AFB Practice Roundtable: Neurodiversity in the Workplace

AFB, in partnership with PwC, are hosting an in-person practice roundtable on neurodiversity in the workplace.

Promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace is a priority for employers seeking to create an environment where all employees can contribute their best work, optimise productivity and leverage the full potential of their workforce.  Fairness and inclusion in the workplace also provide a sense of psychological safety for all employees, helping them thrive at work.

Becoming neuroinclusive helps to build creative collaborations that draw on a diverse range of human strengths.  It helps prevent absenteeism, workplace bullying, discrimination, and lost productivity.

This roundtable will consider how member banks can be more inclusive, and how management teams can promote a neuroinclusive workplace.

Why attend?

Members will be invited to discuss how they are seeking to create inclusive environments, so that individuals feel safe to disclose their neurodivergence, and, together with PwC, how to support neurodivergent employees. Members will also be invited to discuss the challenges of supporting individuals that may be neurodivergent, whether formally diagnosed or not.

AFB will circulate an agenda and a series of discussion points and questions in advance to those registered to attend,

Note that capacity for the roundtable will be limited to 30 members, one person per member bank, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Who should attend?

This in-person seminar is aimed at the People and Business functions within AFB members.

If you have specific accessibility requirements, please let us know when registering.

Facilitators

Kim Whippy (she/her) – PwC UK Inclusion & Enablement Lead

Kim is a diversity and inclusion professional specialising in disability as a business issue. She is experienced in advising organisations on supporting disabled people as colleagues and customers, and she hosts PwC’s Disabling Bias LinkedIn series, which explores the challenges faced by disabled and neurodivergent communities. Kim recently won the Diversity and Professional Award at the Disability Smart Awards 2024. At the event, she will be discussing the firm’s journey with neurodiversity inclusion and lessons learned.

Shuewen Mia Tay (she/her) – Associate in PwC’s Workforce Consulting team

Specialising in change management and communications for clients in media, financial services, and retail sectors. Shuewen holds a CIPD diploma and a degree in Health Sciences, majoring in Social and Behavioural Psychology. At the event, she will be sharing her personal insights on navigating support from the firm and working as someone diagnosed with ADHD.

Dr Clare Richardson (she/her) – Director in PwC’s Workforce Consulting team

Clare has 13+ years of experience of supporting leaders achieve transformation through people. She led the award-winning Future of Work programme with Legal & General and has a PhD in Cognitive and Behavioural Psychology from Cambridge.

Becca Harrington (she/her): Senior Associate in PwC’s Workforce Consulting team

With experience advising clients on people strategy, employee value proposition development, culture, and inclusion insights. Becca is a Fellow of the CIPD. Before joining PwC, Becca led diversity and inclusion initiatives in a university leadership role for three years.

Logistics

Cost:        Included in AFB membership (no fee)

Location:  PwC More London Office, 7 More London Place, London SE1 2RT

Date:        Thursday 23 January 2025

Time:        08:30 – 10:30 (Arrivals and networking 08:30 – 09:00)

If you would like to submit a question before or have any specific questions or areas that you would like the session to address, please send them to the AFB at secretariat@foreignbanks.org.uk as soon as practicable. You will receive details on how to join the session a week before the event.