{"id":45,"date":"2021-05-24T03:01:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T08:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deinc.org\/2021\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2024-08-22T21:17:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T02:17:02","slug":"founders-welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/deinc.org\/2024\/founders-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Founder&#8217;s Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center; margin-bottom:30px;\">Founder&#8217;s Welcome<\/h1>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/dl-cdn.net\/speakers\/500x500\/dennis-kennedy.jpg\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Dennis Kennedy\" alt=\"Dennis Kennedy\"><pee>Greetings,<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><pee>It is my privilege to welcome you to the 4th annual National DEI Convention (DEINC). This year\u2019s theme is \u201cBelonging.\u201d<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><pee>Our three-day conference will include some amazing trainers! In addition, leading professionals will spearhead workshops. These trainings\/workshops will focus on a variety of topics and industries.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><pee>Our goal continues to be providing companies and professionals with the tools and resources necessary to remain competitive in a global economy. Finally, my hope is that the conference empowers attendees to share valuable resources and best practices in D&#038;I and leadership with their organizations, coworkers, managers, and senior leaders.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><pee>In closing, I want to say a big \u201cTHANK YOU\u201d to our sponsors for their continued support. I also want to acknowledge our trainers, presenters, and organizers who have worked diligently to bring our 2024 Conference to fruition. We hope to leave a lasting impact on both companies and professionals, as we continuously strive for a more inclusive society.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  Sincerely,<!\u2013- [et_pb_br_holder] -\u2013><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  Dennis Kennedy<!\u2013- [et_pb_br_holder] -\u2013><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  Founder &#038; Chairman<!\u2013- [et_pb_br_holder] -\u2013><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  DEI National Convention (DEINC)<!\u2013- [et_pb_br_holder] -\u2013><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a href=\"mailto:dennis.kennedy@diversityfirstmail.org\">dennis.kennedy@diversityfirstmail.org<\/a><!\u2013- [et_pb_br_holder] -\u2013><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a href=\"http:\/\/denniskennedy.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meet Dennis Kennedy<\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/pee>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-45","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/deinc.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/deinc.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/deinc.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/deinc.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/deinc.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"http:\/\/deinc.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4541,"href":"http:\/\/deinc.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions\/4541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/deinc.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}