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rights advocate Shani Dhanda for a discussion on diversity, inclusion and empowerment in the workplace, alongside other panellists. At a time when there is an


increased spotlight on health and wellbeing, leading psychologist Nishat Babu will also be addressing the conference. Babu, a chartered psychologist


and lecturer at Aston Business School, has conducted research on the role of effective leadership, meaningfulness, employee well- being and corporate social responsibility. Her conference keynote will


focus on ‘good business’ and how leaders from businesses of all sizes can enact genuine corporate social responsibility practices to maximise their potential. Meanwhile, there will also be a


responsible leadership panel featuring Aftab Chughtai, chair of West Midlands Police Independent Advisory Group, Deborah Leary, Chamber vice president and Forensic Pathways Ltd CEO, Ben Willmott, head of public policy at CIPD and Kim Paterson, head of large corporate and institutions West Midlands at Natwest. Emily Stubbs, policy and patron


adviser at GBCC, who is spearheading the Growth Through People campaign, said: “We are


Nishat Babu: Championing good business


very much looking forward to Nishat and our expert panellists speaking at the Growth Through People conference. “They will be fantastic additions


to the conference, which is set to provide delegates with inspirational keynotes, thought-provoking panel discussions and practical workshops, all focused around best-practice leadership and


people management.” Growth Through People


Conference tickets are £25 for Chamber members and can be purchased by visiting greaterbirminghamchambers.com/ gtp


• The mercurial boss of Aston Performing Arts Academy – see the Griffin Report on Pages 16-17.


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