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Retail Week Live 2023 Maze Headline Partner

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CONSUMER ZONE

Highlighting the importance of people in retail, the People and Wellbeing Zone will support retailers to create businesses that do right for their people.

This content zone will entice all ranges of leadership looking to attract and retain diverse talent. Topics will include diversity and inclusion, talent, mental health and culture.

Day One

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11:05
  1. Let's talk... is company culture dead?
    People & Wellbeing Zone
    30 mins
    • People & Wellbeing
    Company culture has been a hot topic for decades, but what does it really mean? Many theorists suggest it can be used to exclude people, for example “culture-fit” interviews have been mooted as the ep ...
    Paula Coughlan
    Paula Coughlan, Chief People, Communications and Sustainability Officer - Currys
    Sebastian Hobbs
    Sebastian Hobbs, CEO - Well Pharmacy
    Fraser Longden
    Fraser Longden, Wickes - Chief Operating Officer
11:40
  1. How to hire the best retail talent without even doing an interview
    People & Wellbeing Zone
    20 mins
    • People & Wellbeing
    Open hiring is the concept that the first candidate to apply gets the job. This new approach to recruiting entry-level roles was taken on by The Body Shop, which has successfully hired some of its bes ...
    Antonia Tony-Fadipe
    Antonia Tony-Fadipe, Inclusive Hiring Lead, UK & Global - The Body Shop
12:05
  1. People, productivity and the changing workplace – why an organisation’s success hinges on the engagement of its workforce
    People & Wellbeing Zone
    20 mins
    • People & Wellbeing
    Lord Mark Price, founder of employee experience platform WorkL and former managing director of Waitrose, will explore the link between people, productivity and commercial performance through the lens ...
    Mark Price
    Mark Price, Founder - WorkL, Former MD of Waitrose
12:30
  1. Let's talk... how much of your employee's mental health is your responsibility?
    People & Wellbeing Zone
    30 mins
    • People & Wellbeing
    In recent years, mental health has been front of mind for many retailers in defining their people strategy. Not least because it has been proven that maintaining worker wellbeing helps positively impa ...
    Cliff Lee
    Cliff Lee, Director of Wellbeing Services - Retail Trust
    Adese Okojie
    Adese Okojie, Founder - Black Women in HR
    Rachel Mooney
    Rachel Mooney, Chief People Officer - Pets at Home

Day Two

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  1. Morning of Young Minds Explained
    165 mins
    • Young Minds
    • Consumer
    • Future Leaders
    • People & Wellbeing
    • Tech & Digital
    • Main Stage
    Brand new to Retail Week LIVE 2023, we’re bringing to the stage a curated morning of reverse mentoring for retail’s most senior leaders. Think you know Gen Z? Think again. Think Gen Alpha is too young ...
10:45
  1. YOUNG MINDS: Why young people think employers need to bridge the generational gap
    People & Wellbeing Zone
    30 mins
    • Young Minds
    • People & Wellbeing
    A diverse working environment brings diversity of thought, greater creativity, better decision-making and more successful businesses. And that diversity extends to diversity of age, too. Younger gener ...
    Shomi Williams
    Shomi Williams, Founder and Psychological Therapist - Lafiya Health
    Harry Lloyd
    Harry Lloyd, Talent Acquisition & D,E,&I Assistant - Billion Dollar Boy
    Celine Erorh
    Celine Erorh, Founder - Celutions UK
11:45
  1. The secrets of high-performing teams
    People & Wellbeing Zone
    20 mins
    • People & Wellbeing
    As retailers cope with the pressures of low economic growth and increasing inflation, as well as facing new challenges such as the huge reduction in consumer discretionary spending, it’s more importan ...
    Oyvind Krohn
    Oyvind Krohn, CEO - Hageland Gruppen
    Gøril Wold Wægger
    Gøril Wold Wægger, Senior Partner - Maze
12:10
  1. Microsoft, Sainsbury’s and making a meaningful impact on mental wellbeing
    People & Wellbeing Zone
    20 mins
    • People & Wellbeing
    In a post-pandemic world, remote and hybrid work has become the norm and as a result colleagues are navigating new ways of collaborating and working as a team. This change can prove daunting for some ...
    Jennifer Morrison
    Jennifer Morrison, Retail Industry Director - Microsoft UK
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