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CNEXT, a highly-diverse global community for leadership exchange, development, and advancement of high-impact leaders, welcomes participants from ACCELERATE Founding Partner companies to the first annual ACCELERATE Summit in Arizona. Leaders from the inaugural cohorts will engage in an immersive learning experience designed to cultivate invaluable skills required to drive enterprise-level impact. The Summit aims to help participants leverage their leadership purpose and harness their authentic diversity dimensions as strategic assets, reinforcing the program’s mission: to advance leadership diversity.

CNEXT ACCELERATE is an 18-month leadership program geared toward preparing underrepresented mid-level leaders for Enterprise level roles. Built around four development pillars, Leadership, Personal Impact, Enterprise Excellence, and an Inclusive Managers series, ACCELERATE is designed to equip underrepresented professionals with key skills and capabilities required to advance to senior ranks. The program is delivered via virtual sessions with CNEXT's vast network of Fortune-ranked CEOs and best-in-class practitioners. It also includes an annual in-person Summit for more in-depth experiential learning and development.

“The ACCELERATE Summit isn’t just an event but a springboard for change, providing transformative experiences beyond traditional leadership development,” says Cheryl Stokes, CEO of CNEXT. “The Summit represents a key milestone in our efforts to reshape the future of leadership and accelerate diversity in the senior ranks.”

The Summit features several engaging and interactive sessions, including:

• Freestyle+ Experience and Behavioral Simulations: These experiences will stimulate curiosity, facilitate self-discovery, and foster connections among participants while providing a platform to practice essential skills, behaviors, and beliefs necessary for effective enterprise leadership.
• Educators and SMEs: Including Dr. Randal Pinkett, Chairman and CEO of BCT Partners. Drawing from his extensive experience in management consulting, DEIB, and data utilization, Dr. Pinkett brings valuable insights and frameworks.

“We're deeply grateful to our Founding Partner companies who've shown their commitment to forging a more robust, diverse pipeline of executive leaders,” continued Stokes.

In addition, CNEXT offers GENERATE, which enables senior executive leaders to directly address their most critical business and leadership challenges by serving as a primary source of learning, development, and peer connection in a candid, protected environment.

About CNEXT

CNEXT is a leadership and executive networking & development business; we help Fortune 1000 companies build more robust, prepared, and diverse executive pipelines. Our leadership programs are led by current and former Fortune-ranked CEOs, subject matter experts, and best-in-class companies and provide actionable frameworks for transforming proven methods into new, future-proof solutions.

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