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Good morning everyone!
Today is the first day of our #annualconference2025. The schedule highlights some of today's events!
What else?
🦋 Papers, Symposia and Round Table Discussions at 1.45pm, 3.15 pm, 4.30 pm
🦋 5.45 pm SIG Group "Family Engagement" with Sara Rowaert and Ellen Tingleff
Delegates networking at an event. They stand or sit in a very bright space with floor-to-ceiling windows showing a view of London.
Our Annual Conference is now over! A huge thank you to our sponsor Microlink, our host EBRD, our sign language interpretation provider Sorenson UK and everyone who attended in-person or online.
#BDFBusinessAsUsual #AnnualConference2025 #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilitySmart
Business Disability Forum Annual Conference branded card for the session ‘Stepping Up – Leadership in today’s challenging world’. The top of the card is on a blue background, with the title at the top and the photos and names of the speakers in circles: Diane Lightfoot, Business Disability Forum; John McCalla-Leacy, KPMG International; Katy Talikowska, Valuable 500; Mark Hodgkinson, Scope; Bela Gor, Business Disability Forum (Chair). Below this, on a white background, are the event details: ‘Annual Conference – Disability inclusion: Business as usual? Thursday 19 June 2025. Online and in-person at EBRD, London. Sponsored by Microlink’ (logo), ‘Co-hosted by EBRD’ (logo). On the bottom right is the graphic of a shop front with a sign hanging above the door that reads ‘open’.
Our last #AnnualConference2025 session focuses on leadership in challenging times. How can disability inclusion leaders stay resilient and ensure disabled people remain at the heart of what they do?
#BDFBusinessAsUsual #DisabilityInclusion #Leadership
Business Disability Forum Annual Conference branded card for the session ‘Pursuing the Purple Pound’. The top of the card is on a blue background, with the title at the top and the photos and names of the speakers in circles: AJ Nanayakkara, LEGO Group; Georgina Colman, Purpl Discounts; Kathryn Townsend, Nationwide Building Society; Rebecca Hitchings, Boots UK & ROI (Chair). Below this, on a white background, are the event details: ‘Annual Conference – Disability inclusion: Business as usual? Thursday 19 June 2025. Online and in-person at EBRD, London. Sponsored by Microlink’ (logo), ‘Co-hosted by EBRD’ (logo). On the bottom right is the graphic of a shop front with a sign hanging above the door that reads ‘open’.
Our next #AnnualConference2025 speakers have all chosen to differentiate their brand by seeking out disabled customers. They tell us about the challenges and the lessons learned.
#BDFBusinessAsUsual #DisabledCustomers #PurplePound
Business Disability Forum Annual Conference branded card for the session ‘Disability Smart Showcase’. The top of the card is on a blue background, with the title at the top and the photos and names of the speakers in circles: Caroline Bristow, Cambridge School Classics; Debbie Gorman, EBRD; Esra Fanoscu, EBRD; Sally Chalk, Signapse; Lucy Ruck, Business Disability Forum (Chair). Below this, on a white background, are the event details: ‘Annual Conference – Disability inclusion: Business as usual? Thursday 19 June 2025. Online and in-person at EBRD, London. Sponsored by Microlink’ (logo), ‘Co-hosted by EBRD’ (logo). On the bottom right is the graphic of a shop front with a sign hanging above the door that reads ‘open’.
Time for some disability inclusion stories! The next panel session at our #AnnualConference2025 brings you success stories from businesses like yours.
#BDFBusinessAsUsual #AnnualConference2025 #DisabilityInclusion
Annual Conference delegates networking in the break area. They are talking in small groups and having drinks.
Annual Conference delegates, we are now taking a lunch break. See you at 1:35 pm BST!
#BDFBusinessAsUsual #AnnualConference2025
Business Disability Forum Annual Conference card for the session ‘Business as usual – keeping Britain working with Sir Charlie Mayfield’. At the top, against blue, the name and photo of the Chair. Below, against white: ‘Annual Conference – Disability inclusion: Business as usual? Thursday 19 June 2025. Online and in-person at EBRD, London. 'Sponsored by Microlink’(logo), ‘Co-hosted by EBRD’ (logo). On the bottom right, graphic of a shop front with a sign hanging above the door that reads ‘open’.
Joining our CEO Diane Lightfoot on the stage of our #AnnualConference2025 is Charlie Mayfield, Lead Reviewer of the #KeepBritainWorking Independent Review. They will discuss how to support disabled people into work.
