About the Event - Closing the Gap

Join us for an informative afternoon to hear from thought leaders in the space of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to inspire you and your team to elevate your internal initiatives to empower female talent. Speakers will share best practices and solutions to close the gap and attendees will walk away with more knowledge on how the power of mentorship plays a key role in advancing women. Individual tickets and corporate bundle packages are available. 

Speakers

Cassandra A. Porter, President and CEO of Favorite Part of My Day LLC, to speak on the importance of investing in women within a company landscape and how programs and initiatives can be developed internally to address DEI. 

Dr. Sue Ellspermann, President of Ivy Tech Community College, to speak on the power of mentorship, especially as it relates to nontraditional students and the impact the investment can have on the community. 

Kristin Garvey, Immediate Past President of NACW, to speak on national need for investment of women from the Commission on the Status of Women perspective and what corporations and organizations can do to bridge gaps.

Jeannie Sager, Director of Women's Philanthropy Institute at IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, to speak on data collected by the institute reflecting the lack of diversity, equity and inclusion and other critical and surprising numbers uncovered in their research.