We have convened an outstanding series of events across the day, which will be informative, entertaining and intellectually stimulating. The final schedule and booking details are below. The schedule includes academic talks, discussion-based sessions, practical workshops and presentations given by senior managers from a number of large, external organisations.

Some events will be in the WBS building and others will be online.  All staff and students from across the University are welcome to attend any or all sessions, which will explore a range of EDI issues, and in particular how they relate to the world of work.

  • 10 am - 11 am, Disability Awareness Training with Stacey Stockwell, 1.005 and 1.006
  • 10 am - 11 am, Ethnic Diversity in the Communications Industry with Satyen Dayal, (Executive Director and Head of UK Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Edelman), Online
  • 10.30 am - 11.30 am, Yoga and Wellness, 3.003
  • 11 am - 12 pm, Disability Awareness Training with Stacey Stockwell, 1.005 and 1.006
  • 11 am - 12 pm, Building Strong Employer Brands with Adnan Furniturewalla, (Marketing Manager at Zinnov), Online
  • 12 pm - 2 pm, Raising Awareness on Disability and Accessibility with Lord Shinkwin (House of Lords and All-Party Parliamentary Group for Disability), Professor Kim Hoque (WBS) and Paul Smyth (Head of Digital Accessibility at Barclays), Online
  • 2 pm - 3 pm, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Channel 4 and Personal Reflections with Dr Jamie Ward and Damini Onifade (Channel 4), Online
  • 2.30 pm - 3.30 pm, Accessibility on Campus with Jenny Wheeler, 1.007
  • 3 pm - 4 pm, The Transition from Study to the Workplace and the Importance of Cultural Awareness with Lin Yue (Goldman Sachs), Online
  • 4 pm - 4.45 pm, The Latest Thinking in EDI with Jackie Beer (Diversity and Inclusion Director, BT), Online
  • 6.30 pm - 8 pm, Catalysts of Change: Meet the inspiring new generation of black female business leaders. Jamelia Donaldson (CEO TreasureTress), Opeyemi Sofuluke (Lead Regional Diversity and Inclusion Program Manager at Meta - formerly Facebook), Shanice Mears (Co-founder and Head of Talent at The Elephant Room), Online

Further details on each event are available here.

Booking: all staff should register through the booking form here.