Events

Catalyst President & Chief Executive Officer Ilene H. Lang and Martin Craighead, President and CEO, Baker Hughes, discuss how to identify where an organization is stuck and where it can be successful at a Catalyst Town Hall entitled Getting Past Stuck hosted by Baker Hughes at its CTI Conference Room in Houston, TX. Please contact Martha Feeback to RSVP.

Catalyst hosts a roundtable discussion for member organizations in Australia highlighting Catalyst research and the culture and diversity initiatives of Commonwealth Bank of Australia, a winner of the 2012 Catalyst Award. This invitation-only event is sponsored by Macquarie at its Sydney office. Contact Audrey Gallien for details.

Catalyst President & Chief Executive Officer Ilene H. Lang and Debbie Storey, EVP and Chief Diversity Officer of AT&T, Inc., present on the State of Affairs of Women in Business followed by a senior executive panel discussion on Women in Leadership at a Catalyst member event hosted by AT&T at the AT&T Auditorium in Dallas, TX. The panelists are Melendy Lovett, Senior Vice President and President, Education Technology, Texas Instruments Incorporated, Marie Quintana, Former Senior Vice President, PepsiCo Multicultural Sales and CEO, The Quintana Group, Nancy Loewe, Vice President, Global Treasurer, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, and Brooks McCorcle, Senior Vice President - Small Market Solutions, AT&T, Inc. Please RSVP to Martha Feeback by May 21.

This month commemorates the Stonewall Riots of June 1969, which are commonly acknowledged as the beginning of the U.S. gay rights movement.

Catalyst Europe AG hosts its inaugural CEO Summit, Leadership Matters: Talent, Quotas, and the New Workplace at the Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue, Rüschlikon/Zurich, Switzerland, and is sponsored by Swiss Re Ltd. (Lead Sponsor), AXA, Deutsche Bank AG, and Royal Dutch Shell plc. Contact europeinfo@catalyst.org for inquiries.

Catalyst Canada presents a Catalyst Connects event in Toronto featuring Mandy Shapansky, President and CEO, Xerox Canada, and Connie Sugiyama, Retired Deputy Chair and Partner, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP. The series brings high-potential women together with speakers considered to be role models and is sponsored by RBC. This event is for Catalyst member organizations only. Inquire at catalystconnects@catalyst.org.

Catalyst’s Advisory Services addresses organizations’ diversity and inclusion sticking points in a webinar entitled Where Is Your Organization Stuck? How Can You Get Unstuck? This event is open to Catalyst Research Partners only. Contact Svetlana Mostovsky for details.

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Today it commemorates African-American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement.

Julie S. Nugent, Senior Director, Research, and Chair, Catalyst Award Evaluation Committee, moderates a webinar entitled Lessons Learned—Catalyst Award-Winning Stories, with panelists Rich Floersch, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, McDonald’s Corporation, and Rosalyn Taylor O'Neale, Vice President, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Campbell Soup Company. This interactive discussion is open to Catalyst Research Partners only. Contact Svetlana Mostovsky for details.

This day, which was first celebrated in 1996, honors the cultures and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples of Canada.

Catalyst President & Chief Executive Officer Ilene H. Lang moderates a webinar entitled Catalyst Strategic Priorities Update. This event is open to Catalyst Research Partners only. Contact Svetlana Mostovsky for details.

In celebration of LGBT Pride month, Julie S. Nugent, Senior Director, Research, and Chair, Catalyst Award Evaluation Committee, and Alix Pollack, Associate, Research, lead a panel on the current and future state of LGBT inclusion across geographies and share cutting-edge practices and approaches that support LGBT talent globally. They will be joined by Parag Desai, Partner, and Brian Rolfes, Partner and Director of Global Recruiting, both from McKinsey & Company, who will share details about McKinsey’s progressive, global LGBT policies and how the firm has achieved a culture of inclusion. The event is complimentary to participants from Catalyst member organizations; others are charged a per registration fee of $150 USD. Additional details and registration information to follow.

The Stonewall riots of 1969 were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid of the Stonewall Inn, a gay club in Greenwich Village in New York, NY. They are frequently cited as the start of the gay rights movement in the United States.

In recognition of LGBT Pride Month, Mary Boughton, Senior Director, Western Region, highlights common barriers to advancement in the workplace and demonstrates ways in which Catalyst’s research and tools can be used by organizations and LGBT individuals at a panel entitled It Gets Better: Breaking Down Barriers to Advancement. This invitation-only event is hosted by Catalyst and Littler at the Fairmont San Francisco Hotel in California. Contact Audrey Gallien for more information.

Eleanor Tabi Haller-Jorden, General Manager, Catalyst Europe AG, moderates a webinar entitled Strategic Issues in European Workplaces with guest speaker Fleur Bothwick, Director of Diversity & Inclusive Leadership - EMEIA, Ernst & Young LLP. This interactive discussion is open to Catalyst Research Partners only. Contact Svetlana Mostovsky for details. 

