Why D&I is not what you think | Sarah Hassaine | TEDxSanDiegoWomen

Everyone has a different definition of inclusion and diversity, from who it impacts to what it achieves. While D&I can feel under fire, the reality could not be further from the truth. The importance of having an inclusive lens across your business practices, policies and product development will undoubtedly drive value and positive outcomes. In this talk, D&I Expert Sarah Hassaine shares how having a baked approach to inclusivity and diversity can improve every business and reminds us that the tools we use daily come from a strong D&I strategy.

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Sarah Hassaine is the Global Head of Inclusion and Diversity, at the digital sleep health company ResMed. She has ten years of experience in the D&I space, starting at Amazon where she helped with recruiting and retaining women in Applied Sciences, and then at Qualcomm where she led their conference engagement, affinity group expansion, and designed trainings and inclusion building solutions.

Sarah started her career as a government contractor with Deloitte, and then in international development supporting democracy building projects, mainly across the Middle East and North Africa. As a San Diego native, she is very devoted to the growth and direction of the city and serves on four organizational boards championing equity, access and economic inclusion. She also volunteers with inter-faith, refugee assimilation, orphanage support, and health organizations. www.linkedin.com/in/sarahhassaine/ This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx