{"id":4583,"date":"2019-07-01T03:18:36","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T10:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/?p=4583"},"modified":"2019-08-07T16:40:35","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T23:40:35","slug":"diversity-and-inclusion-connectx-global-at-m-accelerator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/blog\/events\/diversity-and-inclusion-connectx-global-at-m-accelerator\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity and Inclusion: ConnectX Global at M Accelerator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Can diversity be an empowerment tool for both tech and entertainment industries? The answer to this question can\u2019t be rushed, nor simplistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/M-ACCELERATOR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">May 31st M-Accelerator<\/a> took the chance to host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/connectxglobal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">ConnectXGlobal<\/a>, a non-profit <a href=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/blog\/go-to-market\/programmatic-advertising-the-secret-weapon-your-startup-isnt-using-but-should-be\/\">startup<\/a> born in Paris and headed pretty much everywhere around the world. This global <a href=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/blog\/entrepreneurship\/from-inspiration-to-action-building-movements-and-communities\/\">community<\/a> of technophiles, <a href=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/blog\/go-to-market\/understanding-price-elasticity-a-key-tool-for-entrepreneurs\/\">entrepreneurs<\/a> and leaders promotes <a href=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/blog\/investors\/navigating-the-innovation-landscape-open-innovation-vs-closed-innovation-in-startup-investments\/\">innovation<\/a> and equal opportunities while traveling abroad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1858-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4590\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1858-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1858-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1858-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1858-249x187.jpg 249w, https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1858-1170x878.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once in South California, ConnectXGlobal Unconference chose M-Accelerator Headquarters as the perfect location for a roundtable. The main topic of discussion: why does diversity matter in tech and entertainment industry? Is it a new, global approach to inclusion needed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts from different fields joined the event: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/yojedesign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Bacely YoroBi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/blog\/leadership\/can-a-founder-become-ceo\/\">Founder<\/a> and CEO of ConnectXGlobal, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alessiarotondo.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Alessia Rotondo<\/a>, screenwriter who works between Italy and the US. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lizet Zayas founder and host at Successfuly also consultant for entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 businesses <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rosine Zadi&nbsp;Co-Founder at Nakiri and project manager at Phil Invest Club, in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yannick Davidson Vossah <a href=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/blog\/investors\/unveiling-the-hidden-gems-the-essential-role-of-a-data-room-in-investor-due-diligence\/\">Data<\/a> Analyst at <a href=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/blog\/business-strategy\/why-apples-secret-isnt-about-tech-its-about-purpose-that-startups-must-steal\/\">Apple<\/a> and president at Africa Coding Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dewayne Ferrell serial entrepreneur and founder at The Sound Bar, Shark Tank participant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/?page_id=956\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alessandro Marianantoni<\/a>, Exec. Director at <a href=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">M Accelerator<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"849\" src=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1862-1024x849.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4596\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1862-1024x849.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1862-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1862-768x637.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1862-226x187.jpg 226w, https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1862-1170x970.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The flow of <a href=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/blog\/startups\/why-most-startup-ideas-fail-and-how-testing-can-save-yours\/\">ideas<\/a> has been constantly enriching, as the speakers approached the topic from very different backgrounds and point of views. As an international school with a focus on innovation, M-Accelerator shares with ConnectXGlobal a deep interest for such urgent matters. We really hope this will be only the beginning of a fruitful, long-lasting collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1866-1024x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4593\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1866-1024x599.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1866-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1866-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1866-280x164.jpg 280w, https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_1866-1170x684.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can diversity be an empowerment tool for both tech and entertainment industries?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4587,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[727],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4583\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}