Outline Agenda (subject to change)
| 08:45 | Registration opens, networking and exhibition |
| 09:45 | PLENARY SESSION ONE: GROWTH, INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY |
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Keynote Address:
Rt Hon Maria Miller MP Chair, Women and Equalities Select Committee Chaired by: Simon Fanshawe OBE Broadcaster and Writer, Non-Executive Director & Chair, University of Sussex; Partner & Founder, Diversity by Design Speakers will include: Professor Nora Ann Colton Acting Vice Chancellor, University of East London Shabir Randeree CBE Chancellor, University of East London (UEL) Arun Batra Director, People Advisory Services, Ernst & Young LLP; Founder & Chief Executive, National Equality Standard Frances McAndrew Strategic Lead for Diversity, Inclusion and Social Integration, Greater London Authority Simon Fillery Head of Inclusion, The Bank of England Panel Discussion: above speakers plus: Heather Melville OBE Chair, CMI (Chartered Management Institute) Women; Director for Strategic Partnerships and Head of Business Inclusion Initiative, RBS |
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| 11:15 | PRESENTATION OF GED AWARDS 2017 |
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Award Presentations
Host: Simon Fanshawe OBE Broadcaster and Writer; Non-Executive Director & Chair, University of Sussex Presented by: Rt Hon Maria Miller MP Chair, Women and Equalities Select Committee David Robinson Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) Geoff Thompson MBE Chair of Governors, University of East London |
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| 11:45 | Refreshments, networking and exhibition viewing |
| 12:15 | Breakout Seminars/Workshops A |
| Seminar A1: Interventions for Diversity: Case Studies | |
Using data to drive your diversity strategyAnu Manthri Senior Account Manager, Bright Network Kirsten Barnes Business Innovation Lead, Bright Network |
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| Seminar A2: International Markets | |
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Race Disparity Audit - The government's ethnicity facts and figures website Marcus Bell Director, Strategy and Insight, Race Disparity Unit, Cabinet Office Zamila Bunglawala Deputy Director, Strategy and Insight, Race Disparity Unit, Cabinet Office |
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| Seminar A3: Business and Commerce: Finance and Banking | |
| Developing UN sponsored guidelines for empowering Muslim women through improved access to finance and property Professor Siraj Sait Director of Research, College of Professional Services, University of East London |
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| Seminar A4: Care Sector | |
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Lookism; is a candidate's appearance a precursor for role suitability? James Devine Executive Director of HR and OD, Medway NHS Foundation Trust |
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Managing the negative impact of implicit (unconscious) bias in the workplace Henrietta Spalding Head of Advocacy, Changing Faces Charlotte Richfield-Betteridge Learning Designer, Specsavers |
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| Seminar A5: Gender Pay | |
| Money talks? The cloak of (pay) secrecy experienced by academics at two english universities Emily Pfefer Doctoral Researcher, School of Business and Management, School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London |
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| 13:00 | Lunch, networking, exhibition viewing and studio interviews |
| 13:45 | Breakout Seminars/Workshops B |
| Seminar B1: Internal Presentation and Preparing for Publication | |
| Gender pay gap trends : comparative analysis across legal and media sectors Dr Zara Nanu Chief Executive Officer, Gapsquare |
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| Seminar B2: Public Sector Case Study | |
| Evidence-based diversity strategy: using analytics to inform decision-making at Capita Employee Solutions Alex Tullett Heads of Benefit Strategy, Capita Employee Benefits Doug Brown Chief Data Analyst, Capita HR Solutions |
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Breaking the cycle of homelessness with assistive technology Atif Choudhury Chief Executive, Diversity and Ability Nahid Behzadi Curriculum Coordinator, Crisis |
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| Seminar B3: Diversity in Management | |
| Beyond gender: fixing the talent pipeline for black and minority managers Pavita Cooper Chair, CMI/BAM 'Delivering Diversity' Research Advisory Board; Founder, More Difference |
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| Seminar B4: Disability Case Studies | |
| Developing inclusive practice in the private HE sector; disability and learning difficulty Nicholas Glossop Head of Inclusion & Learning Support, BPP University |
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Developing inclusive practice for people with disabilities - BartsAbility Oyebanji Adewumi Associate Director Inclusion, Barts Health NHS Trust Nicola Tyson Co-Chair Disability Sub-Group, Barts Health NHS Trust |
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| Seminar B5: Inclusion in education | |
| Aspiration, Motivation, Opportunity Geoff Thompson MBE Chair of the Board of Governors, University of East London; Founder and Executive Chair of the Youth Charter |
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| 14:30 | Breakout Seminars/Workshops C |
| Seminar C1: BME and Female Career Development | |
| Developing inclusive practice for BME and female staff - career development programme for BME and female staff Oyebanji Adewumi Associate Director Inclusion, Barts Health NHS Trust Karlene Akindele Project Lead, Barts Health NHS Trust |
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Developing a flexible and family friendly workplace within an HE setting Clare Matysova Athena SWAN Project Officer, University of East London Kirstie Axtens Head of Employer Services, Working Families |
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| Seminar C2: Action for Change | |
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Smashing the glass pyramid: are the cracks visible? Patrick Woodman Head of Research and Communications, The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) |
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| Seminar C3: Case Studies | |
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Dementia Friendly Business Guide: Supporting customers and employees affected by dementia Emma Bould Programme Partnerships Project Manager, Alzheimer's Society and Representative, British Gas Amie Harding Senior Consumer Vulnerability Manager, British Gas |
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Once upon a time: storytelling, culture and inclusion Emma Allen Equality & Diversity Project Manager, Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust |
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| Seminar C4: Widening Participation | |
| Reframing and embedding diversity in engineering education Dr Jan Peters MBE Director, Katalytik; External Consultant, UCL Engineering Developing inclusive teaching and learning - policy and practice Fiona Waye Senior Policy Lead, Inclusion, Equality and Diversity, Universities UK Phil Scarffe Head of Student Welfare, De Montfort University |
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| 15:30 | Refreshments, networking, exhibition viewing |
| 15:45 | PLENARY SESSION 2: ANALYTICS & TRANSPARENCY DRIVING CHANGE |
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Speakers will include:
Trevor Phillips OBE President, Partnership Council, John Lewis Partnership; Deputy Chairman of the Board, National Equality Standard; Chair, Green Park Diversity Analytics; Director, Webber Phillips; and Co-Founder, Diversity Analytics Alistair Pringle Executive Director, Equality and Human Rights Commission Sam Smethers Chief Executive, The Fawcett Society Peter de Norville Director of Global Diversity & Inclusion, Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI) Ann Francke Chief Executive, The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Panel Discussion Pavita Cooper Chair, CMI/BAM 'Delivering Diversity' Research Advisory Board; Founder, More Difference |
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| 16:30 | The Noon Centre Pespective |
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Dr Jana Javornik Associate Professor in Public and Social Policy Director, Noon Centre for Equality and Diversity in Business |
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| 16:45 | Closes |