DEIB Leadership Series 2026

The 2026 Leadership Equity Workshop Series is a curated learning series designed for leaders, managers, HR professionals, board members, and community practitioners seeking practical tools to lead with equity, cultural humility, and accountability. The series intentionally combines online lunch and learns with in person certificate based workshops to balance accessibility with depth. Online sessions provide timely insight and shared learning, while in person workshops offer space for deeper dialogue, reflection, and applied practice.

This series is grounded in lived experience, evidence informed practice, and over three decades of leadership in equity, anti racism, and community transformation.

2026 SERIES SCHEDULE

LUNCH & LEARN

The Real State of DEIB in 2026
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Time: 12:00–1:00 pm
Location: Online

A brief trend overview highlighting where DEIB work stands in 2026, what is shifting in workplaces, and what leaders need to be paying attention to now.

Does Inclusion Mean Someone Loses?
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Time: 12:00–1:00 pm
Location: Online

A high-level look at current workplace conversations about inclusion and fairness, and why inclusion is increasingly misunderstood as a zero-sum issue.

Expected Outcome:
Participants will gain insight into where scarcity thinking comes from, why it is showing up more often, and how leaders can reframe inclusion as collaboration rather than competition.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/strengthening-deib-online-lunch-and-learn-sessions-tickets-1979140912747

Fee: 39.99

WORKSHOPS

• March 11, 2026 – Workshop (In Person), 9:30–11:30 am, Westinghouse HQ  

• April 8, 2026 – Workshop (In Person), 9:30–11:30 am, Westinghouse HQ  

• June 10, 2026 – Workshop (In Person), 9:30–11:30 am, Westinghouse HQ  

• July 8, 2026  -in person Courageous Conversations on Race & Power

Location: Westinghouse HQ, 286 Sanford Ave N, Hamilton ON  L8L 6A1

SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

WORKSHOP  

Race, Power and Psychological Safety at Work  

Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 | Time: 9:30–11:30 am | Location: Westinghouse HQ

A practice-based workshop exploring how race and power influence behaviour, team dynamics and organisational culture.

Expected Outcome:  

Participants will leave with a deeper awareness of the relationship between power, race and team behaviour, and the ability to take practical steps that support psychological safety.

WORKSHOP  

Embedding  Humility in Leadership  

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | Time: 9:30–10:30 am | Location: Westinghouse HQ

This workshop examines systemic barriers and their impact on racialized employees while introducing cultural humility and anti-racist practice.

Expected Outcome:  

Participants will understand how systemic barriers function and how cultural humility strengthens leadership and organisational fairness.

WORKSHOP  

Unpacking Race, Equity and Privilege  

Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | Time: 9:30–10:30 am | Location: Westinghouse HQ

An interactive session exploring how race, equity and privilege shape access, opportunity and experiences in the workplace.

Expected Outcome:  

Participants will leave with a stronger ability to recognise inequities and apply anti-racist strategies that support fairness and belonging.

Courageous Conversations on Race and Power  

Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2026 | Time: 12:00–1:00 pm | Location: Online

A focused conversation on frameworks and principles for navigating discussions about race, harm and accountability.

Expected Outcome:  

Participants will gain confidence in approaching difficult conversations with empathy, accountability and clarity.

FEES AND REGISTRATION  

Workshops $250.00

Early Bird Special  $199 ends January 21, 2025

 certificate provided  upon completion of all four workshops. Light refreshments  

FACILITATORS

Evelyn Myrie, LL.D. (Hon.), she/her

Founder and Principal Consultant, EMPOWER Strategy Group

Evelyn Myrie is a respected community leader, equity practitioner and policy thinker with more than thirty years of experience in anti-racism, civic leadership and organisational change. She is known for her grounded facilitation style and deep understanding of the lived experiences of Black and racialized communities. Evelyn received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from McMaster University in 2025.

Audrey Wubbenhorst, MA, MBA, ICD.D, she/her

Equity and Governance Specialist

Audrey Wubbenhorst is an experienced equity and governance strategist with deep expertise in EDI research, policy development and inclusive organisational practice. She has led national and community-based initiatives focused on employment equity, Indigenous economic research, gender-based analysis and board diversity. Audrey brings a practical, evidence-informed approach that helps leaders strengthen accountability and embed equitable practices with clarity and humility.