35th Annual Conference
March 27-29, 2023
Managing Principal
Language & Culture Worldwide (LCW)
Senior Director of I.D.E.A.
Amnesty International
Consulting Manager, Data & Product Lead
Included
Doctoral Academic Coach
Capella University
President
Planet Perspective, LLC
Owner and Principal
Rod Austin Consulting
Vice President
Parker Dewey
Senior DEI Consultant
Hennepin County
CEO and Founder
Whistle Stop Capital
Partner
The Acacia Company
Intercultural Trainer and Coach
Nadine Binder | Training & Coaching
Chief Innovation Officer and Director of Cultures and Communities
Milwaukee Film
Workplace Program Associate
Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
Co-President and CEO
Noble Aim Consulting | Bogardus Consulting
Senior DEI Consultant
Hennepin County
Founder & Principal Consultant
Brevity & Wit
Assistant Director, Department of Online Learning
D’Youville College
CEO and Founder
The Moxie Exchange
Director of Diversity and Inclusion
HealthPartners
President and CEO
Cara Collective
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
Kansas City G.I.F.T. (Generating Income For Tomorrow)
Founder
The Dialogue Company
Senior Researcher
American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Senior Technical Assistance Provider
American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Chief Diversity and Engagement Officer
Gusto
Executive Coach and Master Facilitator
Language & Culture Worldwide (LCW)
Senior Major Gifts Officer
Human Rights Campaign
Director for Diversity Consulting, Outreach and Recruitment
University of Minnesota
Learning and Development Consultant
HealthPartners
Owner and Lead Consultant
Catch Your Dream Consulting
Senior Consultant
The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group, Inc.
Director, Office of Equity and Diversity (OED)
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Managing Partner, SVP–Client Solutions
Orange Grove Consulting
President and CEO
Mastering Cultural Differences
Vice President of Data Science
Trusaic
Diversity and Inclusion Specialist
Avtar Group
Founder and CEO | Author of “How to Be an Ally”
Change Catalyst
CEO
Center for Mentoring Excellence
Sr. Director, Diversity and Inclusion
F5
Principal and Founder
Ferdman Consulting
Senior Equity Training & Education Coordinator
Uplift Oregon
Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Founder
Dialectix Consulting
Community Involvement Coordinator
U.S. Government, Accessibility Professional
President
Aleria Research Corp (ARC)
Head of Working Parents & Caregivers, Americas
Talking Talent
Co-Founder and Chief Consulting Officer
Mattingly Solutions
President
Religious Freedom & Business Foundation
Senior Consultant, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Boston Scientific
Employee Resource Group Manager–Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
Upwork
President and CEO
URBANDER
Senior Prospect Development Analyst
Mayo Clinic
Vice President, Learning and Innovation
The Winters Group, Inc.
Executive Coach
Inclusive Space
Manager of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Research
Royal Roads University
Program Manager of Clinical Operations, Arizona
Mayo Clinic
Senior DEI Consultant
Hennepin County
CEO & Board Member, Americas
Talking Talent
President and CEO
Hubbard & Hubbard, Inc.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Urban League Central Carolinas
Mental Health Expert | Clinical Instructor, Psychiatry
The Steve Fund | Yale
Interim Deputy Lead Director
Southern Poverty Law Center
HR Diversity and Inclusion Consultant
HealthPartners
Instructional Designer
The Winters Group, Inc.
Co-Founder
Siskel/Jacobs Productions
President and Founder
Bridges in Organizations, Inc.
Accessibility Coordinator
Town of Cobourg
Director, D&I Strategic Initiatives; D&I Business Partner, Mobility
Uber
Deputy Director, D&I Manager
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Senior Business Fellow
Religious Freedom & Business Foundation
Consultant
The Centre for Global Inclusion
Director of Strategic Operations and Community Investment, Medtronic Philanthropy
Medtronic
Founder and CEO
LEAN n’ Diversity LLC
Co-Founder; Director of People and Operations
Aleria
Head of Inclusion, Equity and Impact
Carta
Co-Founder and Partner
Language & Culture Worldwide (LCW)
Senior Global Program Manager–Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
LinkedIn
Senior Director, Policy and Strategic Partnerships
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Founder and CEO
Mattingly Solutions
DEI Consultant
Hennepin County
CEO and Publisher
Diversity MBA (DMBA, Inc.)
Talent and Culture Strategist
Emtrain
Senior Associate Vice President for Equity
Northwestern University Office of Equity
President and Chief Freedom Officer
LearningToGo
CEO and Lead Strategist
The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group, Inc.
Consultant
The Centre for Global Inclusion
Executive Director
The Centre for Global Inclusion
Associate Professor of Applied Leadership
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Vice President, New Program Strategy and Innovation
Strategic Education, Inc.
Principal
Moore Strategic Consulting
Chief Consulting Officer
WMFDP | FDP Global
Manager of Learning and Innovation
The Winters Group, Inc.
Consultant
The Centre for Global Inclusion
Vice President, Learning & Research
Avtar Group
CEO and Co-Founder
Gapsquare
CEO & Founder
Farzana Nayani | Consulting & Training
Senior Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Program Manager
American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Partner
The Acacia Company
Principal Consultant
Language & Culture Worldwide (LCW)
Founder and Equity Consultant
Allied Folk
Chief Creative Catalyst
Collective Concepts
Senior Director, Tech Workplace Initiatives
Kapor Center
Director of Global Diversity and Inclusion
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director
Hennepin County
Chief Diversity Officer, Special Assistant to the President
Strayer University
Senior Director of People and Learning Sciences
Emtrain
Founder and CEO
Rhodes Perry Consulting, LLC
Founder & President
Avtar Group
Assistant Vice President
Avtar Group
Project Assistant
Mayo Clinic
D&I Leader, IBM-APAC
Avtar Group
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Assistant
American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Assistant Professor of Management
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Partner
The Acacia Company
Director–Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
LinkedIn
Co-Founder and CEO
Aleria
Head of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Americas
Talking Talent
HR Diversity & Inclusion Program Director, Arizona
Mayo Clinic
Managing Director of Health Equity
BCT Partners
Division Director, Social Services
Ramsey County
Founder and CEO
Abel Vision Enterprises
Director of Design
Predictive UX
Principal and Co-Founder
Equity Journey Partners
Executive Director
AmazeWorks
Assistant Director of Workplace
Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager
Hennepin County
Research and Development Associate
Whistle Stop Capital
Quality Administrator
Mayo Clinic
Disability Inclusion Consultant
Lifeworks Services, Inc.
Equity Audit and Strategy Manager
The Winters Group, Inc.
Senior Delivery Manager
Mayo Clinic
Director
Chiaro Business Transformation
Facilitator/Coach
Chiaro Business Transformation
President and Founder
deepSEE Consulting
Founder and Principal
Mind the Gender Gap, Inc.
Chief Innovation Officer
Emtrain
Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Senior Facilitator and Consultant
Orange Grove Consulting
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Facilitator
Independent Consultant
Senior Director, Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Arabella Advisors
Managing Director of Expansion & Integration
Cara Collective
Vice President, Partnerships and Growth
Gapsquare
Senior Diversity & Inclusion Adviser
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Board Chair / Independent Consultant
The Centre for Global Inclusion
Director of Digital Experience
WMFDP | FDP Global
President and CEO
The Winters Group, Inc.
Senior Program Manager, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
LinkedIn
Certified Clinical Research Coordinator
Mayo Clinic
Instructional Designer
The Winters Group, Inc.
EMEA Director and Chief Diversity Officer
Rupert Organizational Design
