Motorola Solutions and ComEd join forces to ‘Be Bold for Change,’ diversity in the workplace
March 08 2017 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Chicago-based tech companies encourage inclusion, leadership in
celebration of International Women’s Day
- To celebrate International Women’s Day,
Motorola Solutions hosted a discussion between the company’s
Chairman and CEO Greg Brown and ComEd President and CEO Anne
Pramaggiore about inclusion, culture and leadership
- Both Chicago-based technology companies
continue to invest in science, technology, engineering and math
(STEM) education for young women and underrepresented groups to
inspire the tech leaders of the future
- Motorola Solutions remains committed to
fostering an environment and culture that thrives on the diversity
of its people and their ideas
This week, Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) is hosting a series of
events to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD), observed today
globally. As part of the company’s continued commitment to
diversity of people and ideas, a discussion about inclusion,
culture and leadership was held March 7 featuring the leaders of
two Chicago-based technology companies: Motorola Solutions Chairman
and CEO Greg Brown and ComEd President and CEO Anne
Pramaggiore.
“As a technology company growing our offerings in software and
services, we know the importance of diversity – of both people and
ideas – in creating new solutions and accelerating innovation,”
said Brown. “Motorola Solutions is committed to fostering an
environment and culture that thrives on the diversity of our people
and their ideas.”
A cornerstone of Brown’s conversation with Pramaggiore, which
was attended by Motorola Solutions employees in-person and
virtually, was the importance of education in science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM) for young women and other
underrepresented groups. Both Motorola Solutions and ComEd invest
in STEM education to inspire the next generation of technology
workers as part of their respective philanthropic and corporate
responsibility programs.
“With technology and innovation at the core of our business, it
is important to encourage a diverse, future workforce that will
help us solve the creative and technical challenges of tomorrow,”
said Pramaggiore. “We are committed to creating opportunities to
offer hands-on experiences to interest and educate young women in
the STEM subjects.”
Over the past 10 years, the Motorola Solutions Foundation has
provided more than $45 million in education grants through its
“Innovation Generation” program, which supports STEM
education-focused initiatives such as Girls Who Code. Since 2014,
ComEd’s nationally recognized, award-winning Icebox Derby has
paired young women with ComEd engineers to build solar-powered cars
out of old refrigerators in an educational and fun competition.
In addition to Brown’s conversation with Pramaggiore, Motorola
Solutions’ global Women’s Business Council will offer International
Women’s Day activities throughout the week at locations in the
U.S., U.K., Israel, Poland, Australia and Malaysia, where about 40
percent of engineers are women. Events include panel discussions,
fundraising events and networking opportunities around this year’s
theme for International Women’s Day: #BeBoldForChange.
Learn more about the Motorola Solutions Foundation’s support for
STEM education at
https://www.motorolasolutions.com/en_us/about/company-overview/corporate-responsibility/community.html.
About Motorola Solutions
Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) creates innovative,
mission-critical communication solutions and services that help
public safety and commercial customers build safer cities and
thriving communities. For ongoing news, visit
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About ComEd
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive
energy provider, with approximately 10 million customers. ComEd
provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers across
northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population. For
more information visit ComEd.com.
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