In today's global market - a strong, talented, and diverse workforce is a necessity. Not only are diversity, equity and inclusion extremely important pillars for ensuring a collaborative, supportive, and successful work culture, 67% of candidates now actively seek out a company for its diverse practices. So what meaningful changes can tech leaders make today to ensure employees, and potential tech talent, can be themselves and thrive in 2021?Â
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Whether you already have a fully formed program, or you've just scratched the surface, listen in as our panel of experts share their best practices for prioritizing and measuring your DEI efforts this year.Â
The state of diversity in tech and what to expect in 2021
- Strategies for attracting, hiring, and retaining diverse tech talent
- Practices you can put in place to ensure an environment of equity & inclusion
- Tools and resources for exploring and celebrating unique perspectives & experiences
- Steps to ensure effectiveness and measure the success of your DE&I initiatives
Shelton is particularly focused on improving DEI in the tech sector and encourages inclusion regardless of age, gender, color, abilities, disabilities, or health care needs. Shelton has been the CEO of re:work training since 2018, a national diverse talent development network that works within the communities it serves to create space in tech for untapped potential. As the leader of this rapidly growing and unique non-profit, Shelton is dedicated to changing hiring trends for communities that have been overlooked in order to make the tech industry as diverse as the Chicago neighborhood he comes from.
Cedric adds value by driving strategic change in the areas of Price, Promotion and Assortment Optimization, Loyalty, Segmentation and and Advanced Analytics. He also have extensive experience in analyzing transaction level data to provide analytical insights, recommendations and solutions to meet client business objectives.