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In this session...

Talent is at a premium, and there is an entire community of loyal, worthy individuals who are incredible problem solvers and great assets to your organization. It’s time for the advertising industry to get serious about making opportunities for people with disabilities. October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. In this panel, we will discuss how you can align their hiring practices, career-building practices and mindsets toward inclusivity and equality.

What You'll Learn from This Session...

  1. Why inclusion is so important to any organization.
  2. Examples of the superpowers that people with disabilities could be bringing to the advertising industry.
  3. How to justify inclusion in your organization (hint — investing in your people pays off!).
  4. How the advertising industry as a whole should think differently about our workforce.
  5. The first, concrete steps an agency should take to improve on hiring people with disabilities.

Presented with


Speakers

Angela Lean Senior Business Program Lead Microsoft
Brooke Goodspeed Founder GetIncluded.org
Carly Kuper SVP, Corporate Communications CMI Media Group, a WPP Company
Julia Missaggia Chief People Officer CMI Media Group, a WPP Company, and Compas

Event Details

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