Omaha, Neb., April 29, 2020 – CODE today announced its final call for breakout speakers for the October 15, 2020 virtual Conference on Opportunity, Diversity and Equity.
The second annual event, now a national, online effort, is designed to examine diversity and inclusion topics through a day-long experience organizers suggest will widen perspectives and grow understanding – not only during times of transformational change, but also as best practice. The event is a program of the Greater Omaha Chamber.
The call for submissions is open to all, and organizers suggest presentation topics focus on:
- Workplace DEI – Managers
- Workplace DEI – ERG’s (Employee Resource Groups)
- Workplace DEI – Employment Practices & Strategy
- Community DEI
- DEI for Individual Advocates
Prospective speakers are invited to apply online. Applications close May 1, 2020.
Apply: https://www.omahachamber.org/theconference/
About Greater Omaha
Greater Omaha is a No. 1 ranked up-and-coming-tech hotspot and Time magazine’s 2017 No. 3 Most Up-and-Coming City in America. Recognized for its “We Don’t Coast” attitude, and named America’s No. 2 Best Small City, Greater Omaha is home to more than 30 communities and nearly 1 million people, with a youthful population (more than 40 percent are age 24 or younger), low cost of living and steady economic growth that outpaces the nation. Berkshire Hathaway, Mutual of Omaha, Peter Kiewit Sons’ Inc. and Union Pacific – all Fortune 500 companies – call Greater Omaha “home.”
About the Greater Omaha Chamber
The mission of the Greater Omaha Chamber is to champion a thriving business community and a prosperous region through visionary leadership and collaboration. The chamber represents a seven-county, Nebraska / Iowa economic development partnership committed to creating jobs and growing regional capital investment. One of the largest, two-state partnerships of its kind, the Greater Omaha Economic Development Partnership includes Advance Southwest Iowa Corporation (Pottawattamie County), Cass County Nebraska Economic Development Council, Gateway Development Corporation (Washington County), Greater Fremont Development Council (Dodge County), Greater Omaha Chamber (Douglas County), Nebraska City Area Economic Development Corporation (Otoe County), Sarpy County Economic Development Corporation (Sarpy County).
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