The Masterclass for Building your Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy
26 January 2023 | Manchester, UK
About our Masterclasses
Our Masterclasses are a full day, peer to peer learning experience for cross-industry aspiring changemakers who are actively engaged in shaping and delivering their organisations DE&I strategy. We provide you with opportunities to knowledge-share and idea exchange, enabling you to drive better business outcomes.
Key Strategic Focuses
Organisations as Activists: Aligning ERGs & Business Strategy
What are the opportunities and risks of ERGs acting as an activist group in a corporate environment?
What role do ERGs play in catalysing organisational progress?
How do we align business strategy with ERGs to collaborate effectively?
The Aware and Informed DE&I Practioner
What motivates us and what drains us?
Where do we draw our wisdom from?
How do we activate DEI in a business context?
How do we apply cultural intelligence to our work
and how do we
build locally relevant approaches?
The Effective and Impactful DE&I Strategy
How do we build the core components of a DEI strategy?
What role does data play?
How can we embed DEI into the business and leadership?
How do we balance tokenism and meaningful action?
Connecting Cultural Intelligence to Lead Inclusively
How can leaders grow the critical skills or self-awareness and
adopt a different perspective to drive change?
What impact do our cultural value frameworks have on our
relationships, motivations, risk-taking, and ability to innovate?
Adopting a Systems Approach to Accelerate Impact
What part does a core DE&I Strategy play in achieving success?
What steps need to be taken to accelerate meaningful change?
Embracing the Grassroots to Amplify Voices
untapped talent and inclusive employers?
Why do organisations need to centre hiring more inclusively and what
is the case for inclusive recruitment?
What needs to happen to deepen understanding, trust
and transparency in community partnerships?
Your Facilitation Team
Christos Tsaprounis
(He/Him)
Head of People & Culture
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Helen Robinson
(She/Her)
DE&I Community Engagement Manager
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Tim Hardy-Lenik
(He/She/They)
Director of Inclusion & Workforce Equity
CSG
Minaxi Mistry
(She/Her)
Founder &
Chief Executive Officer
Equality Leaders
Naheed Nazir
(She/Her)
Director ED&I
Manchester Metropolitan University
Chance Bleu-Montgomery
(He/Him/His)
Partner Support Manager
Bridge of Hope Careers
Dylan Shimmon
(He/She)
Learning Experience Designer
Equality Leaders
Why Attend?
Designed collaboratively to ensure your challenges are addressed and learnings are relevant to your context.
Bringing insights, research, and case studies to inform your strategic decision making.
Enhance your leadership capabilities to lead with compassion, agility, and impact.
Hosted by global brands who share their journey and lessons learned.
A handpicked team drawing from their lived experience to inform their practice.
Grow your support network and empower one another to commit to action.
Schedule
08:30 – Networking Breakfast
09:00 – Masterclass
17:15 – Concludes
Each segment of the Masterclass includes a presentation or case study;
break out session or activity; round table discussions with learning outcomes.
Membership Includes
One full day Masterclass with your peers.
Re-group twice a year to share achievements and discuss challenges.