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08:45 Online networking
09:05 Chair’s opening remarks
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09:15 Employee Resource Groups: supporting diversity, realising inclusion, and driving business goals
- Why is it essential to elevate ERGs to a core business value, not only for D&I activity but for overall business strategy
- Rewarding and recognising the important role of employee network members and how we have done this at Auto Trader UK (defining roles, allocating time, training etc)
- Engaging senior leaders and allies to support and drive ERG’s
- Setting Targets and KPI’s – financial and cultural
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09:35 Case study: The Network Deal – Formalising relationships with ERG’s
- Why should you formalise the relationship between ERGs and the business?
- Tips and lessons learned from creating a deal with your networks
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09:55 ERG’s as organisational and cultural change agents – How to facilitate open conversations and challenge and influence change in your organisation
- Lobbying to facilitate cultural change
- Educating and influencing senior leaders to speak out
- Mobilising potential allies and sponsors
- Cultural and behavioural change v’s targets and accountability
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10:15 Panel discussion: What next for ERG’s – how are they evolving and what actions can employers take to support them and the communities they serve?
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10:45 Break and online networking
11:10 Career progression and retaining diverse talent
- A strategic approach to progressing and retaining diverse talent
- Establishing firmwide targeted talent programmes
- The role and impact of our employee networks at Eversheds Sutherland
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11:30 Leading a successful employee network - my journey as chair of the LGBT+ Prism Network at Rolls-Royce
- What makes for effective leadership of an employee network?
- How to ensure good levels of team engagement and engaging senior leaders
- Networks and collaboration
- How to grow your network successfully
- Why become a network Chair or join a network committee?
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11:50 Bringing purpose to your employee network
- Supporting neurodiverse employee networks
- Communication matters
- Measuring impact
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12:00 Case study: Recognising, resourcing and rewarding the work of ERG’s for long term success
- Reinvigorating the life back into your ERG’s
- Recognising the important work of your co-chairs and committees
- Setting strong foundations for longevity
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12:20 Live audience questions and answers
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12:50 Lunch break and online networking
13:35 The power of storytelling - building trust and normalising the conversation
- Why storytelling is such a powerful tool for driving change
- Tips for Network/ERG leaders launching storytelling campaigns
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13:55 Intersectionality - ERG’s working together to enable employees to bring their whole self to work
- Finding common ground between ERGs
- Sharing the support of individuals with multiple or intersectional identities
- How ERGs can practically demonstrate their commitment to working collaboratively
- How not to avoid having difficult conversations when ideologies or needs compete or conflict
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14:15 The importance of psychological safety within our organisations and how ERG’s can help accelerate inclusion and safety in your business
- Why is psychological safety imperative for inclusion to thrive?
- How do you build safety?
- Recognising the power of intersectionality with Psychological Safety
- How are ERG’s supporting Psychological safety development
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Charlene Oke
Senior Diversity & Inclusion Business Partner, former Co-Lead, EDGE ERG
LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group
14:35 Panel discussion: Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of employee network members
- Coping with trauma and preventing burnout
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15:10 Break and online networking
15:35 Understanding the impact allies and sponsors can have on the work of ERG’s
- How allies and executive sponsors can drive high-performing ERGs?
- Supporting ERGs – both energetically, and financially
- How can we engage allies and sponsors to deepen their understanding of the intersectionality of discrimination?
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15:55 The power of events and communications in bringing people together to be authentic and feel like they belong
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16:15 Empowering your ERG’s to have a voice to better influence your organisation, build internal and external partnerships and unlock opportunities
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Clementine Hogarth
Early Careers Recruitment Partner & Co-chair, Social Mobility Employee Network
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
16:35 Live audience questions and answers
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Clementine Hogarth
Early Careers Recruitment Partner & Co-chair, Social Mobility Employee Network
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
17:00 Chair's closing remarks
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