Break Out Session C

	10:50-12:00 BREAK-OUT SESSION C
1	Business and Diversity
	Commitment from the top: the business case for equality
	Why do large organisations undertake complex and expensive diversity programmes? Do these affect their performance and the ‘bottom line’? Lord Bill Morris will chair a discussion among Stephen Karle, CEO of West Bromwich Building Society; Rear Admiral John Borley, flag officer of the Royal Navy; and Steve Clayton, Group Managing Director, Arriva plc. In partnership with BITC – Race for Opportunity.
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2	Communities
	Faith in our communities: unifier or divider?
	The role faith plays in the public sphere, and whether it unites or divides communities, is increasingly debated in today’s world. Speakers will ‘argue’ a motion, according to whether they believe faith plays a positive part in integrating communities, or the opposite. Proponents of the ‘unifier’ thesis include Brian Pearce, Interfaith Network; Andrew Wingate, St Michael’s Church, Leicester; and Anuja Prashar, Goldsmith’s University. On the ‘divider’ side will be Jagdish Gundara, Institute of Education; Hanne Stinson, Humanist Society; and Keith Porteous-Wood, Secularist Society. Francesca Klug from the Centre for the Study of Human Rights at the London School of Economics, will moderate.
3	The Law and Integration
	Restorative justice: punishment or rehabilitation
	How can restorative justice be used as a tool to prevent or reduce racial tension in communities? Can it promote integration and good race relations? John Hedge, Thames Valley Police; Siri Kemeny, chairperson of the European Forum for Restorative Justice; PC Jon Sweet from Dorset Police; and Nicola Preston, from the International Institute for Restorative Practices, will participate.
4	Arts and Popular Culture
	Brit hip: multiculturalism and style
	The last 30 years have seen astounding creativity in Britain and have earned it a place as one of the world's most stylish countries. Diverse communities have shaped British style, fashion and popular culture. Peter York, style commentator, will moderate a debate among Carol Tulloch, senior research fellow at the V&A; Edward Mitchell, founder of the models’ agency Bookings Men; and Jane Rapley OBE, head of college at Central St Martins School of Art and Design.
5	Lessons from Around the World
	Black Europeans: yesterday and today
	The arrival of ethnic minority migrants is not a recent phenomenon in Europe. Mike Phillips, cross-cultural curator at Tate Britain, will conduct a workshop exploring how 16th and 17th century settlements of Africans and Asians lived in surprisingly integrated communities, often more so than Europe today. An exhibition prepared for the British Library will be on offer.
6	Integration, Participation and Interaction
	Race and representation: how is democracy best served?
	Party politicians from across the spectrum will discuss what ethnic minority representation in parliament does for democracy and the race equality agenda. Participants include Keith Vaz MP for Leicester East; Sayeeda Warsi, vice-chair of the Conservative Party; and Norman Lamb MP for North Norfolk.
7	Public Services
	Housing policies: a gift to the far right?
	Housing has exerted a very powerful influence on race relations at the community level. The demand and access to housing by ethnic minorities has been misconstrued and exploited by the Far Right to disunite local communities and propagate mistrust and resentment. John Cruddas MP for Dagenham; Simon Hughes MP for North Southwark and Bermondsey; and Andrew Kilburn, chief executive of Oldham will debate. Kathleen Kelly, principal research manager at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, will moderate.
8	Hot Topic
	Race in the media: what price free speech?
	In societies of established and burgeoning diversity, journalists are increasingly debating whether freedom of speech is a limitless right, or whether a free media has a responsibility to self-regulate for the sake of race relations. Alistair Campbell will lead a discussion including Tim Toulmin, director of the Press Complaints Commission and Rebecca Stephens, editor of the Peterborough Evening Telegraph.