Diversity isn’t just about inclusion in gaming — it’s smart business, too

Diversity and inclusion isn’t just about an initiative or program that serves a specific function for a specific underrepresented group of people in a given industry. D&I is meant to be a holistic model that desperately needs full saturation in every facet of every industry. In this particular panel during GamesBeat’s Driving Game Growth & Into the Metaverse in partnership with Facebook, we move beyond the Diversity 101 rhetoric and dive into a much more meaningful conversation about what we can do to support diversity and inclusion in gaming today.

During “Moving the Gaming Industry Forward: Impactful D&I Initiatives,” Nene Kalu Schaffert, the strategic partner manager for Adtech Partnerships at Facebook, spoke with Ayanna Smith, the head of corporate partnerships at Ureeka, about opportunities missed and why diversity and inclusion is “smart business.”