Programs & Events

 

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Signature Session: The AI Multiplier: Using AI to Save Time and Accelerate Business Development – December 10, 2026

Signature Session

The AI Multiplier: Using AI to Save Time and Accelerate Business Development feat. Tasneem Khokha, Managing Director, GrowthPlay

December 10, 2026 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET

For many professionals, business development can feel like a second full-time job that competes with the demands of serving clients and managing a busy practice. This interactive workshop demonstrates how artificial intelligence can streamline business development by reducing preparation time, enhancing market positioning, and uncovering high-value opportunities.

Participants will learn practical, real-world ways to use AI to prepare for meetings, personalize messaging, and identify opportunities more efficiently. By automating time-consuming tasks, professionals can devote more energy to the relationship-building activities that drive new business. Attendees will leave with actionable approaches and adaptable prompts that make business development more efficient, more effective, and easier to sustain.

Eligibility: This event is open to DFA members only.

Members: Register in the Member Resource Center or by contacting us.

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Leadership Symposium: Humanizing Change: Leading People, Not Just Process – December 1, 2026

Leadership Symposium

Humanizing Change: Leading People, Not Just Process with Manar Morales, Founder & CEO, DFA

December 1, 2026 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET

Change is constant and the way people experience it is personal. Right now your people may be absorbing a lot at once: the arrival of AI in their daily work, a leadership transition, a merger or combination, a new office or a return to office mandate, or a shift in organizational strategy. Too often, organizations focus on the mechanics of these changes and overlook the human side. People moving through change face uncertainty, a sense of loss, and questions about where they now fit. When leaders ignore that, even a sound strategy stalls.

In this session, we will explore how leaders can guide change in ways that honor the people living through it. We will look at what people need to feel steady, how to meet resistance with understanding rather than force, and how connection makes change something people can sustain. Participants will leave with practical ways to lead change that people trust and that lasts.

Eligibility: This event is open to DFA Champion and Leader members only.

Champion & Leader Members: Register in the Member Resource Center or by contacting us.

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Signature Session: Beyond Policy: Rethinking Caregiving Support at Work – October 8, 2026

Signature Session

Beyond Policy: Rethinking Caregiving Support at Work feat. Manar Morales, Founder & CEO, DFA

October 8, 2026 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET

Join us for a discussion of DFA’s new impact report on caregiving in the legal profession (being released September 2026), featuring leaders from member organizations building standout caregiving programs. We’ll explore the impact caregiving has on retention, performance, and career trajectories, what a truly inclusive definition of caregiving looks like across life stages and roles, and how organizations can move from scattered policies to cohesive systems. Leave with practical strategies for closing the caregiving support gap across your organization.

Eligibility: This event is open to DFA members only.

Members: Register in the Member Resource Center or by contacting us.

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Innovation Circle: Navigating Culture During Times of Change & Growth – September 30, 2026

Innovation Circle

Navigating Culture During Times of Change & Growth

September 30, 2026 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET

As organizations grow, evolve, and adapt to new realities, culture can either become a source of stability or a source of friction. Join fellow DFA members for a collaborative conversation about how to preserve what matters most while helping people navigate uncertainty, new expectations, and ongoing change. This interactive session is designed to surface ideas, share experiences, and explore practical ways to strengthen culture during times of growth and transformation.

Eligibility: This session is designed for Diversity, Talent, HR, and Wellbeing leaders, as well as those responsible for overseeing culture initiatives at the director level (or the equivalent thereof) and above. This event is open to DFA members only.

Participants should come prepared to have their cameras on and ready to share and participate in the facilitated conversation.

Members: Register in the Member Resource Center or by contacting us.

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Leadership Symposium: Revealing: The Underrated Power of Oversharing – September 9, 2026

Leadership Symposium

Revealing: The Underrated Power of Oversharing with Dr. Leslie John, Professor, Harvard Business School

September 9, 2026 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET

What if the instinct to hold back is actually holding us back? In this fireside chat, Harvard Business School professor and behavioral scientist Dr. Leslie John shares insights from her new book, Revealing: The Underrated Power of Oversharing, making the case that strategic vulnerability is one of the most underutilized tools in a leader’s toolkit. Dr. John will explore how the willingness to open up builds trust, deepens relationships, and signals the confident, self-aware leadership that inspires others to follow.

Eligibility: This event is open to DFA Champion and Leader members only.

Champion & Leader Members: Register in the Member Resource Center or by contacting us.

