Scaling Talent: Attracting and Retaining a Diverse Workforce
summary
Panelists argue that fixes are concrete not rhetorical: companies build internal technical‑education platforms, create paid high‑school internships, recruit beyond the usual top schools into community colleges, and fund meetups that are recorded and livestreamed for remote access. They push mandatory mentorship, succession plans so technical contributors can advance without being funneled into management, enforce codes of conduct and HR accountability, and give one clear action: hire diverse candidates and fund the pathways that produce them.
AI-written summary · about
chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:06Education and tech engagement
- 10:58Traditional education challenges
- 20:19Computational thinking and inclusion
- 31:48Unconscious bias in tech
- 40:03Safe and inclusive tech communities
- 53:47Self-advocacy in tech
- 1:00:41Leadership pathways in tech
- 1:11:26Men as allies in tech
- 1:21:25Q&A
- 1:33:14Concrete actions for inclusion
related talks
31mBuilding High-performing, Diverse Teams
30mTackling the toppling tech talent pyramid: a radical challenge to building diverse teams
49mCreating a Workplace to Retain your Tech Talent
20mDiversity and Inclusion Efforts in Hiring for Tech Talents
54mHow diversity drives excellence in our data driven tech world
46mBuilding Diverse Teams and Projects
29mPromote diversity and inclusion through nontraditional tech career paths
01h 34mCareer Empowerment and Embracing Equity in Tech