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Organizational Belonging

Belonging is more than a positive feeling; it influences whether people speak up, stay, create and perform. Stellant’s workplace belonging speakers bring organizational psychology and practical experience to the question of how acceptance and connection are built at work. They examine trust, inclusion, mental health and the everyday practices that strengthen, or quietly undermine belonging. For leadership, HR and companywide audiences, these experts help move the conversation beyond representation toward cultures where people can contribute fully without hiding important parts of themselves.

Speakers

Organizational Belonging Speakers

Ruchika T. Malhotra

Ruchika T. Malhotra

Founder and CEO, CandourAuthor of Inclusion on Purpose and UncompeteThinkers50 Radar list

Diya Khanna

Diya Khanna

Founder, Global IDEAFormer Global Diversity Equity Inclusion Program Manager, AmazonColumnist, Newsweek

Nelson Repenning

Nelson Repenning

School of Management Distinguished Professor of System Dynamics and Organization Studies, MIT Sloan School of ManagementFaculty Director, MIT Leadership CenterCo-Author, There's Got to Be a Better Way

Sandra Sucher

Sandra Sucher

MBA Class of 1966 Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business SchoolCo-Author, The Power of TrustAdvisory Board Member, Edelman Trust Institute

Dolly Chugh

Dolly Chugh

NYU Stern professor of management and organizationsAuthor, The Person You Mean to BeThinkers50 Radar Class of 2025

Rupert Younger

Rupert Younger

Founding Director, Oxford University Centre for Corporate ReputationCo-author, The Reputation GameChair, Enacting Purpose Initiative

Ingrid Nembhard

Ingrid Nembhard

Fishman Family President's Distinguished Professor, The Wharton School of the University of PennsylvaniaScholar of psychological safety and organizational learningAcademy of Management Mid-Career Achievement Award recipient

Elaine Lin Hering

Elaine Lin Hering

Author of Unlearning Silence, USA Today bestsellerFormer Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law SchoolThinkers50 Radar 2025, Top 30 Global Management Thinkers

Desmond Patton

Desmond Patton

31st Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor, University of PennsylvaniaFounding director, SAFElabMember, National Academy of Medicine

Michèle Lamont

Michèle Lamont

Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies, Harvard UniversityAuthor, Seeing Others and Getting RespectWinner, 2017 Erasmus Prize and 2024 Kohli Prize

Elizabeth Paluck

Elizabeth Paluck

Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs, Princeton2017 MacArthur FellowLeading authority on social norms and behavior change

Janine Zacharia

Janine Zacharia

Carlos Kelly McClatchy Lecturer, Stanford University Department of CommunicationFormer Jerusalem Bureau Chief, Washington PostCo-Author, Polarization and the Press

Courtney Cogburn

Courtney Cogburn

Associate professor, Columbia University School of Social WorkLead creator, 1000 Cut Journey virtual reality experienceTEDx speaker on experiencing racism in virtual reality

Books

Books on Organizational Belonging

Keynotes

Conversations on Organizational Belonging

Diya Khanna

The Importance of Community in Diversity Equity & Inclusion

  1. Diya KhannaThe Importance of Community in Diversity Equity & Inclusion
  2. Michèle LamontHarvard Professor Michele Lamont at the Berkeley Forum: Evaluating Society with a Sociological Lens
  3. Desmond PattonAnnenberg Conversations Podcast - Episode 2: Lessons in Joy and Care
  4. Michèle LamontMichele Lamont: Laureate Erasmus Prize 2017 (Video)
  5. Diya KhannaIntentional Conversations with Dr. Nika White and Co-host Diya Khanna
  6. Michèle LamontMarch 2021 Seminar Series: Dr. Michèle Lamont
  7. Michèle Lamont: Michèle Lamont - In Search of Narratives of Hope - Keynote Speech at ISS 2020 annual conference