Hybrid workplaces are here to stay, and ERG leaders need a framework to address what operating in this world looks like. This session addresses operating ERGs, keeping ERG members engaged, and ensuring that diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging remain a priority, all in a hybrid work environment.

ERGs go beyond providing space for those with similar experiences and interests to convene. They can help influence corporate culture, inform product development, grow talent, and so much more. This session addresses how to use ERGs to make a lasting impression on your organization.

Leading an ERG can be taxing. In this interactive session, we’ll explore ways to proactively support your mental health as an ERG leader, taking a systems-level perspective beyond self-care and equipping you with tangible strategies to take back to your own workplace.

What's the business case for ERGs? While the answer may seem intuitive, many of your leaders and colleagues need support understanding the value of ERGs. This session makes the business case for ERGs and addresses how to communicate their value throughout your organization.

Operating ERGs can be time consuming, and the thought of collaborating with other ERGs may seem like more work at first. But what if you could collaborate with other ERGs in a way that would save you time and help you accomplish your goals faster? This session explores the intersections of ERGs and offers practical strategies for collaborating with ERGs while protecting the interests of your members.

ERGs can be a platform for top talent to show off their leadership skills. But sometimes, these skills are overlooked and undervalued. This session addresses how to demonstrate the connection between skills used to run effective ERGs and leadership opportunities throughout other parts of the organization. It will also show how to activate these competencies for other corporate leadership opportunities.

You may believe that your ERG is adding value, but how do you prove this? This session will address how to use data to understand needs, track progress, and demonstrate impact.

Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation," said Audre Lorde. As an ERG leader, you take on a lot of extra responsibilities and workload on top of your day to day job.
This can often take a toll on your physical and emotional well-being. Join mindfulness and breathwork teacher Zee Clarke of Reclaiming Flow to learn self-care tools so that you might find balance and grounding despite any challenges that come your way.

Many people of color, women, LGBTQ, and others enter the tech industry to build innovative products or even support development through business roles. But many face barriers to accessing professional opportunities and even a sense of community while working in tech.
This leads to either creating community or driving initiatives to create change for their communities at work through ERGs and a lot of this work continues to be volunteer work. As organizations start considering the ROI to ERG leaders and members, this session addresses opportunities to recognize, reward, and compensate ERG leaders working to create a more diverse and inclusive tech environment.