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SUMMARY:4th Annual Diversity and Inclusion Resource Summit
DESCRIPTION:The Aurora Chamber's Diversity and Inclusion Council is hosting the Fourth Annual Diversity and Inclusion Resource Summit! This year's theme will focus on how "Our Differences Make the Difference!"\n\n\n\nAurora is the most diverse city in Colorado\, and the purpose of this summit is to benefit the community by providing local businesses with resources on how to diversify their business and to capture the growing population of Aurora and the Eastern Metro Area. We would also like businesses to learn about the importance of creating inclusion in the workplace with both employees and customers by introducing awareness on cultural competencies that can also positively increase your bottom line.\n\nThe Summit will begin with optional professional development workshops presented by experts in their field. Following workshops is the Resource Fair\, where vendors have the opportunity to share resources that will help businesses diversify their products\, services\, workplace\, or customers\; create more inclusive work environments\; or share marketing strategies to increase your business into different markets in the Eastern Metro Area.  You will also have the opportunity to network with citizens in the community.\n\nThe event will include a keynote speaker\, success story and the presentation of the Diversity an Inclusion Champion Award. The Summit will also include hosted beer and wine and complimentary food choices by different international restaurants. \n\n\n\nThis year we are excited to feature Keynote Speaker\, \n\nDr. Ryan E. Ross\n\nDr. Ryan E. Ross is an educator\, speaker\, and actualization coach\, committed to access\, equity\, and the development of leaders.\n\nRyan's professional\, community\, and social contributions have afforded the opportunity to be coined "Denver's role Model for Inclusiveness\, as well as land him recognition's such as The Denver Business Journal's prestigious 40 under Forty Award\, being named as an African American who make a difference by the Denver Urban Spectrum\, a recipient of the 2013 MLK Humanitarian award from Colorado's Martin Luther King Jr. Commission\, being named as one of Colorado's top five most influential young professionals by COBIZ magazine in 2014\, as well as recently being recognized as the 2016 Colorado 9 News leader of the year.\n\n\n\nAs you register - please select one of the two available workshops!\n\n\n\n        1. Reaping The Benefits - \n\n	research shows that by simply hiring diverse groups of people isn't enough\; to get the benefits of  diversity\, companies need to train their employees and encourage communication\n\n                Presented By:  Kristine Feuerborn\, Sr. Recruiter\, UCHealth\n\n \n\n                OR\n\n\n\n        2. Navigating Difficult Dialogue about Diversity in the Workplace - \n\n\n	how to handle the backlash of implementing diverse initiatives in the workplace \n\n                Presented By: Mo Abdullah\, CEO & Founder &  Elyse Sundita\, Dir. Community Outreach\,   Culture Energized\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nOptions for registration include:\n\n\n	Workshop - only\n	Resource Fair and Program - only\n	Both Workshop / Resource Fair and Program
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size: 18px\;"><span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">The Aurora Chamber&rsquo\;s Diversity and Inclusion Council is hosting the&nbsp\;</span></span><strong><em><span style="color: purple\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">Fourth&nbsp\;Annual</span></span></em></strong><span style="color: purple\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">&nbsp\;<strong><em>Diversity and Inclusion Resource Summit</em></strong></span></span><strong><em><span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">! </span></em></strong><span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">This year&rsquo\;s theme will focus on how &quot\;<strong><em>Our Differences Make the Difference!&quot\;</em></strong></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">Aurora is the most diverse city in Colorado\, and the purpose of this summit is to benefit the community by providing local businesses with resources on how to diversify their business and to capture the growing population of Aurora and the Eastern Metro Area. We would also like businesses to learn about the importance of creating inclusion in the workplace with both employees and customers by introducing awareness on cultural competencies that can also positively increase your bottom line.</span><br />\n<span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">The Summit will begin with <strong>optional professional development workshops</strong> presented by experts in their field. Following workshops is the <span style="font-family: times new roman\;">Resource Fair\,</span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman\;"> where vendors have the opportunity to share resources that will help businesses diversify their products\, services\, workplace\, or customers\; create more inclusive work environments\; or share marketing strategies to increase your business into different markets in the Eastern Metro Area. &nbsp\;You will also have the opportunity to network with citizens in the community.</span><br />\n<span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">The event will include a keynote speaker\, success story and the presentation of the <strong><em>Diversity an Inclusion Champion Award</em>.