Dear Colleague,

In her speech yesterday, Theresa May clearly signalled that tackling inequality, in its many forms, will be a key priority during her premiership.

“Right now, if you’re born poor, you will die on average nine years earlier than others. If you’re black, you’re treated more harshly by the criminal justice system than if you’re white. If you’re a white, working-class boy, you’re less likely than anybody else to go to university.”

“If you’re at a state school, you’re less likely to reach the top professions than if you’re educated privately. If you’re a woman, you still earn less than a man. If you suffer from mental health problems, there’s too often not enough help to hand. If you’re young, you’ll find it harder than ever before to own your own home.”
This year’s annual Global Equality and Diversity Broadcast Conference:Embracing Transparency – Demonstrating Impact,is a timely opportunity for all professionals at the forefront of developing, implementing and measuring the success of equality, diversity and inclusion programmes to hear from leading experts to ensure you understand what you need to do to keep ahead of the equality challenges in pay and practices and meet government expectations.

Headline speakers from business and public organisations include:

  • Ann Francke, Chief Executive,The Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
  • Sam Smethers, Chief Executive,The Fawcett Society
  • Julia Middleton,Chief Executive Officer,Common Purpose
  • Gordon McKenzie, Chief Executive,GuildHE
  • Laura Harrison, People and Strategy Director,CIPD
  • Sarah Messenger, Head of Workforce,Local Government Association
  • Maggie Stilwell, Managing Partner for Talent,Ernst & Young
  • Paul Deemer, Head of Diversity and Inclusion,NHS Employers
  • Sharron Gunn, Executive Director,Institute of Chartered Accountants, England and Wales

Over 70 participants have already secured their place, from a range of organisations including:
QBE|Chartered Management Institute |CIPD | Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) |astar-fanshawe | University of Strathclyde| Network Rail | NHS England | Channel 4 |CIPD| Common Purpose |Cranfield University, School of Management | Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia | Trinidad and Tobago Equal Opportunities Commission |Department of Energy and Climate Change | Dominion Trust | EMOpSS | Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion |Equality Edge |Ernst & Young LLP | GuildHE | University of the West of England | Worthing Homes Ltd |Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Ltd | Liverpool Hope University | Local Government Association |Holman Fenwick Willan LLP | IBM | ICAEW | Kingston University | Lancaster University | Mott MacDonald |ORC International | Queen Mary University of London | Roche UK | Sheffield Hallam University |Society of Local Government Chief Executives | NHS Employers | Mid & West Wales Fire & Rescue Service |Suffolk Constabulary
Book now at ensure you can benchmark and compare your work this autumn with the best practice in public and private sector organisations around the UK.

REASONS TO ATTEND:

  • To understand what you and your suppliers need to do to meet the equality challenges in pay and practices
  • To make the business case for diversity and inclusion in your organisation and access material that you can take away and use in a work setting
  • To develop a robust diversity and inclusion strategy that aligns with your organization’s business objectives
  • To create a globally inclusive and culturally competent workforce for the modern workplace
  • To review measurement and accountability mechanisms for successful diversity and inclusion initiatives

SEE AGENDA HERE
Who Should Attend?
The conference will attract business and public sector staff with responsibility for equality, diversity and inclusion strategy and implementation, including:
HR Directors | Talent Managers | Heads of Equality and Diversity | Research Directors | Business Development Directors | Board Members | Academics and Researchers | Business Research and Development | Sector Specific Experts | Recruitment Personnel | Careers Personnel | Charities and Stakeholder Organisations | Workforce Transformation Managers
REGISTER HERE
For more information and details of special rates for block bookings (3 or more places), please do contact me.

Yours sincerely
Karen Stewart
GED 2016 Team

0207 324 4330 or07984 188166