilize Unconscious Bias Education as a Foundation in Your DEI Efforts

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT

Aligning Recruitment Technology with Your Inclusive Hiring Initiatives

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM PDT

Break & Grand Prize Drawing

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PDT

Book Signing with Shirley Davis

3:10 PM - 3:40 PM PDT

Brain Bite Break: Building Cross-Cultural Bridges: How the J-1 Visa Program Supports Global Talent Mobility

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT

Brain Bite Break: No-Equipment Office Workout

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM PDT

Three Strategies to Cultivate and Capitalize on Diverse Talent

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

The Inclusive Workplace: An Empathetic Approach Through Storytelling

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

Building Spaces Where All Brains Can Thrive

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

Inclusivity Throughout the Employee Life-Cycle

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

Empowering Differences

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

Redefining Diversity: Unpacking Our Bias Backpacks

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

Driving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with Data

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

Concurrent Sessions Block H

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

Evening On Your Own

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT

Book Signing with Ashley Brundage, Sertrice Grice, Victoria Mattingly, Christopher Gross, and Catherine Mattice

5:10 PM - 5:40 PM PDT

Interactive Networking Experience: Fun Facts San Diego Trivia (Live Virtual Only)

5:15 PM - 6:00 PM PDT