Agenda

9.00	Registration, exhibition and coffee
10.00	Welcome Robin Landman, Chief Executive of the Network for Black Professionals
10.05	Setting the scene: the current state of diversity in the sector Maxine Room, Principal of Lewisham College
10.15	Keynote address Sarah Teather MP, Minister of State for Children and Families (conditional on parliamentary business)
10.45	Forewarned is forearmed: advice to BME and female professionals Peter Daley, Director of College Leadership Services, Protocol National
11.05	Refreshment break, exhibition
11.25	Workshops: Select a subject area of real importance to you from the list of 'Session 1' options on our workshops page.
12.35	Lunch
13.35	Leaders talk about their career journey Derrick Anderson, CBE, Chief Executive of the London Borough of Lambeth Sunaina Mann, Principal of Nescot Kathryn Podmore, Principal of Birkenhead Sixth Form College
14.35	Refreshment break, exhibition
14.55	Workshops: Select a subject area of real importance to you from the list of 'Session 2' options on our workshops page.
16.05	Key messages to the policy-makers Panel discussion with Helen Hughes, Interim Chief Executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Rob Wye, Chief Executive of LSIS, Carole Stott, Chair of City Lit governing body and member of the AoC Governors´ Council and Lynne Owens, Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service
16.55	Summing up the day: messages from the conference to the sector Sally Dicketts, Chair of the Women’s Leadership Network
17.00	Networking drinks, exhibition
18:00	Conference Close

News

Speakers' slides now available. Click here to download.

Sarah Teather MP - Minister of State for Children and Families confirmed as speaker.

Derrick Anderson - Chief Executive of Lambeth Borough Council confirmed as speaker

Venue confirmed - Hotel Russell, Russell Square London

Testimonials

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"Please make this an annual event."

"There was a really warm atmosphere amid an inspiring one."

Agenda

9.00

Registration, exhibition and coffee

10.00

Welcome

10.05

Setting the scene: the current state of diversity in the sector

10.15

Keynote address

10.45

Forewarned is forearmed: advice to BME and female professionals

11.05

Refreshment break, exhibition

11.25

Workshops: Select a subject area of real importance to you from the list of 'Session 1' options on our workshops page.

12.35

Lunch

13.35

Leaders talk about their career journey

14.35

Refreshment break, exhibition

14.55

Workshops: Select a subject area of real importance to you from the list of 'Session 2' options on our workshops page.

16.05

Key messages to the policy-makers

16.55

Summing up the day: messages from the conference to the sector

17.00

Networking drinks, exhibition

18:00

Conference Close