Advancing Diversity Week: Media & Advertising Industry Leaders Focus on Multicultural + Meaning on Day Three: September 22

WHAT:

You are invited to attend the inaugural Advancing Diversity Week, a multi-day gathering bringing together the media, advertising, marketing, and entertainment community in a shared commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. It is curated to surface unapologetic conversations in service to truth, meaning and a new way forward for our industry.

Advancing Diversity Week's series of keynote addresses and provocative panel discussions hosted by MediaVillage.com, AdvancingDiversity.org and The Female Quotient (The FQ) features: D-E-I + Belonging! on Monday, September 20; Belonging + Retention on Tuesday, September 21; and Multicultural + Meaning on Wednesday, September 22. For complete agenda of 80 plus Advancing Diversity Week speakers, go to https://week.advancingdiversity.org/.

On Thursday, September 23 from noon to 2:00pm EDT, Advertising & Media Gen Z Town Hall brings together the 4^th Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors inductees and those in the early stages of their career in conversation about the future of the workplace: register here to secure your place via Zoom.

WHEN:

Multicultural + Meaning            Day Three Theme 

Wednesday, September 22       11:00AM to 3:00PM (all times Eastern)

WHO:

11:00-11:05AM              Opening Remarks and Summation

Jack Myers, Founder, MediaVillage and AdvancingDiversity.org; Erika Sanchez, FQ Correspondent

11:05-11:35AM              Marketing Through a Diverse and Inclusive Lens

Joe Anthony, Chief Hero, Hero Collective; Derek Walker, Founder, brown & browner; Paul Woolmington, CEO, Canvas Worldwide; Christina Carey Dunleavy, VP, Commercial Operations Disney CreativeWorks and Multicultural Inclusive Solutions, The Walt Disney Company; Rob Reilly, Global Chief Creative Officer, WPP

11:35-12:05PM              Media as a Force for Good and a Force for Growth 

Jennifer Ferguson, Chief Communications Officer, dentsu Americas; Antonious Porch, Chief Counsel and Chief Diversity Officer, SoundCloud; Benjamin Blank, CEO Uproxx/Warner Music; Sherman Kizart, Owner, Kizart Media Partners

12:05-12:15PM              Media & Advertising Gen Z Town Hall (Preview + Update)

Jack Myers, Founder, MediaVillage and AdvancingDiversity.org; Ronda Carnegie, Chief Innovation Officer, The Female Quotient; Kelly Kozakevich, Host, #AskGenZ

12:15-12:45PM           WARNERMEDIA PRESENTS: Engaging the Next Generation of Sports Fans  

Taylor Rooks, Host, Bleacher Report; Tina Shah, EVP and General Manager, Turner Sports

12:45-1:15PM                Organizations Driving Change for the Better

Kate Byrne, CEO, KatapultX and Editor, WomenAdvancing.org; Shelley Zalis, CEO, The Female Quotient; Cid Wilson, President and CEO, Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR); Jenn Renoe, Associate Media Director, Publicis Health Media; Jennifer Giddens, Head of Marketing, OWN Oprah Winfrey Network; Darra Gordon, COO, GLAAD

1:15-1:55PM                  Gender Rebalancing: How Companies are Reversing the Covid Setback

Ronda Carnegie, Chief Innovation Officer, The Female Quotient; Eve Rodsky, New York Times Best-Selling Author, Fair Play; Grace Meng, Congresswoman, 6th District Queens New York

1:45-2:15PM                  How Gaming and eSports Influence Cultural Acceptance and Inclusion

Cary Tilds, Chief Strategy and Operations Officer, Frameplay; Joanie Kraut, CEO, Women in Games International; Cristina Ackas, VP, Inclusive Diversity, Octagon Sports & Entertainment Network; Joe Barnes, Director, Bud Light Sports Marketing, Anheuser-Busch; Justin Paura, Host, View from the Grandstand podcast, MediaVillage

2:15-2:45PM     #AskGenZ: What Inspires Them and What Needs to Change in the Media Industry

Kelly Kozakevich, Host, #AskGenZ, MediaVillage; Xavier Conaway-Washington, Negotiator, National Video Investment, Zenith; Alondra Carmona, Relationship Coordinator, MediaVillage; Abigail Bazile, Account Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Urban One; Connor Laurent, Analyst, Global Consumer Banking, Citi; Carmen Machalek, Sales Service Representative, A+E Networks; Sammy Yates, Director, Branded Content & Marketing, The CW Network

2:45-3:00PM                  Closing Remarks    

Jack Myers, Founder, MediaVillage and AdvancingDiversity.org