D&I Network Event: "Embedding Inclusivity in the Workplace"

Schedule

Wed Jan 21 2026 at 03:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Frontier Economics | London, EN

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This in-person event will look at ways we can truly embed inclusivity in the workplace.
About this Event

This in-person event for the RES Diversity & Inclusion Network will look at how we can truly embed inclusivity in the workplace. The event will include opportunities for networking, as well as a keynote speech, facilitated breakout sessions and a panel discussion.

The event will start with a keynote speech from Stefania Paredes Fuentes. This will be followed by facilitated breakout sessions on topics: "How to have open conversations", "How to develop allies in the workplace", "What does an inclusive workplace look like?" and "How to balance EDI values with business growth".

The programme will conclude with a panel discussion on "How to overcome challenges to embed inclusivity in the workplace", facilitated by Maureen Paul, Senior Director and Global Principal at Jacobs, with panelists including Andrew Leicester, Director, Frontier Economics, Denise Hawkes Professor of Economics Education, King’s College London, and Jac Levene, Head of Profession Communities and HMT LGBT+ Network Co-Chair, GESR

The formal programme will be followed by a drinks reception, offering the chance to continue conversations and network with fellow attendees.

Full programme details below.

More information can be found here.

Royal Economic Society's Diversity & Inclusion Network


Agenda

🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Arrival and registration
🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:05 PM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
🕑: 03:05 PM - 04:00 PM
Keynote speech: Stefania Paredes Fuentes

Info: 'Embedding Inclusivity in the Workplace'


🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Facilitated breakout sessions (including refreshment break)

Info: - How to have open conversations
- How can we develop allies in the workplace?
- What does an inclusive workplace look like?
- How to balance EDI values with business growth


🕑: 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Panel discussion - How to overcome challenges to embed EDI in the workplace

Info: Panelists include Andrew Leicester (Director, Frontier Economics), Denise Hawkes Professor of Economics Education, King’s College London and Jac Levene (Head of Profession Communities and HMT LGBT+ Network Co-Chair, GESR).
Facilitator: Maureen Paul (Senior Director and Global Principal, Jacobs)


🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Close, followed by optional networking drinks
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Frontier Economics, 65 Clifton Street, London, United Kingdom

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