The Inaugural Diversity Summit is designed to make an impact by delivering services around diversity & inclusion, cultural competencies and understanding difference.    The Summit positions the health system, community members and stakeholders to come together in various ways to learn about issues that impact their lives.  It also drives riveting conversations and is transforming organizations at all levels.

Keynote speakers for this event include

• Dr. Saneta Maiko, the John Templeton Research Fellow, Indiana University School of Medicine
• Lisa D. Givan, associate vice-president, Diversity & Inclusion, Indiana Institute of Technology

Break-out Sessions and Speakers

• Communities Combating Bias, Nichole S. Rouached, MS, MA, manager, Communications and Project, OrthoWorx 
• Cultural Competency in Healthcare in the Immigrant Communities, Babra Chakanyuka, immigrant advocate
• Understanding priv-i-lege as Noun and Verb, Lisa Beringer, PhD, associate professor of sociology, Ivy Tech Community College Northeast
• Transgender Workshop, Amanda Grimes, lead facilitator, Huntington Area Transgender Support and TRANSSupport