Franklin County Diversity Conference

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November 9th, 2023 8am-5pm

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Embrace Differences... Elevate our Community

  • When: November 9, 2023
  • Where: Hyatt Regency 350 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215
Unleash the Power of Diversity and Collaboration: Join the Discover. Engage. Ignite Conference; hosted by Franklin County’s Board of Commissioners Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion!

Franklin County Board of Commissioners

John O’Grady
Kevin L. Boyce
Erica C. Crawley
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Franklin County Pioneers DEI Framework!

Franklin County’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) implements a racial equity framework in order to achieve its goal of advancing the principles of accessibility, recruitment, development, procurement, and services retention.
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Discover new perspectives and stories, learn about unique experiences, and embrace the richness of diversity.

Registration & Breakfast

Registration will open at 8 am
Registration table is outside of the lowerlevel ballroom. 

Continental breakfast is served at 8:30am.

  • 8:00am-9:00am
  • Lower level atrium

Vendors' Marketplace Opens

  • 10:00am - 3:00pm
  • Upstairs hallways

Welcome and Morning Speaker

  • 9am-10:15am
  • Lower Level Ballroom

Emcee Maria Durant, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department.

Office of DEI & Commissioner’s Welcome.

Followed by Special Guest Morning Speaker.

Engage your community, embrace differences, encourage conversations, educate yourself, empower others, ensure equity, enable inclusion.

A.M. Break out sessions

Breakout sessions for the morning segment include:

Economic Equity & Development
Workforce Development
Effective Collaboration
Driving Policy & Using Data

  • 10:30am - 11:30am
  • Various Break Out Rooms

Lunch & DEI Leadership Panel

P.M. Emcee: Angela Ann, 10tv morning news anchor & Emmy Award winning Journalist.

Panel Topic: Harnessing Power & Motivating Institutions to Change Outcomes

Panel Facilitator: José Morales-Crispin, MPAL
Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

  • 12pm - 1pm
  • Lower Level Ballroom
Ignite unity through inclusive breakouts, ignite conversation, ignite empathy, ignite change, ignite hope.

P.M Break Out Sessions

P.M. Breakout sessions will cover these topics:

Economic Equity & Development
Workforce Development
Effective Collaboration
Driving Policy & Using Data

  • 1:30pm - 2:30pm
  • Various Breakout Rooms

Closing Speaker and Networking.

Ignite your new found passion for DEI with inspirational words from our closing speaker and local community leaders.

Close the date with a networking reception.

  • 3pm-4pm closing speaker
  • 4pm - 5pm Networking cocktail hour
  • Lower level ball room

Registration is Closed

Featured Speakers

Sara Abou Rasheed

Poet |Speaker| Storyteller

Morning Speaker

LaTosha Brown

Speaker| Author| Activist| Singer

Keynote Speaker

BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND SNACKS PROVIDED FOR ALL ATTENDEES

Embrace Differences, Elevate Workforce

Wrap up the day with the Ignite and Connect Networking Hour from 4pm-5pm

Featuring entertainment by MoJo Flo

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Small and Emerging Business Vendors

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners recognizes the benefit of competing business opportunities and greater numbers of minority, female, LGBTQ and disadvantaged businesses.
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Conference Venue

Hyatt Regency

350 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215

Conference Time

8AM-5PM