Dare to Overcome (DTO) is the premier global event for business leaders, diversity professionals and scholars to build peace by developing and celebrating best practices, virtues, and values in being allies of differing communities and cultures in workplaces and marketplaces. DTO’s theme is Unity in Diversity, in support of UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16: Peace Justice, and Strong Institutions.
History
Dare to Overcome began in Rio de Janeiro (2016) with the support of Brazilian President Michel Temer, then moved to South Korea (2018) under Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s patronage, then to Tokyo (2021) with former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s active support, then to Washington DC (2022) with the world’s largest carrier American Airlines, became DTO’s official airline and partner.
DTO’s — produced by Teamwork Arts and held in New Delhi on 4 October 2023 and 9 December 2024 — is now permanently based in India with gatherings worldwide, including in London and Washington DC, with plans for Singapore and Dubai.
DTO-India 2023 was also the first-ever international gathering of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) committed to fostering intercultural understanding in corporate workplaces.
DTO’s signature events are the King Husein Global Business & Intercultural Peace Awards and the Business & Peace Symposium.
Dare to Overcome began in Rio de Janeiro (2016) with the support of Brazilian President Michel Temer, then moved to South Korea (2018) under Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s patronage, then moved to Tokyo (2021) with former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s active support, then in Washington DC (2022) with the world’s largest carrier American Airlines, became DTO’s official airline and partner.
DTO’s annual global event has now moved permanently to India with satellite gatherings worldwide.
DTO convenes each year in Washington DC in partnership with major global corporations including American Airlines, Accenture, DELL Technologies, PayPal, Google, Coca-Cola Consolidated, Equinix, the Ford Motor Company, SAP, Texas Instruments, American Express, Intuit, Tyson Foods, Marriot School of Business, among others.
DTO’s signature event is the King Husein Global Business & Intercultural Peace Award given to CEOs advancing cultures of mutual understanding in their workplaces and marketplaces. Award winners include the CEOs and senior leaders from more than 30 countries on six continents, including the heads of Intel, EY, Hyundai, Tyson Foods, etc.
About DTO’s Founder
Brian Grim, Ph.D., DTO’s Global Chairman, is pictured below (L) with former Brazilian President Michel Temer.
Dr. Grim has extensive international experience living and working in the Middle East, China, Europe, and in the USSR, where he helped set up its first western-style business school. Grim was an Advisor to Prime Minister Tony Blair’s foundation, a Global Agenda Council Chairman for the World Economic Forum, and a speaker at Davos. He is also a member of the G100 He-for-She Champions.
He also speaks regularly to high level audiences including top Fortune 100 companies, the White House, the United Nations, the U.S. State Department, the British and European Parliaments, No. 10 Downing Street, the Vatican, and has appeared on CNN, the BBC, Fox News, Forbes, etc.
Dr. Grim has numerous academic affiliations, including with Boston University, Baylor University, the University of Notre Dame, and previously with Georgetown University.