Driving diversity: move beyond the checkbox and unlock the value of DEI
Event description
3 p.m. New York Tuesday, 29 June = 9 p.m. Paris Tuesday, 29 June = 7 a.m. New Zealand Wednesday, 30 June
Do you want to engage in the diversity conversation but need to know where to ask and how to start?
Join us for a free one-hour webinar with Donald Thompson, founder and CEO of The Diversity Movement, hosted by Boma co-founder Kaila Colbin.
Hear how to go beyond the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) checkbox and develop a program where employees thrive and business outcomes are achieved.
Explore the powerful impact that DEI has on people, culture and performance.
Go back to the basics of what diversity is, how to manage unconscious bias and how to create meaningful DEI impact in our rapidly changing world.
This event will be live close captioned.
Speakers
Donald Thompson
Donald Thompson is a co-founder and the CEO of The Diversity Movement and previously led Walk West, a digital marketing firm recognized by Inc. as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the US in his tenure as CEO in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
With two decades of experience growing and leading firms, Donald is a thought leader on goal achievement, influencing company culture and driving exponential growth. As an entrepreneur, Donald has led companies which have attained successful exits with strong returns for shareholders and employees. As a certified diversity executive, he is a champion of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and actively raises awareness and commitment.
Donald serves on the board of directors for the Raleigh Chamber and TowneBank Raleigh, the board of trustees for Vidant Medical Center, and the NCSU Entrepreneurship Advisory Board, as well as boards for various NC-based start-ups in the fields of technology, marketing, sports and entertainment. A true believer in those who dare to dream, Donald works as a mentor for Google’s Entrepreneurs Exchange and is an angel investor, providing support to small startups and entrepreneurs.
A member of the National Speakers Association, Donald speaks frequently for businesses, organisations and universities and shares actionable insights and strategies across key functions of business strategy, entrepreneurship, leadership development, and diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Donald has written for multiple publications including WRAL Techwire, Entrepeneur.com and CNBC.com and has published his own eBooks on decision making and diversity.
Kaila Colbin
Kaila Colbin is a co-founder of Boma Global, CEO of Boma New Zealand and a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator. She is a renowned and sought after international public speaker, having presented to more than 20,000 people about the exponential technological trends coming our way and how we can be more intentional and intelligent about the future we’re creating.
Kaila spearheaded the hugely successful SingularityU New Zealand and Australia summits, introducing more than 2,500 people to exponential technologies and their impact on humanity. Kaila was also formerly the curator and licensee for TEDxChristchurch in New Zealand and TEDxScottBase in Antarctica.
She is also a co-founder and trustee of the non-profit Ministry of Awesome and has extensive governance experience, including serving as chair of the New York-based Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts, and deputy chair of ChristchurchNZ and CORE Education Ltd.
Kaila became a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator after training with Brené Brown and has worked with hundreds of people to increase courage as a core competency. She is also a certified ExO consultant, a Climate Project Ambassador who trained with Al Gore, and a Project Management Professional®.
A native New Yorker, Kaila speaks English, Spanish, French and Italian. She holds a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Administration from Cornell University and has been a serial entrepreneur since the age of 22. Her purpose in life is to be an uplifting presence.