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The Inclusion By Default (IBD) Conference 2025 is the North East’s leading event championing diversity, equity, and inclusion in business. Bringing together industry leaders, policymakers, and changemakers, the conference will explore innovative strategies to create truly inclusive workplaces. Join us for a day of thought-provoking discussions, expert insights, and meaningful connections.
Dedicate just one day to make your organisation more inclusive.
Date: 14th May 2025
Time: TBD
Location: 204 Regiment, Kingston Park, NE3 2EF
What do you get?
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Hear from inclusion leaders
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Have some fun
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Network
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Get inspired
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Build a roadmap, tailored to your organisation’s individual situation
Join us for an engaging, entertaining and educational day that will lead you in co-creating an inclusion roadmap for your organisation with other strategic partners.
ABC brings you a day with renowned experts on inclusion and, using our proprietary Inclusive Innovation Framework (developed in partnership with Yohlar) the day will include a series of workshops and exercises that will leave you with a validated action plan to accelerate your JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) powers!
Furthermore, we will be unveiling the IBD Report releasing the facts and figures we found from our IBD Survey that pulled in over 50,000+ responses!
Register your interest
Our #InclusionByDefault campaign aims to help make the North East the most inclusive region in the UK by 2025.
Whilst we have engaged and supported a wide range of initiatives and activities focused on Inclusion, Inclusive Growth and Inclusive Productivity, we now need your assistance to help us to unlock the barriers to success. We cannot achieve this ambition alone.
Our Speakers
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Our guest speakers will be inclusive trailblazers from across the North East region - sharing insight and their stories.
Co-creating Inclusion with IIF
Using our Inclusive Innovation Framework (IIF), developed with Yohlar, we will spend an interactive and fun afternoon co-creating an inclusion roadmap for the North East and your organisation.
Find out more about IIF below:
Did you know?
Inclusive organisations are twice as likely to exceed financial targets. Deloitte states inclusive businesses achieve 8 times better outcomes, and Forbes notes quicker decision-making in inclusive processes.
Despite challenges in the North East, including workplace discrimination and low diversity, creating an inclusive workplace goes beyond diverse hiring.
Join us at the Inclusion By Default Conference 2025 for the unveiling of our IBD report and findings created from over 50,000 IBD Survey submissions!
Why is Inclusion Important?
Join us to co-create the inclusion strategy to make our goal possible and build inclusive growth for our region and your organisation, raising ambitions and aspirations.
Tickets Available Soon- Use the Form Above to Register Interest
*Discounts will be given for Charitable Organisations