Fourth Annual EDI Open Forum

Date 5 June 2024
Time 9:30am - 6pm
Location Little Titchfield Street
Cost Free
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The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Open Forum - EDI Journey at University of Westminster.

About this event

Agenda

  • 9.30–9.40am: Arrival and on-site registration
     
  • 9.40–10am: Welcome and opening remarks
    Dibyesh Anand, Peter Bonfield, Deborah Husbands, Sal Jarvis, and Andrew Linn
     
  • 10–11.45am: The centrality of EDI for colleges and schools
    • Westminster Business School 
      Christos Kalantaridis and team
      School of Applied Management, School of Finance and Accounting, School of Management and Marketing, and School of Organisations, Economy, and Society 
    • College of Design, Creative and Digital Industries 
      Janet Jones and team
      School of Computer Science and Engineering, Westminster School of Media and Communications, Westminster School of Arts, and School of Architecture and Cities 
    • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 
      Thomas Moore and team
      School of Life Sciences, School of Social Sciences, School of Humanities, and School of Law
       
  • 11.45am–12pm: Tea break
     
  • 12–1pm: Community and Communities: EDI Networks and QHT EDI Programme
    • Colleague Disability Network 
    • WoW (Women of Westminster) Network
    • Q+ Network
    • BME (Black, Minority and Ethnic) Network
    • Faith, Spirituality, and Belief Network
    • Zahrah Surooprajally - EDI Programme Manager and EDI Interns
       
  • 1–2pm: Networking lunch
     
  • 2–3pm: 
    • EDI and Education (Access and Participation Plan; Student Champions)
    • Students' Union update (Andy Pitchford, Head of CETI and Lucy Wright, SPP)
    • Ravenna Francis and Community Organisers
       
  • 3–3.30pm: EDI, Employability, and Business Engagement
    • Monica Deshpande, Head of Employability and Graduate Success, and Linsey Cole, Head of Business Engagement
    • Miriam Dwek, College Director, Research and Knowledge Exchange
       
  • 3.30–3.45pm: Tea break
     
  • 3.45–4.30pm: EDI and Professional Services
    • Danielle Caldron, EDI PS Lead
      Student and Academic Services (SAS), People, Culture and Wellbeing (PCW), and Strategy, Planning and Performance (SPP)
    • Edna Johnson, EDI PS Lead
      Finance, GRAMC, Business Engagement, and Global Engagement
    • Sarah Thomas, EDI PS Lead 
      Academic Registrars and Information, System and Support (ISS), Estates, Planning and Services (EPS)
       
  • 4.30–5pm: Closing reflections
    Learnings from the EDI Forum and priorities for next year
     
  • 5–6pm: Reception

Location

LG.14 Portland Hall, Little Titchfield Street

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