The British Armed Forces, pictured, were proud recipient of the Employee Network Award at the Race for Opportunity (RfO) Awards 2015. Held at the Hilton Park Lane, London, last Tuesday, the prestigious event marked RfO’s 20th anniversary. The event was hosted by ITV News presenter Charlene White and brought together around 500 guests.
The evening featured entertainment from Endurance Steel Band and a panel discussion on a soon-to-be launched race at work survey – the biggest of its kind in the UK, with over 24,000 participants. Panellists were: Adrian Joseph, a director at Google; RfO Director Sandra Kerr; Nishma Gosrani, a director at Deloitte; and Daryl Scales, Vice-President of Finance for Europe, Enterprise Rent-a-Car. RfO is part of Business in the Community, the business-led charity that campaigns to reduce Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) youth unemployment, accelerate progression and balance representation of BAME people in the UK workforce and increase diversity among senior business leaders.
Guests included ethnic business guru Professor Monder Ram; Mayank Shah, founder of MSDUK, the inclusive procurement forum; Nikesh Mehta from GCHQ; Amandeep Rehlon from Bank of England and Nav Malik, Assistant Chief Constable, Warwickshire & West Mercia Police. Other winners included: Talent Award – Large Organisation (Northern Trust); Employee Network Award – Private Sector (Deloitte); Transparency, Monitoring & Action Award (Teach First). By 2051, one in five people in the UK will be from a BAME background. For full list of winners visit www.raceforopportunity.bitc.org.uk
