In 2023 and 2024, the FMI Foundation has hosted four DEI digital seminars, addressing (1) Employee Resource Groups and the Effective Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training Modules for Employees tool, (2) the June 2023 Supreme Court ruling in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College's conversation on implications for affirmative action programs, (3) the April 2024 conversation with Stephen A. Leach of The Walt Disney Studios/National Geographic, discussing the current DEI&B climate and infusing new energy in corporate D+I efforts, (4) the June 2024 presentation from Accenture's Adam C. Jones on metrics to track for successful D+I programs, and (5) the August 2024 presentation on the legal state of DEI with George Ingham from Hogan Lovells.
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(5) SPEAKERS FOR AUGUST 2024 DIGITAL SEMINAR:
The August 2024 presentation from Hogan Lovells' Adam on the current legal state of DEI programs
David Fikes, moderator | Executive Director | FMI Foundation
George Ingham | Labor and Employment Lawyer| Hogan Lovells
(4) SPEAKERS FOR JUNE 2024 DIGITAL SEMINAR:
The June 2024 presentation from Accenture's Adam C. Jones on metrics to track for successful D+I programs
David Fikes, moderator | Executive Director | FMI Foundation
Adam C. Jones | Strategy and Consulting Development Program & Human Capital Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Offering Lead | Accenture
(3) SPEAKERS FOR APRIL 2024 DIGITAL SEMINAR:
The April 2024 conversation with Stephen A. Leach of The Walt Disney Studios/National Geographic, discussing the current DEI&B climate and infusing new energy in corporate D+I efforts
David Fikes, moderator | Executive Director | FMI Foundation
Stephen A. Leach | Director, D&I People and Culture & Member of the Representation, Inclusion Strategies and Engagement (RISE) Team | The Walt Disney Studios/National Geographic
(2) SPEAKERS FOR DECEMBER 2023/JANUARY 2024 DIGITAL SEMINAR*:
The June 2023 Supreme Court ruling in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College's conversation on implications for affirmative action programs
Stephanie Harris, moderator | Chief Regulatory Officer and General Counsel | FMI
George Ingham | Labor and Employment Lawyer | Hogan Lovells
*This session was originally hosted as a part of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion & Supplier Diversity joint committee meeting and has been re-recorded for viewing with Stephanie Harris from FMI's Government Relations team.
(1) SPEAKERS FOR JUNE 2023 DIGITAL SEMINAR:
Employee Resource Groups and Effective Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training Modules for Employees tool
David Fikes, moderator | Executive Director | FMI Foundation
Jackie Wong | Associate Partner and Senior Expert | McKinsey & Company
Jonathan Mayes | CEO | Jonathan Mayes Consulting
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