COMBINING FORCES(X)
March 27-29, 2023
35th Annual Conference | In-Person & Virtual Event
2023 Conference
Combining Forces(X): Fueling our Collective Capacity for Change
By combining forces, we can multiply our efforts and the probability of positive change.
2023 Conference
Combining Forces(X): Fueling our Collective Capacity for Change
By combining forces, we can multiply our efforts and the probability of positive change.
One Forum + Two Parallel Conferences (In-Person and Virtual) + Your Choice of Three Great Experiences.
ALL CONTENT ACCESSED IN-PERSON AND THROUGH THE CONFERENCE APP.
*Workshops are 60, 75 or 90 minutes in length.
**On-Demand access for most in-person content.
Virtual
VIRTUAL- 3 General Sessions
- 5 Spotlight Sessions
- 14 Trend Talks
Full Conference
IN-PERSON- 3 General Sessions
- 3 Offsite Immersion Sessions
- 4 DEI Coaching Center Programs
- 6 Featured Sessions
- 50 Workshops*
- Marketplace
- 3 months of on-demand access**
- And more…
Virtual+
VIRTUAL- 3 General Sessions
- 5 Spotlight Sessions
- 14 Trend Talks
- 15 Virtual Workshops*
- 3 DEI Coaching Center Programs
- 3 months of on-demand access**
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Virtual: CVENT Attendee Hub
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Excitement is building at The Forum as we finalize guest speakers, new Forum conference features, and – of course – showcase some of the world’s top DEI thought leaders through our highly anticipated General Sessions and Keynote Speakers.
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About this Year’s Conference
Developing Our Conference Theme
Each year, through research and analysis, we – The Forum – identify current and emerging trends across the global business landscape. After rounds of vetting and re-tooling, a conference theme is determined.
What’s the Purpose of a Conference Theme?
The conference theme is the guiding source for all of the content and programming during the conference year – both identifying current and emerging trends as well as pushing new conversations and thinking in the DEI space. Hours, days, and months were spent in researching and creating the conference theme.
2023 Conference Theme – Combining Forces(X): Fueling Our Collective Capacity for Change
By combining forces, we can multiply our efforts and the probability of positive change.
Our flagship event, the annual conference, is our premier learning opportunity at the cutting-edge of the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) landscape.
The annual conference is HRCI and SHRM Continuing Education Credit (CEU) eligible.
Combining Forces(X)
Our work today requires knowledgeable and responsive management of the constantly changing forces working with and against us. Internal forces such as people, purpose, practice, and process are met with external forces such as planet health, political conflict, progressive technology, and a perilous economy. Our ability to position our people to perform in the context of these forces can either propel or prohibit positive momentum.
The promise of an equitable future relies on unyielding individual integrity and forceful collective efforts in our work to prioritize accessibility, diversity, inclusion, and social justice. By creating spaciousness that boosts morale and incentivizes performance, leveraging integral relationships, combining resources for increased energies, and building bandwidth around shared purpose we multiply our efforts and the probability of positive change.
Dictionary Definitions of “combining forces”:
- Working together to be more powerful; joining forces to do something significant
- Acting in the same direction and combining to make a bigger force
- Two or more forces acting on an object in the same direction resulting in a net force equal to the sum of the forces that is stronger than each individual force alone
ACTIONABLE Examples of Combining Forces (include but are not limited to):
- Intertwining Intellect
- Consolidating Vision
- Aggregating Resources
- Concerting Advocacy
- Leveraging Influence
What Else Does the Forum Do?
The Forum on Workplace Inclusion® – or The Forum for short – operates as an organization offering a wide variety of events, programs, and resources in addition to our flagship event – the annual conference. So who is The Forum, and what else does The Forum do? Click to find out more!
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Who Attends the Annual Conference?
People Involved
1,006
Top Race/Ethnicity
Black
Asian
Hispanic/Latinx
White
Top Generation
Generation X (1965 – 1979)
Millennial/Generation Y (1980-1996)
Gen Z (1997 – 2012)
Top Industries
Healthcare/Medical
Consulting
Finance/Banking/Insurance
Non-Profit
Education
Manufacturing
Top Occupational Titles
Vice President
Manager
Director
Specialist
Consultant
Presenters
Marketplace of Ideas Exhibitors
Volunteers
US States
Participating Businesses
Fortune 500 Companies
Sponsor Companies
Coaching Sessions
Countries
The Forum on Workplace Inclusion® annual conference is the nation’s largest workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) conference designed for a national & global audience.
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