The Summit
The 2025 Disability Leadership Summit is February 25 and 26, 2025. More details are coming soon!
The inaugural Disability Leadership Summit was held in January 2024, drawing more than a hundred disabled leaders and allies from across sectors and geographies. See below for information about the 2024 Summit.
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What attendees will experience
The Disability Leadership Summit pairs meaningful connections with practical learning.
- Gain knowledge and insights from featured keynotes who are themselves disabled leaders in their organizations
- Learn practical suggestions for developing your direction as an established or emerging leader
- Engage in Interactive discussions on topics such as Employee Resource Groups (ERG)/Business Resource Groups (BRG), leadership pathways, and how to create inclusive work environments
- Network with other emerging and established leaders with disabilities, along with allies in senior corporate and public service roles
2025 Advisory Group:
Thank you to the following experts in disability inclusion for helping us design an engaging and impactful 2025 Summit
- Ana Monga, Google
- Andre Johnson, LiveEquipd and Kaizen Health
- Bernardo Gomez, City of Chicago
- Chaitanya Manchanda, Discover
- Emma Farley, Independent Disability Inclusion Consultant
- Joshua Fletcher, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
- Kim Holmes, Kim B. Holmes Consulting
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2025 Sponsorship Opportunities are available
Check Out Our Summit 2024 Recap:
Topics
- Participant Roundtable - Stories and Challenges
- What Makes A Successful E/BRG?
- Unlocking Your Career Advancement Advantage and Leading Organizational Change
- Centering Disability; Engaging Allies and Define an Inclusive Workplace
- Our Rights In The Workplace
- Strengthening Your E/BRG
- History of Disability Rights
- Building A Culture of Accessibility: Practical Advice To Take Back To Your Organization
- Lessons In Disability: From White House To Corporate America
Featured Story
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A dark purple background reads, "Disability Leadership Summit." Underneath is a photo of Disability Lead's Executive Director Emily Blum, a white woman with shoulder-length dark brown hair wearing a purple top. To the left of Emily reads, "Executive Director's Reflection: 4 Lessons for Year 2.
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Disability Leadership Summit: 4 Lessons for Year 2
Emily Blum offers a moment of reflection from this year's inaugural Disability Leadership Summit and provides readers with Disability Lead's 4 lessons for Year 2.
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