WBS EDI Festival
We are delighted to announce that, on Wednesday 10th November 2021, Warwick Business School will be hosting our first Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Festival.
We have convened an outstanding series of events across the day, which will be informative, entertaining, and intellectually stimulating. The final schedule and booking links are below. It will include academic talks, discussion-based sessions, practical workshops and presentations given by senior managers from a number of large and important external organizations.
Some events will be in the WBS building and others will be online. We very much hope you will be able to join us and help create a festival atmosphere of engaged conversation and celebration.
All staff and students from across the University are welcome to attend any or all sessions, which will explore a range of EDI issues, and in particular how they relate to the world of work.
We very much hope to see you at our events on the 10th November.
EDI Festival Schedule
10th November 2021
STUDENT registration for events via myadvantage - individual links below
STAFF registration for ALL events here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wbs/central/corporate-relations/events/wbsedifest
There are stands and small events in the WBS Building throughout the day (including treats!) Scheduled events as follows:
10am – 11am Disability Awareness Training with Stacey Stockwell, WBS Building
STUDENT REGISTRATION: https://myadvantage.warwick.ac.uk/students/events/detail/2310220
10am – 11am Ethnic Diversity in the Communications Industry with Satyen Dayal, (Executive Director and Head of UK Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Edelman), Online
STUDENT REGISTRATION: https://myadvantage.warwick.ac.uk/students/events/detail/2310224
10.30am – 11.30am Yoga and Wellness, WBS Building
STUDENT REGISTRATION: https://myadvantage.warwick.ac.uk/students/events/detail/2310366
11am – 12pm Disability Awareness Training with Stacey Stockwell, WBS Building
STUDENT REGISTRATION: https://myadvantage.warwick.ac.uk/students/events/detail/2310225
11am – 12pm Building Strong Employer Brands - How to create safe workspaces, the role of allies & why I&D is now becoming the new normal for firms during 'The Great Resignation' with Adnan Furniturewalla, (Marketing Manager at Zinnov), Online
STUDENT REGISTRATION: https://myadvantage.warwick.ac.uk/students/events/detail/2310316
12pm – 2pm Raising Awareness on Disability and Accessibility with Lord Shinkwin (House of Lords and All Party Parliamentary Group for Disability), Professor Kim Hoque (WBS) and Paul Smyth (Head of Digital Accessibility at Barclays), Online
STUDENT REGISTRATION: https://myadvantage.warwick.ac.uk/students/events/detail/2310323
2pm – 3pm Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Channel 4 and Personal Reflections with Dr Jamie Ward and Damini Onifade (Channel 4), Online
STUDENT REGISTRATION: https://myadvantage.warwick.ac.uk/students/events/detail/2310330
2.30pm – 3.30pm Accessibility on Campus with Jenny Wheeler, WBS Building
STUDENT REGISTRATION: https://myadvantage.warwick.ac.uk/students/events/detail/2310331
3pm - 4pm The Transition from Study to the Workplace and the Importance of Cultural Awareness with Lin Yue (Goldman Sachs), Online
STUDENT REGISTRATION: https://myadvantage.warwick.ac.uk/students/events/detail/2310399
4pm – 4.45pm The Latest Thinking in EDI with Jackie Beer (Diversity and Inclusion Director, BT), Online
STUDENT REGISTRATION: https://myadvantage.warwick.ac.uk/students/events/detail/2310346
6.30pm – 8pm Catalysts of change: Meet the inspiring new generation of black female business leaders who are pushing boundaries and driving change. Jamelia Donaldson (CEO TreasureTress), Opeyemi Sofoluke (Lead Regional Diversity and Inclusion Program Manager at Meta – formerly Facebook), Shanice Mears (Co-Founder and Head of Talent at The Elephant Room), Online
STUDENT REGISTRATION: https://myadvantage.warwick.ac.uk/students/events/detail/2310349