Main Stage
9:15 Mindful yoga
A mind and body start to the day
09:30 welcome
09:40 leader burnout
Nik Muchatuta on The Silent Struggle of Advocacy
10.00 Panel: Beyond the lone leader
Moderator: Sarah Painter with Alessandro Aeberli, Priscilla Ephraim and Kate Jervis
11.00 starting a men’s network
Hardev Dephu on starting and growing Mears Men’s Network
11.20 PANEL: Breaking silos to build unity
Collaborating with other ERGs, and internal and external stakeholders for greater impact
11.50 design for neurodiversity
Lucy Wilson on how ERGs can make events neurodivergent-friendly
12.10 empty cups
Alex McEwan from Albatross Arts
12.30 LUNCH
1.30 Speaker: erg leader support
Steven Henry on how to set ERG Leders up for success
1.50 Panel: Navigating the storm
Cameron Anterkyi, Jessica Eaton, Junior Beaman and Daniel Thompson
2.40 fireside chat: career paths
Richard Kuti and Samantha Francis on moving from ERG leadership into DEI roles
3.10 time-hacking
Vikki Yaffe on how to ‘Time-Hack’ your week
4.00 one-minute pitch
Pitch your ERG initiative to our Exec Sponsor panel
4.20 Panel: exec sponsors
Unlocking strategic impact with Senior Leader support
5-6.00 Networking
Drinks reception (0.0%) and networking
learning labs
10.30 - 11:00
How to engage ergs and beyond through communications
Ben Watson, CEO and Founder of Blue Goose explores how Employee Networks can create winning communications that engage and create meaningful change.
12.10 - 12:40
Collaboration and Coordination across ERGs
Chloe Manning and the Takeda team explain how their Co-leader roles support multiple ERGs to reap the benefits of closer work and intersectional thinking.
2.00 - 2:30
how to build an engaged community on Viva engage
AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Director and Digital Workplace communication expert Gemma Saint. Bring your questions about community building and engagement using MS Viva Engage.
3.30 - 4:00
preventing erg leader burnout
Back by popular demand, CEO and Founder, Paul McGregor leads this vital discussion on how to maintain wellbeing and mental health for ERG leaders and prevent burnout.