Leveraging Difference

Martin will speak on a panel addressing education and leadership at this two-day conference on shedding a positive light on Africa while discussing its hope for an improved future.

Executive Education program for global Fortune 100 firm in Moscow, Russia.

Executive program for global Fortune 100 firm in Hanoi, Vietnam for the second year.

Keynote address: “Stop Doing Diversity!:  Leveraging Difference to Create Real Inclusion in Learning Institutions” co-sponsored by the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (CACSW), Office of Academic Diversity and the Center for Gender Equity.

Dr. Davidson will co-teach this new Executive Education program with colleague and program producer, Erika Hayes James, PhD dedicated to helping you and your organization excel by developing you into a highly effective, visionary leader. The program is designed for high-potential female executives with 5–10 years experience, and line- and people-management responsibilities. For more information, contact http://www.darden.virginia.edu/exed/programs/default.aspx?stage=sem&id=80.

Martin will participate as a contributing member in four panel workshops during the Academy of Management’s annual academic conference in Montreal, Quebec, including “The Impact of Diversity and Climate Perceptions on Organizational Effectiveness,” August 10.  For more information, or to register, contact http://annualmeeting.aomonline.org/2010/.

Wall Street, New York, NY.

A collaborative effort between the Darden Graduate School of Business and the Curry School of Education at University of Virginia, this program is designed for state administrators and school board members.

Advisory board member.  The School of Management at George Mason University invites diversity professionals to its 4th annual diversity conference, held at the Hilton Hotel, Arlington, VA.  Explore latest best practices and research in diversity management specific to changing organizational cultures to increase diversity, inclusion, and performance in the workplace. For more information, contact http://somweb.gmu.edu/diveduc10/.

Martin leads this one hour teleconference, complete with a PowerPoint presentation on the topic of “Leveraging Difference as a Talent Management Strategy.”