3^rd Annual Loudoun Chamber DEIA Summit: The Power of DEIA in Your Business
Inclusive Leadership, Supplier Diversity and Workplace Accessibility are the focus of
annual Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility Summit
 
Save the date! The Loudoun Chamber will host its 3^rd Annual DEIA Summit on October 17^th, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Keynote speakers and workshops will focus on helping your business or nonprofit gain competitive advantages by leveraging diversity and accessibility tools.
 
This summit, which will be held at the National Conference Center in Lansdowne, will kick off with a keynote address on “The Power of DEIA in Business.”  Following that, the Summit will feature three workshop tracks focused on these topics: Inclusive Leadership, Supplier Diversity, and Workplace Accessibility.
 
The Summit lineup includes:

• Alex Orfinger, Market President and Publisher, Washington Business Journal

• Nancy Dalton, Director of Amazon Access External Affairs, Marketing and Social Impact
• Rick Wade, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Outreach, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

• Tanisha Lewis, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
• Rachel Payne, Didlake.
• Lisa Max, The Arc of Loudoun.
• Dr. Erikca Brown, MAT, MA Ed, PhD, George Mason University

7:30 a.m. – Registration, Breakfast, and Networking
8:00 a.m. – Welcome and Sponsor Remarks
8:10 a.m. – Introduce Keynote Speakers
8:15 a.m. – Keynote Presentation: Inclusive Leadership – The Power of DEIA in Business
9:00 a.m. – Audience Q&A
9:15 a.m. – Break
9:30 a.m. – Workshops:

• Supplier Diversity and Corporate Responsibility
• Disabilities in the Workplace
• Barriers to Inclusive Leadership

10:30 a.m. – Break
10:40 a.m. – Workshops continue
11:40 a.m. – Break
11:50 a.m. – Group Exercise – “Inclusion Nudge” with A Place to Be
12:25 p.m. – Closing remarks
12:30 p.m. – Event concludes

1. Barriers to Inclusive Leadership (Dr. Erikca Brown, MAT, MA Ed, PhD, George Mason University)
2. Supplier Diversity and Corporate Responsibility (Tanisha Lewis, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority)
3. Workplace Accessibility (Rachel Payne, Didlake and Lisa Max, Arc of Loudoun)