SHRM’s annual inclusion conference held in the fall has a new name for 2025, a change the HR organization said is meant to respond to a challenging DEI landscape for employers.
The event previously known as SHRM Inclusion and first held as the Workplace Diversity Conference in 1996 is now SHRM Blueprint. A SHRM spokesperson told HR Dive in an email that the decision to drop inclusion from the event’s title won’t be extended to its programming, which will feature content focused on inclusion.
“We are not retreating from inclusion — we are reinforcing it with deeper rigor, sharper guidance, and legal foresight,” the spokesperson said. “We believe inclusion for the diverse workforce is more important than ever.”
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