Launching European Diversity Month

Speaking at the opening event of European Diversity Month on Friday, 28 April, Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU, covered why having a diverse workforce is vital to a company’s success and how getting involved in initiatives like EMPOWER HER translates into real change. Taking part in the first panel of the day, speakers highlighted that having a wide range of backgrounds across all levels of an organisation is the easiest way to overcome economic challenges. Follow the conversations using #EUDiversityMonth throughout May and share any diversity success stories you have.  

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27 Apr 2023
Social impact, inclusion and skills
Launching European Diversity Month

Speaking at the opening event of European Diversity Month on Friday, 28 April, Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU, covered why having a diverse workforce is vital to a company’s success and how getting involved in initiatives like EMPOWER HER translates into real change. Taking part in the first panel of the day, speakers highlighted that having a wide range of backgrounds across all levels of an organisation is the easiest way to overcome economic challenges. Follow the conversations using #EUDiversityMonth throughout May and share any diversity success stories you have.  

Sharing the panel with Susan was Rachid Bensahnoune, Diversity and Inclusion Director for Greater Europe, Inditex; Tomas Frimmel, General Manager, Microsoft Sweden; Michaela Moua, Anti-racism Coordinator, European Commission and Armine Movsisjana, Managing Partner, KPMG Baltics, who shared their insights on how to implement diversity and inclusion programmes in larger companies and institutions. 

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