Diversity in Wine Leadership Forum
The Diversity in Wine Leadership Forum is powered by Maryam + Company in partnership with Dr. Akilah Cadet, Founder + CEO at Change Cadet.
The Forum was co-founded by Maryam Ahmed and Elaine Chukan Brown in 2020 to help connect inclusive initiatives in the wine industry in order to foster collaborative efforts and problem solving among advocates and leaders. The Forum provides a bi-annual summit for leaders of organizations dedicated to diversity and equity in the wine industry; a central location for information on organizations doing the work; and educational series focused on DEI training for wine professionals.
"The Diversity in Wine Leadership Forum is doing hugely important work. Ultimately, the success of DEI work within our industry is dependent on our ability to lock arms and work in tandem for maximum impact. The Forum provides this means to collaborate and support each other as a community."
-Carly Maher, Co-Founder, The Veraison Project
“I took the Do the Work Series through the Diversity in Wine Leadership Forum and found it to be a great introduction to important concepts such as earned and unearned privilege, using our privilege to advocate for others, and dimensions of difference that go beyond the obvious. It was well-structured and paced, with a balance of conceptual learning and small group discussion. I was also inspired by learning alongside a group of people committed to making the wine industry better.”
-Julie Cohen Theobald, Executive Director, Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas
