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Transforming Nursing Through Leadership, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

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    Friday, November 8, 2024

    Location: Parker Arts, Culture & Events Center (PACE)
    Parker, CO

New in 2024: Bias Busters pre-conference workshop Thursday, November 7!

Call for Abstracts Open

Now through May 1, 2024

Click Here to Submit Your Abstract

Conference Learning Objectives:

  1. Conference participants will gain an understanding of the role of the nurse in transforming leadership by engaging with diverse speakers representing academia, clinical practice and healthcare leadership as they share their experiences and expertise in nursing leadership and/or Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (JEDI-B).
  2. Through interactive dialogue and experiential learning activities, attendees will gain tools to be a catalyst to transform nursing by being leaders in justice, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
  3. Attendees will walk away from the conference empowered to make a change in their clinical practice leveraging leadership and/or Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (JEDI-B) strategies.

Meet the Keynote Speakers

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Roberto Dansie is a native psychologist who has been described as the most eloquent speaker in the field of cultural diversity. At the age of 9 years old, Roberto was introduced by his grandmother to the healing tradition of her Maya and Toltec ancestors. Roberto has dedicated his life to work in the fields of health and education in a wide range of community settings, developing programs to address psychosocial trauma around the world, and teach in multiple Universities in the United States. He currently serves on the steering committee for Stanford School of Medicine on Health Equity and Climate Change. He is the author of 7 Books.

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Connor Wesley BSN, RN is a graduate student at the University of Washington working on his Doctor of Nursing Practice in the Family Nurse Practitioner track.  He occasionally moonlights as a Hospital Supervisor at a tiny hospital in Tacoma, WA, where he currently lives with his partner and their three dogs. He started his nursing career in oncology while spending occasional weekends working at Easter Seals Camp Stand by Me as the camp nurse working with folks in the disabled community.  Ultimately, Connor is passionate about creating a safe place in healthcare for the transgender community.  For the last decade has lectured both on a local and national level, on how to support trans patients in healthcare.  He wants nurses to be empowered to feel comfortable and confident in their ability to provide patient-centered care to all their patients, no matter their differences.

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Robert Franklin II, has been lead of diversity, health equity and inclusion programs and initiatives for Children’s Hospital Colorado since the summer of 2018. In addition to maintaining consulting relationships throughout the US with organizations and individuals in service and community facing roles, Robert’s work builds on his former leadership of the Diversity Catalyst Team at Colorado State University, as a lead trainer within the City and County of Denver, and as Health Equity Officer of the Colorado Public Health Association. Robert is a published author, radio and podcast host and most recently combined forces with the founder of Prismatic, LLC to found Seven Focus, a company focused on engaging entire systems and their parts to consider difference and its impact on work and care in our communities. Guided by the ancestral concept that our generation is here because of work that started seven generations ago, today's coordinated strategies and impactful initiatives direct leaders, staff and community members to learn, talk about, celebrate and take action in response to the differences individuals bring. Moving from intent to impact.

Why support the Leadership Diversity Conference?

  • Over 180 attendees from across Colorado and beyond.
  • Dedicated time for attendees to interact with sponsors and exhibitors.
  • Connect with nurses in direct care, education, public policy and other.
  • Sponsor/exhibitor recognition on the conference website, mobile app and in attendee communications.

AND MOST IMPORTANT
Supporting nurse education that builds nurse leaders ready to Transform Nursing Through Leadership, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging!

Sponsorship

  • Up to 5 minutes to address the audience and introduce keynote speaker at opening & closing sessions
  • Table tents with QRCode & message/logo
  • Pre & Post Conference email to registered attendees
  • Exhibit table in main break area
  • 2 exhibitor registrations
  • Lunch included for up to 3 representatives
  • Up to 15 minutes to present to the audience
  • Table tents with QRCode & message/logo
  • Pre conference email to registered attendees
  • Exhibit table in main break area
  • 2 exhibitor registrations
  • Lunch included for up to 3 representatives
  • Banner ad on mobile app home page
  • Push notification
  • Exhibitor table with 2 complimentary exhibitor registrations
  • Email to registered students
  • Exhibitor table up to 20 students
  • Recognition in promotional materials
  • Recognition in mobile app
  • Push notification on mobile app
  • Table tents with logo and QR Code on the break tables
  • Exhibitor table
  • Recognition in mobile app
  • Push notification on mobile app
  • Table tents with logo and QR Code on the break tables
  • Exhibitor table
  • Logo on Bags
  • Logo on Lanyards
  • Recognition in email communications to promote the event and communications with attendees
  • Recognition in website and mobile app
  • Recognition during general sessions table in main break area
  • 2 exhibitor registrations*

*Meals not included

  • Recognition in email communications to promote the event and communications with attendees
  • Recognition in website and mobile app
  • Recognition during general sessions table in main break area
  • 2 exhibitor registrations*

*Meals not included

Advertising

One pre-conference email sent on the company's behalf to registration list.

Banner Ads on mobile app and website

Company flyer inserted into conference bag.

Check Out Some of the Highlights from the 2022 Leadership Diversity Conference

All the speakers were excellent. Great variety of topics.

More diversity in audience and presenters than I have seen before.

This conference opened doors for me to get to know people who can help me reach my goals and advance my education.

I really enjoyed the tools that I will be able to take back to my team.

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