Business to Business Masterclass - Creating allies of senior leaders with Susan Scott-Parker OBE. August 12 9am-1pm, Air NZ Head Offices. Logos of NZDEN and Ringa Hora

Business-to-Business Masterclass - 'Creating allies of senior leaders' with Susan Scott-Parker OBE

Aimed at employers this masterclass is centered around creating meaningful connections with senior leaders and effectively establishing change models within your organisation.

Susan Scott-Parker OBE is a world-renowned expert in driving disability equality. She mobilises the power or business as valued stakeholders and potential allies of disabled people.

In this transformative session, Susan will share invaluable insights on creating meaningful connections with senior leaders.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from one of the foremost experts in the field and take your efforts in disability inclusion to the next level.

Key themes of the masterclass

  1. Building Meaningful Connections
    Discover strategies for fostering authentic relationships with senior leaders that lead to genuine engagement and support for your initiatives. Learn how to navigate organisational dynamics and effectively communicate your vision for disability equality and inclusion.
  2. Establishing Change Models
    Gain practical techniques for developing and implementing change models that resonate with senior leaders and drive tangible results. Explore frameworks for articulating the business and ethical case for the corporate best practice Susan branded ‘disability confidence,’ demonstrating a return on investment, and overcoming resistance to change.
  3. Promoting Disability Equality and Inclusion
    Delve into actionable approaches that deliver the business improvements which also benefit disabled people. Explore best practices for fostering the personal and professional disability confidence that drives sustainable culture and behavioural change – while enabling the organisation to learn directly from and with disabled people as colleagues, future talent, customers and fellow citizens.

Main takeaways for employers


  • Build rapport and credibility
    Strategies for building the disability confidence of senior leaders.

  • Build the business case for equality
    Techniques for articulating the business and ethical rationale for disability equality and inclusion.

  • Frameworks for change
    Frameworks for developing and implementing effective change models.

  • Practical approaches
    Practical approaches for promoting disability equality and inclusion in organisations.

Registration


About Susan Scott-Parker

Susan Scott-Parker is an internationally recognised thought leader renowned for her groundbreaking work at the intersection of disability and business.

As the founder and CEO of the world's first 'business disability network', now Business Disability Forum (UK) she has spearheaded initiatives that have revolutionised the way corporations approach disability inclusion. Susan's influential contributions include launching benchmarking tools, leading accessible technology taskforces, and establishing leadership development programmes for disabled persons.

Her expertise extends globally, advising organisations and governments on fostering productive partnerships between business and disability communities. Susan's visionary concept of 'Disability Confidence' has transformed the discourse around disability, driving tangible benefits for businesses, individuals, and society at large.

A caucasian woman (Susan Scott-Parker) with short strawberry blond hair, wearing a magenta pink shirt, sittting outside in front of some trees.

Date and Location

Date: Monday 12th August 2024 - 9.00am - 1.00pm

Location: Air New Zealand Corporate Offices, Auckland