

The CDO Summit
Today, organizations face a new world context of relentless, rapid and often disruptive change. Regardless of what unfolds, organizations must continue to thrive and be successful. At the heart of this daunting task is the evolving and increasingly complex role of a Chief Diversity Officer (CDO). A role essential to a company’s operations, everyday workforce strategy, concerns, challenges and opportunities for innovation.
The CDO Summit is intended to be a space for meaningful learning, connection, reflection and wellness. By bringing together our CDOs from around the country for two-and-a-half-days, the Summit creates a growth environment where ideas filled with knowledge-sharing of best and next practices in DE&I can thrive.
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Here’s Who Joined Us in 2022
Day One
Welcome Reception
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Dani Monroe, MSOD
Founder, MV CDO Summit
Chief Executive Officer, Center Focus International -
Damon A. Williams, PhD
CEO, DEI Leader, Scholar, Educator,
Strategic Diversity Leadership and Social Innovation (CSDLSI)
Day Two Speakers
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Alisha Moreland-Capuia, MD
Founder and Director, McLean Hospital’s Institute for Trauma Informed Systems Change
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Nikole Hannah-Jones, MA
Pulitzer Prize Winner, Author of 1619 Project, Professor of Journalism, Howard University
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Dr. Lisa Coleman
Senior VP for Global Inclusion & Strategic Innovation, New York University
Moderator
Day Three Speakers
Integrating ESG and DEI:
Driving Change
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Yrthya Dinzey-Flores, MPA
VP, DEI, Social Impact & Sustainability, Justworks
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Valerie Mosley, CFA
Founder, BrightUp
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Pam Reeve, MBA
Chair, American Tower
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Damian Wilmot, Esq.
Senior Vice President and Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Moderator
21st Century CDO Panel
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Carlos Cubia, BA
SVP, Chief Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Sustainability Officer, BHSH Systems
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Paul Francisco, BA
Senior Vice President - Chief Diversity Officer, State Street
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Channing Martin, MS
Global Chief Diversity and Social Impact Officer, Interpublic Group
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Leslie Mays, BA
Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Vernā Myers, Esq.
VP, Inclusion Strategy at Netflix
Moderator
Freedom At Work
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Laura Morgan Roberts, PhD
Professor, University of Virginia, Darden School of Business
Day Three (cont.)
Community Conversations Under the Tent
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Public Session: 3:00 - 5:30 pm
(closing reception from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.)
Welcome to the inaugural session of Community Conversations Under the Tent, sponsored by the MV CDO Summit. In the tradition of Martha’s Vineyard as a destination for national thought leaders to gather and share their perspectives, Community Conversations explores contemporary issues that impact our lives. Please join us as we hear from a world-renowned scientist that led the COVID vaccine team and four brilliant television and newspaper journalists. You don’t want to miss this intriguing conversation that concludes with a closing reception.If you are a CDO Summit attendee, you are already registered for the Community Conversations Session.
Featured Speaker
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Kizzmekia S. Corbett, PhD
Leading Coronavirus Scientist
Assistant Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Journalists’ Perspectives on Our Times
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Sunny Hostin, JD
3x Emmy Award-winning co-host of ABC’s “The View”
and New York Times best-selling Author
Photo credit: Miller Mobley -
Michele Norris, BA
Opinion Columnist, The Washington Post
Founding Director, The Race Card Project
Former Host, NPR’s All Things Considered
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Byron Pitts, BA
Anchor & Chief National Correspondent, ABC News
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Reverend Liz Walker, MDiv
Former Anchor, WBZ-TV, Boston
2x Emmy Recipient
Panel Moderator
Consultants & Facilitators
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Shirronda Almeida, MA
Yoga Instructor & Reiki Master
Shirronda Yoga & Wellness -
Audra Bohannon, BS
Summit Design Consultant
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Michele Gibbons-Carr, PhD
Summit Design Consultant
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Jackie Glenn
Founder & CEO
Glenn Diversity Inclusion & HR Solutions