Making Work Work for Everyone

The Inclusivity Project

A conference to improve policy with key note speakers Dame Carol Black and Dr Christian van Stolk & academics from The University of Exeter

Atlantic Hotel

<h1>Making Work Work for Everyone</h1><h3>7 September 2022, 9.30am to 4pm The Atlantic Hotel, Newquay, TR7 1EN</h3><h3></h3><h3>Be part of the discussion on how policy and business can make work work for everyone.</h3>Join our researchers and guest speakers, Dame Carol Black and Dr Christian van Stolk as we talk about the findings of The Inclusivity Project and how we can apply learning on a practical level. We focus on our three key areas of work: •	Bias and inclusive recruitment•	Hybrid and flexible working•	Systems thinking: closing the skills gapsWe consider how our findings from the Cornish small business community can be applied to policy and business on a national level, to produce tangible positive change in the workplace. You’ll have plenty of opportunity for networking and discussion too, over lunch and drinks. Finally, there will be an exhibition of The Inclusivity Project’s participatory photo project featuring work by people in Cornwall who balance their work with managing a health condition.A full agenda will be available prior to the event. <h3>Who’s this event for?</h3>From Cornwall and nationwide:✓ SMEs – Owners, management and HR ✓ Policymakers✓ Local government✓ Researchers and academics✓ Anyone with an interest in inclusivity and bias✓ Anyone with an interest in hybrid working. <h3>About our guest speakers</h3><a href="https://www.cam.ac.uk/women-at-cambridge/profiles/carol-black" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dame Carol Black</a> has been a leading voice on the connection between health and work for many years. As well as being an internationally-recognised government advisor on the topic she currently chairs the Centre for Ageing Better.<a href="https://www.rand.org/about/people/s/stolk_christian_van.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dr Christian van Stolk</a> is executive vice president at RAND Europe, where he manages Britain’s Healthiest Workplace competition. He sits on several expert panels for the UK government on occupational health, mental health, and employee health and wellbeing in the NHS. <h3>Agenda </h3>9.30am – Arrival Tea &amp; Coffee 1﻿0.00am - Welcome - Prof Emma Bland, University of Exeter10.15am – The Cornish Economy – Kim Conchie – Cornwall Chamber of Commerce 10.30am – Dame Carol Black: Working for a healthier tomorrow 11:05am – Complex Systems: The barriers to employment for older and disabled workers – Dr Esmaeil Khedmati-Morasae 11.30am – Panel Discussion – Chaired by Dame Carol Black 12.00pm – Lunch 1.00pm – Dr Christian Van Stolk: How work can shape up- How jobs can be seen as a public health issue1.30pm – Q&amp;A with Dr Christian Van Stolk 1.40pm – Tom Ingate, Falmouth University - Photo essay project 1.50pm – Implicit Bias, its presence in the workplace and recommendations for reduction – Dr Daniel Derbyshire 2.15pm – Hybrid working framework, process and co-design: A case study – Dr Shruti Raghuraman 2.40pm – Discussion – What policies and practices can we create to make work universally inclusive for everyone? – Prof Emma Bland 3.10pm - Conclusion 3.15 – Networking and refreshments4.00pm - Close <h3>About The Inclusivity Project</h3><a href="https://theinclusivityproject.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Inclusivity Project</a> is funded with support from the European Regional Development Fund and the SW Academic Health Science Network. The project is a partnership between the University of Exeter, Age UK Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Disability Cornwall and the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership. You can find out more here: https://theinclusivityproject.co.uk/ 
[The Inclusivity Project is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund]

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