Join Black Talent & Leadership in STEM for Be the Change – Reimagining DEI in the Digital Era, hosted at STEAMhouse, Birmingham City University, in partnership with Aston University.
In today’s rapidly evolving business climate, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion must move beyond good intentions. While fairness, equality and justice remain essential, organisations are now being challenged to connect DEI with measurable outcomes, strategic value and long-term business impact.
This event brings together leaders, practitioners, academics and change-makers from across sectors to explore how DEI can be treated as a strategic business imperative linked to innovation, growth, employee engagement, competitiveness and social value.
Key themes will include inclusive innovation in the digital era, data-driven insight across the employee lifecycle, the investment case for DEI, and the importance of demonstrating social value in public sector procurement and stakeholder engagement.
Attendees will gain practical insight into how organisations can strengthen their DEI strategies, build outcome-focused business cases, and reimagine inclusion through the lens of impact, value and accountability.
Agenda / Session Items
- Registration and Networking with Refreshments
- Welcome from BTLS
- Welcome and Overview of BCU’s Approach to Building an Inclusive Leadership Pipeline
- Welcome from Aston University
- Treating EDI as a Science Problem
- Innovation and its Impact on the Future Workplace
- Demonstrating Value: Adopting a Holistic Approach to Delivering DEI Successfully
- Comfort Break
- Facilitated Tabletop Industry Peer Discussions
- Final Comments
Location / Venue
STEAMhouse, Birmingham City University, Birmingham
Event Format
In-person
Price
Free
