The leadership conference will provide attendees with the necessary survival tools to acquire leadership, professional, personal and community engagement skills to be successful during challenging economic times.
Organized to explore how leadership, gender and culture influence community building, this break-through conference will demonstrate best practices for creating strong alliances in the work place and in neighborhoods.
Pictured above: Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, President, Spelman College (left) and Dr. Jane E. Smith, Executive Director, Spelman College Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement (right)
Keynote Speakers
Shakti Butler, Executive Director, World Trust Educational Services |
Ms. Donna Brazile, Political Strategist and Contributor, CNN, ABC News NPR |
Ms. Kimberly B. Davis, President, JPMorgan Foundation, Member, Spelman College Board of Trustees |
Ms. Michelle Nunn, Founder and CEO, Hands on Network/Points of Light |
Ms. Shaun Robinson, Author, Magazine Columnist and Emmy Award-winning Journalist, Access Hollywodd and TV One Access |
The Conference, organized by the Spelman College Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement (LEADS), is a positive environment for stimulating dialogue as well as a professional development opportunity for individuals and organizational teams. This Conference also engages and challenges participants to impact the quality of leadership around the world, particularly as it pertains to Women of Color and the diverse groups with whom they work and live.
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What is the Leadership and Women of Color Conference?
The conference brings together an influential group of women and men who are change agents of diverse backgrounds, from the private and public sectors. These individuals from across the country will engage in authentic dialogue on leadership and diversity and share ideas and best practices to promote multicultural leadership in communities and in the workplace.
Who Should Attend
- Thought leaders
- Senior level professional women and men of all backgrounds
- Asian/Pacific Islander
- Black/African American
- Latino/a
- Black/African American
- White/European American
- Corporate officers
- CEOs, CFOs, Presidents
- Executive and Senior Vice Presidents
- Vice Presidents
- Talent Management professionals
- Human Resources professionals
- Corporate diversity executives
- Leaders of employee affinity groups
- Directors/managers of business units or line functions
- Business owners
- Executive directors and senior officers of not-for-profit organizations
- College and university professors, administrators, and staff
- Leaders of diversity training and women's initiatives
- Women's organizations and women's centers at colleges and universities
- Leadership centers
- Women and minority business associations
- Emerging leaders in private and public sectors
- College students
- Secondary educators
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