Thursday 5 Oct. | 16:15 – 17:05 | Plenagora
[The New York Times debate plenary]
The motion is: Diversity programmes protect institutions rather than diversify them - #nytdebate
Gender bias and other kinds of discrimination are considered such a risk to talent retention that
companies spend considerable time and money to eradicate them. But diversity programmes run the
risk of backfiring or worse, further entrenching institutional bias.
Moderator: Stephen Dunbar-Johnson, President International, The New York Times
Debaters:
Ø Francesca Aceto, President, Women’s Network, SNCF
Ø Rohini Anand, Senior Vice President Corporate Responsibility and Global Chief Diversity
Officer, Sodexo
Ø Kate Burns, CEO, NextTech, Hambro Perks
Ø Kate Glazebrook, CEO, Applied
Ø Kim Stevenson, Senior Vice President, Lenovo
Ø Siri Uotila, Research Fellow, Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard University
Judges:
Ø Véronique Sarlat-Depotte, Purchasing Alliance Global EVP and Chairman, Renault-Nissan
Mitsubishi Alliance
Ø Anne-Gabrielle Heilbronner, Member Directoire, Publicis Groupe
Ø Gabriela Ramos, Chief of Staff and G20 Sherpa, OECD
