Agenda
Join us for an unmissable day as we explore the theme of
Opportunities for All
8:30
Registration & Breakfast
09:30
Welcome from WiHTL & DiR, our hosts Hilton and Headline Sponsor AlixPartners
Tea Colaianni
Founder and Chair
Steve Cassidy
Senior Vice President and Managing Director UK & Ireland
Mark Veldon
Co-Head EMEA, Partner & Managing Director
10:00
Leading the Change: Representation at the Top
Elliott Goldstein
Managing Partner
10:10
The Importance of Intersectionality in Creating Opportunities for All
Zen Anwar
CSR Executive
Wes Stanford
DE&I Manager
Lou Thomas
CPO
Suzie Welch
Managing Director UK&I
Facilitated by:
Hawa Newell-Sydique
People Director - Organisational Effectiveness
10:35
Wellbeing session with
Pamela Young
SPIRIT Product Support & Group Exercise Supervisor
Break
11:20
Inclusion in Action: 'The Power of Opportunity to Change Lives'
Philippa Jackson
Executive Director Human Resources
Kelly Sharpe
Line Manager
Vicky Richards
Partnerships Manager
Facilitated by:
Joanna Aunon
Chief Impact Officer
11:40
Insights from our Collaboration Community
Stephen Lochhead
Group Head of Talent Capability & Development
12:00
Collaboration Community Impact with Team Domenica
Lisa Campbell-Squires
Co-CEO & Principal
Greg van Heeswijk
Director of Fundraising and Communications
12:30
Festival of Inclusion and Lunch
Hear directly from industry-leading brands about their inclusion journey
14:00
Breakout Session
Three options available
Making Work Fair: An actionable framework to make fairness at work a reality
Iris Bohnet
Co-Director, Women and Public Policy Program Professor of Business and Government
facilitated by Joanna Aunon Chief Impact Officer, WiHTL & DiR
Designing for Dignity at Costa Coffee: Humanising Hiring through Ethical AI
Barb Hyman
Founder & CEO
and
David Hughes
Global Talent Director
facilitated by Russ Harte COO, DFS
No One Left Behind: Building an Inclusive Meritocracy Together
Amit Popat
Inclusion Lead
Break
15:00
Levelling the Playing Field: Socio-economic Background and Social Mobility in Hospitality, Travel, Leisure and Retail
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Ben Bunker
Regional Managing Director
Emma Chevreau
People Culture & Purpose Director
Sophie Smith
Chief People Officer
Zahoor Ahmad
Head of Social Mobility, Inclusion and Belonging
Facilitated by:
Graeme Smith
EMEA Leader, Risk Advisory, Partner & Managing Director
15:25
Leading with Inclusion: 'A Conversation with Award-Winning CEOs'
Inclusion at the heart of commercial success
Ken McMeikan
Chief Executive
Simon Roberts
Chief Executive
Facilitated by:
Sharon Rice-Oxley - Partner and Co-founder
15:50
Keynote Speech
Dr. Tunde Okewale OBE
16:15
Reflections
Tea Colaianni
Founder and Chair
Mark Veldon
Co-Head EMEA, Partner & Managing Director
Pauline Wilson
Vice President EMEA