Tesco, Mondelez International, Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), P&G and Accenture have joined forces with Groceryaid to organise this year’s Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) in Grocery conference. This year’s ‘bigger and more inclusive event’ will be held at London’s Wembley Stadium on 12th March. The organisers promise to cover a broader, more diverse range of speakers and topics to ‘inspire and celebrate change in D&I’ across the industry, with the goal of making diversity ‘everyone’s business’.
This year’s hot topics include gender equality, disability, LGBTQ+ and cultural inclusion, flexible working, mental well-being, unconscious bias and mentoring. The event is expected to attract around 1,000 people from 150 companies.
STRONG SPEAKER LINE-UP
Former Arsenal Captain Alex Scott, who made history as the first female Sky pundit on a Sky Sports’ Super Sunday and is also a passionate D&I advocate, will be speaking at this year’s event. She will be joined by a ‘strong’ line-up of industry speakers including Tesco Chief Operating Officer Tony Hoggett and CCEP Vice President and General Manager Leendert Den Hollander.
Commenting on the event, Tesco Chief Customer Officer Alessandra Bellini stated: “The outstanding feedback we received from last years’ event proved there is appetite to learn from each other how we can collectively make the grocery and consumer goods industry a more welcoming and inclusive place to work.
“We know that when people feel able to bring their whole selves to work it has a huge impact on their wellbeing, productivity and ultimately their businesses. I am looking forward to sharing the day with allies from across the industry as we engage in open and authentic dialogue that helps move us further to our goals.”
For more information about the event, or to book, click here.
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