</strong> The Summit will also include hosted beer and wine and complimentary food choices by different international restaurants. </span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">This year we are excited to feature&nbsp\;Keynote Speaker\, </span></span><br />\n<span style="font-size: 18px\;"><strong style="font-family: &quot\;times new roman&quot\;\, serif\;"><span style="color: rgb(178\, 34\, 34)\;">Dr. Ryan E. Ross</span></strong></span><br />\n<span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">Dr. Ryan E. Ross is an educator\, speaker\, and actualization coach\, committed</span><span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">&nbsp\;to access\, equity\, and the development of leaders.</span><br />\n<span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">Ryan&rsquo\;s professional\, community\, and social contributions have afforded the opportunity to be coined &ldquo\;Denver&rsquo\;s role Model for Inclusiveness\, as well as land him recognition&#39\;s such as The Denver Business Journal&rsquo\;s prestigious 40 under Forty Award\, being named as an African American who make a difference by the Denver Urban Spectrum\, a recipient of the 2013 MLK Humanitarian award from Colorado&rsquo\;s Martin Luther King Jr. Commission\, being named as one of Colorado&rsquo\;s top five most influential young professionals by COBIZ magazine in 2014\, as well as recently being recognized as the 2016 Colorado 9 News leader of the year.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">As you register - please select one of the two available workshops!</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size: 10.5pt\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="color: rgb(178\, 34\, 34)\;"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(178\, 34\, 34)\;"><strong><span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">1.&nbsp\;<u>Reaping The Benefits</u>&nbsp\;- </span></strong></span>\n<ul>\n	<li><strong><span style="color: green\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">research shows that by simply hiring diverse groups of people isn&#39\;t&nbsp\;enough\; to </span></span></strong><span style="color: green\; font-family: &quot\;times new roman&quot\;\, serif\; font-weight: bold\;">get the benefits of </span>&nbsp\;<span style="color: green\; font-family: &quot\;times new roman&quot\;\, serif\; font-weight: bold\;">diversity\, companies need to train their employees and encourage</span>&nbsp\;<strong><span style="color: green\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">communication</span></span></strong></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\;<strong>&nbsp\;</strong></span><span style="font-weight: bold\; language: en-US\;"><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: californian fb\;"><span style="font-size: 11pt\;">Presented By:&nbsp\; </span></span></span></span><span style="language: en-US\;"><span style="font-family: californian fb\;"><span style="font-size: 11pt\;">Kristine Feuerborn\, </span></span></span><span style="language: en-US\;"><span style="font-family: californian fb\;"><span style="font-size: 11pt\;">Sr. Recruiter\,&nbsp\;</span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic\; font-weight: bold\; language: en-US\;"><span style="font-family: californian fb\;"><span style="font-size: 11pt\;">UCHealth</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;"><strong>OR</strong><br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="color: darkgreen\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span><strong><span style="color: green\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span><span style="color: rgb(178\, 34\, 34)\;"> 2.&nbsp\;<u>Navigating Difficult Dialogue about Diversity in the Workplace</u>&nbsp\;-</span><span style="color: green\;"> </span></strong></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;"><strong><span style="color: green\;">how to handle the backlash </span></strong></span><span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;"><strong><span style="color: green\;">of&nbsp\;implementing diverse initiatives in the workplace&nbsp\;</span></strong></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<strong>Presented By:&nbsp\;</strong></span><span style="language: en-US\;"><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: californian fb\;"><span style="font-size: 11pt\;">Mo Abdullah\, CEO &amp\; Founder &amp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span></span></span><span style="language: en-US\;"><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: californian fb\;"><span style="font-size: 11pt\;">Elyse Sundita\, Dir. Community Outreach\,&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</span></span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic\; font-weight: bold\; language: en-US\;"><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: californian fb\;"><span style="font-size: 11pt\;">Culture Energized</span></span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">Options for registration include:</span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; line-height: normal\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">Workshop - only</span></li>\n	<li style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; line-height: normal\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">Resource Fair and Program - only</span></li>\n	<li style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; line-height: normal\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">Both Workshop / Resource Fair and Program</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Summit Event and Conference Center 411 Sable Blvd. Aurora\, CO 80011
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URL:https://business.aurorachamber.org/events/details/4th-annual-diversity-and-inclusion-resource-summit-98657
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