Diversity & Inclusion (C)

Understand how to build a welcoming corporate culture from these diversity and inclusion speakers, who share how to create an inclusive workspace where employees are valued, supported, and heard.

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Barbie Brewer

<p>The former Head of Talent at Netflix, Chief Culture Officer at GitLab and Chief People Officer at mParticle shows leaders and teams how to do remote culture well.</p><p>With more than 25 years as a human resources leader with deep expertise in leading distributed organizations, Barbie Brewer has played an integral role in nurturing and growing some of the media and technology industry’s best-known brands, including Netflix, IBM, Cisco, Applied Materials, and ClickUp.</p><p>As head of talent for Netflix from 2011 to 2017, Barbie’s knowledge and leadership hel

Neha Sampat

<p>It’s been said that Neha Sampat “goes against the grain of startup mythology.” She is a three-time tech founder and CEO, even though she comes from a non-technical background. Neha is known for building purpose-driven companies that are great places to work.</p><p>Neha is currently founder and CEO at Contentstack.

C. Dixon Osburn

<p>C. Dixon Osburn is the Executive Director of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, United States, a global NGO focused on strengthening democracy against the rising tide of extremism, hate and disinformation.

Anton Gunn

<p>Anton Gunn is a former senior advisor to President Barack Obama and the world's leading authority on Socially Conscious Leadership. </p><p>He has a Masters degree in Social Work from the University of South Carolina and was a Resident Fellow at Harvard University. He is the author of <em>The Presidential Principles</em> and <em>The Audacity of Leadership</em>. Gunn has been featured in <em>TIME Magazine, Inc.

Risha Grant

<p>Motivated by her passion to correct societal “isms” such as racism, sexism, classism and plain old stupidism, it is Risha's personal mission to expose the value of Diversity and Inclusion while shining a light on the economic impact it creates. From her race, gender and lifestyle choices, to growing a small business and tackling economic issues, every area of her life intersects diversity.</p><p>Risha Grant is an internationally renowned diversity, inclusion and bias expert.

Carly Fiorina

<p>Carly Fiorina's esteemed career has had two constants: leadership and problem solving. From helming Hewlett Packard (HP), to her 2016 run to lead the country, to heading several philanthropic organizations aimed towards tackling global poverty and female empowerment, she has channeled her innate ability to help others reach their highest leadership potential.</p>

Ruben Navarrette Jr.

<p>One of the freshest and most unpredictable voices in opinion journalism, Ruben Navarrette is a nationally syndicated columnist and CNN.com contributor who analyzes and comments on—with equal measures of passion and wit—pressing issues like immigration, politics, the media, Mexico&#39;s drug war, race relations, the Hispanic vote and the changing demographics of the U.S.</p>

Shereen Marisol Meraji

<p>Shereen Marisol Meraji is a veteran audio producer and journalist who has been telling stories with sound for more than two decades. </p><p>Shereen helped create NPR’s critically acclaimed podcast covering race and identity, <em>Code Switch</em>.

Omar Johnson

<p>Omar Johnson is a marketing and branding keynote speaker, entrepreneur, former CMO at Beats by Dre, and former VP Marketing at Apple. At Beats Electronics, Johnson was responsible for brand development, advertising, retail experience, entertainment/sports marketing, and digital marketing for all global brand marketing and advertising efforts.