Do you have the vision and character necessary to be a true leader? Do you want to make your workplace more welcoming and engaging for all employees, including individuals with disabilities, veterans and first-generation professionals? Don’t miss FDR’s Ignite-influenced Opening Plenary, where our distinguished group of speakers will share their strategies. Amy Herman, who has trained the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, and the FBI, will show you how great works of art can help you improve your perception and communication skills. Tinisha Agramonte will explain why and how you should eliminate workplace barriers for first-generation professionals. Mika Cross will persuade you to consider workplace flexibility options that improve the workplace for veterans, their families and wounded warrior caregivers — as well as the entire workforce. Why must reasonable accommodation requests be met almost immediately with rigidity and skepticism? It’s time to shift the accommodation discussion from compliance to inclusivity, and Anupa Iyer will share her own story as an example. Finally, Cyrus Salazar will close things out with an important message about the key ingredient to effective leadership — character.