The events of 2020 have fueled a global awareness of the systemic inequities that persist in the U.S. and around the world. Increasingly, there is broad global public demand for greater transparency & accountability from corporations to address systemic racial and ethnic injustices. By striving to identify and eliminate barriers to success, companies around the world can enable a more equitable environment where everyone has what they need to reach their full potential. In order to move the needle toward a more equitable workplace, organizations must hold themselves accountable, both internally and externally, listen and respond to the needs of their employees and be transparent about their commitments to drive measurable change.

Please join the Director of Talent Acquisitions at Southwest Airlines, Greg Muccio in this Executive Interview where he will discuss his model work for talent acquisition at Southwest and the future of the Total Talent Acquisitions program.

Please join the Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Coforge, Ruchi Kulhari in this Executive Interview where she will discuss people analytics within HR and why HR leaders need to embrace new technologies to enhance business functions and support the future of work.

As employees push for much-needed organizational change through and for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) in the workplace, organizations are finding themselves in an “us versus them” challenge with their own employees. A mind-shift is needed to effectively do DEIB work intentionally, impactfully, transparently, consistently, and collectively. In this session, you will learn about how you can work with your employees to create a culture of DEIB, lay out the change management pieces associated with such an endeavor, and provide feedback on how to bring everyone on the journey to effectively dismantle the “us vs. them” DEIB workplace mentality as a team.

Join us for an insightful and thought-provoking panel discussion on creating a true workplace culture of diversity, equity, & inclusion. You will discover how to lead with empathy for meaningful progress, how to identify areas of need and corresponding metrics to the HR strategy, and why making DE&I efforts a core part of business objectives is key to organizational success.

Please join the Associate Vice President, Employee Health and LifeWork Strategies at Adventist HealthCare, Nicole D’Uva in this insightful Executive Interview where she will discuss post-pandemic burnout and initiatives that can positively impact the mental health of your workforce.

Please join the Executive Vice President, Learning & Development at Equity Prime Mortgage, Julian Sado in this Executive Interview where he will discuss developing company culture with intention and what HR leaders should consider moving forward.

In this session, you will learn how knowledge graphs and NLP and graph data science algorithms can be used to enhance your people analytic capabilities and data-driven decisions. We will explore how to extract information from documents and map your workforce to skillsets to enrich your knowledge graph through graph data science methods providing insights on career planning, skill alignment, training paths, and more.

Please join the Vice President, People at Slack, Dawn Sharifan in this compelling Executive Interview where she will cover how the pandemic affected workforces, addressing social justice issues within your organization, and how to support your team for success now and in the future.

Please join the General Partner at Goldman Sachs, Larry Restieri in this thought-provoking Executive Interview where he will discuss retention trends triggered by the pandemic, and identify the main challenges in talent acquisition, retention, and management efforts that are impacting companies.

Please join the General Partner, Talent at Edward Jones, Suzan McDaniel in this captivating Executive Interview where she will dive into Edward Jones’ five-point commitment to address racism and positively impact opportunities for people of color in the communities it serves, and identify the progress that has been made since expanding into their employee wellness program to safeguard their associates through the pandemic.

Please join the Vice President, Human Resources, Heather Crovo, and D&I Business Partner Lead, Mel Montes from Clarion Events – North America, in this Executive Interview where they will discuss how the events of 2020 kickstarted the development of their diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative, and share insightful advice to leaders who are just embarking on their DE&I journey.