#DiverseMinds The Neurodiversity Conference
Date and time
Location
IAB (Internet Advertising Bureau)
14 Macklin Street London WC2B 5NF United KingdomRefund Policy
Description
Diverse minds will make the industry more creative, innovative and profitable. To drive creativity and innovation, it's time to celebrate and recruit divergent thinkers: those with dylsexia, dyspraxia, autism, aspergers, dyspraxia, ADHD and more. How can we unlock this potential.
WHO:
85% of our line up are neurodiverse. Or have neurodiversity in their families. Hear from CEOs, MDs, HR Directors, talent managers, line managers and many more.
The day.
Nicola Kemp, Head of Features, Campaign, opens
Ali Hanan, CEO, Creative Equals, The data of intersectional diversity
Mark Evans, Marketing Director, Direct Line Group: Unexplored Potential.
Pip Jamieson, Founder, The Dots and Wayne Deakin, Creative Consultant:
Let's talk Superpowers (how their #DiverseMinds give them a competitive advantage in the workplace).
Afua Basoah, Vice president, Rabin Martin Agency: Measuring The Value Of Neurodiversity.
Panel: #Diverseminds In Our Industry (hosted by Richard Robinson EConsultancy):
Lucy Hobbs, Senior Creative Freelancer, with ADHD.
Laura Chamberlain, MD, NOW with dyslexia.
Adam Corre, Junior Freelancer, with dyspraxia.
Ellie Gerszt, Senior Partnerships Executive, NABS, has Asperger's Syndrome.
Panel: From Neurotypical Design to Neurodiverse Design (hosted by Ete Davis, Managing Director, Analog Folk) we will hear from:
Michael Vermeersch, Digital Inclusion Lead, Microsoft
Anouski Roberts, Brand Planner and Diversity Activist, Direct Line Group
Ray Coyle, CEO, Auticon
Neil Milliken, Head of Accessibility & Digital Inclusion, Atos
Further talks from:
Sulaiman Khan, Founder, ThisAbility: On Visible and Invisible Disabilities.
Roxanne Hobbs, Founder, The Hobbs Consultancy: Diverted, a Journey of Resilience
Xavier Rees, CEO, Havas Creative: Moulding yourself damages your mental health.
Julian Tooke, &PROUD, Dentsu Aegis Network: Celebrating identity and challenging stigma
Leila Siddiqi, Head of Diversity, IPA speaks to Nancy Doyle, Genius Within
James Hilton, Chief Creative Officer, Native: Different not defective.
Sam Phillips, CMO, Omnicom Media Group UK, Chair, OPEN UK, Assistant Dean, Omnicom University:
The role of media in changing attitudes
Attendees will also attend two of our six workshops. Choose from solving a live brief for the National Autistic Society or British Dyslexia Association, listen to experts from these charities to gain a thorough appreciation of the subject or sign up for our reverse mentoring between 'neurotypicals' and 'non-neurotypicals'.
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The Hobbs Consultancy was founded by Roxanne Hobbs so as to effect transformation in the workplace via Inclusion. They deliver coaching, workshops and consultancy in the D&I arena. Having talked about gender, age, introversion and ethnicity, Roxanne was ashamed to realise that she hadn't talked about neurodiversity when her son was diagnosed with autism in 2017. Her mission for 2018 was to get a conversation about Neurodiversity started in the advertising industry that highlighted people's strengths and didn't pathologise these so called conditions. She is the author of Diverted - a parents journey.
Creative Equals is an award-winning organisation championing diversity and inclusion in the creative industries. In 2017, we launched the Creative, Digital + Media Equality Standards as a kitemark accreditation to give individual companies a D&I review, rating and, most importantly, a road map. Many businesses understand their ‘why’, but this gives them their ‘how’ with a measurable, actionable framework across three pillars: ‘Culture’, ‘People’ and ‘Equality’, spanning all aspects of diversity (BAME, gender, neurodiversity, ability, LBGTQ, age and more). Aside from working with businesses to help them move forwards, our ‘north star’ is to double the number of women in leadership roles over the next 24 months, as just 12% of creative directors in the UK are women.