Brian Grim

RETHINK DIVERSITY

Brian Grim will talk about the importance of diversity in the workplace. He will provide context for the overall trends of diversity, why it is important, and the advantages it provides to companies. Further, he will then talk about how faith-friendly workplaces are an important part of diversity. He will provide some suggestions as to how Christian leaders can navigate creating an inclusive work environment. 

 

 

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Brian Grim, PH.D. is President, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation, Washington, DC. The mission of the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation is to, “educate the global business community about how religious freedom is good for business and engages the business community in joining forces with government and non-government organizations in promoting respect for freedom of religion or belief.”  The Foundation is the first organization dedicated to educating businesses about why religious freedom will enable them to be more productive and successful, and how they can effectively incorporate religious freedom in their strategic business plans for the benefit of their stakeholders, their employees and society. Brian is a leading scholar on international religious demography and the socio-economic impact of religious freedom.  He has extensive international experience and is a TEDx speaker and a speaker at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos. Brian’s recent research finds that religion contributes $1.2 trillion to the U.S. economy annually, more than the combined revenues of companies including Apple, Amazon and Google. He is the recent chair of the World Economic Forum’s faith council and he works closely with the United Nations Business for Peace platform. He is an affiliated scholar at Baylor University, Boston University, Georgetown University, and the Freedom Forum Institute. Brian is a Penn State alumnus and author of numerous works including The Price of Freedom Denied (Cambridge), World Religion Database (Brill), World’s Religions in Figures (Wiley) and Yearbook of International Religious Demography(Brill).