4. Diversity Opportunities in Italy with Rachael Wilson

EW Group MD Rachael Wilson travels to Rome to speak to Italian
business leaders about their diversity and inclusion plans.


"If you compare Italy now to 20 years ago, we've changed very
very quickly. Companies are creating a new inclusive approach in
order to transform diversity into business opportunity. It's a
reality that's growing fast." Emelia Garito, TEDxRoma


Last week, Rachael was invited to speak at a conference in Rome
hosted by EW Group's Italian partners, Diversity Opportunity.
These are divisive times in Italy: the general election the day
before the event had ended in a hung parliament.


Against such an uncertain backdrop, Rachael wanted to get a sense
of the efforts that Italian businesses are making to adapt
perspectives around diversity, and to address barriers to
inclusion.


What she found was a genuine belief that diversity represents a
source of team empowerment and business innovation.


As the only Brit in the room, Rachael took the chance to speak to
a number of guests about the rising importance of workplace
diversity and inclusion in Italy, and the progress made so far:


- Elvis Daniel, HR Business Partner at Stryker


- Emelia Garito, Organiser of TedxRoma


- Monica Ricci, HR Director, eFM


- Emiliano Boschetto, ‎Institutional Relations and Communication
Manager at eFM


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