Key Areas 2024

Our agenda is designed to be engaging, entertaining and informative for all of our delegates. We want you to listen to and learn from our experts but we also want to hear your voice as part of the experience.

​Panels are interactive, practical and spontaneous; we aren’t bound by convention and we want you to have your questions answered and your voice heard. 

That’s why we’re keen on a diversity workshop so you can bring your headaches and issues to the conference and is also why we have our legendary roundtables so that you can also share your experiences with others as well as keep up to date on all the latest DEIB news!

2024 Programme

Thursday 12th September 2024
Count Me In Conference: Turning DEIB Words into Actions

08.30: Enrol

08.45: Government Presentation - Hon Christian Santos GMD MP, Minister for Equality

09.00: Welcome Conference Chair Christina Thakor-Rankin – Finding Your Voice

09.10: Getting to Know You – What’s my name?

09.20: Keynote Speaker – HR Presentation –  Adam Boddison, CEO, Association for Project Management

09.55: Supported Employment Scheme – Jolene Gomez, The Supported Employment Programme Manager, Ministry of Equality, Employment, Culture & Tourism

10.15: Coffee Break

10.30 – Workshop: Bringing DEIB into your Leadership Training - Jo Abergel

11.00: Panel - Where To Go & How To Get There - Unravelling the DEIB acronym and Understanding Its Importance 
Adrian Sladdin (Moderator) - Ethical Gambling Forum

• Danielle Wood - Belonging Base
• Caroline Brooks - Association for Project Management
• Marlene Dalli - Ministry of Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism
• Natasha Whittaker - Games Global

11.45: Diversity Clinic – Your Big Chance to get Your Big Questions answered! 
Tina Thakor-Rankin (Moderator) - All-In Diversity Project

• Sophie Wood - Belonging Base 
• Suparna Mulholtra - The Suparna Way
• Kelly Higson - Inclusion Included

12.30: Lunch

13.30: Courageous Conversations –  Navigating the DEIB Highway – Leah Carnegie (Lottoland) and Adrian Sladdin

14.00:  A Call To Arms – Interrupting Bias & Addressing Allyship

• Jo Abergel (Moderator) - Rock Learning
• Christina Giuffre - MACH Coaching & Consulting
• Jenny Victory - Disability Office, Government of Gibraltar
• Mark Chichon - Investors in People

14.45: Tea Break

15.00: DEIB - Legal Protocols – Avoiding A Fall – We consider the key areas around legal, risk and governance to ensure your business avoids reputational damage Samantha Grimes - Partner, ISOLAS

15.30: Accelerating Progress Round Table - We take into consideration next steps on DEIB excellence across all key areas. We’ll be harnessing expertise in the room and listening to your experiences and realities before reporting back on some key takeaways. Moderated by Jo Abergel – Rock Learning

16.25:    Closing Remarks - Tina Thakor-Rankin

16.30    End

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