THE TIME TO TAKE ACTION IS NOW
September DIAL Global Summit is about talking openly and honestly about the obvious question… What is actually working? And how can we genuinely drive change to create more open, diverse and inclusive workplaces?
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We’ve named this summit ‘A call to action’ because at DIAL Global, we leave behind the rhetoric and empty talk about diversity and inclusion and talk about what really matters - real actions and real results.
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We’ve gathered the world’s most inspiring, authentic and inspirational leaders to talk openly about these issues and we’ll find out together what is moving the DIAL to create real, measurable change.
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WEDNESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2022
PANEL 1 12PM - 12:45PM BST | CEO Activists – Driving Change
DIAL Global is calling CEOs from leading organisations to come together for a goal pledge on diversity, inclusion, belonging and equity.
What is the CEO Activist Pledge movement? And why are leading organisations joining together to make this happen?
Head of DI UKI
ISS
Business Manager to CEO Microsoft UK
Global Lead for DEI,
Barclays
Rita Clifton
Deputy Chair
John Lewis Partnership
Joe Marshall
Country Service Line Leader & IPSOS Board Member
IPSOS
Andrew Denton
Chief Executive Officer
Alfa Financial Software
Sharon Rice-Oxley
Partner and co-founder
Q5
WEDNESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2022
PANEL 2 1PM - 1:45PM BST | New Leadership Behaviours - taking bold, brave and authentic action
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Leadership is not about titles or the corner office. It’s about the willingness to step up, put your authentic self out there, and lean into brave action.
In this session, we’ll hear from some trailblazing and inspirational leaders on their journey to become authentic leaders. How speaking their minds, challenging the status quo, making brave choices and taking real action has led them to create a more diverse and inclusive workplace.
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Leila McKenzie-Delis
Founder & CEO,
DIAL Global
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Gapsquare
Elly Tomlins
Chief People Officer,
Britvic plc
Andrew Neal
Chief People Officer, Communisis
WEDNESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2022
PANEL 3 2PM - 2:45PM BST | Driving Change – a lens on the McKenzie Delis Review 2021
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Our McKenzie Delis Review 2021 housed some incredible case studies on real action across many organisations across both the UK & US.
Hear from these leaders that initiated this change and what their actions delivered – how can you take this leading practice into your business
Jonny Briggs
Lindsay Johnson
Clarissa Valiquette
Jo Portlock
Diversity, Inclusion & Resourcing Director
Aviva
Sr. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Program Manager Qualtrics
Global Director of Insights and L&D
DIAL Global
Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion
LexisNexis Risk Solutions
WEDNESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2022
PANEL 4 3PM - 3:45PM BST | How is the Chief Diversity Officer role driving sustainable change?
According to Gartner research, only 35% of HR leaders consider diversity, equity and inclusion as a priority for 2022. In contrast to that, 76% of employees and job seekers say a diverse workforce is important to them when evaluating companies and job offers.
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A common challenge – 36% of HR leaders say they struggle to hold business leaders accountable for DEI outcomes and state that low diversity in the leadership pipeline is their biggest problem.
Sarah Churchman
Lauren von Stackelberg
Ray Dempsey
Dr Parul R Pandey
Chief Inclusion, Community & Wellbeing Officer
PwC
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
The LEGO Group
Group Chief Diversity Officer
Barclays
Group Director Talent Learning and Diversity
Oxford University Press
WEDNESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2022
PANEL 5 4PM - 4:45PM BST | How to become a truly accessible and inclusive workplace through a focus on ability, not disability
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Despite hearing about the advantages that people with disabilities can offer employers, too many companies still hold themselves back when it comes to hiring people with disabilities. They see hiring (some) persons with disabilities as being “the right thing to do” but do not see it as part of a talent strategy that will benefit the company and outweigh what they see as the potential complications, expenses and risk.
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In this panel, leaders will share their experience on creating inclusive workplaces for those with disabilities both visible and invisible, discuss the benefits they’ve gained and give pragmatic advice for organisations who want to make a change.
Leila McKenzie-Delis
LaMondre Pough
Sheri Hughes
Adam Hyland
Founder & CEO
DIAL Global
Chief Executive Officer
Billion Strong
WEDNESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2022
PANEL 6 5PM - 5:45PM BST | Racial Equity - have we really moved the dial?
