Warwick Inclusion Conference
Warwick Inclusion Conference
Save the date - 10 June 2025
We will be hosting our fourth Warwick Inclusion Conference on 10 June 2025. More details about the programme and links to book will be shared in spring. In the meantime, save the date and catch up last year's conference highlights.
Why attend?
- 20+ staff and student speakers including inspiring keynotes Binna Kandola and Shappi Khorsandi
- 6 breakout sessions to share practice, make connections and collaborate
- Interactive panel discussions and poetry
- Social Inclusion Award with increased interactivity
- The opportunity to celebrate diversity and inclusion and reflect on our collective progress as a University
Attendee Feedback
"I really enjoyed the diverse range of sessions that I attended but particularly the practical aspects of the presentations as well as the student voice that was included. I felt like I could actually *do* things as a result of attending which is so valuable in an area that can feel so overwhelming, large or just out of the control of an individual."
"This conference is comfortably the best Warwick conference I've attended and I'm already looking forward to the next one."
Catch up on the highlights from our 2022, Link opens in a new window2023Link opens in a new window and 2024 conferences.
Keynote Speaker 2025 - Binna Kandola
A diversity, assessment and development specialist, Professor Binna Kandola is co-founder and senior partner of business psychology firm, Pearn Kandola. With a particular interest in the study of unconscious bias, he is also the author of ‘Racism at Work: The Danger of Indifference’, as well as the critically-acclaimed 'The Invention of Difference: The story of gender bias at work' and 'The Value of Difference: Eliminating bias in organisations'.
Binna is a visiting Professor at Leeds University and Aston University, a consulting editor for the Journal of Occupational and Organisational Psychology and has been recognised by The Independent on Sunday as one of the UK’s Top Ten Business Psychologists. He was awarded an OBE in 2008 for services to disadvantaged people and diversity, and is a regular contributor to the media, having appeared on Sky News, BBC Breakfast, Channel 4 News and the Radio 4 Today Show.
Keynote Speaker 2025 - Shappi Khorsandi
Comedian, host and social commentator, Shaparak Khorsandi is known for her razor-sharp wit and eloquent presenting style. Receiving critical acclaim for her performances on TV, radio and stages globally, she is also a highly respected author. July 2023, saw the publication of her third book Scatter Brain: How I finally got off the ADHD rollercoaster and became the owner of a very tidy sock drawer. Previous books include: best-seller A Beginner’s Guide To Acting English, a memoir of adjusting to life living in London in the 1970’s having fled Iran with her family, and novels Kissing Emma and Nina is Not Okay
What other sessions can I expect?
- The Power of Compassionate Communication
- Inclusion through reflexivity
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Supporting Neurodiverse Staff
- Expressing inclusion through art
- A spotlight on positive action programmes
- Promoting inclusion through play
- And many more...