The Global Inclusion Online Forum Annual Meeting organized by CFC Big Ideas, has ended after 2 days of intensive keynotes, panel discussions, startup competition, online expo and Inclusivity Business Awards. The GIOF 2022 became the world’s #1 conference on Diversity and Inclusion with 2500+ attendees and 85+ speakers from all over the globe.
Sponsors of the Forum were:
– Verbit
that empowers effective business communication and accessibility; Verbit’s live captioning and transcription help to make business meetings, research interviews, events and training more accessible in real-time. Verbit’s solutions also make recorded video and audio content searchable and actionable, saving business leaders time and supporting workplace inclusivity with 99%+ accuracy for compliance.
– DEIXA
is a revolutionary community platform; developed to elevate and promote diversity, equality and inclusion by empowering the voice, actions, recognition and rewards of participants every day! DEIXA company will be launched in June, so stay tuned to learn more.
This year the Forum’s agenda was divided into two independent tracks packed with 33 case study presentations and 7 panel discussions, as well as a startup pitch competition for emerging businesses dealing with D&I. The participants got to enjoy more than 27 hours of sessions, full of insights they will be able to embed in their corporate and personal lives. The Forum covered all timezones, proving its truly global nature.
Among the Forum’s speakers were DEI leaders of the world’s biggest corporations including: Mastercard, Nasdaq, Kraft Heinz, Xerox, Ikea, IBM, SAP, Walmart and others.
The event was live streamed from Kyiv, Ukraine, and Dublin, Ireland, prepared and organized by mostly Ukrainian team members, with some having to relocate to safer places due to the russian invasion of Ukraine, which did not cause the event being postponed or canceled.
