The Summit
Join us January 23-24, 2024 and engage with a national network of professionals with disabilities working in industry and public service
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What is it?
The Disability Leadership Summit is designed to support established and emerging leaders with disabilities in corporate and public service organizations through collaborative and innovative dialogue on such topics as Employee Resource Groups (ERG) / Business Resource Groups (BRG), mentoring, leadership pathways and creating inclusive environments.
We anticipate 100 people from across the country to participate in this exciting online conference, to take place over two half-days in January 2024. Each day will begin with an inspiring keynote, followed by interactive breakouts to share knowledge and perspectives and to forge connections among participants.
Who is it for?
Leaders and emerging leaders with disabilities, along with their employers and allies.
Please note: to preserve the purpose and goal of the Summit, 50% of attendees must identify as people with disabilities
Why should you attend?
- Grow your professional network; connect with a dynamic, underrepresented market of professional leaders during and beyond the Summit
- Learn fresh ideas and best practices for embedding and enhancing inclusion practices in your organization
- Receive and share practical advice for building your organization’s pipeline of diverse leadership.
Our Goals
- Enable participants to build meaningful and authentic connections that continue beyond the scope of the event
- Generate new ideas and insights about reshaping organizational cultures
- Provide practical tools and best practices for leveraging ERGs/BRGs and other organizational structures for greater visibility and inclusion
- Assess priorities for what leaders and emerging leaders with disabilities need to achieve their professional goals
- Create reusable content and insights to advance knowledge, visibility and inclusion of people with disabilities
- Lay the foundation for a signature annual event attracting marquee sponsors and keynotes and becomes a “must attend” in the field.
Sponsorship opportunities are available
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A familiar resource may offer untapped potential for professional development opportunities for disabled leaders in the private sector. Employee or Business Resource Groups (ERG/BRGs) are voluntary, employee-led affinity groups that can play an important role in leadership development as well as have a greater cultural impact. While about 88 percent of companies have these affinity groups for diversity in general, only 70 percent of companies offer ERG/BRGs that are disability specific. Companies looking for strong disabled leaders should invest in disability-focused ERB/BRGs.
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