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The National Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in the Workplace Conference 2024

One Birdcage Walk, London 31 January 2024, 9:00am - 5:00pm

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9:00am
Delegate Registration and Networking
9:45am
Chair’s Welcome Address
Dr Tony Malone, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant
9:55am
Opening Keynote: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace – A Case for Diverse and Inclusive Workforce
  • 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
Jill Miller, Senior Policy Adviser, EDI, CIPD
10:20am
Equality Act 2010: Protecting both employers and employees from discrimination claims
  • 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
Faye Law, Senior Policy Adviser, Inclusive Workplaces, Acas
10:45am
Questions And Answers Session
11:05am
Break and Networking
11:40am
Democratising access to hyper-tailored development tools to advance Diversity Equity and Inclusion at work
  •  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
Caitlin Foley, Co-Founder and Head Coach, SAMA
12:00pm
Reassessing Workplace Diversity Measurement: Are Current Methods Inclusive?
  • 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
Angela Matthews, Head of Policy and Research, Business Disability Forum
12:20pm
Older LGBTQ+ people in the Workplace
  • A talk highlighting the lived experience of older LGBTQ+ people in the workplace with reference to historic discrimination and the Equality Act 2010.
Simon Fox, Post Graduate Lecturer in Public Health, Teesside University
12:40pm
Questions And Answers Session
12:55pm
Lunch And Networking
1:55pm
The impact of socio-economic background: an overlooked barrier to achieving Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace?
  • 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?
Sophie Hulm, CEO, Progress Together
2:15pm
Panel Discussion: Navigating Intersectionality in EDI
  • 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
2:45pm
Questions And Answers Session
3:00pm
Break and Networking
3:30pm
The importance of Allyship in LGBTQIA+ Inclusion Initiatives
  • 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?
Tash Koster-Thomas, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant and LGBTQ+ Activist
3:50pm
Leading with Inclusion: How AWS cultivates inclusive culture globally
  • 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
Manisha Kothari Mehta, Head of Disability Inclusion, Amazon Web Services
4:10pm
Questions And Answers Session
4:20pm
Chair’s Summary and Close
Dr Tony Malone, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant

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