Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC National Capital Region
AGENDA
8:30 am - Welcome & Keynote Speaker Ernest A. Tuckett, Co-Founder of the Black General Counsel 2025 Initiative and Vice President, Associate General Counsel of VeriSign, Inc.
9:00 am - Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on Boards: Why it is a Strategic Game Changer
Boards play an essential role in leading their companies through business and social change for strategic advantage. This panel will explore diversity, equity, and inclusion and compliance for corporate committees, stakeholders, and boards of directors, specifically as they relate to the NASDAQ’s proposed listing requirements, California’s new requirements for board diversity, and transparency in disclosures, such as diversity of employment populations and why it matters to a company’s success.
Presented by Valerie Dahiya and Jill Louis,Partners at Perkins Coie and Chasity Wilson Henry, Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of CECO Environmental Corporation.
10:10 am - Racial & Social Justice Challenge Spotlights
10:20 am - Psychological Safety and Driving Inclusion
Psychological safety is one of the key drivers of employee engagement, as well as workplace inclusion and belonging. During this panel discussion, we will define and explain what psychological safety is, then discuss the conditions that managers and leaders must create in order to optimize engagement, inclusion and belonging. This program will also discuss the obstacles leaders face when working toward psychological safety, as well as best practices for maintaining momentum in the drive for diversity and inclusion and steps to overcome diversity fatigue.
Presented by Narges Kakalia, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Mintz, Dr. Constance Noonan Hadley, an organizational psychologist and speaker for Stern Strategy Group, and Sandy Paik, General Counsel of DC Green Bank.
11:30 am - ACC NCR Racial & Social Justice Challenge Spotlights
11:40 am - Closing Remarks
11:45 am – Small-Group Networking via Breakout Rooms
12:30 pm - Conference Concludes
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