Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business will host the fifth annual and first virtual Diversity and Inclusion Conference Oct. 30. With racial equity and social justice at the forefront of public discourse, this year’s conference provides a forum to discuss how these issues impact the workplace.
The annual conference is designed to increase awareness, dialogue and skill-building around issues of diversity and inclusion as they relate to the business world, where consideration of diverse perspectives is a critical leadership skill.
This year’s conference includes a keynote address by Rice Business alumna Subha Barry, president of Working Mother Media; a panel of senior executives discussing how they lead in challenging times; and a panel of young alumni sharing how they are influencing change within their organizations.
Panelists will include Sonya Reed, senior vice president of human resources and corporate communications at Phillips 66; Donald Bowers, vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ Houston Branch; Nick Tran, senior manager of corporate social responsibility at Schlumberger; Debra Langford, executive director of business development and advancing Black pathways at JPMorgan Chase; and alumna Julian Duncan, senior vice president and chief marketing officer for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The virtual conference titled “Sparking Success: The Intersection of Business and Diversity and Inclusion” will take place 9:30 a.m.-2p.m. CDT on Friday, Oct. 30.
The event is open to everyone online, but registration is required.
Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business has taken the No. 1 spot in the Princeton Review and Entrepreneurship magazines’ rankings of top schools for graduate entrepreneurship programs for the sixth year running.
Rice University will recognize Owls who have served in the United States military, including the veterans among faculty, staff and students, at its 21st annual Veterans Day Ceremony at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 in Rice Memorial Chapel and Ray Courtyard. Kyle La Rue, copy center assistant from Rice Business, is this year’s honoree.
Following a “generous philanthropic gift” by Farid and Asha Virani, the undergraduate business program at Rice University will be named after the family.
