WIG Diversity & Inclusion Conference Advancing the workplace equality agenda Thursday 16 November 2017, central

Keynote speakers Connect with peers from across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors to:

• Hear practical case studies outlining how organisations are driving their diversity programmes forward • Learn about promoting inclusion in the areas of disability and mental Vivian Hunt Sue Owen Ian Stuart health, BAME employees, social mobility, LGBT issues and more Managing Civil Service Diversity UK CEO Director Champion and HSBC • Network with over 120 professionals McKinsey & Permanent Secretary passionate about D&I Company Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Book now! Member early bird Sponsored by: Supported by: rate ends 6 October wig.co.uk/diversity17 Plenary sessions Breakout session one continued

09:00 Registration and refreshments 11:00 Panel discussion: What are the next steps for race equality in the workplace? 14:30 The long and winding Agile working – mutually Tackling social mobility in Secret powers and road: Our journey to benefiting colleagues and the Civil Service super powers: How Abu Bundu-Kamara, Diversity Practitioner 09:30 WIG welcome develop talent at Mace the business Charlotte Dring, personal stories and peer networks make amazing Peter Unwin, Chief Executive Sarah Guerra, Director, Diversity & Inclusion Barbara Welch, Director Jenny Donnelly, Inclusion Policy Advisor things happen The Whitehall & Industry Group King’s College London of Western Europe & & Diversity Lead, Denise Milani, Director of Strategic Diversity & Global Clients Commercial Banking Ben Buchanan, Deputy Lloyds Banking Group Director of Patents, Inclusion 2000 - 2015 Tracey Locke, Group 09:35 Host welcome Corporate Diversity and Metropolitan Police People Director Inclusion Champion Chair: Dan Robertson, Diversity Practitioner Mace Group 09:45 Public sector keynote address: Equality, diversity Lesley Babb, HR, Head of & inclusion in the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion, 11:50 Getting the basics right on disability in the Department Pay and Reward Sue Owen, Civil Service Diversity Champion and for Communities and Local Government Intellectual Property Office Permanent Secretary Department for Culture, Media and Sport  Simon Ridley, Director General, Decentralisation and Growth 14:55 Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break Department for Communities and Local Government 10:15 Private sector keynote address: Reflecting your customer – the importance of diversity in business 12:15 Diversity & inclusion innovation in a non-departmental public body Ian Stuart, UK CEO Breakout session two HSBC  John Leyland, Chief of Staff Andy Croxford, Deputy Director, Europe Unit 10:45 Coffee break Vicky Rockingham, Principal Technical Officer Stream one Stream two Stream three Stream four Environment Agency 15:15 Disability, inclusion Diversity – keeping Inspiring excellence and Disability Confident – 12:40 Networking lunch and the importance of millennials engaged in agility through Inclusion the Department for Work employee networks the workplace – our journey and Pensions flagship Sarah Brooks, Head of Kyle McQueen, Corporate Jane Grant, UK Head programme to help Service Activation Propositions Manager & of Learning and employers to recruit, retain Atos Global Co-Chair, Emerge Development and develop disabled people Breakout session one Network Nicola Wooder, Head Stephen Lismore, Head Charlotte Haines, Digital of HR, UK Transport of Employer Engagement, Security Programme and Infrastructure Disability Employment Lead, Barclays Corporate WSP Sonia Bewley, Deputy Stream one: Stream two: Stream three: Stream four: + Gender Intelligence HR Director Creating an inclusive Employee retention Talent development Embedding diversity Coordinator Department for Work and environment and and engagement and building diverse & inclusion in Barclays Pensions attracting diverse leadership organisational talent strategy 15:40 Let’s talk about: Race – Mental health first aiders Performance management The Airbus journey with turning words into action Tim Stillman, Talent, – tackling disparities LGBT+ for BAME employees 13:40 It’s not where you’re ‘The PwC diversity How gender targets can Trans identities and Tia Priest, Culture and Diversity & Inclusion Sue Partridge, Head of from, it’s where you’re journey’: Creating help create the cultural trans inclusion in the Engagement Manager Manager, People Hamid Motraghi, Chair Programme, A330neo going: Social mobility impact, achieving results change needed workplace – what’s Government Digital Development Team of The NETWORK, Wing and Landing Gear, Service Home Office Airbus at Deloitte Sarah Churchman, to improve gender the T in LGBT, and the Sam Grutchfield, Emma Codd, Managing Head of Talent, balance at senior levels importance of allies Senior Lawyer Partner for Talent Inclusion & Wellbeing Nicholas Turner, Mx Pips Bunce, Director Government Legal Deloitte PwC Diversity Partner & Head of Global Markets Department Herbert Smith Freehills Integration Components Credit Suisse 16:05 Employee networks and Transgender at work – a Diversity and inclusion in The Genesis of their role in engendering learning curve to success the Bank of England: HouseProud – the an inclusive workplace Megan Key, Equalities Gender and BAME strength of an LGBT 14:05 High functioning autism: Giving a voice to the Fujitsu Distinguished Disruptive change, the culture Manager representation in network across a sector Celebrating the brilliance many: Inclusion at Engineers: How we shone digital economy and Dan Forbes-Pepitone, National Probation Service senior leadership Miles Lanham, Business & helping to overcome the the Department for a light on our talented, diversity Talent & Capability Director Simon Fillery, Head Manager difficulties International Trade technical women Paula Whelan, Head of Simon Light, UK Client Beck Dorrington, Project Diversity, Equality and of Inclusion Genesis Housing Nigel Lower, Head of Jacqui Gavin, Diversity Beth Rowlands, EMEIA Development Director Health and Safety Manager Women’s Services Bank of England Association Resourcing, Development & Inclusion Lead Technical Talent Arcadis Skanska The Reducing Reoffending & Talent Department for Programme Lead Partnership Defence Science and International Trade Zara Brooke, Technical Technology Laboratory Talent Consultant (DSTL) Fujitsu

16:35 Closing keynote address 17:00 Closing remarks Vivian Hunt, Managing Director McKinsey & Company 17:05 Networking drinks reception

wig.co.uk/diversity17 | [email protected] | 020 7222 1166 | @wiguk | #WIGdiversity wig.co.uk/diversity17 | [email protected] | 020 7222 1166 | @wiguk | #WIGdiversity The best part about this conference was the chance to hear different perspectives and tools “ to generate change, and seeing the brilliant programmes that have worked for others Francoise Ghaly, Thematic Training Manager, The Stabilisation Unit, DfID ” 2016 Diversity & Inclusion Conference

Why attend? Fees to attend

• Experience WIG’s unique cross- • Network with over 120 WIG member early bird rate: sector approach and practical, delegates working in diversity, £350 + VAT (until 6 October) case study-based programme. equality, inclusion, talent and HR from across the public, WIG member standard rate: • Hear a broad range of case private and not-for-profit sectors. £450 + VAT (from 7 October) studies covering race equality, LGBT, and non-binary issues, • Understand how your peers Non-member rate: social mobility, disability are tackling the latest D&I £550 + VAT and mental health, diverse challenges and moving their leadership, multi-generational organisations forward. Group discounts available: workforces and more. Book 3 colleagues for the price of 2. Email [email protected] for information.

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