Inclusion and Diversity in Nuclear annual conference returns and two new sponsors for IDN
IDN has announced the return of its annual conference on 15 July 2021.
The conference will be fully online and open for anyone to attend. Registration will be free thanks to their 2021 Industry Partners: EDF, Urenco Global, and Sellafield Ltd.
The conference talks and Q&A will be live from 10am-1pm BST (UK time). There will also be multiple afternoon workshops starting from 2 PM BST.
We are very excited to bring this event to you. Our annual conferences are the essence of our initiative, and we hope this year’s event will reflect our renewed commitment to prioritising Inclusion while envisioning Diversity.
Find out more information here.
Two new IDN sponsors
EDF
Inclusion and Diversity in Nuclear (IDN) is delighted to announce EDF Energy as the second of our industry partners for 2021.
Since 2019, co-founders Monica Mwanje of MM Creative Solutions and Callum Thomas of Thomas Thor have mainly funded IDN to provide a wealth of information, resources and events that have engaged so many across the nuclear industry.
IDN has grown exponentially over the last two years. We aim to keep that momentum going for 2021 and beyond, and to do that, we made a call for support from our colleagues in the industry.
Quote by Jennie Chapman, Head of EDF’s Nuclear Skills Alliance:
“Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything EDF does as a business. Our hope is that by working hand-in-hand with IDN we can support and learn from others in our industry who are also on this incredibly important journey.”
Quote by IDN co-founders:
“We are happy to announce that EDF are our second industry partner for this year. We are encouraged that alongside their ambitions for Nuclear New Build in the UK, EDF are committed to help foster an inclusive Nuclear Industry. We look forward to sharing our work and the plans we have coming up, thanks to EDF’s support.”
Sellafield
Inclusion and Diversity in Nuclear (IDN) is delighted to announce Sellafield Ltd as our third industry partner for 2021. Since 2019, co-founders Monica Mwanje of MM Creative Solutions and Callum Thomas of Thomas Thor have mainly funded IDN to engage the nuclear industry in promoting a more inclusive environment, through provision of resources, information and events.
IDN has grown exponentially over the last two years. We aim to keep that momentum going for 2021 and beyond, and to do that, we made a call for support from our colleagues in the industry.
Quote by Alan Rankin, Sellafield Ltd Diversity and Inclusion Lead:
“Our company is delighted to be an industry partner of Inclusion and Diversity in Nuclear. The work carried out to support organisations and raise the profile of issues by IDN is helping drive change. We look forward to partnering with IDN and collaborating with others across our sector to continue our journey of improvement.”
Quote by IDN co-founders:
“We are pleased to announce that Sellafield Ltd is our third industry partner for this year. It is encouraging that one of the key sites of the NDA estate is making this commitment towards inclusion, and we look forward to their support in the coming months for the exciting things we have planned.”
Find out more information here.