Inclusive Future Program
Leading at Every Level: Explore how you can inspire bold action with a focus on impact and purpose.
The Inclusive Future Program returns for its fifth year at Cisco Live with a focus on leading at every level. Learn from Cisco experts, partners, and customers about the opportunity to change our world by powering an inclusive future for all. Join us for uplifting sessions, executive mentoring, interactive breakouts, and more throughout the week.
The Inclusive Future Program is open to Full Conference, Explorer, and Next Gen Explorer Pass attendees.
Cocktails, Mocktails, and Conversations
Join us Monday, June 4 to experience roundtable discussions on a variety of topics hosted by Cisco executives. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with executives in a speed-mentoring atmosphere during this two hour signature networking event.
Cocktails, Mocktails, and Conversations is presented by CDW and Women of Cisco.
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Available Sessions
Hear from Cisco leaders and industry experts on how you can build meaningful inclusion for all in your organization.
Highlighted Sessions:
- Building Diverse Organizations with Intent
- Grow Employee Engagement in the Hybrid Workplace
- Underrepresented but Thriving – A Sponsee’s Point of View
- Create with purpose: bring inclusivity to life using a user centered (UX) design approach.
- Diversity in Cybersecurity Panel
View the Inclusive Future Learning Map
View all Inclusive Future sessions and activitiesInclusive Future Program Premier Sessions
Cisco executives and external thought leaders share insights and strategies for today’s innovators. Inclusive Future Premier Sessions will have ASL available onsite.
The Bridge - Intersection Between DEI and Sustainability
The Bridge is a yearly event hosted by Women of Cisco Americas (an Employee Resource Group / Inclusive Community) using an executive platform to collaborate with executive customers, partners and allies to discuss one mutually shared CSR topic and rally around one unified project augmenting and advancing the cause. This year the theme is bridging the intersection between sustainability and DEI to build an inclusive future for all.
Session Details:
Monday, June 5
9 – 10:30 a.m. PT
Oceanside D
Doing Good is Good for Business: Partnering for Purpose
Join us for a conversation with Cisco leaders, including a Cisco partner and customer, on how we're addressing some of the world's most critical issues like digital inclusion, economic empowerment, environmental stewardship, and responding to critical human needs during crises. We'll focus on how we can create impact together via Cisco's Partnering for Purpose initiative which provides best practices and opportunities to collaborate to create meaningful change for everyone, everywhere. Learn how Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) is becoming a key factor shaping the perceptions of your key audiences and how you can be prepared to bring this strategy to your organization.
Session Details:
Tuesday, June 6
2:15 – 3 p.m. PT
Innovation Theater
Your Wellbeing Has A Direct Impact On Inclusion and Collaboration: A Discussion Presented By Jessie Pavelka
In this session you will discover the important role personal wellbeing plays in creating inclusive teams and communities. Attendees will learn about the tangible benefits of prioritizing wellbeing, the positive impact of increased empathy and compassion, as well as achieving healthy collaboration. Additionally, participants will receive practical tips and techniques for incorporating self-care practices into their daily routines, enabling them to better support and empower their colleagues and communities.
Session Details:
Wednesday, June 7
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. PT
Innovation Theater
Jessie Pavelka
Co-founder and CEO, Pavelka, and Cisco Global Wellbeing Ambassador
Women of Cisco
Women of Cisco is a global community created to attract, develop, retain, and celebrate talented women as part of a competitive and diverse workforce. Our year-round programs offer our customers, partners, and employees opportunities to enrich and grow their careers, while helping to increase the impact of women in technology. Stay connected with us before, during, and after Cisco Live by joining our communities on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, where you'll find up-to-the-minute news on confirmed speakers, new agenda items, and registration information.
