08:30 Registration, refreshments and networking
09:05 Chair’s welcome and opening remarks
Speaker:
Graeme K Whippy MBE
Business Disability Consultant
09:15 Getting disability into the boardroom and stopping #diversish approaches
- 90% of companies claim to prioritise diversity, but only 4% actually do: without disability inclusion on their board agenda, can a business truly claim to be diverse?
- Today, 1.3 billion people across the world live with some form of disability and together with their friends and family has a spending power of $8 trillion. In this time of hyper-competition, how can businesses afford to leave this market out?
Speaker:
09:35 How Sainsbury’s is supporting managers to becoming disability confident
In conversation with:
Speaker:
Tim Fallowfield
Chair, Disability Confident Business Leaders Group and Company Secretary & Corporate Services Director
Sainsbury’s
09:50 Panel discussion – Reframing disability
- Including disability in the D&I agenda
- Setting measurable targets and monitoring progress
- Helping senior leaders connect with the topic
- Re-framing the language around disability and breaking down stigma
Speakers above to be joined by:
Speakers:
10:50 Refreshments and networking
11:20 Stream sessions
Delegates should choose to attend one breakout stream session
A – The disability pay gap and diversity data
- How do you capture data on disability in your workplace
- Should you be calculating a disability pay gap alongside your gender pay gap reporting
- How do you build trust and remove barriers to collecting new data
- What do you do with your data to inform successful inclusion strategies?
Speakers:
Atif Choudhury
CEO of DnA and Zaytoun CIC and Trustee of Disability Rights UK
Diversity and Ability (DnA) and Zaytoun CiC
B – Workplace adjustments
- Moving from compliance to productivity and engagement
- One size does not fit all – an intelligent and individual led approach
- How getting it right isn’t rocket science and doesn’t cost a fortune
Speakers:
Graeme K Whippy MBE
Business Disability Consultant
Andy Garrett
Workplace Adjustments Service programme manager [co-lead GSK global Disability Confidence Network]
GSK
12:30 Buffet lunch and networking
13:30 Disability Confident - Where have we got to and where are we going next?
- How many employers are signed up to Disability Confident, what size, what sector, what location?
- How are we using Disability Confident to create more opportunities for disabled people?
- What are the Government’s ambitions for the future?
Speaker:
13:45 Navigating the world of work with a disability – a personal journey of taking risks, bending the rules and rising through the ranks of a large organisation
Speaker:
14:05 What are the characteristics of a successful disability mentoring programme?
In conversation with:
Speaker:
Iain Wilkie
Executive Coach and Mentor
PathMaker Consulting, Sherwood psf Consulting & 50 Million Voices
14:20 Panel discussion - Putting employees are at the heart of your disability inclusion strategy
- This is Me – encouraging colleagues to share their stories around disability, mental health and wellbeing
- Examples of how to develop empathy among your workforce through opportunities to be in a disabled person shoes
- Harnessing the power of networks and engaging employees at all levels
- Working with employees to design flexible work arrangements
Speakers above to be joined by:
Speakers:
15:10 Refreshments and networking
15:40 Recruiting and attracting disabled talent - how to become an employer of choice
- Developing disability confidence at every stage in the hiring process
- Understanding the barriers in your current recruitment process
- Creating effective partnerships with external organisations and recruiters
Speakers:
Paul Awcock
Board Member, Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) and Head of Talent Sourcing
Lloyd's
16:35 How assistive technology can create a better workplace for all
- Tell us once – a look at Fujitsu’s employee Disability Passport
- Opening up and sharing resources around accessibility – sharing the ambition for disability in the tech sector
- Assistive technology trends
- Barclays learns on how diverse & inclusive workforces shape more inclusive services
Speakers:
Patrick Stephenson
Technology Champion to Her Majesty’s Government and Client Managing Director for Central and Local Government
Fujitsu
17:05 Questions and answers
17:20 Networking drinks reception
17:45 Close of d&i Leaders Disability at Work Summit 2019
d&i Leaders Inclusive Recruitment Summit - 2 October 2019
Taking place the next day at the same venue, why not also attend our d&i Leaders Inclusive Recruitment Summit 2019 and make the most of your time out of the office. Reduced price two day tickets can be purchased and places shared with a colleague.
Speakers include: Vodafone – EDF – KPMG – HarperCollins – Co-op – Lloyds Banking Group – Accenture
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