Speak Up, Take Action

2021 Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Conference

August 25-26, 2021

Is your company seeking to initiate conversations about diversity? Are you exploring opportunities to build an inclusive work culture? Is your company a “pro” and looking to move from good to great? Regardless of where you are in your diversity, equity, and inclusivity (DEI) journey — this conference is for YOU.

Networking Opportunities

Global DEI Thought Leaders

Tips, Tools and Strategies

Authentic Conversations

Join Us for the Speak Up, Take Action Virtual Conference

Keynote Speakers

Stedman Graham

Chairman and CEO, S. Graham and Associates
As a businessman, educator and speaker, Graham lectures and conducts training programs for corporations and educational organizations worldwide on the topic of Identity Leadership, based on the philosophy that one cannot lead anyone else until you first lead yourself.
Bo Young Lee

Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Uber Technologies
Bo leads Uber’s DEI efforts in the company, with their stakeholders, and in the communities where they operate. Bo partners with senior leadership to build a work culture where radically diverse and inclusive teams drive innovation, accelerate growth, and increase connection to customers and earners.

Speakers

Adrienne Michelle

Co-Founder, Intersections
Alyson Parker Gordon

Assistant VP, New Talent Strategies, Duke University Health System
Anne Jones

Co-Founder, District C
Antoinetta Mosley

Co-Founder, I Follow The Leader
Brandon Fargis

VP, Technology and Operations, MUFG
Brittany Glover

Co-Founder, Intersections
Cara Valentino

Racial Justice and Equity Program Manager, RTI International
Curtis Hill

Advocate, Disability Rights NC
Dan Gonzalez

Co-Founder, District C
David Meeker

Partner at Carpenter Development, Trophy Brewing
Dennis Wiener

Vice President of Finance, Greene Resources
Erin Miller

VP of People and Culture, Lulu Press
Graig Meyer

Co-Founder, The Equity Collaborative
Jackie Ferguson

Co-Founder, The Diversity Movement
Jamele Dawson

Senior T&E, Cree Wolfspeed
Jessica Jolley

Head of Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Pendo
John Samuel

Co-Founder & CEO, ABLR
Kristina Brunelle

Head of Global Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, RTI International
Lindsay Wrege

Co-Founder & CEO, 321 Coffee
Lori Samuels

Accessibility Director, NBC Universal Media
Maggie Kane

Executive Director, A Place at the Table
Patrice Gilmore

National Supplier Diversity, DPR Construction
Rosemery Hahn

Director of Campus Services, Wake Tech
Tanya Odom

Equity and Inclusion Program Director, Walton Family Foundation
Tayah Lin Butler

College Director of Diversity, NC State University
Tim Humphrey

Senior Site Executive, IBM