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Global activism for women’s equality has gained national recognition due to movements like #MeToo and #TimesUp, but progress cannot stop. Join the Detroit Regional Chamber for an International Women’s Day lunch on Tuesday, March 8, from 11 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., to discuss how Michigan businesses can keep progress going. During this event, leading executives will speak to business leaders about how they can engage in inclusive practices to foster diversity of thought and encourage all employees to have a voice. They will also discuss this year’s International Women’s Day theme, #BreakTheBias, and what it means to them.
Lovett Hall at The Henry Ford
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Agenda
11:00 a.m.
Open Networking
11:30 a.m.
| Welcome | Tammy Carnrike, Chief Operating Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber |
| Sponsor Remarks | Avec O’Brien, Chief Financial Officer, Walker-Miller Energy Services LLC |
Lunch
Noon
Program Begins
| Remarks | Christy McDonald, Detroit Journalist and Media Personality |
| Keynote Address | Zaneta Adams, Director, Michigan Veteran Affairs Agency |
| Keynote Address | Priscilla Archangel, President, Archangel and Associates, LLC |
| Keynote Address | Emily Heintz, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, EntryPoint |
| Keynote Address | Alicia Jeffreys, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Detroit Pistons |
| Moderated Panel Discussion | Zaneta Adams, Director, Michigan Veteran Affairs Agency Priscilla Archangel, President, Archangel and Associates, LLC Emily Heintz, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, EntryPoint Alicia Jeffreys, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Detroit PistonsModerator: Christy McDonald, Detroit Journalist and Media Personality |
12:55 p.m.
Audience Q&A
| Closing
Remarks |
Christy McDonald, Detroit Journalist and Media Personality |
1:15 p.m.
Event Concludes
Sponsors
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Donate and Learn More About This Year’s Charity Partner
The Chamber’s annual International Women’s Day event supports a partner organization that is improving the lives of women and girls around the world. This year’s beneficiary is Women of Banglatown.
Founded in 2014, Women of Banglatown (WOB) is a community arts organization that provides a supportive, culturally-sensitive space for arts and well-being programming for immigrant and first-generation girls and young women from the Banglatown neighborhood of Detroit and Hamtramck. Its programming includes weekly workshops led by local women artists, WOB members, trauma-informed facilitators, and entrepreneurs. All contributions go toward youth-driven programming and place-making. Donate here.
Vaccine Policy
All attendees of the International Women’s Day lunch are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines “fully vaccinated” as two weeks after receiving the second shot of a two-dose vaccine, or two weeks after the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The Chamber is using CLEAR Health Pass to assist with verifying vaccination status. Individuals must complete their CLEAR Health Pass by Friday, March 4.
