2023 Open to All Annual Convening
October 16-17, 2023
Hyatt Regency San Francisco
5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111
Presenting Sponsors
Supporting Sponsors
OPEN TO ALL 2023 CONVENING PROGRAM AGENDA
Hyatt Regency San Francisco
5 Embarcadero Center
DAY 1 – MONDAY, OCTOBER 16
MARINA ROOM
| 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Buffet Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Attendee Name Badge, Tote Bag, and Program Folder Pick-Up |
| 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Convening Kickoff with Calla Rongerude, Managing Director, Open to All Introductions and Discussion • Name and pronouns, title and dept./div., company, work location • In doing this work, share a project you are proud of. • Share an area of this work where you have experienced challenges and need support and collaboration. *Support areas will be captured on a flip chart in the room and on a whiteboard in Zoom Hybrid Session – Join virtually on Zoom! |
| 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | DEI Metrics that Matter • Katie Mooney, Managing Director, Diversity Best Practices • Key Findings from the 2023 Seramount Inclusion Index • Group Discussion: Why it’s important for DEI work to be rooted in data. Hybrid Session – Join virtually on Zoom! |
| 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Morning Break • Coffee, tea, soda, water, and snack |
| 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Measuring DEI Work • Calla Rongerude, Managing Director, Open to All • Cruz Arroyo, Leading Edge ACLS Fellow, Open to All • Katie Mooney, Managing Director, Diversity Best Practices • Joelle Emerson, CEO of Paradigm • Open to All Impact Report with Calla Rongerude and Cruz Arroyo • DEI program evaluations: purpose and resources with Katie Mooney Group Discussion Questions: Are you collecting data? How are you collecting data? What data points are you using? From whom are you collecting data (employees, customers, etc.)? If you are not collecting data, guidance on how to begin. Diversity Best Practices as a resource. *Key takeaways will be captured on a flip chart in the room and on a whiteboard in Zoom Hybrid Session – Join virtually on Zoom! |
| 12:00 – 12:30 PM | Break |
| 12:30 – 1:30 PM | Lunch – Buffet • In-Person Networking |
| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | The State of DEI • Logan Casey, Senior Policy Researcher & Advisor, Movement Advancement Project • Tessa Juste, LGBTQ Movement Building and Policy Researcher, Movement Advancement Project • Overview of anti-DEI and anti-ESG legislation with Logan Casey and Tessa Juste • DEI through the corporate lens: high turnover, layoffs, shrinking budgets, internal support and buy-in, and the work as DEI professionals. *Key takeaways will be captured on a flip chart in the room and on a whiteboard in Zoom Hybrid Session – Join virtually on Zoom! |
| 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM | Afternoon Break • Coffee, tea, soda, water, and snack |
| 3:15 PM – 3:45 PM | Day 1 Debrief and Takeaways • Key takeaways from the day • Parking lot item • Awards Dinner logistics • Day 2 Agenda Hybrid Session – Join virtually on Zoom |
| 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Awards Dinner • Hosted by Yelp and catered by Bay Area Open to All restaurants • 350 Mission Street, FL 10, San Francisco, CA 94105 Program • Welcome: Calla Devlin Rongerude, Managing Director of Open to All • What does it mean to be open to all? Remarks by Debbie Felix, MAP/Open To All Board Member • Presentation of Awards: Calla Devlin Rongerude, Managing Director of Open To All and Tshombe Laughman, Deputy Director of Open to All (see below for award details) • Keynote Address: Miriam Warren, Chief Diversity Officer, Yelp Sponsored by Yelp |
DAY 2 – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17
MARINA ROOM
| 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Buffet Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Keynote: Innovation in DEI with Frans Johansson, CEO of Medici Group, a global DE&I consulting firm Sponsored by Sephora Hybrid Session – Join virtually on Zoom! |
| 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM | Morning Break • Coffee, tea, soda, water, and snack |
| 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM | Crisis Management • Calla Rongerude, Managing Director, Open to All • Debbie Felix, Board Member of the Movement Advancement Project Thoughtful partnerships, vetting vendors, and how to avoid a PR crisis (AKA how to avoid becoming the next Bud Light) • How do we respond to crisis and manage through it? • Public opinion greatly supports DEI work • How to manage the small but vocal fringe voices that flood social media, call centers, call for boycotts, and target stores. • How do we prioritize safeguards for our employees when responding to current events? * Key takeaways will be captured on a flip chart in the room and on a whiteboard in Zoom Hybrid Session – Join virtually on Zoom! |
| 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | Mental and Physical Wellbeing • How to be impactful in our work while taking care of ourselves • Managing wellbeing and the diversity tax • Group Discussion: Best practices for self-care Hybrid Session – Join virtually on Zoom! |
| 12:15 PM – 12:30 PM | Closing Remarks and Next Steps • Parking Lot – Outstanding questions and challenges • 2024 convening programming suggestions • Closing remarks Hybrid Session – Join virtually on Zoom! |
| 12:30 PM | Box Lunch and Departure |
Open to All Awards
Open to All Collaboration Award
Presented to Capri Holdings Ltd for providing valuable resources for corporations to develop, manage, and grow employee resource groups (ERGs).
Open to All Innovation Award
Presented to J. Crew Group for their innovation in diversifying product assortment and for championing Open to All’s Mitigate Racial Bias in Retail Charter.
Open to All Advocacy Award
Presented to H&M for their leadership and cross-departmental approach to DEI, loss prevention, and sustainability.