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The registration desk will be positioned in the Manchester Suite Foyer; where we will also be serving refreshments as you arrive. You will also find the poster exhibition and stands in this area.\nWelcome and Keynote\nThe welcome and keynote for Day 1 will be held in Manchester Suite and will commence at 10:00.\nThis session will feature an opening welcome from Alistair Jarvis, Chief Executive, Advance HE, and will be followed by our opening keynote. There will be opportunities for questions from the audience at the end of the session.\nSession title: A(nother) leadership paradox: Equity in HE is important; but please be quiet(er) about it.\nKeynote: Professor Donna Whitehead, Vice-Chancellor, University of Brighton.\nSummary abstract: Universities across the sector are wrestling with financial sustainability challenges in a shifting political and regulatory landscape. In this context, leaders are facing complex and competing priorities. In the keynote, Donna will be sharing her reflections on the leadership paradoxes that exist, how they might become more complex as we move forward, and how she navigates these to ensure that she continues to leverage her leadership to drive equity.\nThe keynote session will finish at 10.25.\nPanel Session\nThe panel session for Day 2 will be held in Manchester Suite and will commence at 10:25.\nThis session will feature an opening welcome from the chair Alistair Jarvis, Chief Executive, Advance HE followed by a panel discussion from the other panellists. There will be opportunities for questions from the audience at the end of the session.\nSession title: Courage and pragmatism in inclusive leadership.\nChair: Alistair Jarvis, Chief Executive, Advance HE.\nSpeakers: Professor Donna Whitehead, Vice-Chancellor, University of Brighton. Professor Frances Corner, Chair of the Maudsley Charity, board member of LAMDA, Creative UK and the All-Party Parliamentary University Group. Professor Zainab Khan, Pro Vice-Chancellor Academic Resources & Transformation, London South Bank University.\nSummary abstract: Following Prof Donna Whitehead’s keynote on the urgency and opportunity of inclusive transformation, this panel brings together Vice-Chancellors and senior sector leaders to examine how executive decision‑making can meaningfully advance EDI during a period of significant challenge for higher education. Chaired by Advance HE’s CEO Alistair Jarvis, the discussion will build on Donna’s reflections on leadership courage, institutional transformation and the realities of taking difficult but necessary steps. Joined by Prof Frances Corner (recently stepped down as VC of Goldsmiths, University of London) and Prof Zainab Khan (PVC, LSBU), the panel will explore the sector context, approaches and perspectives on inclusive leadership, and where opportunities for more inclusive and sustainable change lie amid ongoing pressures.\nRefreshment break\nThe ","cbCaiirw3OfT5Ti2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiirw3OfT5Ti2","docx",178139,41,"English","# Day 1 Programme, 25 March 2026\n## Welcome and Keynote\n## Panel Session (Day 2, starts 10:25)\n## Refreshment break\n## Parallel Session 1 (11:25–12:25)\n## Interactive workshop 1.1\n## Interactive workshop 1.2","[{\"question\":\"Where and when does the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2026 take place?\",\"answer\":\"The conference runs from Wednesday 25 to Thursday 26 March 2026 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Manchester Airport.\"},{\"question\":\"What activities are included across both days?\",\"answer\":\"Each day follows a similar structure with welcome address and keynote speakers, workshops, walkshops, oral presentations, ten-minute thesis sessions in parallel formats, plus scheduled poster viewing and discussions, ending with a closing panel session.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the scheduled format of Day 1?\",\"answer\":\"Day 1 includes registration from 09:00, a welcome and keynote commencing at 10:00, followed by break time and parallel sessions running from 11:25 to 12:25, where delegates choose one hour-long session.\"}]","Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2026 - Conference Programme | DOCX"]