DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN BUSINESS BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO BOOST RESILIENCE AND SUCCESS Friday, 29 November 2019 | Birmingham | 18:00 – 21:00
CONNECTING PEOPLE, IDEAS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH
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ONE AFRICA NETWORK The network for African and diaspora entrepreneurs, investors, business and professionals committed to advancing innovation, excellence, inclusiveness and sustainable growth. A platform that connects the global community of African and diaspora to share knowledge, opportunities and collaborate across regions, sectors and disciplines with other professionals all over the World.
Established with a mandate to accelerate competitiveness and broaden thought thinking amongst members. Harness the empowerment of the members by deepening connections but also to accelerate their businesses, career and professional potential. Promote the understanding and appreciation of the diversity of African markets, investment opportunities, cultures, unique heritage and creativity.
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OVERVIEW Diversity and Inclusive (D&I) growth works to reduce inequalities in the society, creating economic, personal and professional growth that delivers better quality opportunities for all. D&I also matters in business as drivers for achieving superior performance, revenue growth, motivates employees, fostering competitiveness and innovation. Businesses can reap multiple benefits from nurturing an inclusive and diverse workforce, reach new markets, understand and identify new opportunities for unparalleled growth if they foster inclusive customer bases, products and services, value chains and market channels.
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To harness and fully realise D&I in workplace, they must adopt principles of inclusiveness, strategies and models to harness a conducive culture. Diversity does not automatically lead to inclusion. Workplace D&I is about valuing every employee as an individual with differing capabilities. However, D&I remains an empty words in much of corporate businesses. Despite regulatory policies, changing economic landscape and positive growth, most agree the full opportunity has not been realised, remain unchanged or had deepened. Many companies invest in diversity efforts, yet are disappointed with the meagre results. Businesses and professionals face common barriers that are significantly hindering success.
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AGENDA 18:00 Registration and Networking 18:50 Introduction 19:00 Panel Session and Q&A:
20:30 Open Networking
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HAVING VALUE DRIVEN DISCUSSIONS THAT MATTERS IS AT THE HEART OF OUR MEETINGS
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• Demystifying Diversity and Inclusion: What it means? • Creating inclusive organisations: Strategies, regulations and policies • Workplace best practices: Leadership inclusivity, cultural sensitivity, unconscious bias and intercultural communication • Human capital: Harnessing diverse talent acquisition, recruitment and career progression • Creating inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem and growth: The role of ethnic SMEs • Accelerating ethnic Women in business, inclusive and gender lens finance • Achieving superior performance and growth through diversity
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DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN BUSINESS Friday, 29 November 2019 | Birmingham | 18:00 – 21:00
Prof Kiran Trehan
Fajli Bibi MA
Jacynth Ivey
Dr. Rochelle A. Haynes
Mayokun Mac Alonge Cllr Sharon Thompson
BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO BOOST RESILIENCE AND SUCCESS CONNECTING PEOPLE, IDEAS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH
PANEL SPEAKERS Panel Chair: Eugene Nizeyimana, CEO, SSCG Consulting, Chair for One Africa Network and Programmes Strategy Quality Engineer, BCE, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR).
Fajli Bibi MA, Chair of West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) Inclusive Leadership Group, Members of the Executive Committee and Board of Director, Asian Business Chamber of Commerce (ABCC), TV Presenter, Empowered Women Show be on TV and Founder, Faj Transformation Consultancy.
Prof. Kiran Trehan, Professor of Leadership and Enterprise Development, Director of the Centre for Women’s Enterprise, Leadership, Economy & Diversity (WE LEAD), Director of Business Engagement, University of Birmingham
Jacynth Ivey, Non-executive directors (NED), Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation, Associate NED, Health Education England, NED, West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust and Founder, Inspiring Hope and Jacynth Ivey.
Dr. Rochelle A. Haynes, Senior HRM Consultant, Performance Works International and Senior Lecturer, UWE Bristol. Mayokun - Mac Alonge , Founder and CEO, The Equal Group - A data-driven, equality, diversity and inclusion tech company.
Cllr Sharon Thompson, Cabinet Member for Homes and Neighbourhoods, WMCA Housing & Land Delivery Board. Sharon has also served on St Basils board of directors and the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Members Advisory Group. currently the local authority representative on West Midlands Combined Authority Housing and Land Delivery Board, ARCH (Association of Retained Council Housing) and SIFA Fireside. Sharon currently chairs the WMCA Homelessness Members Advisory Group and Birmingham Social Housing Partnership.
Dr. Nana O Bonsu, Research Fellow on Responsible Business – Sustainability, Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham. OAN Inspire Series: Diversity and Inclusion in Business info@sscg-group.com | www.oneafrica-network.com
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Notes – Q1 Each speaker has between 5 -10 mins for introduction, give a brief about their professional background, define and demystify what Diversity and Inclusion (DI) means and how has/continue to reshape their career both positive and negative. .
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Notes – Q2 Pledge: Inclusive leadership leads to inclusive growth, superior performance and profitability. We must ensure is one of the top priorities for companies of the future Confusion and concerns of what diversity means and if is well represented or is another buzz/trending word for organisation.
by drawing on several research reports from many organisations, we know that: Inclusive leadership leads to inclusive growth - Companies whose top teams are most diverse, most harness diversity and gender diverse are 67% more likely to experience superior value creation A strong statistical correlation between diversity and profitability - companies that are leaders in DI are more likely to experience superior profitability and performance
DI is a source of competitive advantage YOY Employment DI statistics do not represent empowerment
Share perspective and tips on how businesses, leaders and professionals can accelerate diversity and inclusion in the workplace and businesses, shift culture and mindset, stimulate recruitment and career growth of minorities and women; and harness performance. Q2 What DI initiatives and best practices can accelerate transformation, adoption and change in workplace and companies How can we ensure DI is a top priority? How can companies deliver growth and value creation through diversity in the workplace How can we increase DI awareness in an effective way
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