Celebrating Achievements, Reflecting on Growth, and Setting the Stage for a Remarkable New Year!
As we reflect on what a remarkable year it has been, our December newsletter brings an exhilirating month filled with impactful conversations and transformative encounters. Over the past few weeks, our CEO & Founder, Peter Mousaferiadis has embarked on a whirlwind journey across Europe and America, sparking dialogues on diversity, equity and inclusion, inspiring individuals and organizations alike to embrace the power of diversity and data through the Diversity Atlas platform. Join us as we recap some of our recent highlights, where each event becomes a stepping stone towards a more equitable future.
REPORTING | Diversity Atlas Takes the World Stage
We have some exciting news to share from our time in Las Vegas! Amazon Web Services (AWS) is totally shaking things up, showcasing fantastic leadership with their inclusion-first approach to Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (ID&E) and we are absolutely thrilled to be a part of it.
At re:Invent in Vegas, AWS rolled out its Inclusion Playbook featuring Diversity Atlas as the first step in this game-changing intiative. AWS recognises moving the world towards greater inclusivity requires action from everyone everywhere, which is why they produced this playbook and made the information publicly available—to inspire collective change.
Peter Mousaferiadis had the honour of joining a breakout session, led by AWS Director and Global Head of ID&E LaDavia S. Drane, alongside Kelly Lukschander from Big Ocean Brain and Neal Cauley from Amazon QuickSight. It was a privilege to hear about the incredible work these two are doing and to showcase Diversity Atlas on the world stage!
REPORTING | Afrofuturismo Festival
The fifth edition of the Afrofuturismo Festival took place on 20 & 21 November in the Historic Center of Salvador. Organized by Vale do Dendê, together with our partner in Brazil, Shelley Green, Diversity Atlas brought a new experience in collecting information about diversity, culture and demographics based on the ancestry and personal history of each of the attendees.
Diversity Atlas Senior Cultural Ambassador Getrude Matshe captivated the audience with her incredible personal story. She also presented a sneak peek of the initial results from Diversity Atlas's mapping of the festival attendees revealing 21 dialects from 14 languages spoken and 23 ancestral groups.
The Afrofuturismo Festival is the biggest innovation, technology and diversity event in Latin America.
- Watch Getrude's presentation (26 mins)
APPROACHING | Diversity Beyond Gender and Accessibility with the Université Paris-Saclay
Most contemporary approaches to the work of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) rely on poor-quality data that may at best only include two or three factors that go into making up any person’s identity, which risks creating a swathe of unintended consequences that merely shift the lines and perpetuate division, inequality, poverty and even unequal health outcomes.
In this 2.5 hour interactive seminar Peter partnered with the Université Paris-Saclay to workshop some of the concepts that underpin our work at Diversity Atlas, and to share his passion for Diversity Atlas’s holistic datasets that ensure everyone is given the visibility essential to building more representative, inclusive and equitable outcomes.
CELEBRATING | Australian Professionals of Colour (APOC) Gala and Awards Night
Diversity Atlas recently had the honour of playing a small yet impactful role at the APOC Gala and Awards night. It was an incredible event and we're thrilled to have contributed to its success. At the heart of the night were the real-time insights provided by our survey — a staggering 44 different ancestries, 48 languages, and 54 dialects were represented, creating a truly inclusive atmosphere that made the evening both successful and memorable.
Being part of an event that embraced such a wide range of cultures and backgrounds was a testament to the power of diversity. We are proud to have been part of the APOC Gala and look forward to more opportunities to celebrate diversity and inclusion in the future.
ACCESSING | Organisation Free Diversity Health Check Assessment
Understand and maximise your diversity data collection capability with our free Diversity Atlas Health Check Assessment! This quick survey takes around five minutes to complete, and provides insight into your organisation’s proficiency and practical application of diversity data.
We will provide you with a report with a score out of 100, identify your strengths and weaknesses with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and provide relevant suggestions for improvement.
Not only does the Diversity Atlas Health Check Assessment help your organisation, but the wider DEI community – the more results generated, the more data we will have – thus enabling us to develop world-first diversity data benchmarks.
HIGHLIGHTING | Calendar Spotlight: Christmas Day
A popular festival day and a public holiday in many nations, this day i.e. 25 December is widely celebrated across the world as a secular family holiday. It is a religious holy day for observant Christians to celebrate the birth of Christ as the son of God and for a small number of Muslims to celebrate the birth of Christ as an important prophet. Christmas Day rituals can include decorating Christmas trees, feasting, singing Christmas carols and exchanging gifts. Christmas celebrations often reflect differing cultural, local and national traditions.