Creating Compassionate Workplaces: Supporting Colleagues Through Baby Loss
Wednesday 25th February | 10:00AM – 10:45AM
As part of our Inclusive Insights series in partnership with BITC NI, this virtual webinar will support employers to better understand the impact of baby loss in the workplace and their role in creating an environment where employees feel supported at one of the most difficult times in their lives.
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Multicultural Women’s Network
Wednesday 4th March | 5:30pm – 7:30pm | Deloitte, The Ewart, Belfast
In the first networking event in this series, Women in Business, Diversity Mark, MRANI (Minority Recognition Awards NI) and Deloitte, as partners in the Multicultural Women’s Network, will welcome and engage women from a diversity of backgrounds, allowing them to build a supportive network, be inspired by guest speakers and create new connections. We welcome women from all ethnicities – this is a free event for Women in Business members, employees in Diversity Mark signatory organisations and members of MRANI. Employees of Diversity Mark signatory organisations can contact the team to receive their complimentary access code @info@diversity-mark-ni.co.uk
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Practical Steps to Support Deaf Employees
Tuesday 24th March | 10:00AM – 10:45AM
As part of our Inclusive Insights series in partnership with BITC, this virtual webinar will support employers to better understand Deaf inclusion in the workplace and the practical steps that can make a meaningful difference to employees’ experience, performance, and wellbeing.
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Rethinking Recruitment for Skills
Tuesday 21st April | 9:30AM – 11:30AM | Location TBC
As part of our Inclusive Insights series in partnership with BITC, this in-person event will help employers rethink how they hire by focusing on what truly drives performance: skills, potential, and capability. Following the success of our first in-person Inclusive Insights event, we are excited to announce that our second in-person event will focus on nuanced approaches to hiring great talent.
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EDI Leaders Forum
Tuesday 28th April | 12:00PM – 2:00PM | Allstate
BITC and Diversity Mark are delighted to offer a series of engaging and interactive events, designed to bring together leaders in Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) to network, share best practices, and collaboratively tackle challenges in driving inclusive workplace cultures. This is a follow up session, working together as employers to support the EVAWG strategy (Ending Violence Against Women and Girls)
Multicultural Women’s Network
Wednesday 3rd June | 5:30pm – 7:30pm | Deloitte, The Ewart, Belfast
In the second networking event in this series, Women in Business, Diversity Mark, MRANI (Minority Recognition Awards NI) and Deloitte, as partners in the Multicultural Women’s Network, will welcome and engage women from a diversity of backgrounds, allowing them to build a supportive network, be inspired by guest speakers and create new connections. We welcome women from all ethnicities – this is a free event for Women in Business members, employees in Diversity Mark signatory organisations and members of MRANI. Employees of Diversity Mark signatory organisations can contact the team to receive their complimentary access code @info@diversity-mark-ni.co.uk
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Multicultural Women’s Network
Wednesday 16th September | 5:30pm – 7:30pm | Deloitte, The Ewart, Belfast
In the third networking event in this series, Women in Business, Diversity Mark, MRANI (Minority Recognition Awards NI) and Deloitte, as partners in the Multicultural Women’s Network, will welcome and engage women from a diversity of backgrounds, allowing them to build a supportive network, be inspired by guest speakers and create new connections. We welcome women from all ethnicities – this is a free event for Women in Business members, employees in Diversity Mark signatory organisations and members of MRANI. Employees of Diversity Mark signatory organisations can contact the team to receive their complimentary access code @info@diversity-mark-ni.co.uk
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EDI Leaders Forum
Tuesday 22nd September| 9:30AM – 11:30AM | Allstate
BITC and Diversity Mark are delighted to offer a series of engaging and interactive events, designed to bring together leaders in Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) to network, share best practices, and collaboratively tackle challenges in driving inclusive workplace cultures. This session gives an insight into EDI Real life case studies – impact and prevention.
EDI Leaders Forum
Tuesday 1st December | 12:00PM – 2:00PM | Allstate
BITC and Diversity Mark are delighted to offer a series of engaging and interactive events, designed to bring together leaders in Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) to network, share best practices, and collaboratively tackle challenges in driving inclusive workplace cultures. This is our Social Mobility session.
Past events
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Inclusive Insights: Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace
January 1, 1970
As part of our Inclusive Insights series in partnership with Business in the Community, we are delighted to invite you to an empowering event focussed on supporting women’s health and fertility in the workplace.
Through expert insights, lived experiences, and practical tools, we’ll explore how employers can create inclusive environments that support menstrual health, fertility treatments, menopause, and overall wellbeing.
