Events
Welcome to our events listing with details of our conferences, workshops, learning and development opportunities alongside annual events for our Partners.
As well as our own events, we are frequently asked to speak at external seminars, conferences and summits both in the UK and globally.
From time to time, we’ll list details of external events giving you further opportunities to meet our team.
If you have any questions about our events from booking to thinking of hosting, please contact our Events team on 020-7403-3020 or via email our events team.
We offer sponsorship opportunities for our events, resources and research.
Events Calendar
Legal Ease webinar: Are you being served? Disabled customers and The Equality Act 2010
This free webinar is for any business that serves customers whether online, in-person or both. Whether you’re small café or a national chain, a theatre, cinema, travel agency, supermarket or corner shop, this webinar is for you. Please note this webinar will not address the law applying to public sector organisations, finance, banking, transport or […]
See Event DetailsInclusive Communication Network
Our next Inclusive Communication Network meeting will be held on Tuesday 19 March form 10.30 am to 12:00 pm via Zoom. Britvic’s partnership with the National Autistic Society Osasere Aimiuwu, Brand Manager at Britvic, talks about the launch of their support programme with the National Autistic Society to help neurodivergent consumers adapt to an upcoming […]
Procurement Network
Our next Procurement Network will take place on Thursday 21 March, from 2.30pm to 4pm. It is open to Business Disability Forum Member and Partner organisations. The topics and guest speakers for the sessions are: How can we strategically work more upstream, to drive accessibility and inclusion through the procurement lifecycle. We are delighted to […]
Scotland Network
Our next Scotland Network Meeting will be held on Thursday, 21 March 2024. Lara Davis, our Head of Communications and Marketing, will join us to talk about and share images from our Changing the Image of Disability campaign. This campaign seeks to address the lack of positive images of disabled people online and in print. […]
Technology Taskforce
Our next Technology Taskforce meeting will take place on Tuesday 26 March 2024 from 3 pm to 4:30 pm. It is open to Business Disability Forum Technology Taskforce Members only. The topics and guest speakers for this session are: AMM final scores We will talk you through the average scores from the recent AMM exercise, […]
Getting it right for every employee: What everyone should know about disability
This is the first in a new webinar series ‘Getting it right for every employee’. This series will explore the employee life cycle from recruitment, then retention, and onto career progression. It aims to equip employers with resources and practical tips to improve their practice, raise awareness of the importance of workplace adjustments, and transform the experience […]
Global Taskforce
We will be hosting the next Global Taskforce meeting on Tuesday 16 April 2024, from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm. Topics and speakers are being arranged and we will share more information soon. This meeting will take place via Microsoft Teams/Zoom and will operate using the ‘Chatham House’ rule. Live captions will be provided. This meeting is […]
ELEN Network
Our next Emergency Services and Law Enforcement Network (ELEN) meeting will be held on Tuesday, 16 April, from 10:30 am to 12:00 noon via Microsoft Teams. Intersectionality and the impact on adjustments Following on from the release of our Great Big Workplace Adjustments survey last year, we shall be sharing with you the impact of layering […]
An Introduction to Business Disability Forum
If your organisation is new to Business Disability Forum, or if you are new to your organisation, please join us on Wednesday, 17 April, from 10:30 am to 12:00pm to learn about what is included as part of your membership and how we can support you. The meeting will be hosted by Diane Lightfoot, CEO at […]
Changing the image of disability webinar
Business Disability Forum’s ‘Changing the image of disability’ campaign aims to transform the way that disabled people and disability are represented in the media, advertising and marketing. On 5 March we publicly launched: Guidance on selecting, choosing and using disability-smart images 50 images from our Disability Smart Image Bank for free use by the media. […]
HEI Network and Law Form Network
This is a collaborative session between our Higher Education Institute Network and our Law Firm Network, focusing on the transition of graduates from university into the workplace, specifically Law firms. This will be a 2-hour session with a comfort break halfway through. Angela Matthews, our Head of Policy & Research, will be chairing this session […]
Navigating the Disability Confident Journey
This webinar series will guide you and your organisation through your Disability Confident journey. We will visit some of the key areas of the framework and provide best practice and guidance to support you to receive your validation. Our first webinar will explore and demystify the ‘offer of an interview’ – a commitment made by […]
Customer & Service User Network
Our next Customer & Service User Network meeting will be held on Thursday, 25 April, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am via Microsoft Teams. Banking for everyone Kathryn Townsend is the Government Disability & Access Ambassador (banking sector), and is just completing her third and final year in-role. She is also the Head of Customer […]
Disability Smart Awards Ceremony 2024, in partnership with Bloomberg (live stream)
Register for the live stream Our Disability Smart Awards Ceremony 2024, in partnership with Bloomberg, will celebrate the work of organisations that are improving the life experiences of disabled employees and consumers by removing barriers to inclusion. Award winners will be announced at an exclusive ceremony co-hosted by Simon Minty, long standing Ambassador of Business […]