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ICR and Nasdaq today will host Advancing Women Leaders: Driving Diversity in the Boardroom, a virtual event presenting best practices and techniques for nurturing systemic diversity throughout an organization. The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. ET/ 8:30 a.m. PT and those interested can register here.
Now in its third year, the Advancing Women Leaders series presented by ICR and Nasdaq is committed to providing thought-provoking and innovative leadership tools from talented executives across industries.
This year’s symposium will feature personal experiences and insights from speakers leading the boardrooms and C-suites of prominent organizations across industries. The executives and directors from these organizations, including the Carlyle Group, e.l.f. Beauty, Equilar, Harvard University, Tractor Supply Company, and more, will share first-hand how they have forged a path to leadership at the highest levels of their organizations by uncovering opportunities for advancement, building on their skill sets and championing diversity within their organization from the top-down.
Sessions include:
- A fireside chat with Tarang Amin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of e.l.f. Beauty on championing diversity from the top, moderated by CNBC correspondent Contessa Brewer
- A panel discussion on board composition and director recruitment featuring: David Chun, Founder and CEO of Equilar and Rusty O'Kelley, Co-leader of Board and CEO Advisory Practice at Russell Reynolds
- A panel discussion on adding value through diversity featuring: Cynthia Todd Jamison, Chairman of the Board, Tractor Supply Company; Georgette Kiser, Operating Executive, The Carlyle Group; Anne Margulies, Vice President and University Chief Information Officer at Harvard University; and Charlotte Laurent-Ottomane, Executive Director, Thirty Percent Coalition
The experiences shared at the event are intended to educate and inspire attendees to make female advancement and diversity core to their organizational culture. Supporting female leaders is a commitment of both ICR and Nasdaq, and this event aims to foster increased visibility and education on how to be a leader that champions for diversity as a fundamental principle rather than considering it as an afterthought.
