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Ember Summit

A summit to spark awareness, ignite action, and improve the diversity & inclusion experience

Join us at
Ember 2019

WHEN
December 5th

WHERE
Qualtrics HQ, Provo UT


Register to attend

About

Join us at Qualtrics Headquarters on December 5 for Ember 2019, a half-day summit to discuss strategies for closing diversity and inclusion (D&I) experience gaps, fostering cultures of belonging, and building strong, experience-focused organizations. You’ll leave knowing how to:

  • Spark awareness by increasing individual and organizational understanding of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
  • Ignite action by clearly identifying the moments that matter, determining metrics to measure progress, and creating innovative programs that solve for D&I challenges


Thursday,
December 5th

7:30 AM

Light breakfast & networking

8:20 AM

Summit kick-off

  • Romy Franks Ikegami // Senior Legal Specialist at Qualtrics
  • Vicki Tisdale // Sales Manager at Qualtrics

8:30 AM

Opening keynote

Ryan Smith // CEO and Co-Founder of Qualtrics

8:45 AM

Featured lightning talks

  • Emma E. Houston // Director of Diversity & Inclusion for Salt Lake County’s Office of Diversity Affairs
  • Archana Thiagarajan // Director of Experience Design at Adobe and site lead for Adobe’s Utah Diversity & Inclusion Council
  • Cameron Williams // Director of Diversity, Principal Sales Architect at Domo

9:30 AM

Breakout panel: Spark Awareness

Moderated by Tiffany Thurmond // Strategic Account Executive at Qualtrics

  • Dr. Brigitte C. Madrian // Dean of the Marriott School of Business at BYU
  • Pipier Bewlay // VP of People at Imagine Learning
  • Stephenie Larsen // CEO of Encircle
  • Shaunda Zilich // Principal Talent Brand Partner at Qualtrics
  • Jana Johnson // Director of Talent Acquisition at Lucid

9:30 AM

Breakout panel: Ignite Action

Moderated by Dr. Mandy Wheadon // Senior Learning & Development Specialist at Qualtrics

  • Dr. Belinda Otukolo Saltiban // Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at UVU
  • Kimberly Wittman // VP of Talent Acquisition and HR Partner-Corporate at Vivint Smart Home
  • Nate Quigley // CEO of Chatbooks
  • Alexis Lopez // Manager of People Analytics at Qualtrics
  • Preston Hilburn // Programs Director at Equality Utah

10:30 AM

Networking break

10:45 AM

Final keynote

Judith Williams // SVP, Global Head of People Sustainability & Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at SAP

11:15 AM

Closing remarks

Julie Larson-Green // Chief Experience Officer (CXO) of Qualtrics

11:30 AM

Lunch & networking

Speakers

Ryan Smith

CEO & CO-FOUNDER of QUALTRICS

Judith Williams

SVP, Global Head of People Sustainability & Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at SAP

Dr. Brigitte C. Madrian

Dean of the Marriott School of Business at BYU

Romy Franks Ikegami

Senior Legal Specialist at Qualtrics

Vicki Tisdale

Sales Manager at Qualtrics

Emma E. Houston

Director of Diversity & Inclusion for Salt Lake County’s Office of Diversity Affairs

Archana Thiagaraja

Director of Experience Design at Adobe and site lead for Adobe’s Utah Diversity & Inclusion Council

Dr. Belinda Otukolo Saltiban

Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at UVU

Kimberly Wittman

VP of Talent Acquisition and HR Partner-Corporate at Vivint Smart Home

Nate Quigley

CEO of Chatbooks

Pipier Bewlay

VP of People at Imagine Learning

Stephenie Larsen

CEO of Encircle

Julie Larson-Green

Chief Experience Officer (CXO) of Qualtrics

Jana Johnson

Director of Talent Acquisition at Lucid Software

Cameron Williams

Director of Diversity, Principal Sales Architect at Domo

Alexis Lopez

Manager of People Analytics at Qualtrics

Shaunda Zilich

Principal Talent Brand Partner at Qualtrics

Preston Hilburn

Programs Director at Equality Utah

Keep checking as we
continue to announce
more speakers

Join us at Ember 2019!

Location

Qualtrics HQ
333 W River Park Dr
Provo, UT
84604


Event parking is at 191 W River Park Dr, Provo, UT 84604. There will be a short, well-marked walk to the Qualtrics building. Please contact us if you have mobility concerns and need closer parking.

For questions, please contact embersummit@qualtrics.com.

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