8:30 AM

9:30 AM

Welcome and Registration
Welcome

9:30 AM

9:45 AM

Welcome with Host (Moderators)

Helene Rodger

CEO, Passion 4 Fusion, Passion 4 Fusion

Bruce Walker

Welcome

9:45 AM

10:00 AM

Chair’s Opening Remark

Manira Ahmad

Chief Officer, Public Health Scotland

Opening Remark

10:00 AM

10:20 AM

Adress by the DataKirk CEO

Fash Fasoro

CEO, DataKirk

Opening Remark

10:20 AM

10:50 AM

Fireside Chat on Allyship

Pauline Murphy

Head of People Analytics and Governance, Scottish Enterprise

Gail Adams

Project Manager, International Visits & Events Team , Scottish Enterprise

Tahira Nasim

International trade support specialist: Trade Services Team , Scottish Enterprise

Fireside Chat

10:50 AM

11:05 AM

Embracing Diversity for a Competitive Edge for Scotland

Tom Arthur

Minister For Employment & Investment, Scottish Government

Keynote Speaker

11:05 AM

11:25 AM

Coffee Break & Visit Exhibition
Break

11:25 AM

12:00 PM

Best Practices for Inclusivity in the Workplace

Julie Hotchkiss

Executive Director, ACCA

Nima Ali

Assistant Professor, Heriot-Watt University

Rupa Mooker

IDB Manager, Ashurst

‘Labake Fakunle

Senior Lecturer , University of Edinburgh

Roundtable Discussion

12:05 PM

12:45 PM

Building Cultural Competence

Khadija Mohammed

Associate Dean, University of West of Scotland

Uuganaa Ramsay

Director at Wise Moon International | Career and Intercultural

Andrew Phillips

CTO, Skyscanner

Thiago Carmo

Managing Director, Passion4Social

Roundtable Discussion

12:05 PM

12:45 PM

Overcoming Challenges in Multi-Cultural Teams

Atta Yaqub

EDI Manager, SportScotland

Yekemi Otaru

Chancellor, University of West of Scotland

Zara Hedges

CEO, Winning Scotland

Lara Oyedele

CEO, Black on Board

Roundtable Discussion

12:40 PM

1:20 PM

LUNCH & VISIT EXHIBITION
Break

1:30 PM

1:45 PM

Energiser
Energiser

1:50 PM

2:25 PM

Immigration Stories of Success from Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurs & Talent

Eunice Olukitibi

Software Engineer, Fanduel

Richmond Davies

Head of Analytics & Intelligence, Public Health Scotland

Megan Crawford

Deputy Research Lead, Edinburgh Napier University

Niyi Oludipe

Director, Shepha Properties

Roundtable Discussion

2:25 PM

3:05 PM

Conflict Resolution in Diverse Teams

Tom Calvard

Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh

Lara Oyedele

CEO, Black on Board

Pallvi Arora

Human Resource Management, Edinburgh Napier University

Ainsley Carnarvon

Head of Hearts Innovation Centre, Heart of Midlothian Football Club

Roundtable Discussion

2:25 PM

3:05 PM

Inclusive & Responsible AI Recruitment Practices

Cara Dzivane

Managing Consultant, Taylor Hopkinson

Max Chipulu

Professor and Associate Dean of Research and Innovation, Edinburgh Napier University

Chris Foley

Managing Director & Chief Scientist, Optima Partners

Tom Kane

Senior Lecturer in Business Analytics, University of Stirling

Roundtable Discussion

3:05 PM

3:20 PM

Coffee Break & Visit Exhibition
Break

3:20 PM

4:00 PM

Cultural Intelligence in Leadership

Chris Martin

CEO, Social Enterprise Scotland

Serena Barnatt

Director of HR & OD, NHS NSS

Lucy Butters

Founder, Cultural Intelligence Master Facilitator, Elembee ltd

Andrew McDonald

Technical Platform Lead, Enterprise Data Provisioning Platform, Lloyds Banking Group

Roundtable Discussion

3:20 PM

4:00 PM

The Role of Allyship in the Workplace

Sadia Hussain-Savuk

EDI Consultant, Independent EDI Educational Consultant

Arun Verma

Head of Equality & Inclusion, University of London

Katy Morrison

Heald of Culture & Performance, Connect Three

Tom Calvard

Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh

Pauline Murphy

Head of People Analytics and Governance, Scottish Enterprise

Roundtable Discussion

4:00 PM

4:30 PM

The Future of Scotland’s Workforce

Vida Rudkin

Managing Director, Morgan Stanley

Athina Frantzana

Research Associate, University of Edinburgh

Fiona Hogg

Chief People Officer, Health Workforce, Scottish Government

Manira Ahmad

Chief Officer, Public Health Scotland

Roundtable Discussion

4:30 PM

4:45 PM

Summit Wrap Up / Next Step
Closing Remarks

4:45 PM

5:00 PM

Drink Reception
Closing

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