Kelli McLoud-Schingen

Listening to Lead

Kelli McLoud-Schingen is Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Tulsa and President of KMS Intercultural Consulting.  She is a Global Diversity and Inclusion Specialist with over 30 years’ experience in the Diversity and Intercultural Fields.  Kelli specializes in healing racism, cross-cultural competence, conflict resolution/mediation, storytelling and inclusive leadership.

Erika Lucas

Vesting Women: The case for why investing in women-led companies redefining how we work and integrate life, is the most profitable thing we can do.

Erika Lucas is an active Angel Investor and the Co-Founder of StitchCrew and VEST. In partnership with the NBA Team, the Oklahoma City Thunder she runs an accelerator program to connect high growth entrepreneurs with the capital, resources and networks they need to launch and scale businesses in the middle of the country. Her Ted Talk "America's Trillion Dollar Blindspot" is highly regarded in the Startup and Venture space because it addresses the systemic barriers of entry for women and entrepreneurs of color.