In partnership with the Discovery Channel, YDWC will be debating the motion “Is it better for ethnic minorities to emphasise their conformity with, rather than distinctiveness from, dominant culture, as a strategy for improving their social position”?

In partnership with SEO London, YDWC will be debating the motion “This house believes that it is wrong for organisations to consistently set ambitious diversity and inclusion targets if they consistently fail to meet them”. (Part 2)

In partnership with JP Morgan, YDWC will be debating the motion “This house believes that systemic racism can only be addressed if it is aggressively addressed in public discourse”.

In partnership with the Civil Service Race Forum, YDWC will be debating the motion “This house believes that it is wrong for organisations to consistently set ambitious diversity and inclusion targets if they consistently fail to meet them”.

In partnership with the Willis Tower Watson, BP, AIG, Kearney and Nike, YDWC will be debating the motion “This house believes that it is better for ethnic minorities to emphasise their similarity with majority populations as a strategy to improve their lives”. This event will feature a keynote speech from Afua Hirsch.

Denise Bates, Group Publishing Director of Octopus Books, part of Hachette, will give an insider’s view of the book publishing industry. She will discuss the challenges of breaking into the publishing business, and how they might be overcome; the less-familiar roles in a publishing house, from FD to Production Director; how your expertise in a totally unrelated field might make you a brilliant author; and how new writers can present their proposals in the most effective way possible to publishers and agents.

Join us as we interview Birgit Neu.

Birgit Neu is the former Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at HSBC in London, with a career spanning multiple sectors and functional experience. She was named in the Top 20 Diversity Professionals in Industry 2020 by the Global Diversity List, Head of Diversity of the Year at the 2019 European Diversity Awards and was included in Diversity Global magazine’s 2019 Top 15 Champions of Diversity. Birgit is a founding member of the 30% Club’s Strategy Best Practices Working Group and is a regular contributor to thought leadership across different aspects of DEI and ESG for leading organisations worldwide.

To bring attention to the complex issues faced by culturally diverse professionals who seek to get to the top of their respective professions, we will be delivering the Executive Education Roundtable Series. Featuring keynote speeches from leading figures within business, politics and academia, the series will aim to take on the most vexing of questions.

In this session, we will take on the motion “Taking on the challenge of creating more diverse Senior Leadership Teams”.

To bring attention to the complex issues faced by culturally diverse professionals who seek to get to the top of their respective professions, we will be delivering the Executive Education Roundtable Series. Featuring keynote speeches from leading figures within business, politics and academia, the series will aim to take on the most vexing of questions.

In this session, we will take on the motion “The impact of race on career progression”.

We are looking for individuals who are keen to broaden their experience and keen to help themselves further their careers, a Non-Executive Director position can be a great way to do that (without giving up current your role). Join this call to find out more.

To bring attention to the complex issues faced by culturally diverse professionals who seek to get to the top of their respective professions, we will be delivering the Executive Education Debate Series. Featuring keynote speeches from leading figures within business, politics and academia, the series will aim to take on the most vexing of questions.

In this session, we will take on the motion “This House Believes That it is problematic for organisations to aggressively pursue a racially diverse Senior Leadership Team”.

Join us as we watch and discuss films that take on the most pertinent cultural issues. As a community, we take pride in creating opportunities to explore the challenging issues that impact professionals from diverse cultural backgrounds.

In this session, we will be focussing on the following programme:

Black Is the New Black - Episode 2

The education system has an incredible impact on all of our lives. What we learn during our formative years, how we develop soft and hard skills, lays the foundation for the opportunities that we will take advantage of in later life.

For many homes, education provides the single best chance for their children to have a life then parents or carers. Within a multicultural society, there are additional layers of complexity that must be overcome to achieve academic success (language barriers, code switching etc).

We bring together a collection of the sharpest minds in education to discuss how we can ensure that children from all cultural backgrounds have the very best possible education in order to achieve better life prospects.

Join us as we watch and discuss films that take on the most pertinent cultural issues. As a community, we take pride in creating opportunities to explore the challenging issues that impact professionals from diverse cultural backgrounds.

In this session, we will be focussing on the following programme:

Black Is the New Black - Episode 1

To bring attention to the complex issues faced by culturally diverse professionals who seek to get to the top of their respective professions, we will be delivering the Executive Education Debate Series. Featuring keynote speeches from leading figures within business, politics and academia, the series will aim to take on the most vexing of questions.

In this session, we will take on the motion “This House Believes that race impedes career progression”.

Join us as we watch and discuss the most pertinent cultural issues. As a community, we take pride in creating opportunities to explore the challenging issues that impact professionals from diverse cultural backgrounds.

In this session, we will be focussing on the following programme:

Will Britain Ever Have a Black Prime Minister?

Friday sees a focus on Mindfulness; being present, in the moment and reconnecting to your thoughts and feelings. Artist and creative producer Najia Bagi will help to unleash your creativity and mindfulness with an interactive session.

Confidence grows and when you feel strong inside, it projects. In this exciting event, we'll be joined by England footballer Leah Williamson and heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua who share their advice on building confidence.

Having a positive attitude and a new approach to how we handle situations can give us a fresh perspective. Social media champions Chessie and Bronte King will be sharing their positivity tips and comedian Katherine Ryan will be adding some brightness along the way!

Small steps can make big difference to your physical health. We're joined by motivational speaker, Adrienne Herbert and the body coach himself, Joe Wicks who will provide advice on how to get (and stay) motivated!

Join EY for an important discussion around mental health and wellness with A&E & TV doctor Dr. Alex George. We’ll follow this with some fun, hosted by the fabulous Michelle Visage.

In partnership with ICAN and AON, YDWC will be debating the motion “This house believes that the term BAME does not help to progress true Diversity & Inclusion”.

In partnership with the University of Oxford, YDWC will be debating the motion “This house believes that the UK's elite universities are institutionally racist”.