BUSINESS FIRST OF A TWO-PART SERIES
Leaders in Media and Advertising Focus on Advancing Diverse Talent Retention
Inaugural Series of Events, including Gen Z Town Hall, Slated for Sept. 20-23 D. Kevin McNeir WI Senior Editor Those who hail from the Baby Boomer generation may count as the last segment of Americans who believed that securing a career meant staying in one job or with one company until their retirement. But the terrain has changed in
many ways, particularly due to advancements in technology including the internet, social media and the expansion of the economy which now represents participants and entities from nations worldwide. Recognizing these and other fundamental changes and their impact on the kinds of strategies and best practices that must be
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employed for businesses to succeed, more than 80 changemakers from the media, advertising and entertainment community will soon participate in a four-day event, Advancing Diversity Week, Sept. 20-23. The inaugural series of events will allow for provocative conversations about advocacy, activism, equity and belonging, culminating with a Gen Z Town Hall. Advancing Diversity Week’s series of keynote addresses and provocative panel discussions will be hosted by MediaVillage.com, AdvancingDiveristy. org and The Female Quotient [The FQ] featuring themes which include: D-E-I + Belonging!; Belonging + Retention; and Multicultural + Meaning. Other highlights from the week include a tribute to some of today’s most creative and advanced-thinking leaders from within the media industry. They will be joining previous inductees as new members of the Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors – a recognition event that marks its fourth year. The roots of the Advancing Diversity series can be traced to Jack Myers, recognized as the nation’s best-known practicing media ecologist and the founder of MediaVillage and AdvancingDiversity. org. Myers remains committed to a philosophy of industry innovation focused on growth and has built a leading consulting firm whose innovative approaches to strategic innovation have been adopted by more than 200 media, advertising and marketing clients. The 10 Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors inductees, who will be sharing their stories, and
A D VA N C I N G DIVERSITY FROM ADVOCACY TO ACTIVISM
ADVANCING DIVERSITY WEEK SEPTEMBER 20TH — 23 RD 2021
2021 Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors Inductees honors accepted by:
Marla Kaplowitz
Simon Fenwick
Jacki Kelley
Steve Pacheco
Sherina Smith
Tina Davis
Byron Allen
Dean Gracie Lawson-Borders
Yvette Moyo
responding to audience questions, include: [4A’s] American Association of Advertising Agencies’ President and Chief Executive Officer Marla Kaplowitz; 4A’s Foundation’s Executive Vice President of Talent and Engagement Simon Fenwick; American Advertising Federation’s President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Pacheco; American Family Insurance’s Vice President and Head of Marketing Sherina Smith; Citi’s Interim Chief Marketing Officer Tina Davis; Entertainment
Studios’ Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Byron Allen; Howard University’s Cathy Hughes School of Communications’ Dean and Professor Gracie Lawson-Borders; MOBE / Marketing Opportunities in Business & Entertainment’s Founder Yvette Moyo; and The CW’s Executive Vice President of Development Gaye Hirsch For a complete agenda of speakers and events visit www.advancingdiveristy.org. WI
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