Second Annual AdvancingDiversity.org Hall of Honors and Inclusive Talent Job Fair Takes Place January 9 during CES

(NEW YORK, NY) – Eight game-changing executives in media, marketing and advertising – including industry leaders from The 3% Movement, P&G, Budweiser, Verizon, NBA,  ANA, Badger & Winters and #FreetheBid – will be inducted into MediaVillage’s 2019 Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors on January 9, 2019 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

Introducing an innovative twist to the traditional awards show format, this year’s program is a collaboration with Sundance Institute, which will curate Creative Tensions™, an experiential approach to group dialogue, where the inductees will explore topics important to them through movement and interaction with the audience.

“We are recognizing trailblazers in media and marketing who are boldly evoking change and creating a more welcoming environment for future leaders by championing diversity and inclusion in their own organizations, in the media business and society,” said Jack Myers, Founder of MediaVillage and AdvancingDiversity.org. “I’m proud to have the opportunity to showcase their successes in this breakthrough collaboration with Sundance Institute: an immersive Creative Tensions experience created by Sundance Institute + IDEO, and offer a roadmap for companies to advance their own diversity efforts.”

• Kat Gordon, Founder + CEO, The 3% Movement
• Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer, P&G, Diversity Leadership
• Ricardo Marques, VP Marketing, Budweiser’s Diversity & Inclusion Campaigns
• Diego Scotti, CMO, Verizon AdFellows Initiative
• Pam El, EVP/CMO of NBA, Gender and Diversity Leadership
• Bob Liodice, CEO, ANA’s Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing
• Madonna Badger, CCO/Founder, Badger & Winters, Gender Equality in Advertising
• Alma Har’el, Director/Founder, #FreeTheBid

More than 400 CES attendees are expected to honor the recipients at the ARIA Hotel Conference Center. The celebration will be integrated with MediaVillage’s second annual Inclusive Talent Job Fair, which focuses on offering opportunities for candidates interested in media and advertising to meet recruiters from some of the world’s biggest agencies, tech companies and media brands.

The 2019 Advancing Diversity Honors supports employment diversity, including gender, cultural, military, and education initiatives. This year’s recipients join 2018 inductees from the Advertising Council (Lisa Sherman), Crowdfunding Roadmap (Ruth Hedges), Ernst & Young (Megan Hobson and Hiren Shukla), Interactive Advertising Bureau (Randall Rothenberg and Megan Hauck), Interpublic Group (Michael Roth and Heide Gardner), Nielsen (Angela Talton), Springboard Enterprises (Kay Koplovitz) and Unilever (Aline Santos).

The Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors program underwriters include Active International, Ascential, BSSP, Budweiser, Crown Media Family Networks, Dentsu Aegis Network, Facebook, Google, Interpublic Group, Nielsen, Oath, Publicis Media, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Sundance Institute, Turner, Univision, Viacom and The Walt Disney Company. A portion of the proceeds funds the Jacaronda Foundation, a 501c3 Inclusive Talent College Loan Relief Fund. Individual Advancing Benefactor tickets are $850; for more information, visit www.AdvancingDiversity.org. For custom opportunities to support AdvancingDiversity.org, contact Karla Chrzanowski at Karla@MediaVillage.com.

About MediaVillage: MediaVillage drives the business of media forward through industry-leading research, content marketing and business connections that help companies advance across a changing media landscape. It leads the media and advertising community in advancing diversity, inclusion and talent development initiatives under the JACK MYERS KnowledgeExchange (JMKE) umbrella. JMKE’s five industry-leading initiatives are AdvancingDiversity.org, 1stFive.org, WomenAdvancing.org, Legends&Leaders.org, and TheFutureofMen.com. JMKE provides essential support and recognition to enhance industry initiatives through best practices, industry honors, diversity-focused events, internships, thought leadership and career development initiatives. To learn more, visit AdvancingDiversity.org.

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