KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 3, 2023 – New England tourism chief Hilina Ajakaiye and LGBTQ+ communications professional Lauren Grey will sort out the subject of gender inequality after they lead a panel dialogue on the 2023 College of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium Tuesday, Oct 17.
Ajakaiye is the manager vice chairman at Meet Boston (previously Higher Boston Conference & Guests Bureau) and president and founding father of R.I.S.E. Ladies’s Management Convention, for which she was named “Rhode Islander of the 12 months” by Rhode Island Month-to-month. Grey is senior vice chairman on the disaster and popularity danger management group on the world communications agency Edelman, bringing 15 years of expertise in disaster administration, coverage and social points to assist shoppers handle complicated reputational points, together with round LGBTQ+ points.
Ajakaiye and Grey will communicate at 7 p.m. at Edwards Corridor on the Kingston Campus, as a part of the College’s fall Honors Colloquium, “Not Enterprise As Traditional: Enterprise for the Frequent Good.” The discuss may even be streamed reside (video hyperlinks can be found the day of every occasion, on the hyperlink above).
A local of Ethiopia, Ajakaiye immigrated to the U.S. in 1987, perfected English as a second language, and graduated along with her highschool diploma and an affiliate diploma at age 17. She went on to pursue undergraduate research on the College of Massachusetts and later her MBA at Northeastern College. At Meet Boston, Ajakaiye spearheads a partnership with Tourism Variety Issues that goals to diversify the journey and hospitality workforce. The mannequin that Ajakaiye has superior is now acknowledged and endorsed by the U.S. Journey Affiliation because the main mannequin for vacation spot advertising organizations to emulate.
Grey helps shoppers handle complicated reputational points and is a member of the societal points and LGBTQ+ job forces at Edelman. Beforehand, Lauren offered disaster communications assist to the Metropolis of New York and Deliberate Parenthood Federation of America. She has educated survivors of army sexual assault to share their tales with members of Congress and the media and led communications for the primary lawsuit filed towards former President Trump’s now-repealed transgender army ban. Grey was just lately honored in New York’s Metropolis & State Political PR Energy 50. PR Week additionally named Grey to its Pleasure in PR listing that includes 30 main LGBTQ+ professionals and has named her as a Champion of PR.
The URI Honors Colloquium is free and open to the general public. Hosted by URI’s Honors Program, that is the sixtieth version of the College’s premier lecture sequence, and it marks the centennial of the School of Enterprise. Lectures might be held most Tuesday evenings via Dec. 5, and also will be obtainable on-line. Study extra concerning the fall colloquium. Register for updates and reminders right here or e mail [email protected].
