WGR Launches Third Annual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit

Women in Government Relations (WGR) announces its third annual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Summit to raise awareness in the government affairs community on DEI issues. This year’s event is set for July 26⁠–27 and will include both virtual and in-person engagement to promote the theme, “Many Voices, Many Hands.”

Keynote speakers, panels, and interactive sessions will provide information and opportunities to create personal as well as organizational goals to promote ownership, allyship, and action around DEI issues affecting public policy and political discourse. “This Summit is WGR’s way to find and explore commonality among peers in public policy and work to promote a diverse, equitable and inclusive community,” noted Executive Director, Jen Brydges. “The Summit’s focus is on reinvigorating advocacy through ownership of the issues, deepening advocacy by honing allyship skills, and enabling action to achieve necessary change for government relations and our world.”

Building on the success of previous WGR DEI Summits, which each brought more than 300 people together, this year’s program will enable government affairs and other professionals to examine current issues as well as learn and develop ways to promote DEI. National experts and leaders will present research, ideas, and concrete strategies. New this year will be interactive breakout sessions call “action hours,” with focused networking around goals and visions for DEI.

WGR is a Washington-based organization with national membership of more than 1200 professionals. WGR’s vision for the field, and in turn, for the DEI Summit includes considering, promoting, and sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive government relations field that welcomes and considers people of all races, sexual orientations, socioeconomic status, religions, political affiliations, ages, gender identities, disability status, and any other dimension of identity.

Registration is open at https://bit.ly/WGRDEI22.