Innovative Diversity and Inclusion conference, This Is Us, has released its latest list of sponsors for its up and coming event and awards ceremony, including North Northamptonshire Council.
Now in its fourth year, ‘This is Us’ is dedicated to helping business leaders to facilitate and promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace through a series of talks, workshops, and panel discussions.
Taking place on Thursday 12th January 2023 at the leading Northamptonshire conference venue, Kettering Conference and Exhibition Centre, the event has announced a spectacular line-up of speakers and leading sponsors of the awards, including North Northamptonshire Council, VTCT, Compass Group UK & I, Change The Balance CIC, Venues Collection Group and MKEBC.
The event will showcase best practices, offer training materials, and address and facilitate important conversations around Diversity & Inclusion, enabling companies to support and improve corporate cohesion and productivity within their teams.
In the evening, there is an awards ceremony to recognise the D & I initiatives of businesses across the regions and highlight companies’ commitment to equality and their positive impact on the workplace experience.
The awards comprise of 12 categories including Education, Women Empowerment, D, E & I Company, Training & Development, Recruitment Policy and Implementation, Community Upliftment / Community Engagement, Organisational Champion Awards, Employee Resource Group, Apprenticeship, Changemaker, Icon/Lifetime Achievement and Tomorrow’s Leader/youth.
Meena Chander, founder of the This Is Us Conference and Awards, stated: “We are delighted to have such a fantastic collection of sponsors from prominent organisations, businesses and associations which are supporting and helping to facilitate a more inclusive future.
For D&I to take precedence in our society, leaders within business, politics, and social groups play an integral role in creating real change, and we are thrilled to see these key leaders within our sponsors.
With the media partnerships, speakers, sponsors and award entry participants that we have obtained, we are ecstatic by the interest and awareness that This Is Us Conference and Awards is gaining.”
Cllr David Brackenbury, North Northamptonshire Council’s Executive Member for Growth and Regeneration said: “We are proud to be exhibiting at the upcoming This is Us Conference and Awards. This is Us provides a clear and strong message, helping to create and celebrate all things diversity and inclusion which we strongly admire and support.
“Our team are looking forward to meeting all the attendees and discussing the services we offer at NNC to local businesses, as well as our work as a Disability Confident employer.”
For more information, visit: https://www.thisisusconference.co.uk