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Signature Session: Understanding the Workforce of Tomorrow – July 22, 2026

Signature Session

Understanding the Workforce of Tomorrow: Insights from Deloitte Global’s 2026 Gen Z & Millennial Survey with Chief Inclusion Leader Emma Codd

July 22, 2026 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET

What does the future workforce actually want, and what does that mean for how organizations lead and retain talent?

Join Emma Codd, Deloitte Global Inclusion Leader for a conversation drawn from Deloitte Global’s 2026 Global Gen Z and Millennial Survey, polling more than 22,500 respondents across 44 countries. Now in its 15th year, the survey reveals a generation redefining success on their own terms: prioritizing stability, skills, and well-being over fast-paced growth.

Emma will unpack what the findings mean for culture, talent retention, AI readiness, and the leadership pipeline, giving attendees a data-driven foundation for building workplaces where the next generation thrives.

Eligibility: This event is open to DFA members only.

Members: Register in the Member Resource Center or by contacting us.

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Leadership Symposium: The Language of Trust – July 15, 2026

Leadership Symposium

The Language of Trust: A Fireside Chat with Minda Harts, Bestselling Author & Trust Catalyst

July 15, 2026 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET

Join us as DFA Founder & CEO Manar Morales sits down with acclaimed workplace thought leader and author of Talk to Me Nice, Minda Harts, for an open conversation on one of today’s most pressing workplace challenges: trust.

Trust is the foundation of every successful organization, yet it remains increasingly fragile. Minda will share how broken trust undermines performance and wellbeing at every organizational level and what we can do about it. Drawing on her framework of the seven workplace trust languages, she and Manar will explore practical ways to communicate effectively, navigate conflict, and build stronger relationships.

Whether you’re a team member, manager, or senior leader, you’ll walk away with insights you can put to work right away.

Eligibility: This event is open to DFA Champion and Leader members only.

Champion & Leader Members: Register in the Member Resource Center or by contacting us.

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Innovation Circle: Reimagining Wellbeing – June 23, 2026

Innovation Circle

Reimagining Wellbeing

June 23, 2026 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET

Grounded in emerging workplace realities around burnout, overload, shifting expectations, and constant change, participants will discuss practical reframes around wellbeing, ambition, productivity, boundaries, and shared responsibility while exploring what it takes to build human-centered workplaces that support both people and performance.

Eligibility: This session is designed for Diversity, Talent, HR, and Wellbeing leaders, as well as those responsible for overseeing wellbeing initiatives at the director level (or the equivalent thereof) and above. This event is open to DFA members only.

Participants should come prepared to have their cameras on and ready to share and participate in the facilitated conversation.

Members: Register in the Member Resource Center or by contacting us.

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2026 Impact Accelerator – June 3, 2026

Announcing the 2026 DFA Impact Accelerator

June 3, 2026 | 9:30 – 4:00 PM CT | Chicago, IL

Every leader we talk to has at least one idea or initiative that matters deeply to their organization and isn’t gaining the traction it should.

The challenge usually isn’t knowing what needs to happen. It’s building alignment, navigating resistance, and sustaining momentum when everything else keeps competing for attention.

The DFA Impact Accelerator is designed for exactly that.

On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Chicago, a small cohort of leaders will work through DFA’s S.P.A.R.K. Framework for Igniting Change and apply it directly to a real idea or initiative they are leading. They’ll leave with a concrete strategy, clear priorities, and a practical 90-day plan for execution.

The Impact Accelerator is limited to 40 participants to ensure a focused, high-value experience.

Eligibility: This event is open to DFA members and non-members.

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Signature Session: Upward Reviews in Practice – May 19, 2026

Signature Session

Upward Reviews in Practice: Building Cultures of Accountability and Trust

May 19, 2026 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET

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What does it actually take to give employees a meaningful voice in shaping the leadership around them? This candid panel brings together people leaders from organizations that have successfully embedded upward feedback into their performance cultures.

By treating feedback as a two-way conversation rather than a top-down exercise, these firms have built cultures of reflection, accountability, and continuous learning that benefit employees and leaders alike. Panelists will share the real-world decisions behind their programs including how they earned buy-in, created psychological safety, and connected feedback to growth rather than consequence.

Whether you’re exploring upward reviews for the first time or strengthening an existing process, this session delivers practical takeaways from firms that have turned upward feedback into lasting cultural change.

Eligibility: This event is open to DFA members only.

Members: Register in the Member Resource Center or by contacting us.