Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Summit 

WGR’s annual DEI Summit aims to provide government relations professionals an opportunity to enhance their understanding of what DEI is, a clearer sense of its value, as well as the need for DEI within the government relations field. This year's Summit programming will unpack the key concepts of Ownership, Allyship, and Action, and each day the Summit will offer insights on the actions attendees can take to acknowledge, recognize, and hold one another accountable for authentic DEI work. Government relations professionals will leave with practical tools to advance their education and ownership around DEI within their field of government relations. #DEISummit2022

ALLYSHIP STRAND - Allyship in Action

• Hadeil Ali, Deputy Director, Diversity & Leadership in International Affairs Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
• Nazifa Subah, Project Coordinator, CSIS - Center for Strategic & International Studies

Objectives: This session will define allyship in the workplace: laying the groundwork with some terminology followed by case studies showing ways Allies can show up.

The session will end by crowdsourcing ways audience members are / plan to be better allies, to engage the audience to think critically about the challenges and opportunities in their own workspaces so they can create solutions that are actionable.