Event category: Plenary

Human values drive everything that people do, but in the tech industry right now values are out of alignment as personal and professional lives are disrupted, and colleagues are saying goodbye. In his conference-closing keynote, human values expert David Allison will reveal groundbreaking valuegraphic data from a custom study on technology industry talent based on 750,000 surveys. He will share statistically-sound tactical insights to help you attract the right people, keep people engaged and build a competitive talent advantage – all based on valuegraphics, the new scientific approach to human values.  Key takeaways include:

• New valuegraphic data on the shared values of tech talent
• How to use metrics to influence, motivate, and engage people
• How to augment the data to represent the core values of your organization

Enjoy a 10-minute mind-body break to reset your nervous system. Learn how to activate the Vagus nerve through gentle movement and breath to help increase your body’s ability to recover from stress quickly and return to more regulated states with increased physical, emotional, and mental health. Join us for gentle targeted movement, a simple rhythmic breathing exercise, and proven mindful self-compassion technique leaving you feeling energized yet calm as you wrap up your conference day.

The micro in microaggressions is a bit of a misnomer. Because when you experience one, it doesn’t feel very micro. In fact, it can feel like death by a thousand cuts. It might be one of the reasons an astonishingly low number of Black employees (3%) say they would want to return to the office full time. This session helps us understand where microaggressions come from, how to recognize when they are happening, how to speak up when you observe one, how to cope when you experience one and lastly, how to respond when you have committed one.