The first virtual SODI Convening, presented by the Science of Diversity & Inclusion Initiative (SODI) in partnership with the Berkeley Haas Center for Equity, Gender & Leadership (EGAL), will be on May 12th from 8:30am-10:30am Pacific Time. This online session will share research insights on inclusive workplace practices that are relevant to current stay-at-home measures as well as normal business operations. Research talks will be followed by a panel discussion among D&I leaders at The Carlyle Group and BlackRock.
Agenda
8:35am | Welcome & Vision
8:50am | Research Talks
Corinne Low: “Reducing Bias through Incentivized Resume Rating”
Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
Judd Kessler: “Why don’t Women Self-Promote as much as Men?”
Associate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
9:35am | Corporate Insights Panel
Birgit Boykin, Director of Inclusion & Diversity, BlackRock
Kara Helander, Managing Director, Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer, The Carlyle Group
Smita Pillai, Global Head Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Zendesk
9:55am | COVID-19 Impacts on DEI
Kellie McElhaney, Founding Director, EGAL; Distinguished Teaching Fellow, Berkeley Haas School of Business
10:05am | What’s next?
10:15am | Closing
Research Talks
Judd Kessler
SODI Research Affiliate & Associate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Corinne Low
Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Additional Speakers Include
Birgit Boykin
Director, Inclusion & Diversity at BlackRock
Kara Helander
SODI Co-Founder; Managing Director and Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer, The Carlyle Group
Kellie A. McElhaney
Founding Director, Center for Equity, Gender, and Leadership; Distinguished Teaching Fellow, Berkeley Haas School of Business
Smita P. Pillai
Global Head Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Zendesk
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