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The Third Annual Advancing Women in the Workplace

Online Conference 28 June 2023, 9:00am - 3:00pm

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9:00am
Online Registration
9:30am
Chair's Welcome Address
Dr Victoria Opara, Senior Lecturer in Business and Management, Bath Spa University
9:40am
Opening keynote: The current landscape of women equalities and inclusion in the UK
Dame Caroline Dinenage DBE MP, Member, Women and Equalities Select Committee
10:00am
Keynote address: Advancing women leaders across all sectors
Denise Wilson OBE, Chief Executive, FTSE Women Leaders Review
10:20am
Keynote address: Power to the people: advancing gender equity in the UK parliament
Frances Scott, Founder & Director, 50:50 Parliament
10:40am
Audience Q&A session
11:00am
Break and networking
11:30am
Panel discussion: Towards more meaningful engagement with women in the workplace
Abigail Marks, Professor of Future of Work, Newcastle University, Claire Reindorp, Chief Executive, The Young Women's Trust, Lauren Fabianski, Head of Campaigns & Communications, Pregnant then Screwed
12:20pm
Keynote address: Tackling sexual harassment at workplace through the Worker Protection Bill
Wera Hobhouse MP, Member of Parliament for Bath
12:40pm
Audience Q&A session
12:50pm
Lunch and networking
1:40pm
Keynote address: Taking the opportunities - Driving women-owned business in the world
Elizabeth A. Vazquez, CEO & Co-Founder, WEConnect International
2:00pm
Keynote address: Delivering the everyone economy
Hamish Shah, Policy & Innovation Manager, CMI
2:20pm
Keynote address: Creating space for all: understanding the value of women's networks
Jenny Rowlands, Chief Executive Officer, Camden Council; Ferzanah Ahmed, Head of Intelligence, Insights and Change, Redbridge Council; Edith Galliers, Head of Change, London Borough of Waltham Forest
2:40pm
Audience Q&A session
3:00pm
Chairs summary and close
Dr Victoria Opara, Senior Lecturer in Business and Management, Bath Spa University

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