• What is the difference between Equality, Diversity and Inclusion? How do we differentiate between equality and equity?
• Long-term benefits of having a diverse workforce that go beyond increased productivity and retention
• Advocating for EDI in your workplace regardless of your position

• Current landscape, cost and impact of discrimination claims
• Creating the right environment for handling workplace conflict more effectively
• Practical tools and support available to both employers and employees

•  Understanding Hyper-Tailored Development
• The Significance of EDI in the Workplace
• Democratising Access to Hyper-Tailored Development Tools
• The role of coaching
• Successfully maintaining a culture of inclusion

• Differentiating between the measure of diversity and the measure of inclusion
• Evaluation of the effectiveness of current methods in capturing disabled and neurodiverse employees' voices and experiences
• Examining the Impact of Workforce Reporting on Neuro-Inclusion
• Analysis of the potential gaps between reporting practices and actual progress in fostering inclusion

• A talk highlighting the lived experience of older LGBTQ+ people in the workplace with reference to historic discrimination and the Equality Act 2010.

• How much does socio-economic background impact and interact with other inequalities?
• Breaking the class barrier – strong case for action
• What data can you collect in your organisation to actively reduce socioeconomic disadvantage?

• Defining intersectionality and understanding how many characteristics interact to create an identity
• Navigating difficult conversations around intersectionality in the workplace
• Remote working and flexible working – does it support or hinder EDI efforts?
• Examples of how we can leverage intersectionality to advance EDI agenda in the workplace

Speakers:

• Tash Koster-Thomas, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant and LGBTQ+ Activist
• Simon Fox, Post Graduate Lecturer in Public Health, Teesside University
• Zane Robinson-Waitt, Chairperson and Founder at Disabled & Neurodivergent Queers UK
• Annette Cmela, Chief Brand Officer, Hidden Disabilities Sunflower
• Tate Smith, Trans Activist and Founder at Tate Smith Consulting

• What is allyship in the context of Equality and Diversity?
• The impact of allyship on workplace culture
• How to effectively encourage allyship and how to make it work for your workplace?

• Effective use of data to drive inclusion in a sustainable and effective way 
• Identify gaps in inclusion efforts
• Practical tools to engage employees and effectively drive inclusion