DIVERSITY REBOOT SUMMIT 2021 - Pre International Women Day Event - IWD 21

Name: DIVERSITY REBOOT SUMMIT 2021 - Pre International Women Day Event - IWD 21
Start: 2021-02-01T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2021-02-05T21:00:00-04:00

GDG Fredericton

Join us for Diversity Reboot 2021: The 100 Day Kickoff and plan for the year with input and inspiration from leaders in government, wellness, childcare, media, and finance.
https://gdg.community.dev/j/65c994suuzg4c/

Feb 1, 2021, 4:00 PM – Feb 6, 2021, 1:00 AM

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Women Techmakers

About this event

THE TIME IS NOW… WE MUST BUILD DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE TEAMS TO RISE STRONGER TOGETHER...
RSVP: https://gdg.community.dev/j/65c994suuzg4c/
After the challenges and opportunities of 2020, how are you thinking about building a more diverse and inclusive workplace-and world-in 2021?
Join us for Diversity Reboot 2021: The 100 Day Kickoff and plan for the year with input and inspiration from leaders in government, wellness, childcare, media, and finance.
At Diversity Reboot 2021, we’ll harness the energy of the new government’s first 100 days as we all carve out and bolster personal and professional plans. The Summit will end with a career fair to connect diverse candidates with high-visibility jobs at leading brands, as well as an awards show to recognize the most impactful diversity and inclusion champions of 2020. We’re looking forward to seeing you!

When

February 1 – 6, 2021
4:00 PM – 1:00 AM UTC

Agenda

4:00 PM	Power Networking Hour	Yes, you read the title correctly! Diversity Reboot 2021 will kickoff with a virtual networking hour where we pair you with another attendee using the latest “Ice Breaker” technologies. If you're shy, we understand. That’s why we're doing the work to make the intro happen, and we'll help the conversation flow with questions too. Sponsored by Amazon and Guru Technologies.
5:00 PM	What's Next? An Intimate Conversation with Valerie Jarrett	Join Valerie Jarrett, former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama and current Interim President of the Obama Foundation to discuss how to transform the challenges of 2020 hopefully into the opportunities of 2021. Valerie will be joined in conversation by Avra Siegel, Director of Public Policy for Care.com and a former Obama White House official. This session will be a riveting kick off to Diversity Reboot 2021, pushing us to understand the work we need to do to make the world a more diverse and inclusive place. Sponsored by Amazon.
6:00 PM	Tips For Getting Hired During COVID-19 with PowerToFly’s Director of Recruitment, Amy Trappey	Looking for new potential job opportunities during these unprecedented (and unpredictable) times? Then join PowerToFly’s Senior Director of Customer Success, Amy Trappey for a 60 minute “ask me anything” office hours session. Whether you are looking for tips on sprucing up your online profile or you are searching for tips on how to best interview virtually, Amy wants to hear from you!
7:00 PM	The Case for Equity in Healthcare	“Health care cannot change a pervasive problem in an interconnected system with an isolated intervention.” Those are the words of Equity Quotient co-founder Dr. Esther Choo who will be joined by her co-founder Dr. Jane Van Dis to discuss how they work with standout healthcare organizations, employer groups, and academic centers to create culture of equity, safety, and respect. This conversation will be moderated by journalist and host of the podcast 'Track The Vax' Serena Marshall.
8:00 PM	How History Can Inform the Future of Civil Rights	Dr. Matthew Delmont, a Guggenheim Fellow and expert on African-American History, joins us to discuss his recent book, Black Quotidian: Everyday History in African American Newspapers, and address how past struggles can shape and inform a more diverse future. Dr. Delmont will be in conversation with Dionna Smith, Global Head of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at Thumbtack.
8:30 PM	Understanding Legislation Through Technology with Dr. Naomi Wolf	Best-selling author and journalist Dr. Naomi Wolf joins us to discuss how her company DailyClout works to make legislation easier to share, understand, and act upon.
9:00 PM	Empowering Black Professionals Through Intersectional Equity	You don't want to miss this panel with Nekpen Osuan Wilson, CEO of the non-profit WomenWerk (a women’s empowerment non-profit that advocates for intersectional equity for women of color and their allies), and Desiree Booker, career strategist and Founder & CEO of ColorVizion Lab, where she is dedicated to empowering Black professionals to be successful in the workplace through career coaching.
10:00 PM	Why Our Economic Recovery Must Include Women Workers - A Fireside Chat with Ai-jen Poo	Did you know that nearly 2.5 million people in the US do some form of domestic work and that the vast majority of these workers are women? From nannies to eldercare workers, this pandemic has made it clear just how important these individuals are. So, what are we doing to support them? We sit down with Ai-jen Poo, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance to discuss exactly why our economic recovery must include women. Ai-jen Poo is a 2014 MacArthur 'Genius' Award winner, the Co-Director of Caring Across Generations, Co-Founder of SuperMajority and author of the celebrated book, 'The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America'. Leading the fireside chat will be Heather Long, economics correspondent for The Washington Post.