The 9th Annual Inclusion Summit will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at the FFA Enrichment Center at the Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny Campus with the option to join virtually.
The event's theme is ''Equity in Action,'' and attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about what equity means and discover tools and resources to build equity-centered practices, systems and organizations.
2021 SUMMIT AGENDA
7:15 a.m. — Registration opens
Additional speaker and session details will be unveiled in the upcoming weeks.
8:00 a.m. — Opening and welcome
8:15 a.m. — CEO DEI Panel discussion
Suzanna De Baca, President, Business Publications Corporation
Dr. Angela Franklin, President and CEO, Des Moines University
Grant Kvalheim, CEO and President, Athene Holding USA
TBA
Moderated by Jay Byers, President and CEO, Greater Des Moines Partnership
9:15 a.m. — Break
9:45 a.m. — Opening Keynote: James Wright
11:00 a.m. — Building a Race Equity Culture, “Awake to Woke to Work” | Kerrien Suarez (she/her/them), Equity in the Center
12:15 a.m. — Inclusion Award Luncheon
12:45 p.m. — Closing Keynote: Kenji Yoshino, Director, Center for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging, New York University
2:00 p.m. — Closing Remarks
For more information about the Summit, click here.
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