Building Diverse Early Careers Talent in a Changing World

Building Diverse Early Careers Talent in a Changing World
📍 Location: Farrer & Co, 55 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, WC2A 3AA 📅 Date: 18 May 2026 ⏰ Time: 09:30 – 16:00

THE JOURNEY OF DIVERSE TALENT Attract → Select → Support → Progress

AGENDA

09:30 – Arrival & Coffee
10:00 – Welcome & Live Audience Poll
10:15 – Opening Keynotes: Why Diversity Still Matters
Loraine Martins OBE, Global Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Director (Arup)
Jennifer Hien, Head of Alumni Engagement (Sutton Trust)
11:30 – Coffee break
11:45 – Student Panel: What Diverse Talent Actually Experiences
12:30 – Sanctuary Insight: Reaching Diverse Talent
13:00 – Networking Lunch
13:45 – Interactive Session: Peer Challenges & Roving Mikes
14:15 – Employer Panel: Hiring Fairly
Steve Isherwood, CEO (ISE)
Kema Davies, Global Early Careers Lead (Hiscox)
Daisy Mortimer, Senior Future Talent Manager (Stephenson Harwood)
Tom Freeman, MD (Sanctuary Graduates)
15:15 – DE&I Leaders Panel: Retaining & Supporting Diverse Talent
Annisha Taylor, Group Head of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (Ofcom)
Char Erskine, Senior Diversity and Talent Manager (Osborne Clarke)
Matt Herridge, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Partner(Virgin Media)
15:55 – Closing Session