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WiB Group Annual Chair’s Lunch | 23 Jan 2026 |Titanic Belfast – 12 – 3pm |Booking now open
January 23, 2026
The WiB Group invites you to join us for our annual Chair’s Lunch – a celebration of our inclusive impact across Northern Ireland.
Inclusion is critical to leading with legacy and building a prosperous economy. As the leading inclusion and diversity Group for women across Northern Ireland, this event will convene over 400 business leaders and entrepreneurs from all sectors of industry. This year’s theme, “Leading with Legacy,” honours the power of women who lead with purpose; those who inspire others, open doors and create lasting change.
Through Women in Business, Diversity Mark, Timely Careers, and the Centre of Learning, The WiB Group is committed to driving positive change through connections, accreditations, employment opportunities and skills development. This year’s theme, “Leading with Legacy,” honours the power of women who lead with purpose; those who inspire others, open doors and create lasting change.
The WiB Group invites you to join us for our annual Chair’s Lunch – a celebration of our inclusive impact across Northern Ireland. Inclusion is critical to leading with legacy and building a prosperous economy. As the leading inclusion and diversity Group for women across Northern Ireland, this event will convene over 400 business leaders and entrepreneurs
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Diversity and Inclusion Summit
October 8, 2024
Northern Ireland’s largest conference focused on equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within the sphere of business is taking place this October in Belfast.
Billed as a transformative one-day event, the Diversity Mark Annual Summit will be hosted on 8th October in Titanic Belfast uniting over 300 business and diversity leaders in their quest for truly inclusive workplaces.
Sponsored by Allstate, the theme for this year’s Summit is ‘EDI 2.0: From Action to Impact’ and will feature a range of expert keynote speakers to be announced. Attendees will benefit from sessions offering global and local perspectives and gain invaluable insights and a wealth of resources to drive diversity and inclusion within their organisations.
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Diversity Mark and The Law Society
May 30, 2024
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Industry Peer Event
June 19, 2024
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Inclusive Recruitment, Promotion and Allyship
November 29, 2023
We have Nicola McGuinness in this ‘Lunch n Learn’ session who will talk through the basics of inclusive recruitment from the initial job specification to advertising, interviewing and onboarding, thus ensuring you are doing all you can to attract a diverse talent pool.
The session will highlight good practices when it comes to retention and advancement of your female talent. Nicola will finish up touching on ‘Allyship’ and the importance of standing up against inequality and supporting and advocating for the underprivileged.
Nicola is an experienced coach and leadership consultant whose mission is to ensure that workplace is an environment where people can create a meaningful impact and gain fulfilment from their role.
Nicola is deeply passionate about gender equality which has led to her founding and continuing to lead the Lean In Network located in Newry. The organisation has over 400 members. She also delivers EDI programmes through her own business and for Lean In across the world which has resulted in an expanded cultural awareness and understanding of the unique challenges women and under-represented groups face in the workplace.
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Managing Conflict in a Diverse Workplace Culture
September 11, 2023
Join Dorcas Crawford Mediator & Conflict Management Consultant at The Better Way for our in partnership event. ‘Conflict is inevitable, combat is optional’ – Max Lucado As the drive to embrace diversity and inclusion in society gathers pace and our vision for truly diverse and inclusive workplaces becomes a reality, we must also face the
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Making Sense of Diversity and Inclusion with Glandore
April 27, 2023
Join us in Glandore Belfast where we will be kicking off our first in a series of Making Sense of Diversity and Inclusion sessions.
We will be using these events to offer trusted spaces to share knowledge, experience and the impact of moving towards a truly diverse and inclusive workplace.
Whether you are new to workplace diversity or already seeing the array of benefits it brings, we will be with you at each and every step, committed to helping your organisation make a positive impact on people’s lives by transforming culture and attitudes for the better.
Coffee, tea and a light breakfast will be provided. Everyone is welcome to this space!
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Diversity Mark Industry Peer Event with Labour Relations Agency
April 25, 2023
We are delighted to announce our upcoming Industry Peer Event in partnership with Labour Relations Agency taking place virtually Tuesday 25th April 2023 at 10:00am.
The Labour Relations Agency provides free, impartial and confidential services to employers, employer bodies, employees and workers in Northern Ireland, as well as Trade Unions, HR and legal professionals. These services include advice on good employment practice and the resolution of workplace disputes through conciliation, mediation, arbitration and independent appeals.
Claire Webb, EDI Manager will be talking about:
– The LRA’s equity, diversity and inclusion journey so far
– An overview of the Agency’s good practice advisory work, with a spotlight on preventing and tackling sexual harassment in the workplaceWe will close the event with an audience Q&A session to allow the opportunity for sharing of best practice.
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