Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors 2020 Inductees Announced at Cannes Lions

HighlightsMedia advertising marketing and entertainment communities will join at CES2020 to recognize eight companies organizations and individuals for their leadership in Advancing Diversity and Inclusionamp160at the third annual experienceInductees include ADCOLOR Tiffany R Warren WalmartSam39s Club Tony Rogers The Hershey Company Jill Baskin Publicis Media Tim Jones Walt Disney Television Tim McNeal The Female Quotient Shelley Zalis Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University J Michael Haynie and Muslim Public Affairs CouncilHollywood Bureau Sue Obeidi Advancing Diversity Experience curated by Sundance Institute Theater Program to focus on event theme Advancing Diversity From Advocacy to ActivismEight inductees into the Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors were announced at the Cannes Lions Diversity Collective by AdvancingDiversityorg founder Jack Myersamp160 The induction event will be held during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 8 2020 and will again feature an immersive Creative Tensions Experience curated by Sundance Institute Theater Programamp160 The 3rdamp160Annual Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors induction experience will recognize companies organizations and leaders who personify the theme Advancing Diversity From Advocacy to ActivismThe 2020 inductees into the Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors areADCOLORamp174 accepted by Tiffany R Warren Founder andamp160President Senior Vice President Chief Diversity Officer at Omnicom GroupThe Hershey Company accepted by Jill Baskin Chief Marketing OfficerInstitute for Veteran and Military Families at Syracuse University accepted by J Michael Haynie Ph D Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation IVMF Founder andamp160Executive DirectorMuslim Public Affairs Council The Hollywood Bureau accepted by Sue Obeidi DirectorThe Female Quotient accepted by Shelley Zalis CEOPublicis Media accepted by Tim Jones CEO Publicis Media AmericasWalt Disney Television accepted by Tim McNeal Vice President Creative Talent Development and InclusionWalmartSamamp8217s Club accepted by Tony RogersPrior Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors inductees include PampampG Marc Pritchard Unilever Aline Santos ANA Bob Liodice Budweiser Ricardo Marques Verizon Diego Scotti Kay KoplovitzSpringboard Enterprises Madonna Badger the NBA Lilian Majeed IPG Michael Roth 3 Conference Kat Gordon IAB Education Foundation Nielsen Angela Talton and the Ad Council Lisa ShermanAdvancingDiversityorg founded by industry leader Jack Myers in 2016 incorporates six diversity and inclusion initiatives funded in the past decade by Myers under the MyersBizNet umbrellaamp160 Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors recognizes those whoHave made a commitment to and established successful initiatives that advance diversity and inclusion within their organizationsHave made a meaningful contribution through their diversity initiatives to the media advertising marketing andamp160entertainment communityVisibly and inclusively communicate and advance their experiences learnings best practices and best principles with the goal of advancing diversity in our community and societyDemonstrate that advancing diversity and inclusion is good for businessJack Myers commented amp8220Each inductee has made an important contribution to building a more diverse business community and societyamp160 They are continuing to make a difference and are advancing our industryamp8217s leadershipamp160 More than 500 leaders educators and aspiring professionals including many of our prior inductees will come together at CES to acknowledge and learn from their successesamp160 Again this year weamp8217ll organize a amp8220MeetUpJob Fairamp8221 to connect diverse candidates with jobs available at our underwriting companiesamp160 For the first time weamp8217re organizing roundtable curated discussions throughout the day connecting corporate talent leaders and diversityinclusion experts with the goal of advancing diversity from advocacy to activismamp8221About AdvancingDiversityorgFounded in 2016 by MyersBizNet Chairman Jack Myers Advancing Diversity is the umbrella organization for Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors and supports WomenAdvancingorg 1stFiveorg LegendsandLeadersorg FutureofMenorg and Jacaronda Foundation a 501C3 nonprofit organization underwriting college loan relief programs for young people working in media advertising marketing and entertainmentLearn more about the Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors and watch video interviews with inductees and underwriters from past induction events at advancingdiversityorgRead about the AdvancingDiversityorg mission and origins hereLearn more about Creative Tensions at creativetensionscom

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