Partner event – d&i Leaders ‘Building workplaces where families thrive’

26th February 2026 | 11.05am to 11.55am

Join this free 50 minute live d&i Leaders online conversation, with audience Q&A.

Discussion points:

Creating a truly family-friendly workplace is no longer just a moral or ethical decision – it’s imperative to the success of a business. Employers who adopt flexible and family-friendly working practices see tangible benefits in productivity, retention, diversity, and overall workforce wellbeing.

Join our speakers as they discuss:

• Steps to creating a family-friendly and flexible working culture
• The vital role of line managers and leaders in modelling behaviours and promoting commitment from the top
• Designing and implementing policies that support parents and carers

More about our speakers

Jane van Zyl, Chief Executive, Working Families

Jane joined Working Families as CEO in September 2018. She has held senior leadership positions at a number of UK charities, including Samaritans and Sands. She believes in the value of a fulfilling, balanced working life and its transformative power to create social connections, build self-esteem, and impact the wider community. She is a passionate advocate of equity of opportunity for all.

Helen Hodgkinson, Chief People Officer, TLT LLP

Helen is a passionate advocate for creating inclusive workplaces where families can thrive. As Chief People Officer at the award winning UK law firm TLT, Helen leads the firm’s people strategy, driving initiatives that promote equality, flexibility, and wellbeing across the organisation. Helen has extensive experience in HR leadership and cultural transformation, with previous leadership roles at Vodafone, KPMG, Nationwide Building Society, the Health Service and Essex County Council. Helen champions practical approaches that enable employers to support diverse family structures and foster environments where everyone can succeed.

Helen brings insights from TLT’s work on diversity & inclusion and her commitment to progressive policies that break down barriers to equal parenting. Her perspective combines strategic vision with actionable steps, making her a powerful voice in shaping workplaces that truly work for families. She is often heard to comment on the “Why Not” rather than the “Why” bringing an alternative aspect to the working families debate.

Lee Chambers, CEO, Male Allies UK

After a personal journey which caused him to reframe his masculinity, and years spent researching allyship and inclusion as a business psychologist, Lee founded Male Allies UK in 2023. He regularly speaks on stages across the world about his journey through chronic illness and fatherhood, and how reframing masculinity and engaging in allyship benefits men’s wellbeing, careers, and personal lives. Lee was awarded the Freedom of the City of London for services to equality in business and outstanding contribution to gender equity at work, as well as being the 2023 UN Women Changemaker of the Year for his work on male allyship and gender equity. He sits on the board of CMI Women and Manchester Met Business School, and has had an entrepreneurial journey that has seen his businesses feature in the Startups 100, the British Business Excellence Awards and the Great British Entrepreneur Awards.

Daisy Black, Director, Inclusion, Wellbeing & Employee Engagement, Deloitte

Daisy is dedicated to creating workplaces where everyone feels they belong. With previous leadership roles at ASOS and Mitie, Daisy is now Director for inclusion, wellbeing, and employee engagement at Deloitte UK, responsible for strategies that empower people to thrive. Committed to fostering a culture of belonging, Daisy champions initiatives that put employees at the heart of organisational success.

Organised in partnership with Working Families and Family Friendly Workplaces™:

Working Families, the UK’s national charity for working parents and carers, brings Family Friendly Workplaces™ to the UK. The certification is the first of its kind and uses the Global Work + Family Standards to recognise organisations committed to embedding best-practice ways of working. The programme enables employers to assess their social impact, attract and retain talent, improve wellbeing, and drive culture change by raising the standard of family-inclusive workplaces.

Find out more and take the self-assessment here: www.familyfriendlyworkplaces.co.uk/self-assessment

d&i Leaders is a global community of DEI, HR, Talent, Recruitment & Employee Network professionals , looking to collaborate, network and accelerate their workplace inclusion strategy.