The Third National Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in the Workplace Conference 2024
15Hatfields, London 12 November 2024, 9:00am - 4:30pm
8:30am
Delegate Registration and Networking
9:55am
Chair’s Welcome Address
Emma Underwood, EDI Practitioner and Community Organiser
10:05am
Facilitating Inclusion Through Reasonable Adjustments – Normalising ‘Difficult’ Conversations
- Understanding national statistics on discrimination claims
- Acas’ research into reasonable adjustments around disability in workplaces
- Addressing the culture around complex conversations in the workplace
Faye Law, Senior Policy Adviser, Inclusive Workplaces, Acas
10:30am
Walking The Walk - Managers, Inclusivity and Organisational Success
- Walking the Walk report, and its insights into the effectiveness of EDI policies
- Making connections between leadership teams, organisational strategies, and the employee's wellbeing and belonging
- The role of leadership teams in fostering a truly inclusive workplace
Hamish Shah, Policy and Innovation Manager, and Violet Wanda, PR Manager, Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
10:55am
Questions And Answers Session
11:10am
Break and Networking
11:40am
Leadership Excellence: Promoting Allyship and Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Dr. Mojdeh Mardani, Senior Lecturer in Electronics | Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Lead | Learning and Teaching (L&T) Lead, Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology
12:00pm
Addressing Microaggressions In The Workplace
- Defining microaggressions and their effect on the sense of belonging in the workplace
- Tackling microaggressions by understanding the origins and motives
- Practical tools to address microaggressions in your organisation
Eva Echo, Activist | Educator | TEDx Speaker | Writer
12:20pm
Understanding And Embedding Cultural Competence For True Workplace Inclusion
- What is cultural competence, and why is it important for workplace inclusion?
- The impact of cultural competence on workplace dynamics
- Strategies for embedding cultural competence in your organisation, and effective methods for success measurement
Tash Koster-Thomas, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant and LGBTQ+ Activist
12:40pm
Questions And Answers Session
12:55pm
Lunch And Networking
1:55pm
Beyond Reasonable: Unlocking the Potential of Your Disabled Employees
- Understanding the disabled talent pool and the competitive advantage it can bring to your organisation
- Creating a disability - inclusive organisation
- Implementing support & adjustments: it’s not that hard!
Helen Cooke, CEO & Founder, MyPlus
2:15pm
Is Measuring Diversity Enough? - Measuring Disability Inclusion In Your Organisation
- Disability workforce and pay gap reporting requirements: where are we now?
- Differentiating between improving diversity and advancing inclusion and belonging: is it possible to do both?
- What are the unintended consequences of disability workforce and pay gap reporting, and what can employers do about it now?
Angela Matthews, Head of Policy and Research, Business Disability Forum
2:35pm
A Personal Story of Social Mobility and Intersectionality
- What are the barriers that can be faced by colleagues from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds?
- The effect of intersectionality - how other overlapping identities can exacerbate the discrimination?
- Understanding and supporting social mobility in your own organisation
Tate Smith, Trans Activist and Founder at Tate Smith Consulting
2:55pm
Questions And Answers Session
3:10pm
Break and Networking
3:40pm
Tackling Unconscious Bias in Recruitment, Retention, and Career Advancement Opportunities
- How does unconscious bias manifest in recruitment and retention processes?
- Removing the effect of unconscious bias on career advancement opportunities in your organisation
- Exploring how tackling unconscious bias can help you with retention efforts
Elizabeth Willetts, Founder and CEO, Investing in Women
4:00pm
Embedding Diversity and Inclusion into organisational DNA: Lloyd’s journey
- Incorporating D&I into organisational strategy
- Engaging different parts of the business to apply a D&I lens to their work
- Supporting talent through the power of sector wide cooperation
Monica Stancu, Senior Diversity and Inclusion Manager at Lloyd's and "Building Diversity and Inclusion: From Commitment to Action" Author
4:20pm
Questions And Answers Session
4:30pm
Chair’s Summary And Close
Emma Underwood, EDI Practitioner and Community Organiser