The Future of Women at Work: Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

This virtual event explored the progress, challenges, and opportunities shaping a more inclusive, innovative, and equitable future across the workplace and the beauty industry.

Session Breakdowns:

• Keynote: The Next Chapter — Opportunities for Women in the Workplace with Joanne Lipman with moderator Nancy Berger, Start with a Good
• The Women Leading the Way: Beauty Research & Development with Speakers from P&G Beauty, Unilever, and Future Society
• Re-Imagining the Power and Impact of DEI with Boston Consulting Group
• Reshaping Professional Beauty with Access, Education, and Representation with L’Oréal Professional Products Division
• A State of Black Beauty: An Industry Study as Told by Those Who Define It with Speakers from READY to BEAUTY, BrownGirlMarketing, Ambi, and ThisThatBeauty

Session Breakdowns

Speaker: Angela Guy – former Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, L’Oréal NA; CEO, GUYDEIA

Speaker: Margaret Regan, President, FutureWork Institute; Chair, Inclusion Allies Coalition

Description: Take a deep dive into how businesses can insulate their DEI work in the face of increasing challenges, how it might need to be reframed, and the risks and opportunities in doing so. Insights from the Inclusion Allies Coalition and The FutureWork Institute will provide a comprehensive approach to DEI today, and how AI, VR, and future generations might influence DEI in the future.

Speaker: Anne-Marie Nelson Bogle, YouTube

Description: The topic of AI, particularly generative AI, has been gaining interest and adoption across industries. As we enter this exciting paradigm shift of technology, it is critical that marketers guide and uphold their DE&I priorities. This session will unpack how brands can plan and safeguard against stereotypes and avoid ‘baked-in bias’.

Moderator: : Julia Taylor Kennedy, Center for Reproductive Rights

Speakers: Elizabeth Monteleone, Bumble; Amy Sezak, Yelp; Dawn Smalls,  Jenner & Block

Description: Reproductive healthcare access is a multifaceted issue that is increasingly becoming a focal point for employees, influencing employment decisions and enriching the workplace for both men and women alike. Learn why companies need to be informed and engaged on this issue, and how leaders have successfully integrated access to build an inclusive workplace.

Moderator: Alicia Yoon, Peach & Lily

Speakers: George-Axelle Broussillon Matschinga, Sephora; Liliahn Majeed, L’Oréal Groupe; Marilu Marshall,  The Estée Lauder Companies; Kevin Cureton, Soléscense

Description: CEW is bringing together some of the industry’s top leaders for a shared, candid conversation about how they view DEIB in the workplace today, and what it means for employees, brands, and leaders at all levels. Attendees will gain a view into the discussions leaders are having across the industry as they work to drive workplace DEIB initiatives forward in a dynamic and complex world.

Speakers: Asha Shivaji and Jason Klein, SeeMe Index

Description: The time is NOW for inclusion in the beauty industry. The SeeMe Index team will share cutting edge, AI-proof points that show that being an inclusive brand is not just a moral imperative but a truly a business imperative. They’ll break down how more inclusive brands are driving sales and outpacing growth of their less inclusive counterparts while unveiling actions you can take as a brand and workforce to be more inclusive TODAY. 

Speakers: Shiyin Lin, The Estée Lauder Companies, and Maclean Liotta, CHANEL

Description: Holding a collective spending power of over $13 trillion, consumers who identify as neurodiverse or physically disabled represent 15-20% of the global population. This community is not just a niche market, but a substantial opportunity for innovation and growth within the beauty industry.