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50:50 Festival 2022

26 April 2022: Sharing experiences, stories and best practice

We're celebrating the thousands of people who are making a difference through 50:50
β€” The 50:50 team

To celebrate the launch of the 2022 Impact Report, the first hybrid 50:50 Festival was held in April. It brought together hundreds of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ teams and partner organisations who shared success stories and best practices to continue to drive change together.

Watch the events and hear from teams across the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and external partners, including EMAP publishing, News UK, the Financial Times and the British Fashion Council, below.


50:50 Impact Report Launch

Hosted by the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ on 26 April 2022

Watch this year's 50:50 Project Impact Report launch with a message from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Director-General Tim Davie and a closer look at the results of the 50:50 March Challenge and next steps for 50:50 The Equality Project.

Hosted by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ presenter Naga Munchetty and featuring 50:50 founder Ros Atkins, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's outgoing Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Miranda Wayland, and co-chair of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ staff network RAISED, Rob Dowell.

Naga Munchetty hosted the 50:50 Project 2022 Impact Report Launch in the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's iconic Radio Theatre in London

Welcome and Beyond Broadcasting

The 50:50 team introduce the start of the first ever hybrid 50:50 Festival in the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's New Broadcasting House, followed by 'Beyond Broadcasting', looking at how 50:50 applies to different industries. Panellists discuss the challenges and achievements of 50:50 partners across sectors, from finance and energy to fashion.

Hosted by Martin Quinn, EMAP and featuring Miranda Holt, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 5050 Equality Project; Paul Fincham, London Stock Exchange Group, Head of Comms; Yvie Hutton, British Fashion Council; Lesley Babb, Ofgem Head of D&I.

The 50:50 Project hosted its first hybrid 50:50 Festival in 2022 and discusses its impact across different industries.

Reframing Disability

Panellists from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and 50:50 partners News UK and Reed Smith LLP discuss what broadcasters and organisations can do to improve the representation of disabled contributors and talent in media content, including an update from Media Trust on our Reframing Disability programme

Hosted by Cerrie Burnell, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's first Disability Ambassador, and featuring Shelley Bishton, Head of Creative Diversity at News UK; Tanni Grey-Thomson, paralympian and parliamentarian; David Waters, Songs of Praise producer; Vaibhav Adlakha, Reed Smith LLP; Daisy Church, Media Trust; Sharmin Rahman, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Reframing Disability Lead.

Cerrie Burnell hosts a panel discussion on what organisations can do to reframe disability in media content.

Missing Perspectives in News

Does the representation of women in News reflect reality? And how can we apply what we’ve learnt from our efforts to reach gender balance to other underrepresented groups? Panellists from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, the Financial Times and EBU discuss the difference diversifying your pool of contributors makes to News content around the world.

Hosted by Lara Joannides, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 50:50 Creative Diversity Lead and featuring Francesca Scott, EBU 50:50 Lead; Wissam El Sayegh, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Arabic 50:50 Lead; Kesewa Hennessy, Financial Times 50:50 Lead; and Justin Bones, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Work and Money Salford Editor.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Creative Diversity Lead for 50:50 Lara Joannides hosts a panel discussion on making diverse News content around the world.

Hitting the Right Notes with 50:50

Our panel of diversity leads and music makers tackle the question - how can we improve representation of gender, ethnicity and disability from the boardrooms to the basements of the music industry?

Hosted by Chris Price, Head of Music for Radio 1 and 1Xtra and featuring Ellara Wakeley, Commissioning Executive at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3; Nadia Khan, Founder of Women in CTRL; and Ben Price, from BPI and Harbourside Management.

Chris Price hosts a panel discussion on how music industry can improve representation at all levels.

50:50 Tracker Demo

Developed in partnership with Stanford University, the new 50:50 Tracker is a one-stop 50:50 shop for counting, tracking, and reporting all your diversity data. Meet the teams behind the tech and find out how it will work for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ teams and partners.

Hosted by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Creative Diversity partner Nina Goswami and featuring Cheryl Phillips, Director of Stanford University's Computational Policy Lab; and Charlie Brown, Product Manager, and Chris Lismore, Business Advisor, from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Northern Ireland Product Team.

Find out how new 50:50 Tracker works and how your team can start using it.

  • 50:50 Festival 2021

    Watch the events from the 2021 virtual 50:50 Festival, hosted by partners including ABC Australia, Voice of America and PwC.

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