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Inclusion+Innovation Summit

Posted Oct 29, 2018

Comcast NBCUniversal & Baumhart Center at Loyola Univ. Chicago are partnering to present the 2018 Inclusion + Innovation Summit. The summit connects people & institutions for discussions on how to collectively partner to create more diversity & inclusion.

Hosted by: Paul Lisnek Produced by: Greater Chicago Newsmakers Team

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