Social Mobility in the Workplace Conference | Hear from the Social Mobility Commission | 15 Oct 24 | London

 Last chance to join employers from across the country in London | Update your equality, diversity, and inclusion strategy to include social mobility | Hear from the Social Mobility Commission on its latest State of the Nation Report 2024

Social Mobility in the Workplace Conference | Tuesday 15th October 2024 | 09:30 - 15:15 | IStructE, London

Dear Jean-Francois,

Join employers from across the public, private and voluntary sectors at Westminster Insight’s timely annual Social Mobility in the Workplace Conference taking place next week in central London.

Upward social mobility is a critical component of any workplace equality, diversity, and inclusion strategy. It also unlocks talent to helps to ensure the success of your organisation. What do we mean by social mobility, and how can we clearly define it, to engage with it fully: from recruitment, to promotion, to leadership opportunities?

The Social Mobility Commission recommendations from the latest State of the Nation 2024 report and solutions to map and target local needs. We will hear an invaluable insight from Kobi Rahman, Senior Vice President of Citi on his personal journey, and how upward social mobility was made possible through employment.

Hear from Mark Cheeseman OBE, Social Mobility Champion at the Cabinet Office, who will share award-winning strategies for designing social mobility programmes.

You will hear an in-depth, inspiring, and interesting mix of expert panel sessions and award-winning case studies from top Social Mobility Index organisations. Understand the link between social mobility and intersectionality, and how to create pathways for progression for those across different groups. Learn how to collect data and what data you need to gather to drive social mobility through interventions and policies. We will share critical insights on long range social mobility; the impact it has economy-wide; and what more can be done to improve social mobility through, and in, employment. We will examine the crucial role of mentoring, and reverse mentoring, to break down barriers and empower employees from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

Don’t miss the chance to network with colleagues, peers, and experts from a range of organisations across the public and private, and voluntary sectors. Take away useful new ideas to make your organisation more socio-economically diverse.


Confirmed Speakers:

• Chair: Dr Louise Ashley, Associate Professor and IHSS Fellow, Queen Mary University of London
• Laura Bruce, Deputy Director of Stakeholder Management and External Affairs, Social Mobility Commission
• Mark Cheeseman OBE, Social Mobility Champion at the Cabinet Office
• Sarah Atkinson, CEO, Social Mobility Foundation
• Kobi Rahman, Senior Vice President, Citi
• Monica Stancu, Senior Diversity Inclusion and Wellbeing Manager, Lloyds
• Associate Professor Sumeetra Ramakrishnan, Race Equality Steering Group Member, University of Surrey
• Grace Osborne, Senior Social Mobility Manager, Browne Jacobson, Browne Jacobson is 2nd on the 2023 Employer Index of the top 75 Employers in the UK
• Margaret Ekpo, Business Transformation Specialist, PA Consulting Margaret won the 2022 Social Mobility Award for Mentor of the Year
• Claire Maton, Head of Employability Programmes, Sutton Trust

Key Points:

• Career progression and breaking the ‘class’ ceiling
• Intersectionality and multiple barriers to upward mobility
• Embedding mobility enhancing practices into your organisation
• Using data to improve the utility of social mobility programmes
• Getting a leadership buy-in and top-down commitment to social mobility
• Putting social mobility at the heart of your EDI strategy

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Venue Details and Access

In-person – This conference will take place at the Institution of Structural Engineers, Bastwick Street, London EC1V 3PS. Attend in person to network, build relationships and learn from your peers.

* Discounts available

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