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Northeast Minnesota Equity Summit 2022
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Duluth-based nonprofit consulting firm Northspan Group hosts the second annual Equity Summit, “Belonging in Northeast Minnesota,” in partnership with regional and statewide collaborators.
The equity summit is an opportunity for community leaders, businesses, educators, creatives, workforce and economic development, government, health care, and philanthropy, to engage around themes related to diversity, equity, and inclusion and forge a more inclusive future in northeast Minnesota.
Registration can be completed online.
Summit Agenda:
8 a.m. — Registration and check in
8:30 a.m. — Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion coffee and breakfast snacks
9 a.m. — Keynote by Suriya Vijayasarathy: Belonging in the Workplace – The Journey Beyond Hiring Diverse Candidates
9:45 a.m. — Panel Discussion: Where We Feel Belonging and Where We Don’t: A Community Perspective
11 a.m. — Lunch and networking
Noon — Belonging Across the Northland Breakout Sessions
3 p.m. — Closing Conversation: Where Do We Go from Here?
3:30 p.m. — Adjourn
Northspan’s Welcoming Community program is funded in part by the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation, Blandin Foundation, Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation, and the Northland Foundation.
