FAIRER Conference

Navigating the ever-changing business landscape:

• How the rise of global identity politics will re-shape future thinking and our strategic approach
• The need to layer up on inclusion through place corporate cohesion at the centre of our thinking
• Creating impact by leading through the noise

Speaker: Dan Robertson, MD, FAIRER Consulting

Theme 1: Creating strategic alignment: the relationship between fairness, inclusion and business performance 

Interactive panel discussion exploring: 

• The current trends and insights on the relationship between inclusion and business performance 

• The policy landscape and the implications for attracting and retaining diverse talent 

• A new approach to inclusion and belonging at work 

Speakers:

1. Jatin Patel, Impact Director, Rugby Football Union

2. Julie Dennis, Head of Inclusive Workplace Strategy & Policy, Acas

3. Joanna Shackleton, Head of Human Resources, LGT Wealth Management

• The importance of retaining diversity and inclusion/belonging KPIs
• Using inclusion KPIs to measure results
• How culture and belonging drives results

Speakers:

1. Joanne Sime, Head of Global Inclusion, Wellbeing & Culture, TUI

2. Ken Kittoe, Head of Inclusion and Diversity, AXA XL, UK & Lloyds

• How to create effective working relationship and synergy between the aspiration of diverse communities and HR priorities
• Building trust with diverse communities and how trust drives engagement, motivation and performance

Speaker: Alice MacDonald, Global DEI Consultant, FAIRER Consulting

Theme 2: Placing people at the centre of performance-driven and inclusive work cultures 

Fireside chat exploring:

• Research on the skills and traits of human-centred leaders

• Current leadership gaps and development areas

• The leadership skills of the future  

Speakers:

1. Dan Robertson, MD, FAIRER

2. Adris Mohammed, Vice President HR, Capgemini

Business case studies exploring:

• Why organisations cannot achieve sustainable productivity and profit without investing in people.
• Engaging with diverse communities
• Building trust
• Balancing mainstreaming with focuses effort
• The role of ERGs: Driving trust though inclusive engagement
• Real-world examples of organisations successfully linking employee experience with productivity.

Speakers:

1. Ian Tomney-Bell, Head of Talent, Culture and Inclusion, giffgaff
2. Rhian Stone, Chief Executive, Bolton Cares Group of Companies
3. Chris Dunn, Global Inclusion Director, GSK

Roundtable workshops focusing on:

• The impact of cognitive load, emotional tax and mirroring
• Leadership styles and workplace culture
• The ‘leadership behaviour paradox’

Speaker: Barry Boffy MBE, Global DEI Consultant, FAIRER Consulting

Theme 3: Sustaining employee’s energy and performance in challenging times - placing wellbeing at the centre of your inclusion and performance strategy 

Presentation exploring:

• Research insights on the core root causes of workplaces stress and burnout, and the wider impact on people, culture and performance
• Research-based insights in how to create a culture of wellbeing

Speaker: Hannah Pearsall, Workplace Wellbeing Expert and Non-Executive Director at MHFA

Panel discussion exploring:

• How leaders can maintain high productivity without sacrificing employee wellbeing
• The role of HR and inclusion leaders in driving a wellbeing culture

Speakers:

1. Daniel Chan, Senior Wellbeing & Employee Experience Manager, QBE Insurance
2. Kameka McLean, Senior Global HR Executive, Walker Crips
3. Andy Goff, Inclusion & Wellbeing Manager, Capgemini

Fireside chat exploring: How to balance business results with employee wellbeing and human-centred leadership

Speakers:

1. Dan Robertson, MD, FAIRER Consulting

2. Natasha Frangos, Managing Partner, HaysMac