Gender balance summit 2021
On 8th March 2021, Moving Ahead welcomes back the Gender Balance Summit for the third year running. This year we have joined up with Legal & General Investment Management, The Diversity Project and the 30% Club to celebrate women globally and empower their stories. We will be joined virtually by over 20 diverse subject-matter experts, storytellers and performers, including June Sarpong, and Caroline Casey who will shine a light on why they #ChooseToChallenge.
Speaker Spotlight
June Sarpong
British television broadcaster, diversity advocate and author of ‘Diversify’
Caroline Casey
Disability rights-campaigner, award‑winning social entrepreneur and founder of The Valuable 500
Wim Hof
Known as ‘Ice Man’, extreme athlete and expert in cold water therapy and maximising our breath
Karen Blackett OBE
Chairwoman of MediaCom, and former CEO, UK country manager for WPP, diversity advocate and government appointed Race Equality Business Champion
Kirk Vallis
Global head of creative capability development at Google and Moving Ahead diversity ambassador
Learn more about this year’s and last year’s speakers…
““The impact of solidarity and sisterhood goes beyond generations” - Elif Shafak, Gender Balance Summit 2020”
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Unlimited spaces for your entire organisation to attend the live event on Monday 8th March
Unlimited access to the entire film collection of individual TED-type talks, from the event, to put on your own intranet, host internal screenings or use at internal events (ideal for your networks!)
Check out or latest speaker line up here to find out who else will be joining us.
How to get further involved
If you’d like to gain closer access, you can...
Subscribe to all three Moving Ahead Summits. These annual events celebrate International Women’s Day (March), Inclusion Week (September) and International Men’s Day (November). This also includes full access to all previous summit collections (a library of more than 60 keynotes and conversations).
Talk to us about broader partnership where we can help to activate the content throughout the year, for example fireside Q&As with the speakers for internal events.
Talk to us about becoming a Summit partner to help enable and support the ongoing impact and reach of the Summits.
To discuss, take part in, or support this exciting event, please contact Emily on summit@moving-ahead.org
Share your involvement
Be sure to let your colleagues and networks know that you're supporting diverse voices, stories, perspectives and conversations at scale. Here are some sample messages you can share to your social media channels.
This year I am celebrating #InternationalWomen’sDay by joining @MovingAheadOrg Gender Balance Summit! This is a chance to celebrate and empower women globally. #GBS2021 #IWD2021
Today, on #InternationalWomen’sDay, I am #ChoosingToChallenge by joining @MovingAheadOrg Gender Balance Summit and being a part of conversations about equality in the workplace, pioneering women and governmental representation of women. #IWD2021 #GBS2021
From challenge comes change, so that’s why I’m #ChoosingToChallenge. @MovingAheadOrg #IWD2021 #GBS2021
This #InternationalWomen’sDay I’m #ChoosingToChallenge … (Personalise your post! what are you choosing to challenge this year? Workplace inequality? The gender pay gap? Familial gender norms?)
Highlights from the gender balance summit 2020
‘Equality for you is equality for me’ - Hannah Graf
Password: Equal2020
‘How to break through, not burn out’ - Dr Kate Goodger
Password: Equal2020
‘Ten lessons for my younger self’ - Dame Stephanie Shirley
Password: Equal2020