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Building Diverse Early Careers Talent in a Changing World - Sanctuary Graduates

18 May 2026 09:30 – 16:00
Farrer & Co, 55 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, WC2A 3AA
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THE JOURNEY OF DIVERSE TALENT Attract → Select → Support → Progress

This event is free to attend, but booking is essential to secure your place.

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

 

Please note that places are limited to 120 people for this event.


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Organised by: Will Sommerville of Sanctuary Gradautes
Phone Number: 0745686583