12th Annual Diversity, Inclusion, & Health Equity Symposium
June 25 - 27, 2024
Center for Healthcare Innovation Office | 625 W. Adams, 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60661
June 25: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST
June 26: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST
June 27: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST
About the symposium
The 12th Annual Diversity, Inclusion, & Health Equity Symposium is one of the country’s leading and longest-running events focusing specifically on health equity, health disparities, and critical diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) issues impacting healthcare in the U.S. The Symposium features panel discussions, keynote addresses, a case competition, and a career fair in a 3-day hybrid format. Focusing on the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in the marketplace and workplace, the Symposium convenes key opinion leaders and participants in a collaborative forum to discuss health equity and DEI. The Symposium brings together leading healthcare executives, physicians, researchers, patient groups, students, academics, clinical trial professionals, and DEI advocates to consider new ideas and perspectives on (1) community engagement and diversifying clinical trials, (2) new and existing challenges to health equity and DEI in the United States, and (3) reducing systemic health disparities that disproportionately affect communities of color and other underserved groups. The Symposium also features CHI’s Health Equity Challenge, a case competition, and CHI’s Virtual Diversity Career Fair, which connects participants with many of the country’s leading healthcare organizations, specifically focusing on hiring underrepresented talent. Participants will learn the latest insights and industry-tested solutions, share new ideas and perspectives, network, and meet new colleagues while working to create a more equitable healthcare landscape for all communities.
About the CHI Health Equity Challenge
The CHI Health Equity Challenge is a case competition focused specifically on developing innovative solutions to pressing health disparities impacting underserved communities. Inspired by CHI's commitment to embracing new perspectives to make healthcare more equitable, the CHI Health Equity Challenge provides undergraduate & graduate students and early-stage professionals the opportunity to work together on relevant and impactful solutions to a health equity case. Teams will present on Day 2 of CHI's 12th Annual Diversity, Inclusion, & Health Equity Symposium. Participants will form new connections and engage with their peers and healthcare industry leaders.
About the Virtual Diversity Career Fair
The Diversity Career Fair connects underrepresented professionals, including people of color, women, the LGBTQ+ community, veterans, and the differently-abled, with some of the country’s leading healthcare organizations. The career fair provides diverse job seekers an opportunity to learn about DEI-focused healthcare organizations, submit résumés, interview, and meet with company representatives.
Why Attend?
JOIN the world’s #1 symposium focusing specifically on health equity and diversity
UNDERSTAND obstacles to clinical trials and how to make the clinical trial ecosystem more diverse and inclusive for all patients
ACQUIRE knowledge on how to reduce health disparities by building culturally competent organizations best suited to provide care for diverse patient populations
FOCUS on building inclusive organizational cultures that attracts the best and brightest people, resulting in a diverse and innovative workforce
DISCUSS how to strategically reduce health disparities to create a more equitable U.S. healthcare system
CREATE a workplace that embraces and promotes an inclusive environment by leveraging the latest D&I trends and ideas
LEARN to leverage a more diverse marketplace and a more inclusive workforce to create bottom-line growth opportunities
NETWORK and share ideas with many of the country’s leading health sector professionals who are passionate about health equity and diversity
RECOGNIZE the impact of systemic racism and structural inequities in healthcare and in the workplace
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS
See video recap
See executive summary
CHI’S VIRTUAL DIVERSITY CAREER FAIR
Key Contacts
CHI Executive Team
Agenda
Tuesday, June 25 (In-person)
8:00 - 9:00
Registration & Breakfast
9:00 - 9:15
Opening & Welcome
9:15 - 10:15
State of Health Equity Roundtable Discussion
10:30 - 11:15
Panel 1 - Community Collaboration, Access, & Clinical Research
11:30 - 12:00
Case Study
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch
1:15 - 2:00
Keynote
2:15 - 3:00
Panel 2 - AI & the Social Determinants of Health
3:00 - 4:00
Networking Hour
Wednesday, June 26 (In-person)
8:00 - 9:00
Breakfast & Networking
9:00 - 9:45
Opening Keynote/Fireside Chat
10:00 - 12:00
CHI Health Equity Challenge
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch
1:15 - 2:00
Panel 3 - The Chief Health Equity Officer - What’s Next?
2:15 - 3:00
Health Equity Challenge Awards & Closing
3:00 - 4:00
Networking & Reception
Thursday, June 27 (Virtual Diversity Career Fair)
11:00 - 4:00
Virtual Diversity Career Fair
3:30 - 4:00
Closing Virtual Keynote