The summit series
Formed of The Gender Balance Summit, The Inclusion & Diversity Summit, and The International Men’s Day Summit, The Summit Series is an opportunity to share inspirational stories and insights at scale. Whether live in the audience or watching online, the half-day format gives participants an opportunity to switch off, listen and be inspired by world-class storytellers and subject-matter experts, and to take lessons and learnings back into their lives and organisations.
How does it work?
Each Summit is typically a half-day event, beginning mid-morning and ending in the early evening with drinks and networking.
To keep energy and entertainment high, we alternate three types of content: short TED-type talks of around 12-18 minutes, in which a single speaker presents a story, perspective or how-to, either live on stage or a professionally recorded keynote film: fireside panel conversations by a group of subject-matter experts, typically 20-30 minutes in length, and live creative performances, e.g., dance or poetry.
The Gender Balance Summit - Monday 8th March 2021
Hosted in collaboration with Legal & General Investment Management, The 30% Club and Diversity Project, and in celebration of International Woman’s Day, this year’s Gender Balance Summit features a fascinating and diverse line-up of more than 25 speakers, storytellers and performers. Held this year entirely virtually, we welcome British television broadcaster, diversity advocate and author of ‘Diversify’, June Sarpong, disability rights-campaigner, ward‑winning social entrepreneur and founder of The Valuable 500, Caroline Casey, Chairwoman of MediaCom, and former CEO, UK country manager for WPP, diversity advocate and government appointed Race Equality Business Champion, Karen Blackett OBE and many more. To learn more, check out our Gender Balance Summit 2021 page here or watch our video with some highlights from last year’s event.
The Inclusion and Diversity Summit - Tuesday 28th and Thursday 30th September
2020 marked Moving Ahead’s inaugural Inclusion and Diversity Summit in celebration of National Inclusion Week and hosted in partnership with the 30% Club. The outstanding lineup of speakers, storytellers and performers included activist and founder of the valuable 500, Caroline Casey, the UK’s highest profile transgender couple Jake Graf and Hannah Graf MBE and 16-time Paralympic medallist; Crossbench Peer in the House of Lords; author and broadcaster; Moving Ahead Speaker, Baroness Grey-Thompson DBE . Three lively panel discussions explored different aspects of inclusion, including finding a work life and family balance. Have a look at this video with some of the best bits from the 2020 event to learn more!
The International Men’s Day Summit - Thursday 19th November 2021
In celebration of International Men’s Day, our 2020 Summit focused on men’s mental health, work-life balance and gender equality. The diverse and dynamic lineup of speakers and storytellers included Barrister; broadcaster; commentator; thought leader, Hashi Mohamed, multiple gold medallist; world record holder; broadcaster, Colin Jackson CBE, world-record-holding International rugby union referee; author; one of the first sports professionals to come out as gay; LGBTQ advocate; mental health activist, Nigel Owens MBE. We were also joined by Movember UK, the world’s largest charitable organisation working to drive changes in men’s behaviour in order to live happier, longer and healthier lives.
To find out more about any of these events and learn more about how you or your organisation can become involved, email Emily at summit@moving-ahead.org
