9:30-10:50
PLENARY ONE
Business behaviour, front and centre
09:30
Chair’s Introduction
Nita Clarke OBE
Director
IPA
09:40
Keynote address: How coronavirus has affected equality and human rights
Rebecca Hilsenrath
Chief Executive
Equality and Human Rights Commission
10:00
Questions from the online audience
10:10
Global insights coming out of COVID-19
Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP
Chair
IMF- World Bank Global Parliamentary Network
UK Chair
All Party Group on Inclusive Growth
10:25
Panel discussion
Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP
Chair
IMF-World Bank Global Parliamentary Network
Chair
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Inclusive Growth
Marc McKenna-Coles
Global Diversity & Inclusion Manager
Lloyd’s of London, Insurance Market
Atif Choudhury
Chief Executive
Diversity and Ability Ltd
11:00
Comfort Break
11:15-13:00
PLENARY TWO
Fairness & disparity – the challenge in the UK
11:15
Chair’s opening remarks
Nita Clarke OBE
Director
IPA
11:20
The role of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities
Dr Tony Sewell CBE
Chair
Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities
11:40
Scrutiny and transparency
Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP
Chair
Women and Equalities Select Committee
12:00
A city view
Marvin Rees
Mayor of Bristol
12:20
Panel discussion and questions from the online audience
12:50
GED AWARDS 2020
Presentation of GED 2020 Awards & Commendations
13:45
Lunch Break
13:45-14:45
New insights & approaches to tackling inequality
Workshop 1
Why midlife matters: supporting people during the menopause
Lead by:
Katie Day & Dr Roger Prentis
Directors
RDP International Ltd
Workshop outline
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- Positioning the menopause
- The business case
- A UK example of the current legal requirements
- The impact on women and those around them
- So, the menopause, what is it exactly?
- How to open the conversation at work
- Workplace best practice:
- Practical adjustments
- Culture change
- External resources
- Actions
Workshop 2
The global impact of reframing (dis)ability – a celebratory model
Lead by:
Atif Choudhury
Chief Executive
Diversity and Ability Ltd
Meghan Reed
Training and Innovations Lead
Diversity and Ability Ltd
Workshop outline
- Disability perceptions around the world
- Individual hidden intersections
- Applying the celebratory model, embracing anticipatory inclusion
- Final thoughts and questions
14:45
Comfort Break
15:00-16:30
PLENARY THREE
Emerging challenges and dilemmas
15:00
Chair’s opening remarks
Neil Stewart
Editorial Director
Equality & Diversity Hub
The new workplace: inclusion and participation in a Post COVID-19 workforce
15:05
Dan Robertson
Director
Vercida Consulting
Chair
Lord Mayor of London’s Power of Inclusion Network
15:20
Stephen Frost
Chief Executive
Frost Included
15:35
Nita Clarke OBE
Director
IPA
15:50
Panel discussion and questions from the online audience
History catching up
16:00
The past and present
Professor Kehinde Andrews
Professor of Black Studies
Birmingham City University
16:15
An Inclusion Ecosystem approach to diversifying leadership: A case study
Dr Doyin Atewologun
Director
Delta Alpha Psi
Academic Advisor
The Parker Review
16:30
Panel discussion and questions from the online audience
16:45
Programme closes