Unlocking Success through Proactive Strategies and Actionable Insights.
More and more companies today recognize the importance of a diverse and inclusive workplace in achieving organizational success. By embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), businesses can attract and retain the best talent, drive innovation, and strengthen their brand. However, some organizations still struggle to establish concrete diversity goals and implement transformative strategies that effectively promote DEI.
Thus, to thrive in this modern business landscape, companies must take decisive and proactive steps in creating a positive and progressive work environment.
In this Webcast, a panel of thought leaders and practitioners will discuss the importance of DEI in the workplace and provide practical advice on how firms can develop actionable objectives. Speakers, among other things, will also share some of the challenges and opportunities companies face in implementing DEI initiatives.
Live and Recorded CLE & CPE Webcasts in the Legal, Tax, Finance, Risk, Compliance and Human Resources Industries
Founded in November 2006, The Knowledge Group has established itself as a premier eLearning hub for Continuing Legal Education (CLE), Continuing Professional Education (CPE), and technology-focused webcasts. We equip lawyers, accountants, and industry professionals with expert-driven insights, timely regulatory updates, and practical strategies to help them stay ahead in an ever-evolving landscape.
DEI Expert & Consultant at Kathleen Nalty Consulting, LLC
Kathleen Nalty is a lawyer, author, and expert in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). She own her own consulting firm and has educated thousands of lawyers and legal professionals across the U.S. and Canada on DEI principles. In 2015, she published a “how to” book for law firm leaders entitled Going “All-In” on Diversity and Inclusion: The Law Firm Leader’s Playbook that includes several tools for advancing DEI. In April 2017, Kathleen was invited to give a TEDx talk – Diversity Makes You Smarter – at the University of Colorado. Kathleen founded the Center for Legal Inclusiveness (CLI) in Denver, Colorado in 2007 and led the nonprofit as its Executive Director through January 2013. She started her career as a law clerk to a federal district court judge in Denver. Kathleen was then selected to participate in the Attorney General’s Honors Program at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. As a federal civil rights prosecutor in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division, Kathleen worked on cases involving hate crimes, police brutality, and slavery. Kathleen has received 12 awards over the course of her career for her ground-breaking work in diversity, equity, and inclusion from several organizations.
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Stinson LLP
Ann guides Stinson’s diversity and inclusion initiatives and collaborates with firm leadership to incorporate strategies to achieve the firm’s goals when it comes to hiring, retaining and advancing diverse attorneys and staff and supporting their client’s diversity and inclusion efforts. She focuses her work on equipping people with the knowledge, skills and tools needed to create an inclusive environment and eradicating the effects of bias through systems and process. She is an accomplished speaker, a best-selling author and the creator of a podcast that provides diverse and first-generation law students guidance on thriving in the legal profession.
President & CEO at Hubbard & Hubbard, Inc.
Dr. Edward E. Hubbard is President & CEO, Hubbard & Hubbard, Inc., Diversity ROI/Analytics award winning author of 60+ Books/Executive Consultant/Ph.D. with Honors, Business Administration. Dr. Hubbard received the “Living Legends of Diversity Award” creating “Diversity ROI Analytics” and “Diversity Measurement Fields, Distinguished Alumni Award from The Ohio State University, and “Sentry Award” from the U.S. Pentagon, and briefed the “President’s Military Diversity Leadership Committee” on Diversity ROI. Dr. Hubbard serves on Harvard Business Review and Diversity Executive Magazine Editorial Advisory Boards.
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