As the pandemic remains at the forefront of our lives, and a reignited civil rights movement marches on, new and evolving elements are being incorporated to how we conduct business – within our organizations and with our partners. From diversity & inclusion, consultative conversations, to adjusting tone + creative message appropriately, flexibility in TV advertising has never been more critical.
While no one has the perfect answer, this session will involve a candid conversation on...
This year, when the conversation about #BlackLivesMatter saw its highest spike ever on Twitter – 240 Tweets per second – it reinforced Twitter's role as a space where marginalized communities can raise issues to the forefront of public conversation. At the same time, these communities are calling into question who can sit with them on the frontlines. Can brands be real allies? In this session, Twitter's God-is Rivera and a panel of activists discuss the intersection of brand activism, racial...
Join NPR CMO Michael Smith and two host from NPR’s most popular podcasts, Sam Sanders and Ramtin Arablouei, for a discussion about diversity in podcasting. Learn how creators of color are meeting today’s transformative moment of racial reckoning. Hear about overcoming historic challenges and systemic obstacles, to draw new audiences.
Mexican-American makeup expert and Founder/CEO of Lunar Beauty, Manny MUA will speak with Refinery29’s Senior Editor Thatiana Diaz on the importance of diversity and representation in the beauty and mainstream media industry.
We know there is a problem, but have you, personally done anything to help fix it?
Since the murder of George Floyd on March 25th, we have seen the Black Lives Matter movement have a profound effect on (what appears to be) more people that ever before.
Those who never felt the need to talk about race in the workplace until now, are realising the importance of anti-racism and want to know how they can be an ally to people of colour.
If we want that moment to become a long term movement...
Snap Inc.’s VP of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Baroness Oona King talks to UK General Manager, Ed Couchman, about ways we can all be catalysts for meaningful diversity, equity, and inclusion in the world’s most influential sectors — tech and media.
The impact of Covid on advertising and the economy has created a confusing landscape. We are facing one of the deepest recessions on record, online sales in some places have generated more than four years of growth in four months, and consumers continue to expect more from their brands. What can we learn from those best-performing sectors and how do values influence a company’s business strategy? Yonca Dervişoğlu, CMO of Google EMEA, and Mark Read, CEO of WPP, take the stage to discuss...
