About this Event
About the event:
The event will be made up of 3 parts:
1. The AM part of our meeting is a great opportunity to hear about what we have delivered in the last 12 months and what we are planning to deliver in the next 12 months. We’ve listened to you on the topics you would like us to cover to further support our profession, and we have an exciting plan to discuss with you. We will also be providing you with an update on our branch committee, including meeting our current and new members.
2. An informative session for HR Professionals to support them in developing LGBT+ Inclusive Workplaces
3. A panel discussion – Dee Jas will then host an interactive panel discussion with our brilliant panel of LGBT+ changemakers, charting their career trajectory and hearing the challenges (and wins) in navigating the world of work as a member of the LGBT+ community. With time for a Q&A with the audience
Speakers:
Woosh Raza, Director of People, Culture & Inclusion
Woosh joined NCVO in 2023 in the newly created role of director of people, culture & inclusion. Woosh is responsible for leading on the people strategy across NCVO, and supporting NCVO and the wider sector in advancing its aims in equity, diversity, inclusion & belonging.
Woosh is a chartered member of the CIPD, having worked across the private and public sectors before developing his career in not-for-profit organisations in housing, health care and criminal justice settings. An experienced change management expert, Woosh has a proven track record in leading and delivering large-scale transformation projects.
Woosh is a co-chair of the central London CIPD Committee, sits on the BAME leadership alumni for Stonewall and runs his own ED&I consultancy focused on supporting third sector clients in advancing their strategies in equity and belonging.
Graysen Whittaker (he/they) is a queer trans man and EDI professional in Higher Education. Graysen has been a specifically LGBTQIA+ focussed professional since 2018, working in the charity sector before moving into working at City, University of London in this past year.
They are also Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees for Mosaic LGBT+ youth trust, supporting young persons in London find their community and save haven't.
Graysen lives with his husband and their two cats and dog in Ashford, Kent. In their spare time Graysen is an aerial artist and newly fledged CrossFitter.
Dee Jas
Dee (he/him) is the founder of we are colourful - a consultancy and media platform that aims to increase visibility and the inclusion of the LGBTQ community and People of Colour in the workplace as well as wider society - using data, storytelling and design thinking. Prior to this, Dee held HR Leadership roles in creative organisations inc. the BBC, Net-A-Porter and Girl Effect.
Alex Farrow
Alex is currently director of influencing and engagement at NCVO, responsible for representing charities and volunteering to government.
Previously Alex worked extensively in the youth sector, particularly within international development, and worked with UNICEF, Youth Policy Labs, the National Youth Agency and the British Youth Council. Alex is passionate about human rights, democracy, climate change, and LGBTQ+ rights.
Alex was previously a trustee at Girlguiding UK and The Diana Award. He was also a member of an advisory committee at the CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation.
Alex founded the LGBTQ+ Funding Circle, a small organisation that supports youth activists around the world with small, unrestricted grants.
Jim Glennon CIPD
Jim Glennon is a qualified teacher, trainer and consultant who has managed people, projects and policy in LGBTQ+ organisations for over 30 years. In the 1990’s he managed London Friend Counselling providing counselling, helplines and support groups for LGBTQ+ people, later he worked with local councils and the police as an LGBTQ+ Hate Crime officer and was most recently Head of Policy and Training at the national charity for older LGBTQ+ people, Opening Doors. Jim also has a background in the health and social care sector, including delivering training for care home staff and he designed the LGBTQ+ quality standard, ‘Pride in Care’ utilised by care homes and domiciliary care agencies today. Earlier this year Jim joined Pride UK Training and Consultancy as their Policy Director and helps a diverse team of LGBTQ+ HR consultants deliver, ‘Pride UK’ www.prideukqualitystandard.com the new national accreditation for LGBTQ+ awareness, inclusion and service development.
Emma Palmer, Head of Talent & Organisational Development, LGBT Great
Emma is an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion professional with experience in commercial and not for profit organisations. She has a particular focus on LGBTQ+ inclusion, race equity and intersectionality. Emma has worked with several businesses throughout the U.K promoting inclusive workplace cultures through speaking, workshops, training, and consultancy.
Emma began her career in policing. Before moving into EDI, she served in the Metropolitan Police Service as a police officer in London for 8 years. As an accomplished, compassionate, and purposeful leader with 10+ years’ experience serving systemically excluded communities in both EDI and policing, Emma applies an intersectional lens to her work and has an excellent track record of achievement as a strategist and cultural creator within organisations such as the NHS, where she supported to embed their new strategy across all areas of Cancer Services and Chance to Shine where she began writing their first ever EDI strategy.
Emma also spent two and a half years at Stonewall, Europe’s largest Human Rights organisation, and it was here that she had the opportunity to work with The Equality Project at their first ever Better Together Conference back in 2018. Emma flew to Australia and joined the Better Together team where she delivered Stonewall’s flagship LGBTQ+ Role
Models programme in Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, and Sydney.
Emma’s unique background within the emergency services dovetailing with her EDI specialisms, experience, and insight, means she is well placed to support clients shape consciously inclusive cultures within their organisational structures. As a mixed-heritage gay woman, Emma uses her own lived experience and strategic insight to drive social change and support people to understand equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging at all levels.
She is also on the Board of Trustee at LGBTQ+ Young Persons’ Trust, Mosaic, where she helps to advise on the strategic aims of the organisation, so that the most effective services can be delivered to LGBTQ+ young people across London.
Please note:
1. Reminder emails will be sent to you 2 days before, with a further reminder 6 hours prior to the event starting.
2. The event will start at 18:00 and run for about 120 minutes.
3. Photography and video production may be taking place at the event, and these images and videos may be used on future promotional materials for CIPD and used in the CIPD mailings.
4. By attending the event, you are giving your consent for your image to be used on any CIPD promotional materials.
5. If you require us to make reasonable adjustments for you to access and attend this event, please email [email protected]
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Fitzrovia Grange Hotel, 20-28 Bolsover Street, London, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00