Jeanine Prime, Ph.D., Vice President, Research, moderates a webinar entitled Engaging Men: Can Inclusion Be Taught? This interactive discussion is open to Catalyst Research Partners only. Contact Svetlana Mostovsky for details.

Ramadan, the most sacred holiday of the Muslim year, is a month for worship, reading the Qur'an, charitable acts, and the purification of individual behavior.

Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Krishna and is one of the most widely celebrated Hindu festivals. At midnight, Krishna’s birth is enacted and worshipers rock the infant in his cradle. 

This three-day holiday marks the end of the fasting of Ramadan. Muslims break their fast, give charity to those in need, and celebrate with family and friends the completion of a month of blessings and joy.

Women's Equality Day commemorates the passage in 1920 of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women full voting rights.

Labor Day, which was first celebrated in New York in 1882, celebrates the contributions U.S. women and men workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of the country. 

Labour Day was made an official holiday in Canada in 1894 by Prime Minister John Thompson; it celebrates the economic and social contributions of the country’s women and men workers. 

Anika K. Warren, Ph.D., Senior Director, Research, moderates a webinar entitled How Can You Best Leverage Catalyst Tools? This interactive discussion is open to Catalyst Research Partners only. Contact Svetlana Mostovsky for details.

National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the histories, cultures, and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, is a day of memorial and the day of judgment, in which God judges each person individually and makes a decree for the following year.

This day, which marks the 1949 founding of the American Business Women's Association, celebrates the achievements of employed women in the United States.

Yom Kippur, or the Jewish day of atonement, is the most solemn day of the year. On this day, Jews fast, deprive themselves of pleasures, and repent from the sins of the previous year.

Proclaimed in 1992 by the Government of Canada, Canadian Women's History Month provides an opportunity to learn about the important contributions of women and girls to society and commemorates the Persons Case, which in 1929, determined that women were persons under the law.

This annual celebration recognizes the accomplishments of working women and men with disabilities and increases awareness about the importance of ensuring that Americans with disabilities can achieve full participation in the workforce. 

National Coming Out Day is an internationally observed day for raising awareness, coming out, and discussing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues.

In the United Kingdom, National Coming Out Day is celebrated on October 12 as a day for raising awareness, coming out, and discussing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues.

Christine Silva, Senior Director, Research, moderates a webinar entitled Developing Leadership Talent in the Pipeline Around the World. This interactive discussion is open to Catalyst Research Partners only. Contact Svetlana Mostovsky for details.

On October 18, 1929, the British Privy Council declared that five women from Alberta, known as the Famous Five, were persons under the law, overturning the Supreme Court of Canada.

This week provides an opportunity to call attention to women entrepreneurs, facilitate discussions on the needs of working women, share information about successful workplace policies, and raise awareness of the resources available for working women in their communities.

The purpose of National Native American Heritage Month is to recognize the original peoples of the United States and honor their many accomplishments, contributions, and sacrifices in all aspects of U.S. society.

The Catalyst Canada Honours are awarded to individuals for their commitment and achievements toward the advancement of women in Canadian business. The champions will be recognized at a dinner held at The Fairmont Royal York in Toronto and chaired by Bill Downe, President and Chief Executive Officer, BMO Financial Group. Enquire at canadahonours@catalyst.org.

Diwali is a five-day Hindu festival that is often referred to as the Festival of Lights. During this time, candles and lamps are lit as a greeting to Laksmi, goddess of wealth. 

Thanksgiving was first celebrated in 1621 at Plymouth Plantation after the first harvest, which the pilgrims were able to accomplish through the help and charity of the local Native Americans. It is a beloved holiday embraced by Americans of all races and ethnicities, who usually celebrate with a large meal with family and friends.

The birthday of the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak. Sikhs believe that all subsequent Gurus possessed Guru Nanak's divinity and religious authority.

Bodhi Day honors the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha. To Buddhists, it is a day of remembrance, prayer, and meditation.

Chanukah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday that commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after a group of Jewish warriors defeated the occupying Greek armies.

For Christians, Christmas celebrates the nativity of Jesus, who was born in a manger in Bethlehem to the Virgin Mary, who was assisted by her husband Joseph. 

Kwanzaa is an African-American cultural festival created in 1966 by Maulana Ron Karenga, a political activist, and based on seven principles of African-American culture: Umoja (unity), Kujichagulia (self-determination), Ujima (collective work and responsibility), Ujamaa (cooperative economics), Nia (purpose), Kuumba (creativity), and Imani (faith).

Please check our Speakers Bureau Calendar of Engagements for speaking engagements by Catalyst experts.