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Diversity 2014 Conference Parallel Presentation Streams

Winmark Perspective (Stream A) Facilitator:

No. Presenters Topic 1 Dr Jude Smith-Rachele (CEO & Co-

founder for Abundant Sun)

& Satwant Kaur Equalities Consultant for the Police, Law Society, local government and Southbank University)

“Unconscious bias”

2 Christine Yates (Equality & Diversity Consultant)

“Critical race theory”

3 Charlotte Sweeney. Charlotte is Founder of `Charlotte Sweeney Associates`, Inclusion, Diversity, Wellbeing and Change Leadership Specialists. She is a Non-Executive Director with Responsibility for Diversity & Inclusion at City HR Association the Lord Mayor’s

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Initiative. She is also Chair of the Power of Diversity Programme at Lord Mayor of the City of London.

Academic Perspective (Stream B) Facilitator:

No. Presenters Topic 1 Professor Sue Lewis

Dr Rea Prouska

&

Dr Uracha Chatrakul Na Ayudha-Catherwood

“Challenges for work-life balance in times of financial crisis and austerity”.

2 Professor Mustafa Ozbilgin (Director of PhD Programmes &

“The business case for diversity for global organisations”

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Chair in Organisational Behaviour, Brunel University)

3 Professor Yehuda Baruch (Professor of Management, Director of Research, University of Southampton)

“Global diversity: boundary crossing in Multi National

Corporation’s”

Global Perspective (Stream C) Facilitator: No. Presenters Topic

1 Andrew Boff. Andrew is Chairman of Africa House London (a social enterprise established to promote sustainable trade between the UK and sub-Saharan Africa), London-wide London Assembly Member (LAM) and Leader of the GLA Conservatives Group.

“The implications of diversity when trading across Africa”

2 Professor Michael Muller-Carmen. “Sustainability and Diversity

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Prof. Muller-Camen is a Full Professor at the Institute of Human Resource Management at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, where he is a member of the Equal Opportunities Working Group. He is also a visiting Professor at Middlesex University. His research concentrates on Sustainable Human Resource Management (HRM), and his research focuses on Age Management, Green HRM, Industrial Relations and Social Reporting. Additionally he is researching the impact of national institutional differences on HRM.

Management”

3 Dr Alistair Soyode CEO BEN (Bright Entertainment Network) TV

“The BEN perspective of Diversity: How BEN TV caters for a diverse audience”

Workplace Perspective (Stream D) Facilitator: No. Presenters Topic

1 Dr Clive Morton OBE (Professor at Middlesex University Business School)

“Achieving diversity from board level downwards” Case studies on Board development: Overcoming Disabilities: and Women in

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Executive roles.

2 Elizabeth Cotton (Senior Lecturer at Middlesex University Business School)

“Mental Health in the Workplace”

3 Roger Kline (Research Fellow at Middlesex University Business School)

“The treatment of BME staff in the NHS and its implications for effective working and patient care”

Ethics and Spirituality Perspective (Stream E) Facilitator: No. Presenters Topic

1 Dr Ian Roper (Principal Lecturer at Middlesex University Business School)

“Coping with employment (de)regulation in an equitable and ethical way”

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2 Dr Aylin Kunter (Lecturer at Middlesex University Business School)

“Wellbeing and spirituality in the workplace”

3 Dr Carlis Douglas ( CEO DMTD C onsulting)

“Black Managers in White Organisations: Surviving or Thriving”

Black managers in UK organisations often experience exceptional challenges and high stress. What coping strategies do they use and what are the impacts of those strategies? Do those coping strategies help them to realise their potential and to thrive or simply to survive?

Professional Practice Perspective (Stream F) Facilitator: Dr Mary Hartog, Chartered FCIPD

No. Presenters Topic 1 Dr Doirean Wilson (Chartered

FCIPD, Senior Lecturer at Middlesex University Business School) joined by students reflecting on their

“Understanding what respect means to nurture harmonious multicultural team-working and performance success”

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diversity learning journey

2 Dr Angela Christopher MBE (Educator/Manager/Consultant/Life Coach/Mentor)

“Cultural competence: The significance of Identity, Esteem, Competence and resilience (framework)”

3 Dr Julie Haddock-Miller (Senior Lecturer at Middlesex University Business School)

&

“Addressing barriers to employment in the public sector: a developmental diversity programme.”

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Chris Rigby (Senior Lecturer at Middlesex University Business School)

Creative Arts Perspective (Stream G) Facilitator: Professor Kurt Barling

No. Presenters Topic 1 Professor Kurt Barling (Professor of

Journalism , Middlesex University School of Media and Performing Arts, leading broadcaster for the BBC, award winning Journalist)

“The business case for diversity in the digital media economy of the creative economy”

2 Patti Boulaye FRSA (singer, actor, artist and choreographer. Managing Director of BIPADA Academy, Ambassador For Peace (UPF), Senior Fellow of the Order of Saint Hadrian of Canterbury and also a Governor of BADA (British American Drama Academy) affiliated with Oxford and Yale Universities ), and advisor on the Iman Worldwide Foundation.

“Diversity in show business: Insight to my journey”

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3 Elonka Soros Editor Diversity & Communities BBC English Regions

“Making the BBC’s Programming more diverse”

Personal Life-course Perspective (Stream H) Facilitator: 1 Revd Esme Beswick MBE

(President for the `Christian and Muslim Forum`, first woman of colour in British history to be one of four presidents for all the `Churches Together in England and Ireland`, alongside the Archbishops of Canterbury, and Westminster, and the moderator of the Free Church Federal Council. Named `Woman of the year` in 2000)

“Overcoming the barriers to achieve career success”.

2 Jessica Meade FInstSMM Jessica is a sought after Executive

A saleswoman’s journey through a ‘salesman’s world’: The

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Coach & Sales Strategist and has worked on projects that include Government and Global Blue Chip Companies.

challenges, the triumphs, the lessons and the question…have things changed? “Not another tart! They keep sending us tarts and they never make it”. These were the welcoming words on Jessica’s first day in sales, 20 years ago.

3 Professional Firms (Stream I) Facilitator:

No. Presenters Topic 1 Trevor Gibson Senior Partner

at Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co LLP( international law firm)

2 Arun Batra CEO (Director EY & CEO National Equality Standard)

`National Equality Standard`

3 Sam Mercer Head of Diversity (at the Bar Council)

'The Bar: Creating a profession of all, for all'

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Consultants and campaigner Perspective (Stream J) Facilitator:

No. Presenters Topic 1 Simon Feeke Head of Workplace

(Stonewall LBGT campaign organisation)

"The Workplace Equality Index: measuring progress"

2 Perry Timms CEO of PTHR (People & Transformational HR, Network Independent Director, Former Head of the Lottery Fund, visiting Fellow at Sheffield Hallam Business School)

““Inclusively Digital - Equally Enabled. Why this is of importance?”

3 Linbert Spencer OBE (Partner Anderson Walsh Spencer LLP) and

“The Business of Inclusion: Getting

us all to work.”

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Paul Anderson-Walsh (Partner Anderson Walsh Spencer LLP)

Anderson Walsh Spencer LLP works with client organisations to create high performing inclusive environments. The Partnership enables clients to get more out of more of their people more of the time by assisting them to turn the rhetoric of diversity into the reality of inclusion.