#BDFBusinessAsUsual #DisabledWorkers
Business Disability Forum Annual Conference branded card for the session ‘What works? Making disability inclusion easy'. The top of the card is on a blue background, with the title at the top and the photos and names of the speakers in circles: Chantel Emery, Business Disability Forum; Dr Nasser Siabi OBE, Microlink PC (UK) Ltd; Fiona Daniel, FD2i; Natalie Leister, Business Disability Forum (Chair). Below this, on a white background, are the event details: ‘Annual Conference – Disability inclusion: Business as usual? Thursday 19 June 2025. Online and in-person at EBRD, London. Sponsored by Microlink’ (logo), ‘Co-hosted by EBRD’ (logo). On the bottom right is the graphic of a shop front with a sign hanging above the door that reads ‘open’.
Next at our #AnnualConference2025 is a session all about best practice advice, with our panel addressing the questions most frequently asked of our Advice Service.
#BDFBusinessAsUsual #DisabilityInclusion
Business Disability Forum Annual Conference branded card for the session. At the top, on a blue background, the photos of the speakers in circles and their names. Below, on a white background, the event details: ‘Annual Conference – Disability inclusion: Business as usual? Thursday 19 June 2025. Online and in-person at EBRD, London. Sponsored by Microlink’ (logo), ‘Co-hosted by EBRD’ (logo). On the bottom right, the graphic of a shop front with a sign hanging above the door that reads ‘open’.
Our first session of the day focuses on the upcoming new regulations that will affect disabled people and employers. Your speakers are Bela Gor, our Director of Legal and Content and Angela Matthews, our Director of Public Policy and Research.
#BDFBusinessAsUsual #AnnualConference2025
Business Disability Forum Annual Conference speaker card for Diane Lightfoot. At the top on a blue background, her photo in a circle with her name and job title. Below, on a white background, the event details: ‘Annual Conference – Disability inclusion: Business as usual? Thursday 19 June 2025. Online and in-person at EBRD, London. Sponsored by Microlink’ (logo), ‘Co-hosted by EBRD’ (logo). On the bottom right is the graphic of a shop front with a sign hanging above the door that reads ‘open’.
Here to deliver a keynote address at our #AnnualConference2025 is Diane Lightfoot, our CEO. She will ask: where are we with disability inclusion?
#BDFBusinessAsUsual
Business Disability Forum Annual Conference speaker card for Lucy Ruck. At the top, on a blue background, her photo in a circle with her name and job title. Below, on a white background, the event details: ‘Annual Conference – Disability inclusion: Business as usual? Thursday 19 June 2025. Online and in-person at EBRD, London. Sponsored by Microlink’ (logo), ‘Co-hosted by EBRD’ (logo). On the bottom right is the graphic of a shop front with a sign hanging above the door that reads ‘open’.
Business Disability Forum Annual Conference speaker card for Nasser Siabi. At the top, on a blue background, his photo in a circle with his name and job title. Below, on a white background, the event details: ‘Annual Conference – Disability inclusion: Business as usual? Thursday 19 June 2025. Online and in-person at EBRD, London. Sponsored by Microlink’ (logo), ‘Co-hosted by EBRD’ (logo). On the bottom right is the graphic of a shop front with a sign hanging above the door that reads ‘open’.
Welcome to everyone joining our #AnnualConference2025 in-person or online!
We kick off with a short welcome message from @lucyruck.bsky.social, our Taskforce Manager and event Chair, followed by a sponsor address from Dr Nasser Siabi OBE, Chief Executive of Microlink.
#BDFBusinessAsUsual
An empty auditorium, photographed from the top row. Technicians are standing to the right of the shot, getting ready. At the bottom is the stage, with a screen with the conference graphic and details on it.
Our #AnnualConference2025 ‘Disability inclusion: business as usual?’ will begin at 10 am. Welcome to everyone joining us!
A huge thank you to our sponsor Microlink, our host EBRD and our sign language interpretation provider Sorenson UK.
#BDFBusinessAsUsual #DisabilityInclusion
It's not too late to register for our hybrid #AnnualConference2025 next week! (This event is for our membership only.)
19 June, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm BST in-person and online. Register free: ow.ly/eMlz50W49Cg
#BDFBusinessAsUsual
#BuildDigital Project Lead, Robert Moore, attended the Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland (ACEI) #AnnualConference2025 - an event focused on driving Ireland's infrastructure transformation and the future of #engineering, #infrastructure, and #innovation in Ireland.
#Ireland2040
Just two weeks to go till @forarthistory.org.uk #AnnualConference2025 at the University of York, UK. If you are attending and work on sculpture, please do join us!
Just 3 weeks to go! Limited tix still available @forarthistory.org.uk #ForArtHistory #AnnualConference2025 #modernsculpture #materialculture #visualculture
In addition to the inspiring main program
#VAAM2025 Annual Conference offers a variety of special events:
➡️ VAAM Young Scientist Network
⏰ Monday 24.3., 12:30–14:00
Check all details in the program: 🔗https://t1p.de/4pz17
#VAAM #AnnualConference2025 #Microbiology
