#MRSpride - A network uniting LGBTQ+ talent across the sector

We aim to create a new space and community for LGBTQ+ professionals working in research, insight and analytics.

We want to inspire young LGBTQ+ talent by giving a platform to their role models.

We hope to energise discussion around challenges for the LGBTQ+ community.

We aspire to educate straight allies.

#MRSpride is open to MRS members, staff of Company Partners, and anyone within the research and marketing sectors interested in learning from and enhancing the experiences of LGBTQ+ colleagues and developing opportunities for professional networking.

Agenda:

18:30 – Welcome remarks from Jane Frost CBE, CEO of MRS

18:35 – performance by Reece Lyons, spoken word artist

18:45 – Authenticity and belonging in the workplace by Josh Graff, VP EMEA & LATAM, LinkedIn

18:55 – UK by UM: Out of Sight (exploding the invisibility crisis around queer female identity) by Michael Brown, Head of Insight, UM London

19:10 – Researching the LGBT experience by Chantel Le Carpentier, International Research, YouGov

19:25 – Finding Pride by Ali Camps, Deputy Chairman, Quadrangle & Co-Chair, Pride in London

19:45 – Outvertising 2: marketing to LGBTQ+ audiences by Mark Runacus, President of PrideAM

20:00 – panel discussion/Q&A with Josh, Ali, Mark, Jan Gooding (President of MRS and Chair of Stonewall) and Bethan Blakeley (Director, Honeycomb and Research Live Young Researcher of the Year finalist 2018)

20:30 – networking drinks

Then drinks next door at The Artisan.

Booking:

Attendance is free but space is limited, so booking is essential. Contact networking@mrs.org.uk to reserve your place.

Harassment and Safeguarding Policy

By booking this event, you agree to abide by the MRS Harassment and Safeguarding Policy. A copy of the policy can be viewed here: MRS Event Harassment and Safeguarding Policy.

MRS is committed to providing a safe, inclusive and respectful environment for all attendees. Failure to adhere to this policy may result in you being asked to leave the event without a refund. In addition, MRS reserves the right, at its discretion, to refuse future bookings and attendance at MRS events.

If at any point during the event you experience or witness anything concerning, please speak to a member of the MRS team immediately so we can address it promptly and appropriately.

If you wish to raise a concern after the event, please email conference@mrs.org.uk. Concerns will be handled sensitively and proportionately, and MRS may take action where expected standards are breached.