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After the tragic murder of George Floyd – over 2 years on what has been achieved and how much further is there to go? Also, how critical is cultural competence within this?
Cultural competence, in brief, is the ability to interact effectively with people from different cultures. This ability depends on awareness of one’s own cultural worldview, knowledge of other cultural practices and worldviews, tolerant attitudes towards cultural differences, and cross-cultural skills. Global teams require cultural awareness, curiosity and sensitivity to thrive.
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Finally, what programmes have been implemented to create a more diverse workforce and to encourage applicants from lower represented workgroups?
Mark Lomas
Head of Culture, Human Resources
Lloyds
Zephaniah Chukwudum
Business Manager to CEO Microsoft UK
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Ann O'Donoghue
Global Lead for DEI
Barclays
John Pettus
VP Government Service
GN ReSound
WEDNESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2022
PANEL 7 6PM - 6:45PM BST | Impact of DIBE on global companies
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How can companies be seen to be diverse, inclusive and equitable when there are such varying levels of D&I understanding within european countries.
Hear from our global leaders on what they are doing differently to drive shift change across their markets
Olivia Brook
Global Marketing and Operations Director
DIAL Global
Pete Markey
Chief Marketing Officer
Boots UK
Steve Walker
Founder & Principal
Two Sides
Serhat Ekinci
Managing Director
Unite at OMG
THURSDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2022
DAY 2 - IN PERSON, LONDON
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If you are interested in attending the in-person event please contact Wes at wesley@dialglobal.org
THURSDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2022
10:45PM - 11:15PM BST | Online Safe Spaces with Royal Mail Group
Penny Amatt
Senior Manager – Communities and Social Impact
Royal Mail Group
THURSDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2022
PANEL 8 12:30PM - 1:15PM BST | The Power of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to drive action , change and ultimately inclusion
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Whether you are on the start of ERG creation or have a well established community of networks - having a safe space for your networks , empowering these groups to influence change through action and a supportive culture to celebrate each & every network and their successes can be pivotal to employee inclusion.
Within ERGs there is real power within Self ID and the encouragement for all to bring their whole selves to work.
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Hear from others on how they have used their networks for positive & sustainable change.
Kate Williams
Community Engagement Manager
DIAL Global
Hannah Awonuga
Global Head of Colleague Engagement, Group Diversity and Inclusion
Barclays
Grahame Williams
Head of ESG Steering Groups
Alfa Financial Software
Sharon Curness
Head of People
Savers,
Superdrug & Savers
Madeline Prince
Head of Supplier Sustainability
Britvic plc
THURSDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2022
PANEL 9 1:30PM - 2:15PM BST | Mental Health & Wellbeing can no longer be ignored
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With mental health problems affecting one in six British workers each year and mental health being the leading cause of sickness absence it is not surprising that employers are starting to look more closely at the crucial role they play in supporting the wellbeing of their staff. Money spent on improving mental health has shown a consistently positive return on Investment.
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So how do you produce, implement and communicate a holistic wellbeing work plan that encourages and promotes good mental health of all staff and an open organisational culture? In this session, we’ll hear from inspirational leaders about how they’ve laid out plans that support their staff’s and their own mental health and well-being.
Scott Snell
VP Customer – UK & I
Pladis Global
Kat Parsons
Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
ISS UK & Ireland
Sarah Munday
Health & Wellbeing Programme Lead
Britvic plc
THURSDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2022
PANEL 10 2:30PM - 3:15PM BST | Moving the DIAL on supplier diversity
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Supplier Diversity means creating a supplier base that reflects the diversity of our societies, customers and employees. Many large organisations like Unilever and P&G have started programs to review their suppliers for diversity – to ensure they are working with diverse suppliers and to partner with underrepresented groups in business.
A diverse supply network will out-think, out- innovate, and out –perform a non-diverse supply network. Our diverse supplies are more agile, responsive, innovative, more likely to hire a diverse pool of employees and give back to their community.
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In this session, panellists will review and discuss the trend for large organisations to demand diverse supply network. They will discuss the biggest actions & changes taken by their companies to create a diverse supplier base.
Leila McKenzie-Delis
Founder & CEO
DIAL Global
SEPTEMBER 28TH
ONLINE EVENT
Kevin Dunckley
Chief Sustainability Officer
HH Global