Supplier Diversity leaders launch global program for supplier diversity training Share Article ORLANDO, Fla. (PRWEB) February 22, 2021 More than ever, supplier diversity professionals are a fundamental component of organizations worldwide, interacting with every facet of an organization from procurement and business development to diversity and inclusion and oftentimes even community relations. Stakeholders must not only have a basic understanding of the supplier diversity function, but also the key competencies needed to lead the organization and achieve results. Responding to these multifaceted demands, the Supplier Diversity Training Institute (SDTI) was launched and facilitated by two noted leaders in supplier diversity and small business development, Kathey Porter, an award-winning, supplier diversity champion and small business strategist and Principal of Porter Brown Associates and Ingrid Watkins, renowned supplier diversity thought leader, a former supplier diversity leader with The Coca-Cola Company, and current Principal & Chief Diversity Strategist of IW Consulting Group, a global diversity program consulting firm. The first cohort was held in Fall, 2020.