Join leaders and people from across the built environment for an afternoon of placing front and centre the knowledge, expertise and lived experience of women working in the sector.
We will hear from women’s grassroots networks and organisations, and practice experts. They will highlight practical and tractable actions that workplaces, teams and individuals can take to address gender inequity and actively create a more inclusive sector.
Agenda
The agenda is subject to change. Speakers will be added as they are confirmed.
1.30pm to 2pm: Registration with refreshments (coffee and tea will be served)
2.05pm to 2.15pm: Opening remarks from Dr Valerie Vaughn-Dick, RIBA Chief Executive
2.15pm to 2.30pm: Keynote speaker - Hannah Awonuga, Group Head of EDI for Knight Frank
2.30pm to 3.20pm: Panel discussion - early career experiences in the workplace
- Chair: Carolin Göhler, President-Elect of the Landscape Institute
- Confirmed speakers: Jinming Wei (Landscape Institute), Rachel Hayden (Institute of Civil Engineers), Aimee McKenzie (RIBA), Carolina Lopato Ricorico (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Levett Bucknall)
3.20pm to 3.30pm: Comfort break
3.30pm to 3.40pm: Keynote speaker - Alesha de-Freitas, Head of Policy and Research for the Fawcett Society
3.40pm to 4.15pm: Case studies - embedding good practice to eradicate gender inequity
- Presenters: Elliot Rae (EDI Specialist); Louise Regan-Alexander (RIBA, AHMM); Marina Milosev (London Legacy Development Corporation) and Bettisabel Lamelo Vina (Arup)
4.15pm to 4.25pm: FAME collective exhibition introduction
- Tumpa Husna Yasmin Fellows (RIBA) will introduce a brand new exhibition in the RIBA Library showcasing research exposing the barriers in architecture for Female Architects of Minority Ethnic (FAME), entitled: Exposing the Barriers in Architecture from a FAME Perspective
4.25pm to 4.30pm: Closing remarks from Sandi Rhys Jones OBE FCIOB, Chartered Institute of Building President
4.30pm to 5.30pm: Networking opportunity with sandwiches and drinks provided (alcoholic and non-alcoholic available). During this networking session, guests are invited to join the brand new FAME collective exhibition in the RIBA Library
The day's events will be followed by the launch of 100 Women: Architects in Practice. Please register to join the launch event.
About our EDI work
This panel event is part of a series of joint events that build on the work of The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), The Landscape Institute (LI), The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
Accessibility information
If you would like to discuss your attendance and inclusion and/or access needs to attend the event comfortably, please contact inclusionanddiversity@riba.org.
