Black Enterprise Presents Virtual Summit on New Realities of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Feb. 25
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BLACK ENTERPRISE will host its first-ever Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Virtual Summit in partnership with Toyota, AT&T, and Fidelity Investments on Thursday, Feb. 25.
This groundbreaking event will explore the renewed focus on the recruitment, retention, and advancement of Black professionals in corporate America. It will also examine how major companies plan to implement real change in their respective workplaces as well as the communities in which they serve.
The DEI Summit will feature candid conversations with corporate leaders on actionable solutions to address systemic inequities in corporate America and broader society. The one-day event will delve deeply into critical issues ranging from the effectiveness of corporate commitments tied to racial equity to white allyship in the workplace.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/
BLACK ENTERPRISE will present its first-ever Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Virtual Summit, Feb. 25, in partnership with Toyota, AT&T and Fidelity Investments. This groundbreaking virtual event will explore the newly energized focus on Black recruitment, retention, and advancement in corporate America, while also examining how corporations plan to implement real change in their respective workplaces, and in the communities in which they serve.
The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Virtual Summit will feature candid conversations with corporate leaders, as well as a discussion on actionable solutions to systemic inequities in corporate America and broader society. The one-day event will delve deeply into critical issues facing corporations and Black American professionals, ranging from the effectiveness of corporate racial equity pledges to the promise of white allyship in the workplace.
Millennial and Gen Z professionals are avoiding companies without a diverse workforce, clear promotion traffic and a commitment to confronting systemic racism in their ranks.
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