2024 March

Diversity, Equity + Inclusion Symposium and Awards

March 21, 2024
8:30am – 2:00pm
InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown

The Los Angeles Business Journal was proud to host the 2024 Diversity, Equity + Inclusion Symposium and Awards Program. We honored diversity, inclusion, and equity champions in the Los Angeles region for their ongoing efforts to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace and business leadership while simultaneously creating an inclusive environment that enables diversity and equity to thrive.

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2024 DE&I Symposium & Awards Agenda

Symposium

8:30am – Check-in & Networking
9:00am - Welcome Remarks

Panel Discussions

9:05am - Building a Case for Equity
9:50am - Blending the Generations for Success
10:35am - Evolution of DEI: Where We Are & Where We Want to Be

Awards Luncheon

11:30am – Check-in & Networking
12:00pm – Opening Remarks
12:15pm – Lunch Service
12:30pm - Awards Program
2:00pm - Closing Remarks
(subject to minor changes)

NOTE: All ticket sales come with a 6 month subscription to the Los Angeles Business Journal

PANELISTS AND TOPICS

Building a Case for Equity

Ken Billups
Vice President, Economic
Inclusion & Social Impact
AECOM

Shannon Bradley, MBA
Chief Health Equity, Diversity
and Inclusion Officer
Keck Medicine of USC

Teresa Maxwell
DBE Compliance Officer & Outreach Manager
Skanska USA Civil

Yossi Mintz
Co-Founder / Executive Director
The Friendship Foundation

Josh Schimmels
Publisher & CEO
Los Angeles Business Journal

Blending the Generations for Success

Laura Mitchel
District Senior Manager
Wells Fargo Bank

Marcela Oliva
Professor of Architecture and
Environmental Design
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College

Kunal Shah
President/CEO, Electrical Engineer
PBS Engineers, Inc

Fred Tan
Tax Principal
BDO USA

Lillian Yan
Vice President – West Division Sales Officer
HNTB Corporation

Evolution of DEI: Where We Are & Where We Want to Be

Kecia Alexander
Deputy Chief of Human Capital
Think Together

Rosario Bobadilla Farias
Audit Partner
HCVT

Alice C. Juarez
Los Angeles Regional Executive
Wells Fargo Bank

Andraéa LaVant
Founder & President
LaVant Consulting

Kristina Martel
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Strategic Director
American Cancer Society

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