Diversity is overrated! Why leaders need cultural intelligence | Lili Gil Valletta | TEDxWaterStreet

In an era of diversity awakening and increased corporate pressures, how can leaders go beyond chasing representation or the fear of not doing or saying the “right” thing? Codified as cultural intelligence, this session breaks down the numbers and framework needed to turn inclusion into purpose and profits. Lili Gil Valletta is a former corporate executive turned entrepreneur, World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, board director at Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) and the YMCA USA, and an award-winning leader. She has been recognized by PRWeek as one of the Top 50 Most Influential in Healthcare, Top 100 Most Powerful Women of New York, and selected by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as Hispanic Business Person of the Year in 2018, among others. She is a television commentator seen on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN en Español, and her work and big data has been featured by Forbes, CNN, HuffPost, published in collaboration with researchers at Harvard and referenced by Heads of State and the C-suite. She is