Global Diversity Leadership Exchange Held At The UN

CEO Maryanne Howland with panellists: L-R: Erika Karp Lisa, Garcia Quiroz, Michael Wass Faith and Taylor Janelle at the Global Diversity Leadership Exchange on Mar. 27, 2014. (Hayden Roger Celestin image)

News Americas, UNITED NATIONS, NY, Fri. Mar. 28, 2014: The 3rd annual Global Diversity Leadership Exchange was held on Thursday, Mar. 27, 2014 at UN headquarters in NY under the theme: “Connecting Cultures and Corporate Value.”

Speakers included Zain Asher, National Correspondent, CNN; Janelle Rodriguez, Vice President, Programming, CNN Worldwide; Debbie Storey, Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Vice President, Talent, AT&T; Michael D. Armstrong, Senior Vice President and General Manager, BET International and Paramount Channel, Viacom; Lisa Garcia Quiroz, Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, Time Warner Inc.; Shainoor Khoja, Principal, Better Business Enterprise; Lt. Gen. Richard Y. Newton (retired), Executive Vice President, Air Force Association; Erika Karp, Founder and CEO, Cornerstone Capital Inc.; Faith Taylor, Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Wyndham Worldwide;  Michael Waas, Global Vice President, Business Development & Client Services, TerraCycle, Inc.; and Dr. Dilshad Dayani, Founder and CEO, World Women Global Council.

The Global Diversity Leadership Exchange (GDLE) comprises global thought leaders, C-level executives, government officials and front line officers in Business Development, Diversity & Inclusion, Finance, Human Resources, Investor Relations, Marketing, Operations, Social Media and Corporate Social Responsibility who recognize the bottom line value of the intersection of diversity and inclusion and sustainability in a global economy.

L-R: Lisa Garcia Quiroz, Janelle Rodriguez, Faith Taylor, Maryanne Howland, Erika Karp and Michael Wass at the Global Diversity Leadership Exchange on Mar. 27, 2014. (Hayden Roger Celestin image)