Grace Tong

Vice President and the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Practice Lead at Ipsos

Grace is Vice President and the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Practice Lead at Ipsos, Canada. She holds 15+ years of experience in public opinion and social research bringing an archaeological background that is driven by a deep curiosity about cultures and behaviours. She has a keen understanding of the nuances and issues around equity and inclusion in the Canadian context. As a quantitative and qualitative researcher, Grace works with organizations to help them identify where workplace inequity is occurring through a data-driven approach and provides valuable insights and compelling narratives based on data and analytics. Her work on diversity spans over a decade including studies on media representation conducted on behalf of the Cultural Diversity Task Force on Canadian Television and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Prior to Ipsos, Grace was a Senior Research Associate at Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC), a not-for-profit organization specializing in policy research and program evaluations. She is passionate about evaluating initiatives that support a more equitable, diverse and inclusive society.

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Jul, 11 6:00 PM CET

Interview

Role of data in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion

The panel will discuss a balanced approach to effectively measure all the DEI parameters and how to use this data to advance corporate DEI programs to the company’s benefit, avoiding the diversity fatigue trend. Join this panel discussion to hear solutions from the best practitioners in the field.

Diversity numbers: goals or indicators?
The rising role of inclusion and equity and how to measure the two
How DEI data is reshaping DEI strategies

Speakers

Zeynep Ince Global Head of Inclusion and Diversity at Philip Morris International

Grace Tong Vice President and the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Practice Lead at Ipsos

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Jul, 11 9:20 PM CET

Presentation

Measuring pay equity to take action on structural and implicit bias inside an organisation

Case study on pay equity analysis, where predictive analytics was used to identify pay gaps within an organization, and to accurately measure the magnitude of structural and implicit bias in pay across gender, ethnicity, and the intersectionality of various identity variables.

Speakers

Olivia Nuamah Managing Director, National Inclusion, Diversity and Belonging Leader at PwC

Grace Tong Vice President and the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Practice Lead at Ipsos

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