Monday 2nd October 2023
Inclusive strategies for agility and growth
- Revolutionising the workplace through DEI
- Accelerating DEI results
- How DEI leaders can make the most impact
- Tackling DEI pushback and advancing change
- DEI and ESG: How DEI and sustainability intersect
Opening Keynotes
8:45am EDT /
1:50pm BST
Welcome to the INCLUSION Festival
Georgina Wilczek, Chair, Diversity Network
9:00am EDT /
2:00pm BST
Keynote: Advancing DEI for a Healthier Society
- Why DEI should be a company priority
- Gender and minority groups
- What needs to happen to ensure that DEI is permanently embedded within workplace culture
Dr Janice Underwood, Governmentwide Chief Diversity Officer, US Government
9:45am EDT /
2:45pm BST
How can DEI leaders make the most impact?
- Addressing systemic biases and promoting equality
- Cultivating a culture of belonging and inclusion
- Developing and implementing inclusive policies
- Driving accountability and measuring progress
Chris Williams, Global Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, CBRE
Ticketholder content
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10:10am EDT /
3:10pm BST
Becoming a DEI changemaker: How to exert influence to create a healthier company culture
- What DEI leaders need to do to innovate and facilitate lasting change: agitate the business, gain board-level support, and build influence among key supporters
- How the DEI industry is evolving, and the essential skills we need to develop now to become more effective as a DEI leader
- Why inclusive culture is absolutely central to a business plan
Asif Sadiq MBE, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Warner Bros. Discovery
10:40am EDT /
3:40pm BST
A strategy to move from activity to outcomes
- Why should we concentrate on outcomes rather than output?
- How can this be measured?
- How can this cultural shift be achieved?
Charlotte Sweeney OBE, CEO, Charlotte Sweeney Associates
In conversation with
Marianne Cuthbertson, Equity Diversity and Inclusion Strategy Lead, Incommunities
Gerald Lee, Global DEI Director, GSK
11:25am EDT /
4:25pm BST
Case Study: DEI and sustainability at Virgin Media 02
- How to believe and achieve: Why respect, determination and courage are the keys to equality in the workplace
- Summarising Virgin Media 02’s CSR commitments towards digital inclusion, supply chain transformation and carbon neutrality
- How the DE&I strategy ‘All In’ feeds into Virgin Media O2’s wider ESG strategy, the Better Connections Plan
- Timeline for progress towards a more inclusive and equitable company
Dana Haidan, Chief Sustainability Officer, Virgin Media O2
Nisha Marwaha, Director of People Relations and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Virgin Media O2
11:55am EDT /
4:55pm BST
Panel Discussion: How DE&I and sustainability intersect
- Upskilling people and working towards the interconnected goals of social and environmental justice
- Benefits of integrating the DEI and environmental strategy to become a totally sustainable company, rooted within people, planet and profitability
- Unlocking employees’ diversity and creating a culture of inclusion
- Benefits of aligning the ESG and DEI movement for both consumers and employees
Jazz Singh, Director of Partnerships, B-Radical
Claire Parker, Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)
12:30pm EDT /
5:30pm BST
Panel Discussion: The Future of DEI Leaders: How can we maximise DEI leaders’ roles to be truly effective?
- What is the future of the sector?
- Going further: strategic implementation and embedding
- Are DEI managers effective? Why are they disappearing? What are they being replaced by?
- Business agility: the new name for DEI leaders?
- Increasing focus on end goal: economic results
Moderator:
Yahye Siyad, Accessibility Lead, CyberDuck
Panellists:
Pamela Hutchinson OBE, Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Bloomberg
Tai Dotson, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, ASGN
Anne Hurst, Senior Diversity and Inclusion Specialist, PwC
Networking Session
An excellent opportunity to make new connections with a host of professionals who are passionate about Diversity & Inclusion. Come and network with our fantastic, energised speaker line-up, and meet other professionals who are committed to bringing about real change, sharing their implementation strategies too.