At Randstad US, we make it our business to create impactful and insightful D&I programs and strategies to share with our clients, candidates and employees. In return, our clients see increased ROI and continue to drive their businesses forward by adapting different points of view. A comprehensive D&I strategy helps businesses extend their reach and impact in the talent market, fuel innovation and drive better business outcomes. However, new and emerging technologies and trends are impacting how companies attract, retain and engage a diverse workforce. Join us for this discussion as we share practical recommendations and insights on gender and minority disparities caused by new technologies entering the workplace, such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and automation. Learn to attract a wider pool of candidates, better utilize diverse talent and gain a competitive advantage that can elevate your company’s reputation in a post-digital workplace. This session will be broken into three sections: 1) women and AI/robotics/automation, 2) women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and 3) minority versus majority. In this session, you will:
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Audra Jenkins, SHRM-SCP
chief diversity and inclusion officer
Randstad US
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As chief diversity and inclusion officer, Audra is responsible for working with Randstad’s U.S. operating companies to further diversity strategies both internally and externally. With more than 20 years of human resources, diversity and compliance experience, Audra provides clients across the organization with guidance for effective strategies in diversity, inclusion, veterans and compliance. Audra also helps run Randstad’s Hire Hope program to provide career readiness training and job placement services to underserved and at-risk women, including survivors of exploitation and trafficking. Audra holds a Master’s in Business Administration with a Human Resources concentration, and a Bachelor’s in Finance, from the University of North Carolina. A member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM); she is also a Certified Diversity Professional (CDP), a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) and a Six Sigma Green Belt. Audra is known for her speaking engagements at diversity conferences and has published white papers in her area of expertise.
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Lenora Billings-Harris
diversity strategist
Excel Development Systems, Inc.
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A diversity strategist and author. With more than twenty five years of experience in the public and private sectors, she has developed a unique way of presenting sensitive topics in a fun, thought-provoking and non-judgmental way. Her interactive style and immediately applicable "how tos" have inspired clients to invite her back again and again. She designs and delivers presentations that help facilitate diversity initiatives for Fortune 500 companies, professional associations, government agencies and educational institutions.