Non-members can either purchase tickets, or why not enquire on how to become a member…
Investing in Ethnicity members will be given a complimentary allocation of tickets, depending on your membership tier. However additional tickets can be purchased at a discounted rate.
10:30 – 11:00 | Registration
Arrivals and networking opportunities
11:00 – 11:30 | Welcome & Ice Breaker
A welcome from Sarah Garrett MBE, Investing in Ethnicity and Joanne Conway, Head of Inclusion & Culture at DLA Piper, followed by a short ice breaker to meet your fellow network committee members.
11:30 – 12:30 | Maximising Your Network: Strengthening Collaboration and Connection
This session will focus on building effective working relationships within your committee to support collaboration and shared goals. It will also explore strategies for managing the anticipated challenges and workload of 2026. Finally, we’ll look at how to engage productively with stakeholders, other committees, and network leads to strengthen your wider network and increase impact.
Facilitators:
12:30 – 13:30 | Networking Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 | Skill Building
This session will look at some of the core skills needed to run a network. We’ll explore how you can leverage personal branding to elevate their visibility, influence, and impact at work. Learn how to authentically communicate your strengths, align your brand with your career goals, and create meaningful connections within and beyond your ERG.
Facilitators: DLA Piper
14:30 – 15:30 | Planning for Impact: Shaping Your 2026 Strategy
This session will help you build or refine your network group’s plans for 2026. You’ll explore what other network groups are doing, share best practices, and discover what’s working well. The session will also focus on how to design activities that are both effective and engaging, giving you practical ideas to take forward.
Facilitators:
15:30 – 15:45 | Closing Remarks
15:45 – 16:45 | Drinks Reception
LOCATION
DLA Piper, 160 Aldersgate St
160 Aldersgate Street, Barbican
EC1A 4HT
Nearest Stations: Barbican/St Pauls/ Moorgate
TIMETABLE
10:30 – 11:00 – Registration
11:00 – 11:30 – Welcome
11:30 – 12:30 – Maximising your network
12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch
13:30 – 14:35 – Personal branding (tbc)
14:30 – 15:30 – Building a plan for 2026
15:30 – 15:45 – Closing remarks
15:45 – 16:45 – Networking
