Panel Discussions

Identifying the root problem interfering with inclusive hiring can help organizations boost both growth and progress. The speakers in this panel will talk about:

• How to enlarge the talent pool when the market lacks diverse talent
• How to promote the inclusion of minority employees
• How to ensure psychological comfort for diverse employees in the post-COVID workplace

Getting feedback and keeping in mind issues facing disadvantaged groups are essential, yet an undiverse team is never likely to know all the questions to ask or the experiences to consider. An inclusive organization, on the other hand, with multi-background employees, is more likely to be truly innovative and come up with products and experiences for all individuals, not just the presumed majority.

Our speakers will cover the following issues during this panel:

• How diverse teams can help enlarge your company’s customer base
• How inclusive products can boost customer loyalty
• What ethical issues to consider in developing inclusive products and services

What can employers do, to be more inclusive of these individuals and allow them to fully contribute their skills? Our speakers will discuss three key topics:

• The importance of refugees and immigrants in a post-COVID economic recovery
• What prevents most companies from hiring newly-arrived workers
• Challenges to the inclusion of immigrants and refugees in the workplace

How to make sure remote employees all receive equal support? And how to build truly inclusive remote teams? Our speakers in this panel will consider the following topics:

• The new challenges and opportunities presented by remote work
• Harnessing the power of analytics and DEI to transform the future workplace
• Conceptualizing and measuring workplace diversity in a remote setting

MindGym are behaviour change specialists that equip the world’s most ambitious companies to be ready for tomorrow. We believe improving performance comes from changing behaviour, not systems. Over 3 million people have taken part in a MindGym experience and we’re just getting started.

In this session you will learn about tried and tested techniques for building a culture of inclusion. Join us to explore:

• How DE&I programs influence business results
• Why existing approaches often fail to deliver
• The scientific approach that is proven to transform culture and performance

The term intersectionality is becoming more common in discussions of DEI. Still, many employers aren’t sure what it means—or why it matters in their workplace.

Many HR and diversity professionals tend to focus on one type of discrimination at a time. But humans themselves aren’t one-dimensional. For instance, Black women earn substantially less on average than their white, non-Hispanic male counterparts for doing the same jobs. And the unemployment rate for people with disabilities is more than twice the rate for people without disabilities. For a worker who is a Black woman with a disability, these two issues are compounded.

If corporate inclusion efforts don’t prioritize intersectionality, they risk being counterproductive—and can potentially even be harmful.

So how to build an intersectional DEI strategy with true belonging, empathy and inclusion in a company?

Our speakers will examine the following topics in this panel:

• How to boost awareness of intersectionality among DEI and HR officers across the company
• How a holistic approach can provide greater support for all employees
• The power of Allyship programs in fostering a culture of belonging

How can we confront systemic racism and injustice in the workplace? And what can be done to be a good ally and recognize your own privilege? The speakers in this panel will discuss the following topics:

• One year after George Floyd's murder, has the corporate world become less racist?
• Power, privilege and equity: How do they look in the transformed post-COVID workplace
• What is the level of anti-racism corporate policies and practices?

Join this practical session to understand how Sun Life took its people from awareness to action, managed to create sustainable behavior change, and was able to measure the results. Learn how it maintained momentum during a pandemic, and developed a plan to scale its approach to more than 25,000 people digitally.

How do we rehumanize our workplaces and boost empathy in the age of accelerating technological progress? Our speakers will cover the following topics:

• The dominance of the digital identity inside and outside the office
• Boosting emotional intelligence, compassion and understanding within hybrid teams of remote and offline workers
• New type of humane behavior in a digital environment

How can companies promote gender equality in hiring and overcome sex-based discrimination? Our speakers will discuss the following topics:

• How to attract more women to apply for a position at your company
• Techniques to overcome sex-based and gender bias
• How to promote gender equality in the workplace