Delivering on Diversity and Inclusion in the Highways & Transportation sector

Many organisations have published statements and charters and have started to implement initiatives to achieve more diversity and inclusion within their businesses, however do we really understand the importance of diversity and inclusion to business performance?  Our sector is one of the slowest to adapt and needs to speed up change.  Financial performance is no longer the only demonstration of success and there is an expectation from regulators to see rapid progress in the field of diversity and inclusion.

Diverse leadership teams have a larger pool of experience and unique points of view to draw from, which can help with finding solutions to problems and generating new ideas.

• Seeing people ‘like me’ in powerful positions can inspire employees to stay longer and strive for promotions themselves
• By having a leadership team that reflects a commitment to diversity, you will find it easier to attract great talent because high-performing people will be more eager to work with you.
• People from different groups and backgrounds often bring unique connections with them, which can lead to more networking opportunities for your company.

This discussion with the CIHT Partners will look at:

• How do businesses deliver on their diversity and inclusion statements and intentions
• What benefits do businesses realise from embedding ED&I
• What does successful ED&I mean for the highways and transport sector

Who is the event for?

This event is open to employees from CIHT's Strategic Partners, Public Sector Partners and Research & Education Partners of the Partnerships Network.

Speaker

Ann Francke OBE is Chief Executive of the Chartered Management Institute, the UK's leading professional body for management and leadership with an international member community of over 143k. She started her career at Procter & Gamble and has held senior executive positions at Mars, Boots, Yell and BSI.

Ann is an expert on gender balance in the workplace and speaks frequently in the media and conferences on this and other management topics. In the New Years Honours list 2020 she was awarded an OBE for services to Workplace Equality. Her book, ‘Create a Gender-balanced Workplace,’ was published by Penguin Business in 2019. Ann also authored the ‘Financial Times Guide to Management’ and has been named in the top 100 women to watch in the 2015 Female FTSE Cranfield report. She was awarded the inaugural MemCom award for outstanding leadership of a UK professional body’ in 2016.

Ann holds several Board positions and five Honorary Doctorates for her work in management and leadership. She is an ambassador for the 30% Club.