Agenda

Session One

Live Stream

09:30 – 10:00

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

In this opening session we will introduce the Conference Hosts of the Virtual Inclusion Conference and explain the sessions that will take place during the day along with the logistics to access the content, how to network and connect with other attendees.

We will answer your questions on how to use the app, ask questions, vote in live polls, where you can find handouts, recordings and transcripts.

We will be running snap surveys to help us deliver a great virtual conference experience for you and we want to keep improving for the future, so do participate in them. We promise to keep them snappy!

~ Note: Accessible via the Live Stream link within your conference app. If you miss the live session or parts of it, don’t worry, the recording can be accessed via the same livestream link within minutes. Furthermore, a full transcript of the session will be uploaded within 24 hours and can be found within Handouts.

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Pre-Recorded Video

On Demand

MAKING THE MOST OF VIC2020

We want to help you make the most out of VIC2020. That’s why we have created a few pre-recorded webinars to compliment the live track.

In this particular session we will be guiding you through the goal setting handout helping you to identify your urgent and important tasks for the next few months.

Get the most out of the live track by attending the pre-recorded sessions. You can ask questions during the live session about the pre-recorded content, or during the live sessions via the app.

~ Note: Accessible via the Recorded Video link within your conference app, along with a handout.

Session Two

Live Stream

10:00 – 10:40

VIRTUAL INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP

During a time of crisis, what do employees need from their leaders?

Join this 40-minute live panel discussion to hear industry experts discuss the characteristics of an inclusive leader, and whether COVID-19 and a greater need to be anti-racist has changed the face of leadership forever.

Our panellists will explore what is needed from leaders at all levels of an organisation to virtually step up and make a real impact and follow their words with demonstrable actions. Will leaders need to practice empathy more than ever in an online world? Are leaders ready for cultivating the right behaviours and for being truly accountable for creating a safe physical and virtual workplace cultures that give us equality, equity, a sense of belonging and justice?

As we reflect on the outcome of the current pandemic and the importance to tackle widespread marginalisation and racism, what are the learnings for today’s leadership and what will this mean for the future of the workplace?

~ Note: Accessible via the Live Stream link within your conference app. If you miss the live session or parts of it, don’t worry, the recording can be accessed via the same livestream link within minutes. Furthermore, a full transcript of the session will be uploaded within 24 hours and can be found within Handouts.

Session Three

Live Stream

11:00 – 11:40

VIRTUAL MICRO-BEHAVIOURS

As we become increasingly virtual with our interaction with each other, are we at risk of creating an exclusionary workplace culture?

In today’s virtual world of work, leaders are responsible for creating a sense of belonging and virtual teamship to combat exclusion. Otherwise, organisations will see employee productivity and wellbeing decline rapidly.

This 40-minute live webinar will help leadership identify micro-behaviours in the virtual workplace and ways to overcome them. In the session, we will explore various micro-aggressions and the negative effect they can have on people and productivity and motivation levels. We will also consider positive micro-behaviours also known as micro-affirmations, and their impact on how we build a more inclusive workplace culture

~ Note: Accessible via the Live Stream link within your conference app. If you miss the live session or parts of it, don’t worry, the recording can be accessed via the same livestream link within minutes. Furthermore, a full transcript of the session will be uploaded within 24 hours and can be found within Handouts.

WATCH THE TEASER!

Pre-Recorded Video

On Demand

VIRTUAL ETIQUETTE

Watch this 10-minute pre-recorded video to get an introduction to virtual micro-behaviours. This video will discuss how expectations of our employees and colleagues can change when we’re online. This introductory video will help you understand virtual etiquette and how to make an equal assessment of the performance of employees in a virtual environment and overcoming our online unconscious bias.

~ Note: Accessible via the Recorded Video link within your conference app, along with a handout.

Session Four

Live Stream

12:30 – 13:00

Q&A WITH D&I CONSULTANTS

Join this 30-minute session for a lively Q&A with four D&I consultants who will answer your questions on diversity and inclusion. Any questions submitted via the conference app will also be considered, as well as any unanswered questions from the previous sessions.

