Save the Date: August 6-8, 2025
Martha’s Vineyard Chief
Diversity Officer Summit
Today, our organizations and the Chief Diversity Officer face a new world context of relentless and disruptive change. Regardless, we must continue to find new paths forward, thrive, and be successful. Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion are business strategies that optimize an organization's productivity, efficiency, and value. Standing up and speaking out is essential to creating inclusive work environments where everyone succeeds.
2025 THEME:
NEW ERA, NEW RULES, NEW WAY !
Martha’s Vineyard
20 Old Farms Trail Road, Edgartown, MA
Featuring a peaceful retreat setting, more space and plenty of parking.
“Phenomenal event that I will look forward to returning to each summer. Truly affirming and uplifting event. Thank you for organizing!”
— CDO, Financial Organization
2024 Highlights
The 2024 CDO Summit welcomed a record-breaking 240 attendees, representing a 20% increase from 2023. The enthusiasm and engagement was palpable throughout the three days, creating an atmosphere of reinvigorated hope and inspiration.
We were honored to host our distinguished speakers, presenters and panelists, including:
Stacey Abrams, whose opening keynote set the tone for our three days by igniting a collective energy of recommitted resolve and unceasing forward motion.
Building on this momentum, our distinguished panel of C-Suite executives engaged in rich discussions underlining the potential of strategic partnerships in advancing DEI initiatives.
Futurist Sinead Bovell illuminated the intersection of artificial intelligence and DEI while challenging us to proactively shape an inclusive technological future, ensuring that innovation and equity advance hand in hand.
Global DEI Strategist Rohini Anand broadened our perspectives and understanding of the complexities, cultural nuances and specific regional challenges of DEI work on a global scale.