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Diversity In The Face of Adversity

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Is diversity importantto have in a workplace?

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Mary ScottonPrincipal Developer Evangelist and Diversity Advocate

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Is the lack of diversity a pipeline issue?

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Me in 6th Grade

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So, I was primed to be a girl geek.

What went wrong?

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Being Gay in Middle School.

Yikes.

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The Banned Presentation

http://bit.ly/HCMSLGBT

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A Doorway to Diversity Discussions

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Caroline BoudreauxFounder of a non-profit The Miracle Foundation and WEF Young Global Leader

Dan Hirschfeld

President of a multinational health services company

Carl Shepherd

Co-founder of HomeAway, an international company

LynelleMcKay

CEO of Girl Scouts Central Texas & Exec at Freescale

Mellie Price

Serial business founder & tech entrepreneur

ElizabethMyers

Partner at Jones Day law firm

MarkTheile

Chief Strategy Officer at Apcera

Forrest Norrod

Senior VP at AMD

Charmaine Winters

Senior HR director at Samsung

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Create A Culture On Purpose

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“You have to make it a regular conversation, it’s not something

you do once.”

Mark ThieleChief Strategy Officer at Apcera

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“When management is supportive of diversity, it’s not threatened”

Carl ShepherdCo-founder of HomeAway

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“No asshole policy”

Caroline BoudreauxFounder of a non-profit The Miracle Foundation

and WEF Young Global Leader

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Defend Your Stance

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My School’s

“Zero Tolerance” Bullying Policy

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Making Zero Tolerance Real

Mark’s Culture Defense Story

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“You can’t afford to allow cancer like that to grow...you have to cut it out from the beginning.”

Mark TheileChief Strategy Officer at a Apcera

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“Passiveness is acceptance”

Dan HirschfeldPresident of a multinational health services company

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Prioritize Diversity

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“Diversity is arguably one of the most important core values, particularly in the tech sector when you’re making products

for a broad market.”

Mellie PriceSerial business founder & tech entrepreneur

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Diversity Expands Problem Solving

Forrest’s Team Building Story

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“If you don’t take initiatives to have a diverse staff, it usually won’t happen.”

Carl ShepherdCo-founder of HomeAway

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Representation

Pipeline

Role Models

Inspiring the Next Generation

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“The end result of the hard work is a stronger product, a stronger team,

a stronger sense of purpose. The things that power a company over time are better as a result, but it’s not easy.”

Mellie PriceSerial business founder & tech entrepreneur

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But it’s not easy.

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Diversity Demands Action

Are you committed or interested?

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Who HasQuestions?

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