Khalil
Smith
Vice President, Inclusion, Diversity and Engagement at Akamai Technologies
"Leading with Culture: Turning Inclusion into a Competitive Advantage "
"Leading with Culture: Turning Inclusion into a Competitive Advantage "
Tue May 20 - 12:20 PM EDT/New York (See in local time)
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"Leading with Culture: Turning Inclusion into a Competitive Advantage "
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Session: Leading with Culture: Turning Inclusion into a Competitive Advantage
In a business world under pressure to perform and adapt, culture isn’t just a “nice to have”—it’s a performance driver. In this keynote, Khalil Smith, VP of Inclusion, Diversity, and Engagement at Akamai Technologies, explores how organizations can move beyond buzzwords and build high-performing teams through intentional culture, inclusive leadership, and systemic change.Drawing from his book The Performance Culture and real-world lessons at Akamai, Khalil shares how awareness, behaviors, community, and systems come together to create not just engagement, but measurable business impact. This session is a powerful call to action for leaders and organizations looking to align people, purpose, and performance.
Key Takeaways
- ABCS model for understanding and positively affecting culture
Bio
Khalil Smith is the author of The Performance Culture, a roadmap to creating thriving workplace cultures. He is the Vice President of Inclusion, Diversity, and Engagement at Akamai Technologies, where his team supports a wide variety of employee-centered programs and processes.Before joining Akamai, Khalil worked with NeuroLeadership Institute, a cognitive science consultancy, during which time he oversaw Consulting, Practices, and Research. Prior to that, Khalil spent over 14 years in senior leader roles with Apple Inc., including leading a global Retail Training team of over 40 learning professionals who were responsible for critical training elements for Apple, such as employee onboarding, technical skills, and product launches.
Khalil holds an M.B.A with dual concentrations in Leadership and Strategy from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and a Master of Science from Columbia University in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution.
