2024 Midday Keynote
Barri Rafferty, CEO – Americas, Sodali & Co
2024 Closing Keynote
Vernā Myers, Founder & CEO, DEI Pioneer, The Vernā Myers Company
Special Guest Speaker
Wendy P. Davidson, President & CEO, Hain Celestial Group
2024 Speakers & Honorees
Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer
Seyfarth
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Sheppard Mullin
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Winston & Strawn LLP
Senior Vice President, HR – Global Finance, Law, GCPA + Inclusion
Marriott International
Founder & CEO
Diversity & Flexibility Alliance
Chief Legal Talent & Inclusion Officer
Vorys
Partner
Crowell & Moring LLP
Vice Chair, Talent and Culture
KPMG LLP
Co-Founder & CEO
Excella
SVP, Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer
Children’s Mercy Hospital
More speakers coming soon!
2024 Conference Agenda
9:15am
Welcome & State of the Workplace – Manar Morales
The Driving Force of Organizational Culture: Innovating, Including & Excelling
9:40am
Presentation of the 2024 Flex Leader Award and Fireside Chat with a Visionary Leader
Pioneering Modern Inclusive and Flexible Work Cultures
10:05am
Choreographed Connections
10:15am
Presentation of the 2024 Flex Impact Awards & Panel
Celebrating Innovative Policies and Initiatives Reshaping Workplace Culture
11:05am
Panel: Transforming Culture from the Inside Out – Strategies for Talent and Diversity Leaders
11:50am
Insights from a Culture Catalyst – Transformational Leadership in Action
12:05pm
Lunch
1:00pm
Keynote – Barri Rafferty, CEO – Americas, Sodali & Co
1:40pm
Choreographed Connections
1:50pm
Key Highlights from Alliance Research 2024: Announcement of Tipping the Scales Honorees & Sneak Peek at the 2024 New Partner Report
2:10pm
Insights from a Culture Catalyst – Transformational Leadership in Action
2:40pm
Panel: Leading the Way – Driving Business Success through Human-Centered Cultures
3:45pm
Closing Keynote – Vernā Myers, DEI Pioneer, Founder & CEO, The Vernā Myers Company
4:15pm
Closing Remarks
Alliance members receive two complimentary tickets to the Annual Conference. Members – please reserve your complimentary tickets no later than September 6th to ensure availability.
- Early Bird Registration (May 1 –
August 9) - Alliance Member Extra Tickets
- Non-Member Tickets
- University, Law School, Government & Non-Profit Tickets
- Early Bird Registration (May 1 –
August 9) - $545
- $645
- $249
- Regular Registration
(August 10 –
September 20) - $645
- $745
- $349
- Late Registration
(September 21 –
October 4) - $745
- $845
- $449
2024 Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Community Sponsors
If you are interested in sponsoring the 2024 Annual Conference, please contact Manar Morales.
Hear why this may be one day you can’t afford to miss.
Our Annual Conference provides a unique opportunity to gather with prominent leaders committed to strategically addressing the critical issues around diversity and flexibility. Held in Washington, DC, our speakers and attendees come together to explore success strategies for improving retention of top talent and the most up-to-date action steps to create an inclusive work environment.
Each year, our conference brings together corporate leaders, partners at professional services and law firms, general counsel, and diversity and inclusion and talent management professionals who share how they’ve implemented successful strategies in their organizations for retaining and promoting women and supporting work-life control for everyone.
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Our attendees gain valuable insights into the most effective strategies for results when time and resources are limited. They hear cross industry best practices from leading law and consulting firms and Fortune 500 corporations and build networks of senior level peers. Attendees also learn about cutting-edge data and case studies that help build powerful business cases internally to advance diversity and flexibility within organizations.
Each year during our Annual Conference, we present our Luminary Award to an outstanding global visionary, as well as our Flex Leader, and Flex Impact Awards to individuals and organizations leading the way in flexible working. Our award honorees share their secrets for success and outline their strategies that have helped them make positive changes in workplace culture.
Conference Archive
2023 Annual Conference - Humanizing the Workplace: Thriving Beyond the Global Reset
2023 Annual Conference
2022 Annual Conference - Cultivating A Holistic Work Culture: The Power of People, Purpose & Productivity
2022 Annual Conference
2021 Annual Conference - Reflect. Reimagine. Recalibrate. Paving the Way to Inclusive Flexibility
2021 Annual Conference
If you were unable to join us, please watch our short HIGHLIGHT VIDEO.
2020 Annual Conference - Moments of Impact: Transforming Organizational Culture
2020 Annual Conference
Our 2020 Annual Conference Moments of Impact: Transforming Organizational Culture was held virtually on November 5, 2020.
2020 AGENDA, SPEAKERS & SPONSORS
If you were unable to join us, please watch our short HIGHLIGHT VIDEO.
2019 Annual Conference - Inspire. Innovate. Ignite!
2019 Annual Conference
Our 2019 Annual Conference, Inspire. Innovate. Ignite! was held on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at the Washington DC offices of Jones Day.
2018 Annual Conference - Diversity + Flexibility = Embracing Change
2018 Annual Conference
Our 2018 Annual Conference, Diversity + Flexibility = Embracing Change was held on Thursday, September 29, 2018 at the Washington DC offices of Jones Day.
2017 Annual Conference - Diversity + Flexibility = An Evolving Culture
2017 Annual Conference
Our 2017 Annual Conference Diversity + Flexibility = An Evolving Culture was held on March 16, 2017 at the Washington, DC offices of Jones Day.
2016 Annual Conference - Diversity + Flexibility = Talent Success
2016 Annual Conference
Our 2016 Annual Conference Diversity + Flexibility = Talent Success was held on March 16, 2016 at the Washington, DC offices of Jones Day.