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Event: Disability inclusion in the legal sector – Are you in?


Clifford Chance, 10 Upper Bank St, London E14 5JJ, United Kingdom
Wednesday 13 December 2023

Programme

Wednesday 13 December 2023
TimeDescription
12:00

Arrival

12:30

Opening

Tiernan Brady, Global Director of Inclusion, Clifford Chance

12:45

Panel 1 - The impact of in-house GCs on disability data in the legal sector

Moderator: Alistair Woodland, Partner, Clifford Chance

Panellists: Sarah Griffin (Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Global Legal Function, HSBC), Tanya Etheridge (VP Corporate Counsel, PGIM Real Estate) and Chris Seel (Diversity and Inclusion Adviser at the Law Society)

13:45

Coffee break

14:00

Panel 2 - The role of employee networks in the permanent inclusion campaign

Moderator: Kalela Mwenya, Expatriate & Employment Taxes Senior Manager and co-chair of UK Inclusion Committee, Clifford Chance

Panellists: Alanna Lee (Managing Director, Morgan Stanley), Giles Barker (Workspace Disability Lead, Channel 4 and PurpleSpace ambassador), Harris Stevenson-Robb (Vice President, Asset & Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs Asset Management)

15:00

Coffee break and time for further arrivals

15:30

Workshop - Investing in disabled and neurodivergent talent in the legal sector

Moderator: Nina Goswami, Head of UK Inclusion, Clifford Chance

Panellists: Chris Fawcett (UK Inclusion Manager, Clifford Chance), Stephen Richards (Partner, Stephenson Harwood), Reena Parmar (Counsel, Freshfields and Chair of the Law Society's Disabled Solicitors Network), Chris Seel (Diversity and Inclusion Adviser at the Law Society) and Yewande Akeju (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager, Linklaters)

17:00

Drinks reception and nibbles to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities