Vanguard Agenda - June 2009

Venue: London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games Ltd.
Being held at:
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP,
65 Fleet Street,
London EC4Y 1HS. Map

Nearest Tube: Temple

AGENDA

June 12, 2009

• 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 - Vanguard June 2009 
  • Setting the context for the day: Sustaining diversity in challenging times
• 10.15 am The Equality Bill, Provisions and Implications for Employers
  • Melanie Field, Head of Discrimination Law, Government Equalities Office (GEO)
  • Melanie will conduct a roundtable discussion with members on the main provisions of the recently published Equality Bill; this is a great opportunity for us to discuss the issues and challenges for employers with Melanie.
• 11.30 am Break
• 11.45am Trends and Developments in equality and diversity Vanguard network meeting June
  • Deirdre Golden, Director, ORC Worldwide
  • Deirdre will present a round-up of the latest developments and initiatives in the UK and related European equality and diversity agenda.
  • 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 we 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
• 2.00pmSustaining diversity in challenging times 
  • Mary Martinez, Director, Workforce and Diversity Consulting, ORC
  • Mary will draw on recent research and discussions with some of our member companies in the private and public sector in Europe and the US, exploring current employer strategies and approaches to this challenge. Mary will also explore the impact of tight economic times on discriminatory behaviour in companies and what can be done about the increased likelihood of exclusion of those who are "different."
  • From Harman to Mandelson!
  • Pam Farmer, Global Services People & Policy Manager - BT Group Diversity Centre of Expertise Longstanding Vanguard member Pam Farmer will share with us her perspective on Managing the diversity agenda in challenging times.
• 4.30pm Close of meeting