Global Disability ERG Summit
We are already planning for our next Global Disability ERG Summit in October 2026
If you are interested in sponsoring, being a Hub Host or attending our 2026 Summit you can register your interest HERE.
We would like to say huge thank you for the support we received to enable the world’s first ever Global Disability ERG Summit to be such a success:
There is a real sense that we have achieved a watershed moment where for the first time, the global community of people with disabilities has expressed (via ERGs) their collective view of the drivers of workplace equity that, if tackled, would result in lasting change in the employment prospects of employees with disabilities.
The conversation culminated in the Global Disability ERG Summit Anchor event on the 15th of October 2024 held at the Financial Times in London, where we revealed the global top three priorities of disability ERG/Network leaders.
The global PurpleSpace community of disability ERG leaders has identified that they want their organisations to prioritise:
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Improving policy and practice by routinely learning directly from their own employees and customers with disabilities.
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Investing in a visible and effective workplace adjustment/accommodation service.
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Normalising the experience of disability by routinely delivering storytelling campaigns (that includes the experiences of senior executives with disabilities).
You can now review the full recording of our summit here and read the 2024 Summary here
Some initial details of our 2024 event include:
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Convening nearly 200 disability ERG leaders at Local Hub events in 12 locations (from New York to Nairobi, Hong Kong to Hyderabad, Mexico City to Melbourne).
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Welcoming over 100 disability ERG Leaders, champions and allies at our in-person Summit anchor event with a further 150 joining virtually.
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Sharing messages about the Summit and the impact of disability ERGs with the Financial Times’ 21 million readers (32% being C-Suite leaders).
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10.7K Summit-related post impressions on LinkedIn over a 7-day period.
We could not be more excited to help guide this new global movement to create meaningful change around the world for people in work with disabilities.