Schedule

The National Diversity Council’s 2025 schedule is designed to provide a comprehensive platform for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across industries. With a focus on leadership, cultural competence, mentorship, and innovative DEI strategies, each session, workshop, and networking event fosters a collaborative environment for professionals to learn, share, and grow. Featuring keynote speeches from industry leaders, impactful panels, hands-on training, and networking opportunities, the schedule aims to inspire and equip participants with the tools to drive meaningful change in their organizations.

  January

  • January 20-24 — MLK Week
  • January 28 — Anti-Racism Symposium

February

  • February 5 — Intersectionality
  • February 6 — Dialogue on Mental Health
  • February 12 — Emerging Leader Symposium
  • February 19 — Empathy 101
  • February 26 — Diversity 101

March

  • March 4 — ERG Best Practices
  • March 5 — Empathy 101
  • March 12 — African American Summit
  • March 12 — Intersectionality
  • March 19 — LatinX Summit
  • March 25 — Emotional Intelligence
  • March 27 — Emotional Intelligence
  • March 30 — ERG Best Practices

April

  • April 7-10 — National Diversity and Leadership Conference
    The Westin Bonaventure, Los Angeles, CA
  • April 9 — Diversity 101
  • April 23 — Essential Leadership Skills

May

  • May 6 — Creating Your Significance
  • May 14 — Creating Your Significance
  • May 14 — Women’s Symposium
  • May 21 — Dialogue on Privilege
  • May 22 — Essential Leadership Skills

June

  • June 11 — Allyship Symposium
  • June 11 — Global Leadership Symposium
  • June 16 — Implicit Bias
  • June 18 — DEIB Best Practices

July

  • July 9 — Equity 101
  • July 22 — Leading with EQ

August

  • August 6 — Belongingness
  • August 13 — LGBTQ+ Roundtable
  • August 21 — Multicultural Summit
  • August 27 — Microaggressions

September

  • September 17 — Implicit Bias
  • September 18 — Belonging Symposium
  • September 24 — DEIB Best Practices
  • September 25 — Personal Branding Symposium

October

  • October 8 — Microaggressions
  • October 9 — Leadership Symposium
  • October 15 — Belongingness
  • October 22 — Symposium on Multicultural Marketing and Communications

November

  • November 5 — Emerging Leader Symposium
  • November 11 — Leading with EQ
  • November 13 — Equity 101