Join us for our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility Leadership Forum event at SLS Hotel Beverly Hills on October 19.
SLS Hotel Beverly Hills
October 19
8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) initiatives in the workplace have become a strategy for success. We will be hosting a series of informative panels featuring diverse business leaders from a variety of backgrounds and industries. The L.A. Times B2B Publishing team will also publish a magazine following the in-person event recapping the forum and honoring inspirational, diverse leaders exhibiting achievements within their respective businesses.
For advertising or sponsorship opportunities, contact Helya Askari at helya.askari@latimes.com.
Forum Topics
Accessibility and the Bottom Line
Whether work is taking place remotely, in the office, or both, what does it take for businesses to have a fully accessible workplace? How does it impact the bottom line, employees, and customers in positive ways?
- Moderator: Lawrence Carter-Long, Co-Director, DisArt
- Panelist: Alyssa Kavner, Vice President-Clinical Training and Quality, Easterseals Southern California
- Panelist: Hannah Said, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practitioner, Woven Inclusion
Belonging: The New Secret to Retention in an Evolving Remote Workplace
What are the new methods of sustaining and creating a workplace culture that embraces belonging in an effective way that permeates beyond the brick and mortar walls?
- Moderator: Angel Jennings, Assistant Managing Editor for Culture & Talent, Los Angeles Times
- Panelist: Gary Bushrod, Global Head of DEI, Amazon Music
- Panelist: Carolyn Caldwell, FACHE, Hospital President and CEO, Dignity Health St. Mary Medical Center
- Panelist: Jamison Escobar, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Program Manager, Los Angeles Lakers
- Panelist: Dylan Pany, Managing Director, Phaidon International
Breaking Barriers
Engage with our panel of experts in a balanced conversation exploring both the barriers
and solutions for minority-owned businesses in accessing capital, and the unique position of people of color in corporate roles to champion and elevate DEIA initiatives in the corporate workplace.
- Moderator: Scharrell Jackson, Leadership Coach and Business Consultant
- Panelist: Robert Brown, President, UWLA
- Panelist: Carlos Salas, President, The Change Company
Harnessing the Value of DEIA
How are DEIA initiatives making companies more adaptable and agile? Learn from companies who have been able to harness the power of their DEIA efforts to help address their company’s most critical needs.
- Moderator: Dr. Shawn Andrews, Leadership, Gender and Diversity Expert
- Panelist: Courtney Moore, Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Panelist: Perika Sampson, Global Diversity Equity and Inclusion Strategist, Sampson Dearborn Consulting
- Panelist: Sterling De Sutter Summerville, DEI Lead, Snap Inc.
Paid Diamond Sponsor: The Change Company
Paid Platinum Sponsor: CommonSpirit Health
Paid Platinum Sponsor: Easterseals Southern California
Paid Platinum Sponsor: Phaidon International
Paid Platinum Sponsor: UWLA
