THE UNSPOKEN TRUTH: FROM COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY

Schedule

Tue Nov 10 2026 at 10:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC+00:00
Location

Citylabs 1.0 - Bruntwood SciTech | Manchester, EN

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An executive conversation by the Culture & Leadership Intelligence Forum (CLIF), founded by Mary Fashanu & Wayne Bennett.
About this Event

Who really owns workplace culture? And who is accountable when it fails?

Host: , Change & Transformation Consultant

Organisations publish values, invest in leadership and ask for employee feedback. But are they turning commitment into action?

Following our first Unspoken Truth Executive Insights Report, we’re taking the conversation further.

THE UNSPOKEN TRUTH: FROM COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY

Join senior leaders, executives, HR and People professionals, founders and managers for an honest, thought-provoking conversation about the realities of workplace culture.

We’ll challenge the status quo and explore five critical questions:

• Who really owns culture: the board, leaders or HR?
• What happens when employees speak up?
• Are managers accountable for the culture they create?
• Who gets heard, trusted and given opportunities?
• What does accountability look like when change requires courage?

Culture doesn’t change through statements and policies alone. It changes when commitment becomes action and accountability becomes everyone’s responsibility.

Ready to move beyond conversations to meaningful change?

WHAT TO EXPECT

The event will follow the Unspoken Truth format, combining research, lived experience and challenging executive conversation.

Opening Research Presentation

Founder & Principal Consultant, The Maverick Group
We will revisit the findings from the first Unspoken Truth report and examine the next question: if we know the gap exists, who is accountable for closing it?

Guest Keynote Speaker

, Director of The Good Employment Charter

Networking

Leadership Insights

, Founder & Director, Made4Tech Global

Lived Experience Panel Session:

Panel to be facilitated by

, Head of Social Mobility, Inclusion and Belonging, Co-op

Panelists

, Culture and Inclusion at EY

, Equality Diversity and Inclusion Consultant

Dr. , Rules of the Game

Closing Charge
We will move from conversation to commitment, challenging every leader in the room to consider what they will listen to, look at, own, and improve when they return to their organisation.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This event is designed for:

  • CEOs, Founders and Managing Directors
  • Board members and Non-Executive Directors
  • Chief People Officers and HR Directors
  • Senior leaders and executives
  • People, Culture, DEI and Organisational Development professionals
  • Business and transformation leaders
  • Managers and emerging leaders
  • Consultants, coaches and practitioners working in leadership, culture and organisational change

Whether you are leading a growing organisation, responsible for people and culture, managing teams or influencing organisational change, this conversation will challenge you to think differently about who owns culture, who has power and what accountability really looks like.

THE QUESTION WE WANT YOU TO LEAVE WITH

What is your organisation saying it values, and what does the evidence say people actually experience? Because culture is not created by what we say.

It is created by what we do, reward, tolerate, measure and choose to change.

Come ready to listen. Come ready to challenge. Come ready to tell the truth.

THE UNSPOKEN TRUTH: FROM COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY

Who really owns the culture people experience? Event by Inc & . Supported by Bruntwood SciTech RACE Network


Agenda
Opening Research: The Unspoken Truth Executive Insight Report
Host: Mary Fashanu, Founder, The Maverick Group
7 Characteristics of Good Charter Employment
Host: Ian MacArthur, Director of The Good Employment Charter
Leadership Insights
Host: Wayne Bennett, Founder & Director, Made4Tech Global
Lived Experience Panel Session
Host: Zahoor Ahmad, Co-op
Closing Charge & Next Steps
Host: Mary Fashanu & Wayne Bennett
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Where is it happening?

Citylabs 1.0 - Bruntwood SciTech, 0 Nelson Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

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