The Business Case For Diversity in Meetings and Events — Meetings Innovation Report
Photo Credit: Cynthia Erivo performs at TED 2017 in Vancouver. TED
Skift Take
Cities across the U.S. are aggressively promoting their civic policies around diversity and inclusion in an attempt to ensure that all meeting attendees feel welcome in their communities. This rise of advocacy at the local level is a direct response to the inane alt-right narrative coming out of the White House.
The Future of Meetings & Events
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about Washington D.C.'s new "Inclusive Innovation" positioning that emphasizes the city's spirit of diversity and its proactive outreach to meeting planners with multicultural groups — which means most groups.
D.C.'s initiative is a direct response to the rise of alt-right nationalism in the White House, which the city's mayor, convention bureau, and economic development agencies are aggressively trying to distance themselves from.
This week, we have an inspiring lead story highlighting how diversity and inclusion are top-of-mind for many convention bureaus and their community partners across the country. This is one of my favorite stories ever published at Skift so I encourage you to read it, because it's definitely delivering on our mission to define the future of travel.
“One of the things we do is work with local community members who are connected to a variety of diverse audiences," said Kitty Ratcl
