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08:30 Online networking
09:15 Visible leadership, activism and our approach to LGBT+ inclusion at Macquarie
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09:35 Championing 25 years of LGBTQ+ activism: My journey of life and work through an intersectional lens
- Brown, Asian, Queer, Here
- Not all supervisors are leaders, and, not all leaders are supervisors
- Breathing life into D&I
In conversation with:
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Laks Mann
Award-winning EDI Advocate & Mayor of London EDI Advisor
09:55 The journey to creating an organisation that doesn’t tolerate bullying, harassment and discrimination of LGBT+ employees
- The role of the ally
- Creating policies, guides and effective communication
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10:15 Panel discussion: Protecting and progressing LGBT+ rights and inclusion
- Is LGBT+ and D&I progress under threat with the rise in hate crime?
- How do we continue to protect LGBT+ rights?
- The role of employers in tackling hate crime and hate incidents and in helping to drive and maintain LGBT+ progress
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10:45 Break and online networking
11:30 Giving each other a boost: building a LGBT+ mentoring programme at scale
- What have we created? Hear how we created a cross-government mentoring programme at scale, from scratch, and on an entirely voluntary basis
- What did we learn? Hear how the programme has worked in practice, and what we have learnt and will change as we repeat the programme next year
- What’s the experience for participants? Hear about how the programme was felt as a mentor and mentee on the programme
Speakers:
John Peart
Chair, Civil Service LGBT+ Network & Bill Manager
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
11:50 One to one conversation: How employers can get on board with LGBT+ friendly parental support
- Understanding the different issues, challenges and nuances faced by LGBTQI+ families and how to support them
- Providing support for all aspects of LGBTQI+ families and/or for those with LGBTQI+ family members
- Ensuring your culture, ethics and policies are inclusive to all
- Exploring the power of allies, authenticity and intersectionality
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12:10 Harnessing the power of LGBTQ+ employee networks
- Harnessing the power of LGBTQ+ employee networks
- Colleague network lifecycle: from set-up to success
- Listen, learn and act: encouraging open and honest conversations that ignite real change
- Building engagement and buy-in at all levels to create a safe space for LGBTQ+ employees and allies
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12:30 Panel discussion: The Rainbow ceiling – why LGBT+ employees can feel held back at work and what employers can do to support progression
Speakers:
John Peart
Chair, Civil Service LGBT+ Network & Bill Manager
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
13:00 Lunch break and online networking
13:55 In-conversation: Living with the intersectional identities of being disabled and LGBT+ and the vital role employers and allies can play in supporting disabled, LGBT+ communities
- Key challenges of being disabled and LGBT in the workplace – what issues are there in common and which specific to each particular aspect
- What can employers do to ensure those who are both disabled and LGBT+ feel accepted and supported in the workplace?
- What can respective staff equality groups do to ensure they support and include staff who have intersecting identities?
- How can staff who are either disabled or LGBT+ be an ally to those from respective groups?
Speaker:
Sarah Stephenson-Hunter
Staff Disability Advisor & Trans Lead
University of Oxford Equality and Diversity Unit
14:15 Supporting transgender employees in the workplace
- Creating a trans inclusive policy at work
- Training staff on trans inclusion
- Supporting employees transition at work
- Supporting the mental health of trans employees
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14:35 Understanding bi-identities and the need for bi-visibility and inclusion in the workplace
- What does it mean to be bisexual/bi+?
- What are some of the unique issues bi+ people experience in the workplace?
- Why is it important for workplaces to grow their focus on bi+ inclusion?
- What are some leading practices in creating a bi+ inclusive workplace?
- Our journey at EY
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14:55 Panel discussion: Understanding staff intersections to map the differences in your employee experiences, create spaces of psychological safety and support wellbeing and mental health
Speakers:
Sarah Stephenson-Hunter
Staff Disability Advisor & Trans Lead
University of Oxford Equality and Diversity Unit
15:25 Break and online networking
15:50 One to one conversation: Queer today, gone tomorrow - How LGBT+ lives and language are evolving
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16:10 The importance of data, trust and transparency
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16:30 Live audience questions and answers
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