{"id":9148,"date":"2020-02-21T12:06:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T12:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/?p=9148"},"modified":"2022-02-16T16:00:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T16:00:05","slug":"students-inspired-to-make-positive-change-at-edi-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/2020\/02\/students-inspired-to-make-positive-change-at-edi-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Inspired to Make Positive Change at EDI Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">On Tuesday 18 February 2020, Kent Business School (KBS) hosted their third Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) event of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/2020\/01\/do-you-fit-introducing-the-panellists\/\">EDI event<\/a>, hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\">KBS<\/a> \u00a0\u2013 <em>Do you \u2018fit\u2019? Do your bit for Race, Sexuality &amp; Disability in Business <\/em>took place at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/hospitality\/virtual-tours\/student\/?\/medway\/academic-facilities\/medway-kent-business-school\">Sail and Colour Loft<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/locations\/medway\">Medway<\/a>\u00a0Campus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Kent<\/a> and was chaired by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\/people\/2566\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\/people\/2566\/hirekhan-manjusha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr Manjusha Hirekhan.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The following <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/2020\/01\/do-you-fit-introducing-the-panellists\/\">panellists<\/a> discussed how they can help to develop the UK Business Sector to ensure it is offering inclusive workplaces where no one feels a sense of inequality.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mark-lambert-8a0080ba\/?originalSubdomain=uk\"><strong>Mark Lambert<\/strong><\/a><strong>, Higher Education Account Manager at\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\"><strong>Stonewall<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jagdeep-rai-30b170b\/?originalSubdomain=uk\"><strong>Jagdeep Rai<\/strong><\/a><strong>, Regional Director, South &amp; East Business Banking,\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsbc.co.uk\/\"><strong>HSBC<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lisashoko\/\"><strong>Lisa Shoko<\/strong><\/a><strong>, Advocate for the Decolonise UKC Movement,\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/\"><strong>University of Kent<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shorthousehospitality.com\/our-team\"><strong>Neil Shorthouse<\/strong><\/a><strong>, Founder &amp; Chief Executive of\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shorthousehospitality.com\/\"><strong>Shorthouse Hospitality<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Feedback from the event was very positive, with many students commenting on how the discussions encouraged them to make positive change.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAs Jagdeep from HSBC suggested, I\u2019m going to &#8216;be a rock star&#8217; in my future job so I can influence changes to make working environments more inclusive\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI feel more confident in how to get into a position where I can influence change on issues about race and gender quality in business. I never saw &#8216;not fitting in&#8217; as a positive before\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/files\/2020\/02\/Panel-and-guests.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-9149 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/files\/2020\/02\/Panel-and-guests-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"631\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/files\/2020\/02\/Panel-and-guests-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/files\/2020\/02\/Panel-and-guests-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/files\/2020\/02\/Panel-and-guests-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/files\/2020\/02\/Panel-and-guests-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis event has \u2018changed my view on how accepting companies are about race and it\u2019s not always about just being &#8216;British\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis event has inspired me to look at similarities between people, not just differences\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Thank you to the panellists and guests who attended.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>The Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) Business Series are a series of events this year at\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\"><strong>Kent Business School<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0shining a light on REAL issues for everyday people in business.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday 18 February 2020, Kent Business School (KBS) hosted their third Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) event of the year. 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