Detroit Future City is gearing up for its 5th annual Equity Forum, with this year’s focus on increasing workforce equity for Detroiters. The event will be hosted from 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at the Wayne County Community College Northwest Campus. 

“Five years later, it’s become a pivotal and seminal event for Detroit and the economic development and justice community,” Detroit Future City CEO Anika Goss said. 

Alongside conversations on equity, inclusion and the future of work with local speakers and experts, the event will feature a session with Columbia School of Journalism Dean Jelani Cobb. It will also explore how companies of all sizes can help bridge educational and skill gaps to provide better employment opportunities and higher incomes to residents in the region.  

“We want to make sure that as Detroit and the region continue to grow and change that everyone is included in that,” Goss said.  

One Detroit’s Will Glover sits down with Goss to talk about the upcoming Equity Forum, which will focus on equity in employment. Plus, they discuss Detroit Future City’s goals of making the city more equitable and sustainable, and how companies can implement better equity practices across their organizations.