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Register now! The 2024 Advocate Health FOR ALL Conference happens on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST / 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. CST.  

Get ready to have a full day of learning with well-known and inspirational speakers. This year’s theme is: Affirming the Advocate Advantage. Learn more about our keynote speakers below. Break-out session topics and speakers will be forthcoming.   

Nominate a teammate: 2024 Diversity Awards 

Advocate Health is intentional to identify pioneers who blaze the trail for boldly inclusive leadership and the diversity values upon which our organization proudly stands. Recipients of these annual diversity awards demonstrate courage, integrity and determination in leading diversity in our organization. Past honorees have advanced principles and practices of inclusion, fairness, equal opportunity and cultural competence. In doing so, they have inspired countless others to follow in their footsteps.

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Morning Keynote

Isabel Wilkerson

Pulitzer Prize winner and author of the critically acclaimed bestsellers The Warmth of Other Suns and Caste 

Isabel Wilkerson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, is the author of The New York Times bestsellers The Warmth of Other Suns and Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. A gifted storyteller, Wilkerson captivates audiences with the universal human story of migration and reinvention, as well as the unseen hierarchies that have divided us as a nation, in order to find a way to transcend them. Wilkerson brings the past’s complexities to vivid life through her passionate research and her profound gift for connecting with audiences of all backgrounds. 


Luncheon Keynote

Jean M. Twenge

Author and Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University 

Jean M. Twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, is the author of more than 180 scientific publications and seven books, including Generations: The Real Differences between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers and Silents—and What They Mean for America’s Future and iGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood. She holds a BA and MA from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. 


Afternoon Keynote

Magie Cook

CEO, Keynote Speaker, Entrepreneur, Coach, Author & Philanthropist 

Inspirational Keynote speaker Magie Cook, LL.D., captivates audiences around the world with her life story of resilience and achievement. From Growing up in a Mexican orphanage to creating the wildly successful Maggie’s All-Natural Fresh Salsas & Dips that sold with Garden Fresh for $231M, starting with an $800 investment when she was homeless. Her story shows how anyone can find their way through adversity to achieve their greatest potential. 

Last Updated on 03/18/2024
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