Systemic Shifts in Belonging & Inclusion Approaches VIRTUAL Working Group

Systemic Shifts in Belonging & Inclusion Approaches VIRTUAL Working Group
July 19, 2023 | 1:00-2:30 pm ET

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion has long been a challenge for corporations. In 2020, this was super-charged with the murder of George Floyd. Since then, organizations have increased focus and attention in this area, moving from focusing on representation to belonging and inclusion. The challenge now is to move from the programmatic approach to more integrated, sustainable progress.

In this working group, Beth Flynn-Ferry, CAHRS Executive Director, will facilitate a discussion focused on Belonging and Inclusion and how recent societal challenges have impacted the workforce. Eliana Nunez, VP of Diversity & Inclusion from Cigna, a CAHRS partner company, will kick off the session with their learnings and key questions in this area such as:

• How does your organization integrate DE&I into your organization and business strategy?
• How does your company promote a culture of belonging?
• What are key competencies that leaders need to drive and embed DE&I?
• How does your organization ensure that the changes you are making are systemic and sustainable?

Our virtual working groups are kept small (15-25 participants) to allow for rich discussion and best practice sharing. Given the limited size of each session, we ask that you only register for a session if you will be able to attend for the duration. Prior to the session, attendees should give some thought to the questions included in the description, so they are prepared to share with the group. We also strongly prefer that participants be on camera during the session to allow for more engaging interaction. If for some reason after you sign up for the working group, something comes up last minute (especially while many of us are working from home), it would be great to get even a last-minute e-mail advising us that you cannot attend as we sometimes have a waiting list.