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2019 AT&T

EMPLOYEE GROUP

CONFERENCE

“WE’RE ALL IN, AND In that position he faced a dilemma: should he remove

WE’RE ALL-INCLUSIVE,” himself from the organization, or stay engaged and work
for needed change?
said Chief Diversity Officer Corey Anthony to open the Intro Employees Communities Customers Content Suppliers Awards

11th annual Employee Group Conference in Dallas, Texas. Randall chose to engage. And through persistent dialogue,
the Boy Scouts changed their membership policy to include

“All In” was the 2019 conference theme, and all 58 employee the LGBTQ+ community.
groups across the company were represented for the first 2,000+
time. The conference brought together more than 2,100 When it comes to political engagement, Randall says

employees from around the globe for two jam-packed going all in is the only way. “We will continue to engage in

days of panels, executive workshops, recognition and even the political process,” he said. “We will give our financial IN-PERSON ATTENDEES
a community service project – all representative of AT&T’s support to candidates who support policies that are in the
heart and passion for diversity & inclusion. best interest of our customers, our employees and our 1,100+
shareholders.”

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talked about engagement, using as an example his personal Recalling the company’s long history of supporting civil WEBCAST VIEWERS
experiences serving on the board of the Boy Scouts of rights protections for all employees, Randall ended by

America at a time when the organization excluded LGBTQ+ ensuring that when it comes to the future of equality 208M
scouts and volunteers. legislation, “your company will once again be out in front AT&T D&I Annual Report 2019
and on the right side of justice.”

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