ISACA Vancouver - DEI Training
In today’s high-pressure and fast-paced environments, awareness alone is not enough to shift behaviour. Organizations need practical tools that move Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) beyond policy into everyday actions.
This interactive session explores how storytelling can be used as a powerful tool to humanize DEI, challenge assumptions, and create meaningful behaviour change. Through lived experience and real-world scenarios, participants will engage in honest conversations about bias, microaggressions, and accountability in the workplace.
Attendees will gain practical strategies to:
Recognize and address unconscious bias and microaggressions
Strengthen psychological safety within teams
Navigate difficult conversations with confidence and respect
Practice bystander awareness and accountability
Contribute to a more inclusive, respectful, and high-performing workplace culture
This session is designed to be reflective, practical, and actionable equipping participants with tools they can immediately apply in their roles.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Identify behaviours that impact psychological safety
Apply practical tools to address bias and microaggressions
Engage in respectful, constructive dialogue in challenging situations
Demonstrate accountability as individuals and leaders in fostering inclusion
Speaker: Mariat Jibril
Founder & Chief Happy Officer, MIJ Consulting Founder & CEO, Better Not Bitter Society
Mariat Jibril is a leadership, DEI, and workplace wellbeing advisor with over 20 years of executive experience across corporate, nonprofit, and public-sector environments. She is the Founder of Better Not Bitter Society, a nationally recognized organization advancing mental wellbeing, inclusion, and community resilience, and the Founder of MIJ Consulting, where she partners with organizations to build psychologically safe, high-performing teams. Mariat is known for her powerful storytelling and ability to facilitate honest, grounded conversations that challenge perspectives, strengthen leadership capability, and drive meaningful, lasting change.