2022 THEME:
Finding Peace in a World Full of Conflict
The 2022 Rotary Peace and Conflict Resolution Conference, “Finding Peace in a World Full of Conflict and Bias” will focus on unconscious bias and the conflicts that result from that bias. Understanding how we are impacted by unconscious bias is necessary for creating more inclusive communities and finding peace in our lives.
Unconscious Bias: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Mitigate Its Impact
Jessica Sharp – Founder and CEO, Sharp Brain Consulting
Communicating with Empathy
Luis Moreno – Human Centered Leadership and Emotional Intelligence
Challenging Bias in the Workplace
Zachary Brewster- Author of How to Get to the Other Side
Advocating Against Bias. How to challenge biases and build community
Mr. Jerry Blassingame – CEO Soteria CDC; Ms. Sarah Knowles – Manager of MedEx Academy Pipeline Program, Prisma Health; Mr. Ken Dority – Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness; Dr. Edward Anderson – Executive Director of Ontrack Greenville; Ms. Deb Richardson Moore; Mr. Tyler Rex – Executive Director, Thrive Upstate; Dr. Jim Dant- Senior Minister, First Baptist Greenville
“Nobody Lesser Than”
Original Poem written and presented by Glenis Redmond
