Aon supports leading festival for diversity, equity and inclusion

Dive In  is the insurance industry’s leading festival for diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and for the eighth year in a row, Aon is proud to be a Global Festival Partner. The focus for the 2022 festival, “Building Braver Cultures,” highlighted the need to create workplaces that allow people to feel safe, respected and free to express themselves.  

This year’s festival included 150 events that took place across 14 countries. Business Resource Groups at Aon helped organize 32 local events alongside other global sponsors. Sessions from Aon included Rachel Fellowes, chief wellbeing officer, discussing “Wellness Initiatives in the Workplace;” Lance Emery, chief people officer, Enterprise Client Group and Aon Growth Ventures, speaking at “Parenting the Rainbow;” Ubaldo Fonseca, chief medical officer, speaking at “Inclusion, Diversity and Wellbeing – Correlations and Impacts” and more. Most sessions will be available after the event here.

When asked what she’d tell her younger self about change, Jennifer Bell, CEO, North America and co-chair of the Global Inclusive Leadership Council at Aon, said “Embracing change accelerates success. You cannot shy away from change. You have to embrace it and then have the courage to implement it. That’s how you create a stronger, braver workplace culture.”

Greg Case, CEO of Aon, said in a video presentation after the opening ceremonies, “At Aon, we also pride ourselves on having created a culture that encourages all colleagues to bring their authentic self to work every day.  This approach fosters a sense of inclusion and delivers meaningful diversity that drives the best insights, advice and outcomes for clients, the firm and the communities where we operate.”

Commenting at the start of the festival, Dominic Christian, global chairman of Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions, said: "We are proud and delighted to see so many industry leaders and inspirational guests from across the world come together for this year's festival. The world today is a challenging place so it's more important than ever that we help promote the importance of building braver cultures that allow everyone to feel safe and able to be their authentic selves each and every day." Read Dive In’s press release here.

Learn more about Dive In here. Read about Aon’s inclusion and diversity efforts here.