IRS Conference

Diversity and Equality

9:00	Registration, tea and coffee
9:30	Chair's opening remarks Sandra Kerr , Director, Race for Opportunity
9:45	Keynote speech: The agenda for employers Feedback from the first year of the European and Human Rights Commission Great expectations. What next for the EHRC? Legal signposts: directions for the year ahead Best practice guidelines for employers Alan Christie , Policy Director, , Equality and Human Rights Commission
10:30	Legal update: The Equality Bill and Beyond The key proposals of the Bill How will they affect your business What can you do to prepare How to embrace the legislation to champion equality and diversity Richard Martin , Partner, Speechly Bircham LLP
11:15	Tea / coffee and networking
11:35	Case study: Ernst & Young's journey to inclusivity Beyond rhetoric-- the reality of planning and implementing diversity How to debunk myths How to build accountability What success looks like Fleur Bothwick , Director of diversity and inclusivity, Ernst & Young
12:20	Lunch and networking

13:20	Assertiveness and diversity What is assertiveness and why is it so important to people and to business success? Why assertiveness and diversity are so closely entwined The importance of dialogue Building organisations that are truly assertive and inclusive of difference Anni Townend , Business Psychologist,
13:50	Case Study: A broader approach to leadership: Recruiting new pools of talent How and why? Edexcel works with major disability charity Scope to widen its talent pool How they recruit and develop talented young graduates How disability training improves the culture of your business Potential barriers to integration Chris Sherwood , Business Development Manager, Scope Honor Cohen , Diversity Manager, Edexcel
14:35	Case Study: Building equality into London 2012 Why equality and inclusion is a priority theme for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Processes for delivering equality and inclusion The legacy for businesses and the community - what success looks like Loraine Martins , Head of Equality and Inclusion, Olympic Delivery Authority, London 2012
15:25	Tea/ coffee and networking
15:45	Legal update Why equal pay claims continue to rise When bad practice won't go away- the dangers of TUPE The pitfalls of job evaluation schemes Advice for the future Jane Amphlett , Partner, Addleshaw Goddard
16:20	Chair's final remarks
16:30	Close of conference