News Americas, UNITED NATIONS, NY, Fri. Mar. 28, 2014: The 3rd annual Global Diversity Leadership Exchange was held on Thursday, Mar. 27, 2014 at UN headquarters in NY under the theme: “Connecting Cultures and Corporate Value.”
Speakers included Zain Asher, National Correspondent, CNN; Janelle Rodriguez, Vice President, Programming, CNN Worldwide; Debbie Storey, Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Vice President, Talent, AT&T; Michael D. Armstrong, Senior Vice President and General Manager, BET International and Paramount Channel, Viacom; Lisa Garcia Quiroz, Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, Time Warner Inc.; Shainoor Khoja, Principal, Better Business Enterprise; Lt. Gen. Richard Y. Newton (retired), Executive Vice President, Air Force Association; Erika Karp, Founder and CEO, Cornerstone Capital Inc.; Faith Taylor, Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Wyndham Worldwide; Michael Waas, Global Vice President, Business Development & Client Services, TerraCycle, Inc.; and Dr. Dilshad Dayani, Founder and CEO, World Women Global Council.
The Global Diversity Leadership Exchange (GDLE) comprises global thought leaders, C-level executives, government officials and front line officers in Business Development, Diversity & Inclusion, Finance, Human Resources, Investor Relations, Marketing, Operations, Social Media and Corporate Social Responsibility who recognize the bottom line value of the intersection of diversity and inclusion and sustainability in a global economy.