Speaking Engagements

Keynote Addresses

  • 2025 — GAF Build and Vibe – Call for Honor

  • February 2024 – ASB Unplugged: Ecology Diversity and Mapping Power, Mumbai, India

  • 2023 – Ecology of Diversity, Diversity and Inclusion Professions (DAIP) & Amica Insurance

  • 2022 – Pinnacle Health System Annual Conference

  • 2021 – ACE (American Council on Education)

  • 2020 – Inclusive Excellence and Signature Work Revisited, 106th AAC&U Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

  • 2019 – Reckoning with the Past to Build Inclusive Futures, Color Magazine’s Chief Diversity Officer Summit, Boston, MA

  • 2019 – Executive Session Keynote, Blue Cross Blue Shield Chief Diversity Officer Summit

  • 2018 – Discovering STEM Diversity at Amherst College, STEMM Equality Congress, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Invited Talks & Presentations

  • 2017 – Making a Difference Panel, Value Proposition for CDOs in Canadian Higher Education, Toronto, Canada

  • 2017 – Redistributing Responsibility: Critical Stakeholders and Student of Color Success, AAC&U 103rd Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA

  • 2016 – Redistributing Responsibility: Critical Stakeholders and Black Male Success, International Colloquium on Black Males in Education, Southampton, Bermuda

  • 2014 – Diversity Across the Spectrum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

  • 2013 – Diversity in Nonprofit Governance, TFEC & Temple NEST, Harrisburg, PA

  • 2012 – The Art of Execution, Carlisle Regional Medical Center

  • 2012 – Unapologetic Standard Setting: Success for Undergraduate Men of Color, AAC&U Student Success Conference, Seattle, WA

  • 2011 – Leading Change, Carlisle Regional Medical Center

  • 2011 – Transfer and the Liberal Arts, LADO, Carlisle, PA

  • 2010 – Aligning Expectations: Mutual Systems of Support, Jack Kent Cooke Annual Conference, Washington, DC

  • 2010 – Leadership in Small Groups, Carlisle High School, Carlisle, PA

  • 2007 – The Role of the Mentor in Student-Led Dyad Meetings, Posse Foundation, Los Angeles, CA

  • 2007 – Taking the Lead in the College Admissions Marathon, Philadelphia Futures

  • 2006 – Ethics in K-12 Education: Historical Perspectives, Leadership Cumberland

  • 2006 – Understanding Race and Leadership, Dickinson College

  • 2006 – What You Should Know About Effective Mentoring, Dickinson College

  • 2005 – Finding Your Way: Navigating the First Year Experience, Philadelphia Futures

  • 1999 – Understanding African-American Male Learning Styles, NABSE, Nashville, TN

Dr. Norm J. Jones is an experienced speaker and facilitator known for bringing clarity, warmth, and thought-provoking insight to his audiences. Whether addressing a national conference or guiding an internal leadership retreat, Norm draws on real-world experience to help people reflect, reframe, and take action. His talks make complexity actionable—equipping audiences with clarity, tools, and renewed momentum. Each keynote is tailored to the setting, designed to meet participants where they are and move them forward.

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