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Birmingham Race Impact Summit marks the beginning of a collective cross-city effort to get serious about tackling racial inequalities by accountable actions that will be judged by its citizens.

We are pleased to announce Lord Simon Woolley and Halima Begum as our Keynote Speakers for Birmingham Race Impact Summit on the Second Anniversary (25th May 2022) of the racist murder of George Floyd.

Wednesday 25th May, Aston University Students Union

Speakers include:

• Lord Simon Woolley
• Halima Begum – Runnymede Trust
• Mac Alonge – The Equal Group
• Ranjit Sondhi – BRIG
• Geoff Thompson MBE – Deputy Chair B2022 Commonwealth Games
• Karl George – The Race Code / The Governance Forum
• Tom McNeil – Assistant Police and Crime Commissioner West Midlands
• Deirdre LaBassiere – Co- Chair BRIG Corporate Group
• Asif Afridi – brap
• Maxie Hayles MBE – Activist
• Mukhtar Dar – Kalaboration / Activist
• Nadhya Kamalaneson – Shelter
• Yetunde Dania – WMCA Race Equality Task Force
• Venus Galarza-Mullins

Programme:

• 09:30 Doors Open
• 10:00 Introduction
• 10:10 Stories from young people
• 11:00 Keynote
• 11:30 Break
• 12:00 Data Driven Inequality
• 13:00 Break - Lunch
• 13:45 Activism
• 14:00 Anti Racist City
• 15:00 Governance Driven Racial Equality
• 15:30 Break
• 16:00 10 Year Birmingham Race Equality Delivery Plan
• 17:00 CLOSE

Sponsors

BRIG, West Midlands Combined Authority, Aston University Students Union, Barrow Cadbury, The Equal Group, The Race Code and Reach PLC – Media Partner