The workshops are now fully subscribed. Conference only tickets are still available.

The Diversity and Inclusion in UK Nuclear 2020 Conference is taking place online on Thursday 16 July 2020  from 11:00 - 13:00 BST (UK time). 

Optional workshops will take place from 14:00 BST (UK time) on Thursday 16 July 2020. 

Registration for this conference is free thanks to our sponsors: Accenture, EDF Energy, Sellafield Ltd and UK Atomic Energy Authority.

Conference Format

The event will be condensed into an engaging format and will include perspectives from the nuclear industry, short presentations from globally renowned experts in inclusion and diversity and plenty of time for Q&A.

You can register for the online conference (conference only ticket), and for optional workshops (conference and workshops ticket) that will happen on the same day via this webpage. Places for the conference are unlimited but workshop places are limited to small groups of people. There will be multiple workshops, so if you register we will reply to you with information about the workshops and to assign you to a specific workshop at a specific time.

Conference registration will close at 09:00 BST (UK Time) on Thursday 16 July 2020. 

The workshops are now fully subscribed.  Conference only tickets are still available.

Timetable Updates

Will be provided on this booking page and also on the www.dinuclear.com website. 

This is a draft agenda and is subject to change.

11:00 - 11:10 - Introduction and Welcome - Callum Thomas and Monica Mwanje. 

11:10 - 11:55 - Interviews with nuclear industry leaders, followed by live Q&A.

Interviewees include:

Adriènne Kelbie, Chief Executive, Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)

Dr Rebecca Weston, Chief Operating Officer, Sellafield Ltd*

Corhyn Parr, Director of UK Waste Operations, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA)*

Marcia Ore, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Partner, UK Atomic Energy Authority*

Ellen Wildig, Growth and Project Manager, Jacobs*

Fiona Galbraith, Project Management Associate, KBR*

Patrick Herbert, Nuclear Engineer, nucleargraduates*

Andrew Steer, Lead Safety Case Project Correspondent, General Nuclear System Limited*

Lisa Stanger, Principal Consultant, Thomas Thor Associates

Dr Des Wright, Nuclear Authority, National Nuclear Laboratory*

*indicates interviewees who will be joining the live Q&A

11:55 - 12:05 - Break

12:05 - 12:30 - Fireside Chat with: Karen Wheeler CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Radioactive Waste Management Limited, Dr Sam King, Head of Technical Strategy, Radioactive Waste Management Limited,  Peter Welch, Business Services Director, Radioactive Waste Management

12:30 - 12:55 - Keynote: Frank Douglas, Non-Executive Director, City & Guilds Group and CEO, Caerus Executive

12:55 - 13:00 - Summary and close

13:00 - 14:00 - Lunch / Break

14:00 - 15:00 - Concurrent workshops (Please note: if you have registered for a conference and workshop ticket, you will be issued a form (via email) to indicate your 1st and 2nd preferred workshops to attend. Please note that all places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis; this means that, although we will endeavour to match you with the workshop you prefer, this may not always be possible.)

15:00 - 15:30 - Break 

15:30 - 16:30 - Concurrent workshops (repeat sessions of the planned workshops, thus allowing attendees to attend a 2nd workshop if their diary permits). 

The scheduled workshops are:

White Allyship - Leyla Okhai

This session, delivered by Leyla Okhai from Diverse Minds, will provide an overview of race inequality, language around race and how to be a genuine ally to People of Colour.

The aims of the session are to:
• Understand the language around race
• Link the Black Lives Matter Movement to the workplace
• Explore the frameworks around white privilege, white fragility and white centring
• Decide on actions you can take both personally and professionally.

Equality Pays - Michelle Gyimah

This workshop, delivered by Michelle Gyimah from Equality Pays, aims to discuss the gender and ethnicity pay gap in the UK. With over 12 years’ experience working at the Equality and Human Rights Commission supporting employers to understand the impact of gender and ethnicity discrimination. Combined with personal experience, Michelle focuses her training on strategies for talking about gender and ethnicity pay gaps in your company. This workshop is based on research for her upcoming whitepaper on this subject which will be published on 20th July.

Active Bystander Training - Scott Solder

Racism, bullying, sexual harassment and other inappropriate behaviours contribute to a toxic culture. The impact they have on people can be hugely detrimental – leading to stress, anxiety, and mental health problems.
This innovative and award-winning training, delivered by Scott Solder from Active Bystander, aims to equip delegates with decision making and assertive communication skills to challenge unacceptable workplace behaviours, including those which may have become normalised over time.

How do we get more people from working class backgrounds into the industry? - Roger Harding

There's growing interest in the need to tackle class diversity and inclusion, but how big a problem is it? What does social mobility or working class really mean? And, how do we go about it tackling it? To help us explore this issue and these questions, this session will be run by Manchester charity RECLAIM leaders in supporting a new generation of talented young people from working class backgrounds. Whether you're from a working class background yourself or are just interested in this emerging area of inclusion, please do come along to this exploratory breakout session.
RECLAIM will help kick start the conversation by taking us through some of the insights from their work and national research, and explore how these issues manifest in the nuclear sector.

How to develop a successful EDI Strategy - Mac Alonge

This workshop will give attendees an insight into what equality, diversity and inclusion is, why it is important and how to implement an impactful EDI strategy – focused on helping organisations to measurably demonstrate progress. Mac is the Founder and CEO of data-driven, equality, diversity and inclusion tech company, The Equal Group – using data and technology, they help organisations identify and overcome their biggest equality, diversity and inclusion challenges.

Biographies of the workshop leads can be viewed here: 2020 conference workshop leads biographies

Please be aware that the workshops will not be recorded. This is to respect the privacy of participants during the sessions.

Queries

Please email info@dinuclear.com 

Conference Sponsors (Alphabetical Order)

Accenture

EDF Energy

Sellafield Ltd

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Conference Supporters (Alphabetical Order)

Institute of Physics Nuclear Industry Group

National Skills Academy for Nuclear

Nuclear Industry Association

Nuclear Institute

Nuclear Institute Young Generation Network 

Office for Nuclear Regulation

The workshops are now fully subscribed. Conference only tickets are still available.