MediaVillage and AdvancingDiversity.org are hosting the media industry’s first-ever Advancing Diversity Week from 20-23 September 2021.
The industry-wide diverse talent outreach, retention and leadership development programme will include the 4th Advancing Diversity Hall of Honours Induction Experience on Thursday 23 September 2021. The event is themed “From Inclusion to Belonging”.
“This is a pivotal moment in the history of our industry,” commented Philip McKenzie, Chief Strategy officer of MediaVillage. “We are ushering in a new spirit of belonging. The media and advertising industry is on a transformational journey to advance diversity from advocacy to activism and we are pleased to be leading the community on this vital voyage. Advancing Diversity Week will bring our 2021 theme ‘From Inclusion to Belonging’ to life across multiple virtual activations this fall and beyond.”
DIVERSITY HONOUREES
The 2021 Advancing Diversity Hall of Honours companies and inductees include:
- American Association of Advertising Agencies’ (4A) President and Chief Executive Officer Marla Kaplowitz
- 4A’s Foundation’s Executive Vice President of Talent and Engagement Simon Fenwick
- American Advertising Federation’s (AAF) President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Pacheco
- American Family Insurance’s Vice President and Head of Marketing, Sherina Smith
- Citi’s Chief Marketing Officer Carla Hassan
- dentsu Americas’ Chief Executive Officer Jacki Kelley
- Entertainment Studios’ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Byron Allen
- Howard University’s Cathy Hughes School of Communications’ Dean and Professor Gracie Lawson-Borders
- Marketing Opportunities in Business & Entertainment’s (MOBE) FounderYvette Moyo
- The CW Network’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Pedowitz
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