5th Annual Executive Forum on Diversity & Inclusion
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5th Annual Executive Forum on Diversity & Inclusion
Date:
November 16, 2017
Time:
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
Registration:
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Event Description:
Join us for the 5th Annual Executive Forum on Diversity and Inclusion. The schedule for the day is below.
Here is a more detailed agenda for the day:
7:15 – 8 AM – Registration/breakfast
8 – 8:15 – Partnership Welcome
8:15 – 8:20 – Sponsor introduction
8:20 – 9:20 – Session One – Panel Discussion
9:20 – 9:25 – Sponsor introduction
9:25 – 10:25 – Key Note
10:25 – 10:30 – Thanks and transition
10:30 – 10:35 – Sponsor introduction
10:35 – 11:00 – Untapped Talent – Persons with Disabilities
11:00 – 11:45 – Session Three
11:45 – 12 – Wrap Up
8 – 8:15 – Partnership Welcome
8:15 – 8:20 – Sponsor introduction
8:20 – 9:20 – Session One – Panel Discussion
9:20 – 9:25 – Sponsor introduction
9:25 – 10:25 – Key Note
10:25 – 10:30 – Thanks and transition
10:30 – 10:35 – Sponsor introduction
10:35 – 11:00 – Untapped Talent – Persons with Disabilities
11:00 – 11:45 – Session Three
11:45 – 12 – Wrap Up
- Structure of the 60 minute session:
- Each of the four panelists will use 5 – 7 minutes to present an overview of where their organization is on its inclusion journey, including history and goals for the future.
- The moderator (Christopher) will ask some questions of the panelists, including:
- Who leads your organization’s inclusion work?
- How is your senior leadership engaged in your organization’s inclusion journey?
- How are employees involved in your inclusion efforts?
- What factors have either accelerated or decelerated your inclusion work?
- What lessons-learned/advice would you give to other organizations?
- Audience members will then ask questions of the panelists.
Keynote
Yasmine Mustafa is a tech entrepreneur, community leader, and advisor. Championing the underprivileged has been a core part of her identity since her family was rescued from the Persian Gulf War.
After numerous immigration woes, she graduated summa cum laude with an Entrepreneurship degree from Temple University and subsequently founded her first startup, an affiliate marketing company helping writers monetize their content. After growing that company, she sold it to a prominent content marketing firm in Silicon Valley.
Yasmine also started the Philadelphia chapter of Girl Develop It, a non-profit focused on providing affordable and accessible programs to women who want to learn software and web development. She sits on the board of Coded by Kids, a non-profit that helps inner city youth learn how to code.
Once she received her naturalization status, she embarked on a six-month solo trek across South America which inspired Yasmine to found her latest venture, ROAR for Good, a self-defense wearable technology company aimed at diminishing attacks against women and addressing the underlying causes of violence.
Yasmine was selected as one of the BBC's 100 Women of 2016 as well as Upstart's 100 most dynamic people shaping business, recognized as one of Philadelphia’s Top 20 Tech Disrupters and won "Technologist of the Year" at the Philadelphia Geek Awards in the last year for her work empowering women.
"Bombs are dropping all around her. She's terrified and wondering if she'll live to see her 9th birthday. Suddenly she's told that her family has one hour to pack two bags before they'll be extracted from the bomb shelter in Kuwait and emigrated to the United States. They had to leave behind everything that was familiar and thrust into another country's culture, language, and norms. In this talk, Yasmine Mustafa shares her experiences facing these obstacles and what she learned about resiliency, equity, and why diversity matters."
