In this issue: 

• Calling All BMLI Alumnae: Register today for the 2022 Betsy Magness Graduate Institute
• Tech It Out is tomorrow (Thursday, November 3)! Register to attend in person or virtually
• Another smashing success for our Executive Development Series
• *New* Beyond the Hashtag webinar announced for December 14. Register now!
• Save the date for our Senior Executive Summit (Participation by invite only)
• 2022 Diversity Town Hall
• The WICT Network Celebrates Native American Heritage Month
• Let's network! Follow and like us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter

November 14-16, 2022 | InterContinental Buckhead | Atlanta, GA

Exclusively for BMLI alumnae

As leaders we’re currently facing any number of big picture issues, from quiet quitting — to the “great break-up” — to adapting to hybrid work and navigating the waters of social justice movements. Taking a human-centered approach to leadership can promote open, inclusive conversations and lay the foundation for trust and authentic connection.

If you're a Betsy alum, we hope you'll join us in Atlanta for BMGI, November 14-16. We have lots of great programming in store for you — download the 2022 BMGI agenda to check it out! You'll also get to join us in giving Sara King, longtime Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) and BMLI program faculty member, a special send off and raise a glass to welcome BMLI Classes 46 and 47.

Tech It Out: Attend Virtually or In Person

In 2022, The WICT Network is thrilled to partner with The WICT Network: Northern California Chapter for Tech It Out: reImagine, a hybrid event to take place on Thursday, November 3.

Program Objectives



• Raise awareness about the many opportunities for women technology professionals within the media and entertainment industry
• Showcase the accomplishments of women technology leaders
• Explore the latest technological developments and solutions impacting the media and entertainment industry
• Strengthen the network of industry peers and leaders within the technology field

Our acclaimed Executive Development Series (EDS) took place in San Diego October 19-21, 2022. Our two distinct programs, Leading with Power and Authenticity (LWPA) and Executive Leadership Presence (ELP), served to inspire and motivate participants with tangible tips to strengthen their leadership skills.

Here's what one of our participants had to say about her experience:

"A wonderful development program with amazing facilitators! Highly recommend LWPA to anyone looking to dig deeper into their leadership skills."

If you didn’t make it this year, we hope to see you for one of our EDS sessions in 2023. See below for more information.

2023 PROGRAM DATES

• EDS: Executive Leadership Presence – April 12-13 in Savannah, GA
• EDS: Executive Leadership Presence – October 11-12 in San Diego, CA
• EDS: Leading with Power and Authenticity – October 11-13 in San Diego, CA

Registration will open in late November 2022.

New York Times best-selling author Eve Rodsky joins The WICT Network’s #BeyondTheHashtag Series to unpack what’s really happening underneath the headlines for women in the workforce. She’ll explore how boundaries, systems and communication can be a game-changer in redefining the workplace to create a more equitable environment, including how a dose of creativity can curb burnout.

The WICT Network gratefully acknowledges the

Beyond the Hashtag Series Platinum Sponsor

The WICT Network gratefully acknowledges the Industry Partner of the Senior Executive Summit.

As part of its 2022 Leadership Conference, The WICT Network held a Joint Town Hall — presented in partnership with the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) and supported by the Walter Kaitz Foundation — to share the executive summary of its 2022 AIM/PAR Workplace Diversity Survey.

The survey illuminates the changes in the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) landscape for participating media, entertainment and technology companies since the last report in 2019. The session brought diversity and inclusion experts together to discuss the top-line findings. Panelists included:

• Rhonda Nesmith Crichlow, SVP & Chief Diversity Officer, Charter Communications
• Loren Hudson, SVP & Chief Diversity Officer, Comcast Cable
• Ann McGlennen, Chief Human Resources Officer, Midco
• Kia Painter, EVP & Chief People Officer, Cox Communications
• Shebani Patel, Partner, People Analytics, PwC
• Aisha Thomas-Petit, Chief People & Diversity Officer, AMC Networks

Above, left to right: Maria E. Brennan, Michelle Ray, Rhonda Nesmith Crichlow, Loren Hudson, Ann McGlennen, Michael Powell, Suzanne Malveaux, Kia Painter, Aisha Thomas-Petit and Sandra K. Howe.

“As a woman of color, a journalist who’s always been in the cable business...this is always one of my favorite events to participate in, really to gauge the progress that we’ve made in our business as well as confront some of those challenges head on,” said CNN Correspondent Suzanne Malveaux, six-time Diversity Town Hall moderator. 

The panelists each brought unique perspectives to the table, opening up about experiences from their personal and professional lives. Suzanne opened the session by sharing a deeply personal story about her earliest experiences with systemic racism, a time when her family, while on a road trip, was pulled over and brought to the police station with no explanation. Her father then had to use all the cash they had intended to use for their road trip to get released from police custody.

A passionate and informative discussion followed with Suzanne asking panelists to weigh in about their take on the survey results. During the session, she asked panelists what their hopes were for the post-pandemic workplace. “I hope that sense of compassion, resilience and overall decency for people will continue," Kia Painter said in response.

November is Native American Heritage Month, also commonly known as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, a time when we celebrate and honor the cultures, histories, and traditions of our nation's indigenous peoples and thank them for the important contributions they have made, and continue to make, to our society.

Our industry grows and thrives when we have as many diverse and varied perspectives, backgrounds and experiences at the table as possible — one of the many reasons The WICT Network is dedicated to continually striving to increase diversity, equity and inclusion at all rungs of the leadership ladder across our industry.

Follow @WICTHQ on social media (we’re active on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram) for the latest news on gender diversity in the workplace, leadership development and productivity tips, programming updates, and diversity, equity and inclusion data.

Below are sample posts from LinkedIn (left) and Twitter (right). Make sure to follow us online for more valuable tips and updates.