Fri, October 7, 2022
8:55 AM - 12:00 PM ET
4th Annual Diversity and Inclusion Conference
This year's conference will take a deep dive into how diversity affects leadership of organizations, juries and universities.
Hear for an outstanding lineup of speakers including best-selling author and consultant, Jes Averhart, Policy Director from the Inclusive Juries Project, Emily Coward and author and civil rights attorney Geeta N. Kapur.
Topics will include the role diversity and inclusion plays in leadership of organizations and firms, the UNC School of Government's new implicit Bias Video and Geeta N. Kapur's groundbreaking book To Drink From the Well: The Struggle for Racial Equality at the Nation's Oldest Public University. The first 50 attendees to sign up will receive a free copy of Geeta N. Kapur's book.
We hope you'll plan to grab a friend or a colleague and join us in Raleigh or on Zoom for this half-day CLE program of connection, contemplation and inspiration.
Registration includes seminar materials (in electronic format) and 3.0 CLE hours
Please note you are registering to attend in person at NCAJ Headquarters located at 701 Corporate Center Dr, Ste 450 Raleigh.
TOPICS & SPEAKERS
8:00 a.m. | Registration
8:55 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks by Program Chairs
- Anna Pishko Kalarites, Pishko Kalarites Lawyers, Winston-Salem
- Sheila Chavis, Brent Adams & Associates, Raleigh
9:00 a.m. | The Importance of Diversity in Leadership
- Jes Averhart, Jes & Co, Raleigh
10:00 a.m. | Ensuring Jury Diversity and Addressing Juror Bias: UNC School of Government's New Implicit Bias Video
- Emily Coward, Inclusive Juries Project, Durham
- Honorable Gregory Weeks, Fourth Judicial Division, Fayetteville
11:00 a.m. | Break
11:15 a.m. | "To Drink From The Well" Book Talk with Geeta Kapur
- Geeta Kapur, Durham
12:15 p.m. | Adjourn
SEMINAR MATERIALS
All of our seminar materials are PAPERLESS! Please be on the lookout for an email 72 hours prior to the seminar that includes an electronic link to the seminar materials to download and print.
North Carolina State Bar, Board of Continuing Legal Education
Credit has been approved with the North Carolina State Bar, Board of Continuing Legal Education for 3.00 General credits.
Cancellations received one week prior to the seminar date are refunded less a $35 service charge. Refunds cannot be given after this date. Substitutions are welcomed and may be made until the date of the seminar. For registrants who wish to transfer their registration to another NCAJ seminar, transfer requests received by 12:00 noon the third working day prior to the seminar are subject to a $50 transfer fee. Transfer requests received after this time are subject to a $110 transfer fee. Registrations may be transferred once and only to (one day) seminars scheduled through June 30, 2023.
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