The Better Together Conference
A Two Day Conference To Create Inclusive Cultures
October 18 – 19, 2023
Creating Inclusive Cultures Together
We’re excited to be partnering with Jennifer Brown Consulting for an evolved conference.

What is the Better Together Conference?
Many are striving to build competence, and confidence, to step up, and speak up, but are afraid to say the wrong thing, feeling guilty or even targeted and blamed as the problem. This conference is a space free of shame or blame where people can examine and overcome toxic notions of humanity and understand their roles and responsibilities in fostering inclusion, equality, and diversity.
Why the Better Together Conference?
The conference was born out of—and will continue to center—the idea that we need safe spaces devoid of shame and blame, to ask questions, practice, and learn how to have meaningful and authentic conversations that build bridges across differences. If we don’t, we’ll never have equitable and inclusive cultures where everyone can thrive.
What to Expect
Be Better Together
Day 1
Tools and Techniques to Activate Your Allyship
Being an inclusive leader requires an understanding of how to create trust and generate positive outcomes across differences, as well as the skills necessary to build safe spaces where everyone can contribute fully. For many, this is unfamiliar and sometimes intimidating territory, and avoidance of the topic and the perceived risks of engagement are barriers to much-needed development.
On Day 1 of the conference, we’ll provide the space and tools to reflect, learn, and create new pathways so that participants can feel more confident, resilient, and competent in conversations and actions that create more inclusive environments.
Topics include:
- Building Trust Across Difference
- Understanding and Leveraging Your Privilege
- Five States of Men
- Empathetic Listening
- Inclusive Leader Continuum
- Activating Your Allyship
Day 2
Shape & Practice Your Story
Day 2 will provide a safe space to practice the tools and techniques learned on Day 1, guided by experienced facilitators. This will be a rare opportunity to exercise empathy muscles and utilize new language, learning with and through each others’ stories and experiences. Participants will roll up their sleeves and dig into simulated experiences derived from the day-to-day experience of an aspiring inclusive leader. They will leave with greater knowledge, familiarity, and comfort with their own leadership gaps and goals.
Topics include:
- Inclusive Feedback
- Leadership Interventions (Call In vs. Call Out)
- Courageous Conversations
- Key Attributes of Inclusive Leadership
Meet the Speakers
More speakers will be announced soon!

Jennifer Brown
she / her
Founder & CEO
Jennifer Brown Consulting

Ray Arata
he / him
Founder
Better Man Movement

Adrienne Lawrence
she / her
Vice President
Jennifer Brown Consulting

Elfi Martinez
he / him
Vice President
Jennifer Brown Consulting

Eduardo Placer
he /him
CEO & Fearless Founder
Fearless Communicators

Jenn Graham
she / her
Founder & CEO
Inclusivv

Joe Rafter
he / him
Vice President
Capgemini

Carin Taylor
she / her
Chief Diversity Officer
Workday

Chris Brassel
he /him
Director of US DEIB
PwC

Tony DeGruy
he / him
Co-Lead, Men for Inclusion Network
Cisco

Alexandra Jamieson
she / her
Founder
Radical Alignment
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