Vanguard Agenda - June 2010

Thursday 17th June  2010

Theme of the meeting: ‘Inclusion’

Venue:
The Lanesborough Hotel
Hyde Park Corner
London SW1X 7TA

Nearest Tube: Hyde Park Corner Station (Piccadilly Line)

Contact on the day:
Client Support: Marie Macey 07976644429

9.00 am Registration and Networking
Join us for coffee and take the opportunity to catch up with other members

9.30 am Welcome and Introductions
Deirdre Golden, Director, Global Equality Diversity Inclusion Practice

10.15 am The Importance of Inter-Cultural Dialogue and Workforce Cohesion to Business
Professor Ted Cantle CBE, and Lena Patel, The Institute of Community Cohesion
Ted and Lena will discuss developments, including tools such as their recently launched workforce cohesion and Inter-cultural dialogue tools, which can be effectively used by the private sector grappling with rapid societal and population changes in the UK and internationally.

11.30am Break

11.45am  Trends and Developments in Equality and Diversity in the UK and Europe
Deirdre Golden, Director ORC Worldwide

Confidential Roundtable Discussion
This is members' opportunity to raise and discuss any issues or topics that are of particular interest to them and which you would welcome the thoughts or feedback from your peers. If you have issues/subjects in advance we can share them with members who can come prepared to discuss their organisation approach. Please send any roundtable questions to Marie Macey: marie.macey@orcww.com

1.00pm Lunch

2.00pm Building Competencies to Increase Inclusion: Addressing Unconscious Bias Diminishing the Impact of Unconscious Bias: A Practical and Integrated Approach for Organisations
Mary L. Martinez, Director, ORC Workforce Management & Diversity Consulting

Case Study:  E&Y’s Performance Management E-learning on Unconscious Bias
Fleur Bothwick Director, Diversity and Inclusiveness-EMEIA, E&Y

ORC’s research and that of others in the field indicates that subtle forms of exclusion continue to have an impact on who is motivated, who succeeds, and who remains with any organisation.  Mary will provide an overview of unconscious bias, describe a systemic approach to addressing it, and offer some opportunities for attendees to build their own competency and toolkit in this area. Fleur will present a practical example of what organisations can do, and what they can teach employees to do, to diminish the impact of unconscious bias.  She will explain why E&Y decided to build an e-learning module dealing with unconscious bias as part of the company’s performance management process.

Gender Intelligence and the Customer Proposition              
Craig Jones MBE, Diversity Director, Barclays Wealth
Craig will share insights into his work on gender intelligence and faith awareness in segmented markets.

4.30pm Close of meeting