Whether you want to ask about the future of leadership, diversity and inclusion strategy, a post COVID-19 world, being anti-racist, LGBT or simply about their favourite top tips – get involved!

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~ Note: Accessible via the Live Stream link within your conference app. If you miss the live session or parts of it, don’t worry, the recording can be accessed via the same livestream link within minutes. Furthermore, a full transcript of the session will be uploaded within 24 hours and can be found within Handouts.

Session Five

Live Stream

13:30 – 14:10

VIRTUAL NETWORKING

How do we create and maintain our virtual networks and engage with key people, especially sponsors during a time of social distancing?

Join this 40-minute virtual networking session to discover how leaders can stay on the radar and navigate the virtual web of interactions to create meaningful connections that feel natural and help move careers in the right direction.

~ Note: Accessible via the Live Stream link within your conference app. If you miss the live session or parts of it, don’t worry, the recording can be accessed via the same livestream link within minutes. Furthermore, a full transcript of the session will be uploaded within 24 hours and can be found within Handouts.

WATCH THE TEASER!

Pre-Recorded Video

On Demand

SPONSORS AND NETWORKING

Watch this 10-minute pre-recorded video to hear the core elements of sponsorship and networking as prep and a pre-requisite to the live event.

~ Note: Accessible via the Recorded Video link within your conference app, along with a session handout.

Session Six

Live Stream

14:30 – 15:00

FUTURE OF VIRTUAL WORK

Our current way of working has already changed and will continue to evolve, and our current solutions aren’t fit for purpose.

Join this 30-minute live session where will be inviting a guest speaker to discuss what the future of work holds for us in a virtual world that may be operating on a 100% virtual basis or a hybrid model. What does this future entail and how do we prepare for it?

~ Note: Accessible via the Live Stream link within your conference app. If you miss the live session or parts of it, don’t worry, the recording can be accessed via the same livestream link within minutes. Furthermore, a full transcript of the session will be uploaded within 24 hours and can be found within Handouts.

WATCH THE TEASER!

Pre-Recorded Video

On Demand

TECHNOLOGY AND PLATFORM CHOICES

Watch this 6-minute pre-recorded video to learn how to leverage the use of your enterprise systems and platforms to successfully work virtually and avoid ‘always-on’ fatigue.

We recommend watching this before the live session to hear from enterprise and cloud architects on how you can look at resources available to you and include them to make your work more efficient as we adapt to the new normal.

~ Note: Accessible via the Recorded Video link within your conference app, along with a transcript and speaker notes.

Session Seven

Live Stream

15:30 – 16:10

PRIVILEGE IN A VIRTUAL WORLD

Privilege and exclusion go hand-in-hand. We are on a mission to reframe privilege so that it is a tool for inclusion.

We have 3 guests and 3 privileges to discuss in a quick-fire round of questions. We will be discussing Ethnicity/Race, Gender Identity and Mental Health.

Join this 40-minute panel discussion to get exclusive insights on the upcoming launch of The Privilege Project. You don’t want to miss it!

~ Note: accessible via the Live Stream link within your conference app. If you miss the live session or parts of it, don’t worry, the recording can be accessed via the same livestream link within minutes. Furthermore, a full transcript of the session will be uploaded within 24 hours and can be found within Handouts.

Session Eight

Live Stream

16:30 – 17:00

REFLECTIONS AND WRAP-UP

Join the conference hosts for our final live session of the day to hear our closing statements, summary reflections and what’s next. Look at your goals that you set for the virtual conference experience to ensure that you have a few key take-aways to ponder, reflect on and implement.

Note: Accessible via the Live Stream link within your conference app. If you miss the live session or parts of it, don’t worry, the recording can be accessed via the same livestream link within minutes. Furthermore, a full transcript of the session will be uploaded within 24 hours and can be found within Handouts.