Olympic champion set to attend this year’s Dive In Festival

A five time Olympic champion is set to attend this year’s Dive In Festival.

The annual festival, which is scheduled for 24-26 September, aims to promote diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the business sector.

Registration for the event, which will have a theme revolving around sustainability this year, is now open.

Olympic champion Laura Kenny is among sports stars set to speak.

Other speakers include Jelena Dokic, former world number four tennis player and resilience advocate, Xavier Ramey, chief executive at Justice Informed and Tracey Gendron, author and global speaker on age bias.

Partners

This year, there are 32 global festival partners confirmed to support Dive In.

This includes Africa Specialty Risk, AIG, Aon, Arch Capital Group, Aviva, Axa, Axis Capital, BMS, Chubb, Clyde and Co, CNA, Everest, Fidelis Insurance Group, Gallagher, Guidewire, Howden, Kennedys, KPMG, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Lloyd’s, Lockton, Markel, Marsh McLennan, Munich RE, MS Amlin, RenaissanceRe, RGA, Scor, Sompo, Swiss Re, Tokio Marine Kiln and WTW.

Angela Flaherty, partner at Clyde and Co, said: “We are proud to join Dive In as a global festival partner for the first time.

”A diverse workforce and an inclusive culture are vital for our success and we are committed to making D&I a priority.

“After observing the festival’s growth and impact over the years, we knew this was an initiative we wanted to support.”

Campaign

Dive In has also launched a ‘Nominate My Manager’ campaign to celebrate individuals who have made contributions to promoting D&I in their workplaces.

The campaign will recognise leaders in four categories, including advocacy and leadership, commitment to D&I, communication and engagement and innovation and collaboration.

In line with the festival’s theme, the ‘CEO Talking Heads’ campaign has also been introduced.

This initiative features chief executives from various global festival partners.