Diverse Live: Neurodiversity
Digital Focus Day
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Tuesday 27th September 2022
At Diversity Network's Neurodiversity Digital Focus Day, discover new tools and resources to help you hire, support, and maximise the strengths of neurodivergent employees, and learn about the many benefits a neurodiverse workforce brings to an organisation.
Did you know that neurodivergent people can be 30% to 50% more productive than other employees? Yet currently, this productivity is often untapped.
At this exclusive Neurodiversity Digital Focus Day, join our experts as they provide insight on various types of neurodiversity which may exist within your workforce – for example ADHD, autism and dyslexia – and the typical strengths and challenges of the various conditions. We will cover:
- How hiring and investing in neuro-divergent individuals will improve your business
- How to attract this talent pool through inclusive recruitment practices
- Technologies and tools that you can employ to help support neurodiverse colleagues
This in-depth online event features a mix of insightful presentations, interviews and case studies, a live panel discussion and an interactive meetup session.
Join us to discover practical ideas and resources to better support your neurodiverse workforce, attract future talent, and create an inclusive culture where all employees can thrive.
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Discover new software tools and strategies to benefit diversity and inclusion in your organisation
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Ignite passion for diversity and inclusion initiatives within your organisation and facilitate greater change for good
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Connect with other professionals also looking to upgrade their D&I strategies and work together to advance change
Neurodiversity Digital Focus Day | Agenda
Tuesday 27th September 2022
12pm – 1pm GMT
Championing a Neurodiverse Workforce
- Why the working world needs to become more aware of neurodiversity within the workforce
- Ways in which employers and individuals can support and empower neurodivergent colleagues
- Recognising the business benefits of fostering a diverse workforce, where diversity is a fundamental, valued and embedded component of its culture and identity
1pm – 2pm GMT
Supporting Dyslexia in the Workplace
- Making reasonable workplace adjustments to accommodate those with dyslexia
- Why every business needs to be ready to provide end-to-end disability support for neurodiverse colleagues
- Benefits of assistive technology, disability awareness training, workplace strategy coaching and ongoing technical support, and how to get started
2pm – 3pm GMT
Developing your Neurodiversity Strategy
- Benefits of increasing our understanding of those with autism, ADHD, ADD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, Tourettes, OCD, bipolar (and others) and embracing differences
- Focusing on the individuals at the heart of neurodiversity
- How to foster advocates and allies at work to help change things from the inside out
3pm – 4pm GMT
Harnessing the Power of Neurodiversity in a Business Context
Join this webinar to learn about JP Morgan’s experience of increasing the neurodiversity of their workforce, including:
The business case for hiring individuals on the autism spectrum
The benefits of the programme and the challenges encountered
The wider benefits of the programme and advice to organisations within the Insurance industry who are thinking about harnessing the neurodiverse talent
4pm – 5pm GMT
Panel Discussion: Creating More Inclusive Workplaces Where Neurodivergent Individuals Can Thrive
- How can we best raise awareness of neurodiversity in the workplace among employers?
What will it take to inspire more employers to take steps to encourage neurodiverse job applicants and remove potential ‘friction points’ in the hiring process? - How can employers best support their staff to achieve their potential and ensure that neurodiverse members of staff can be fully integrated and supported?
- What are the best ways to make both your people
management approach and workplace more ‘neurodiversity smart’?
Former speakers at our Neurodiversity Digital Focus Day include:
Meike Bliebenicht
Workstream Lead, Neurodiversity
Diversity Project
Lee Corless
Global Technology D&I, Communities & Inclusion Global Lead & Autism at Work EMEA Leader
JP Morgan
Deborah Leveroy
Neurodiversity and Inclusion Lead
DyslexiaBox
Dr Emma-Jane O’Leary
Director and Neurodiversity Lead
Procter & Gamble
Rachel Morgan-Trimmer
Neurodiversity Consultant
Sparkle Class
Aidan Healy
CEO
Lexxic
Elisabeth Galvin
Content Editor
Diversity Network
Prachi Deo
Founder & Executive Director
Nayi Disha Resource Centre
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