Session Overview
According to a recent Gartner survey, DEI leaders find it challenging to engage active leadership support and interest from other stakeholders. The new frontier of opportunity is for high-tech DE&I initiatives to directly align program benefits to business imperatives and revenue growth. For example, research data shows that companies in the top quartile of executive team diversity are 25% more likely to have above-average profitability, and IT services buyers rank “meeting diversity standards” as the second most important buying criteria. In this workshop, you will learn how to align your DEI initiatives to business impact. You will work together with other attendees to create messages and pitches for your programs that can create new funding and sponsorship opportunities.
Key Takeaways:
- Understand the business priorities of different C-suite executives
- Learn about Gartner research that connects DE&I outcomes to business imperatives
- Develop personal messaging that aligns your DEI initiatives with business outcomes
This session is for… those who are looking to develop the most compelling pitches and requests possible that garner executive support, funding, and sponsorship.