12:00 – 12:45 | Future Proof Your Organisation
Organisations are working harder than ever to align to communities and reflect their values. This session explores the need to ensure transparency and explores purpose behind your brand to support areas such as customers, recruitment and brand reputation.
Objectives:
Starting conversations @12.45
After each session there will be a 15-minute networking break, which is designed to start conversations, expand on talking points, ask questions to peers and make new contacts.
Ice breaker questions
- Is your organisation customer, client or service orientated?
- Is there anything your organisation has done specifically to ensure that it is reflective of a changing Britain?
- How can organisation, communities and the Government work smarter together?
12:45 – 13:00 | Wrap up
We will be asking colleagues to get into groups of 5 people to share what they’ve learned and build some new connections.
Speakers
Leon Donald
Tesco
(He/Him)
Leon Donald was the Ethnicity Awards Inspiration Leader winner in 2022, and has ten years of retail experience across big box, e-commerce, discount and telecoms with functional expertise spanning operations, commercial buying and logistics. Leon works for Tesco and is currently the Head of Buying and Supply Chain for Tesco Mobile, as well as the Black Action Project Leader for the Tesco group. Leon is a diversity, equity and inclusion ambassador and in April featured in the Times through his work to dismantle systemic racism. Donald also completed an MBA from Alliance Manchester Business School in 2020 to turn his aspirations to make a difference within society into a reality.
Matt Foster
Ogilvy UK
(He/Him) Matt is Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and a DEI Thought Leader & Speaker. Multicultural Specialist, Communications Expert and proud British Filipino.
