Jeiz Robles

Inclusion Champion. Beach-lover. Badminton Player. Sister.
Wife. BDE. IBMer. And so much more.

Never says never. Views are my own except for RTs.

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At the Out & Equal APAC Forum tomorrow, I will be talking about insights from a research piece from a collaboration between IBM, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Dr. @LeeBadgett a few years ago which featured Stephanie and my experience in getting…https://t.co/kSNWOLxvjf

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The 2023 Out & Equal LGBTQI+ APAC Forum is a few days away. I look forward to convening with D&I professionals, champions and advocates around APAC next week!

I will be speaking at the plenary on glocalizing LGBTQ+ inclusion programs for Asia and at a b…https://t.co/SbBPAElffG

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We started to talk about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with The American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (AMCHAM Thailand)'s members through its DEI committee and had the 1st ideation last March. A lot of the outputs were all about how do we get started…https://t.co/GanrDyPUwl

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Agile values and practices are the norm for our EAGLE Business Resource Group. After a long eventful month of pride, a timely retrospective with cake is just what the team needs. Kudos Donald for continuing to lead through agile and congratulations everyo…https://t.co/z0tsiemCs4

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PFIP - Philippine Financial & Inter-Industry Pride Pride Summit is the largest LGBTQ+ Business Summit in the Philippines. Join us on July 27 to 28 and be part of various breakouts, panels and workshops that uplifts LGBTQ+ talent at work and create transfo…https://t.co/2TFdiW8BLp

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Had a blast at Eastwest Seed's pride month event organized by Koko. Aside from the roadtrip to visit just a bit outside Bangkok, I appreciated the engaging conversation with you, JC and Cathlea! Happy to continue collaborations.

Stephanie Galera APCOM F…https://t.co/3InBSvClTd

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It was a treat to get to visit our friends in Indorama Ventures' Sustainability Team and talk about Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace.

I welcome such opportunities if you're in Thailand and are looking to either get started or strengthen your D&I…https://t.co/owk5BVWXGx

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Stephanie, at this point I'm just glad the nightmare is over and am excited for you and where life is taking us next.

The past year has literally been like, and even worse, than thriller movies for our family. This account is just for last two months an…https://t.co/mxJ4Uj85tJ

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Drew B. Mallory, Ph.D. and Max Simpson it was an honor to speak alongside you. We should definitely do more of this across industries.

Thank you Maria Wernevi and Mohammed for giving us the space to talk to UNOPS country focals on the landscape and poss…https://t.co/DEB0zkXerr

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I am speaking at the Out & Equal APAC Forum on multiple topics including on "ERG Phases of Development" to provide insight and experiences on building and growing an ERG/BRG throughout various maturity points.

Registration is still ongoing and free.

W…https://t.co/WlRG4rdUGz

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IBM is engaging in a series of public podcasts: Be Equal Podcast

At IBM, we foster a culture of conscious inclusion and active allyship where every IBMer can make a positive impact on society while bringing their authentic selves to work. We are constan…https://t.co/Pc9kAr0Pz9

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Steps Community is a Social Enterprise that run vocational training centers, consulting, and models inclusive businesses through their cafes employing and supporting the Neurodivergent community in Thailand. Founded and ran by Max and Uang, together, they…https://t.co/q1kdc206jM

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I've put all my recorded talks in one place!

From talks around building employee networks, embracing neurodiversity, my coming out stories and even inclusive leadership and executive accountability.

Youtube: https://t.co/3Jr1bmz6Yw
Spotify: …https://t.co/A5dD8nBMRr

[Jeiz Robles @JeizGR]

I've put all my recorded talks in one place!

From talks around building employee networks, embracing neurodiversity, my coming out stories and even inclusive leadership and executive accountability.

Youtube: https://t.co/3Jr1bmz6Yw
Spotify: …https://t.co/P63zj4vfVU

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What an interesting marketing strategy. Though looks like it does the work.

#rainbowwashing #pride2023 https://t.co/h4D0euN5WK

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In 2021, we launched the 1st PFIP LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion Survey in the Philippines that revealed:

- Almost 90% of companies have LGBT+ supportive policies
- 30% of them are yet to operatianalize transinclusive policies
- And more than 40% were yet to…https://t.co/aIR7xw0JNU

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#Kindness shouldn't be too much to ask for.

#neurodiversity #adhd #adjustments #workplace https://t.co/jA2VUtuNjz

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Yeah. We don't. Never be quick to judge.

While these apply at work, it also very well applies to our personal lives. With my wife, Stephanie, and I being #Neurodivergent, it literally took us a decade to find effective ways of communicating due to pro…https://t.co/Ag1c8FaE8B