8:00 AM

REGISTRATION OPEN → Portland Ballroom Lobby

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

WELCOME → Portland Ballroom

Performance

• Ballet Papalotl

Opening Remarks

• Wendy Wilcox, Conference Co-Chair

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

BREAK

9:15 AM - 12:15 PM

EXECUTIVE SESSION (for elected officials, executives and department/bureau directors)

• Room F150: Sustaining the Momentum: Creating Long-Term Impact in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging - Zanele Mutepfa-Rhone

9:15 AM - 10:45 AM

WORKSHOP PERIOD 1

• Room D133/134: White Allyship Transformation: Advocate, Ally, Abolitionist, Accomplice to Co-Conspirator - Greg Taylor

• Room D135/136: The Racist Mind: Using Mindfulness to Interrupt White Supremacy - Randall Blazak

• Room D137/138/139: Better Relationships Better Outcomes - Katie Thornton, Vincent Pham

• Room E141/142: Building an Inclusive Future: Confronting Racism in the Workplace - Aimee Smith, Kellie Shaw

• Room E143/144: Non-Exploitative Communications - Monica J. Foucher

• Room E145: Digital Empathy: Unveiling Bias and Fostering an Equitable Virtual Work Culture - Emily Harper

• Room E146: Assessment to Action: Creating an Effective DEI Training Program - Neygüis Nathalys Puerta Mejias. ***This is part one of a two-part workshop

• Room E147/148: Effective Communication: Working with the Deaf & Hard of Hearing - Timothy Vander Ploeg

• Room F151: One Size Fits One: The Impact of Strength-Based Development on the Bottom Line - Breanna Jackson

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

BREAK

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

WORKSHOP PERIOD 2

• Room D133/134: White Allyship Transformation: Advocate, Ally, Abolitionist, Accomplice to Co-Conspirator - Greg Taylor

• Room D135/136: The Racist Mind: Using Mindfulness to Interrupt White Supremacy - Randall Blazak

• Room D137/138/139: Better Relationships Better Outcomes - Katie Thornton, Vincent Pham

• Room E141/142: Building an Inclusive Future: Confronting Racism in the Workplace - Aimee Smith, Kellie Shaw

• Room E143/144: Non-Exploitative Communications - Monica J. Foucher

• Room E145: Digital Empathy: Unveiling Bias and Fostering an Equitable Virtual Work Culture - Emily Harper

• Room E146: Assessment to Action: Creating an Effective DEI Training Program - Neygüis Nathalys Puerta Mejias. ******This is part two of a two-part workshop

• Room E147/148: Effective Communication: Working with the Deaf & Hard of Hearing - Timothy Vander Ploeg

• Room F151: One Size Fits One: The Impact of Strength-Based Development on the Bottom Line - Breanna Jackson

12:30 PM - 2:10 PM

LUNCH PROGRAM → Portland Ballroom

Robert Phillips Regional Diversity Award

• Victoria Cross, Award Chair

• Percy Winters, Jr., Conference Co-Chair

• 2023 Honoree Alicia Sojourner, City of Vancouver

Keynote

• Lou Radja, Ubuntu: A Path Towards a More Inclusive Oregon

2:10 PM - 2:30 PM

BREAK

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

WORKSHOP PERIOD 3

• Room D133/134: The Mainstreaming of Antisemitism in American Society - Bob Horenstein

• Room D135/136: Functional Intersectionality - Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable - Dr. Shaina Maxey Pomerantz, Donna Maxey

• Room D137/138/139: The Dos and Don’ts of DEI Data, Metrics and Reporting - Rob Hadley, Aparna Rae

• Room E141/142: Unearthing Bias - Emmanuel Williams

• Room E143/144: Including Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in DEI Conversations - Robert S. Chang

• Room E145/146: Connecting Across Differences: Intergenerational Supervision - Liana Avendaño

• Room E147/148: Fostering Equity in the City of Portland's Building and Zoning Permit Process - Jordan Washington, Cassandra Scholte, Ami Fitzgerald, Dory Robinson

• Room F150/151: Deconstructing Whiteness Within the Workplace - Alexis Braly James

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

OPTIONAL NETWORKING RECEPTION → Portland Ballroom Lobby

5:30 PM

CONFERENCE ENDS