Think Global… Act Virtual…
MAY 4–8, 2021
Introducing DIfest Global 2021
Diversity and Inclusion today is a more open discussion than in the past. What is key to changing the environment is transparency. As investors increasingly want to work with more D&I driven companies, C-suite executives are making D&I practices a high priority.
Who Should Attend?
- CXO’s, Senior Management, Department Heads
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- People & Culture
- Human Resources & Talent Development
- Recruitment & Hiring Practices
- Technology & Digital Accessibility
- Employee led Resource Groups
- Environment & Social Governance
DIFEST GLOBAL 2021 Speaker Line Up
DIFEST GLOBAL will go a step further by addressing a more measurable dimension towards the ROI on your Inclusion Strategy.
Hi-level Content from Global Leaders at the Click-of-a-Button
Round-the-Clock Discussions on raising awareness among your Senior Management to be more D&I centric
Live business-related Interactions on how Inclusion Practices drive Profitability
Opportunities to move the dial in a knowledge-driven economy
Empowering one another towards building a more unified business community
THOUGHT LEADER SERIES
See how our event speakers are contributing to Diversity and Inclusion
Fiona MacDonald – D&I in Australia
Where do you see workplace diversity & inclusion in Australia heading in the next 5 years? The answer largely depends on if and how Australian
Bringing a change to Women in Tech – Nicole (Johnson) Scheffler
If you had an opportunity to bring about a positive change, what would that be and why? I plan to continue to help women realize
Becoming better allies in our workplace – Rebecca Yang
What are the 3 things we need to do to become better allies in our workplace? 1) Educate yourself on the history and lived experiences
DIFEST GLOBAL 2021 Partners
Diversity Partners
Talent Partner
Transformation Partner
Equity Partners
Academic Partner
Key Topics
Measuring Returns on your Inclusion Strategy
- Measuring ROI on Diversity
- Culture, Innovation and Change Management
- D&I Fatigue in the Government and Public Sector
- Embracing Intersectionality as the Future of Work
- How Inclusion Gets Measured?
D&I Disruptors to Build the Future
- Allies in the Workforce
- Unconscious Bias and Impacts on your Bottom-line
- How Resource Groups Contribute to the Bottom-line
- Role of Academic Institutions in Educating Millennials
- AI & VR as Disruptors to Measure Inclusion
Empowering Diverse Groups to Build a Profitable Workplace
- Building a Culture to Support Disability Inclusion
- Measuring your LGBTQ+ Returns on Inclusion
- How Gender Equality can Build Profitable Workplaces
- Investing in Indigenous People
- How Veterans can Contribute to Companies
How to get involved?
Partners are an integral part of our success, and imperative to the discussion of Diversity & Inclusion. Contributions go towards covering the cost for the DIFEST series and scale up for future expansion.
We are currently accepting sponsorships from companies, institutions and brands, as well as in-kind contributions from local media and associations.We will customize a partnership opportunity to align with your objectives and offer you access to your target audience through our online channels and virtual platform.
Content will always be KING.
We encourage you to nominate industry practitioners you know who are successfully driving bottom-line results through their innovative D&I practices.
Please submit a nomination of an “expert in the field” and we will do our best to accommodate them on the speaker board.
We welcome your nominations for moderators, panelists, presenters and facilitators.
Being a DIfest Advocate and/or Ally means working together to transform your passion into the tangible benefits for yourself, your employer, the industry and the economy.
You can do so by nominating your team, ERG managers and department heads to attend the conference and take back to work the valuable lessons they learned to implement.
Previous attendees have stated that DIFest was the single most productive source of information to assist them in “Starting the discussion” of Diversity & Inclusion.
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