Day 2 started with a lovely breakfast. Conferences are better with good food! Laura Sabattini provided a quick recap and then we jumped into “You can’t have belonging without beating bias” by Callie Gauld and Heather Hansen from Esurance. They started by asking questions using the https://www.mentimeter.com/ app. As a facilitator, I really appreciated an interactive tool. Callie and Heather emphasized experiential learning to discuss bias. They discussed cultural bias using t

On November 12th and 13th, I had the opportunity to attend the Conference Board’s Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Conference. This year’s theme was “Bridging The Bridge To Belonging”. This is a recap of my experience of the event on the first day. Over 1.5 days, we had over 10 speakers including myself. My presentation discussed common types of privilege and various ways to approach the conversation (i.e. the PIE Method). Feel free to reach out to me about the method. The first