Creating Disability Confident Recruiters through Collaboration
Event Information
Description
Join us for a must-attend, interactive morning where we’ll share the results of our exclusive 2017 disabled jobseeker survey and discuss the solutions adopted by leading practitioners in the field of disabled talent in recruitment.
The conference aims to bring together recruiters, employers and all relevant stakeholders, to exchange and share their knowledge and experiences within the recruitment industry. It is the first event of its kind to be included in our annual programme.
The interactive programme will offer attendees information on topics ranging from disability confidence to barriers in the recruitment process. It will also provide a platform for discussion on the challenges and solutions adopted by others, in the field of disability in recruitment.
Headlines speakers confirmed:
- Minister for Disabled People, Penny Mordaunt MP
- Sophie Christiansen, 8-times Paralympic Gold Medal Winner
Expert presentations from:
- Mark Dyer, Lead Inclusive Design, HS2
- Simon Blockley, MD Guidant Group
- Kate Headley, Director of Consulting, The Clear Company
- Philip Rutnam, Permanent Secretary, Home Office & Civil Service, Disability Champion
Award winning case studies from:
- Lloyd's
- Delsion
- Kelly Services
Why attend?
- Enjoy exclusive keynote addresses from the Minister for Disabled People and presentations from senior government and industry leaders
- Hear first-hand from Paralympic medal winner Sophie Christiansen
- Get better at attracting and recruiting diverse talent in a session led by Kate Headley, Director of Consulting at the Clear Company
- Learn from RIDI Award winners Guidant Group, Lloyd’s, Kelly Services, Delsion and Leonard Cheshire Disability
- Find out more about becoming Disability Confident and entering the RIDI Awards 2018
Hosted by our headline sponsor Eversheds Sutherland at their prestigious central London offices, delegates will gain an insight to where we are at as an industry and what we need to overcome to remove the barriers experienced by disabled job-seekers.
Organiser Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative
Organiser of Creating Disability Confident Recruiters through Collaboration
The Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) has one purpose: to break down the barriers faced by the millions of disabled people who are entering or progressing through the job market.
RIDI believes more needs to be done to build disability confidence into recruitment and employment strategies and campaigns actively to achieve this.
We help recruiters and employers to become disability confident and offer more job opportunities to people with disabilities. RIDI is a not-for-profit initative which receives core funding and in-kind donations from our partners, E.ON, Eversheds Sutherland, Guidant Group, Lloyd's, The Clear Company, XL Catlin, Chemical Code, DWF, Kelly Services, London Market Group and Recite Me.
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