The National Equality and Diversity at Work Event 2021

Name: The National Equality and Diversity at Work Event 2021
Start: 2021-12-07T09:00:00.000000Z
End: 2021-12-07T15:00:00.000000Z
Location: Online Event

Online Event 7 December 2021, 9:00am - 3:00pm

9:00am

Online Registration

9:30am

Chair's Welcome Address

9:40am

Keynote Address: Delivering Significant, Successful and Sustained Improvements In Inclusivity And Workplace Culture For All Staff

The DIversity and Inclusion Paradigm Shift: Traversing the moral and business imperative to leverage significant, successful and sustained improvement.
Taking a data-driven, evidence-led, delivery-focussed approach to our diversity and inclusion activity, with clearly defined measures of success, to enable continual improvement in the delivery of improved workplace culture for all our people and excellent outcomes for the communities we serve.
Attaining the right balance between performative to transformative delivery to support the delivery of a Modern Civil Service that reflects the country we serve, creating opportunities around the UK, finding new ways to solve problems and improve people’s lives, achieving excellence in public service delivery and making it easy to collaborate and provide a seamless experience for the public.
Mainstreaming D&I delivery focusing on Civil Service Reform priorities and collective key deliverables, to support the transition of inclusive practice away from being a distinct activity, to one central to building a more inclusive Civil Service that delivers better outcomes for our citizens

Jason Ghaboos Deputy Director, Civil Service Inclusive Practice Team, Cabinet Office

10:00am

Keynote Address: Examining Employment, Fairness At Work And Enterprise From Ethnic Groups

Promoting fairness by investigating what causes existing ethnic pay disparities
Moving away from funding unconscious bias training and replacing it with new interventions that can be measured or evaluated for their efficacy
Reviewing the Care Quality commission’s approach to scoring employee diversity and inclusion in their inspections
Piloting a competitive enterprise programme that will target aspiring entrepreneurs from underrepresented and low-income backgrounds
Building trust by improving the transparency and use of artificial intelligence

Tony Sewell, Chair, Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities

10:20am

Developing Effective Diversity and Inclusion Strategies: Building a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace Fit for the Future Workforce

Equity – community and workforce empowerment and partnership
Leadership for equity – building diverse leadership.
Accountability – clear and effective system of accountability for equality, diversity and inclusion

Paul Deemer, Head of Diversity and Inclusion, NHS Employers

10:40am

Questions And Answers Session

11:05am

Break and Networking

11:35am

Navigating the Labyrinthian Path to Employment

Brian Lutchmiah, Higher Education Partnerships and Inclusion Lead, Diversity and Ability

11:55am

Case Study: Changing The Mindset Of The Organisation To Build Inclusive Leadership And Create And Support A More Diverse Workforce

Recruiting and training 35 inclusion champions through the Corporate Equality Programme to deliver inclusive leadership training to senior managers
Working with directors on initiatives to improve workforce diversity in their divisions and embed diversity into procurement practices
Rolling out cultural competency training to ensure that managers are more confident in engaging with diverse staff and community interests
Reflecting Hackney’s diversity in senior management by appointing candidates from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds
Introducing anonymous applications and strengthening an understanding of equality duties in inductions

Sonia Khan, Head of Policy and Strategic Delivery, London Borough of Hackney

12:15pm

Building an Inclusive Culture That Drives Engagement and Ultimately Performance

How the last two years have shifted the diversity and inclusion debate
What does diversity and inclusion mean to you
How can you move the conversation forward
You role as leaders to make the difference

Julie Dennis, Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Acas

12:35pm

Questions And Answers Session

12:55pm

Lunch and Networking

1:40pm

Case Study: Evolving Face-to-Face Interactions

The cycle of poor customer service - customer service specifically for disabled people relies on the education of staff, the retention of this knowledge and recall of information in the moment. Why the current process does not encourage success.
Hidden disability’s and Self disclosure.
WelcoMe - The removal of anxiety, the promotion of confidence and an end to loneliness
A win for all parties and a future built on empowerment

Gavin Neate, Chief Executive Officer, Neaetbox

2:00pm

Help Unlock The Social And Professional Value Of People Living With Disabilities

Felix Ledger-Beadell, Director, Access Your Life

2:20pm

Creating A Workplace Where LGBT Colleagues Feel Safe And Able To Reach Their Full Potential

Promoting the importance of LGBT inclusion to achieve a diverse workforce that understands the needs of increasingly diverse communities
Driving LGBT inclusion through a highly visible and successful FirePride LGBT staff network
Building a workplace where people can be open about their sexual orientation and fostering a culture where every employee can talk about their own diversity
Ensuring that services remain fully inclusive of all LGBT communities and approachable by all

Mark Shone, Head of Communications and Engagement, Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service

2:40pm

Questions and Answers Session

3:00pm

Chair’s Summary And Close

The National Equality and Diversity at Work Event 2021

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