‘Better Together – Creating an accessible and inclusive world’ will consider how global business can use its approaches to recruitment and technology to make the world more disability inclusive. Expert speakers will debate the challenges facing organisations in these two key areas and the power of diversity to provide solutions. Global businesses will share practical advice from their own experiences of inclusive partnership working.
Conference speakers and sessions
The conference will be a mix of key note speeches and panel discussions. Confirmed key note speakers include:
- Diane Lightfoot, CEO, Business Disability Forum
- Carolanne Minashi, Global Head of Inclusion, HSBC (UK).
Working together to recruit disabled talent: Panel discussion 1
The first panel session will look at how diversity in recruitment can bring vibrancy and fresh thinking to organisations. Global organisations will share their own experiences of finding and recruiting disabled talent and the value of partnership working. Confirmed panel members include:
- Rendar Mahardhika Putra, Head of Contact Center, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (Indonesia)
- Danielle Meadows, Executive Director and Head of the Business Solutions Team – BeST, JPMorgan Chase & Co (USA)
- Lara Partridge, Head of Talent Acquisition for Asia Pacific, HSBC (Hong Kong)
Better Together with Tech: Panel discussion 2
The second panel session will debate the work of leading technology organisations to develop inclusive and accessible tech. Learn what they have been doing, what is possible and how they have been able to be so innovative. The answer might lie in who they employ and choose to work with. Hear too from a smaller company using AI in innovative ways to help bring people together around the world. Confirmed panel members include:
- Sally Chalk, CEO, Signapse (UK)
- Lauren Lobrano, Head of Disability Inclusion, Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Amazon (USA)
- Hector Minto, Director of Accessibility, Lead Technology Evangelist, Microsoft (UK)
- Christopher Patnoe, Head of Accessibility and Disability Inclusion for EMEA, Google (UK)
Diane Lightfoot, CEO, Business Disability Forum, said:
“At Business Disability Forum, we’ve created a global community where organisations of all sizes can come together to learn and share best practice. We know that partnerships that recognise and celebrate diversity open up new opportunities and help to create a more disability inclusive world for everyone.”
Carolanne Minashi, Global Head of Inclusion, HSBC, said:
"At HSBC, we champion diversity, and we're proud to partner with the Business Disability Forum (BDF) to create more inclusive work environments where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to fulfil their potential."
‘Better Together – Creating an accessible and inclusive world’ is an online, half day conference taking place from 10am – 1pm GMT and, again, at 2pm – 5pm GMT. Join the conversation wherever you are in the world. Go to Business Disability Forum’s events page to sign up and for further information on speakers.
