Daniele Fiandaca

Esther Perel, the relationship expert and psychologist recently said “We’ve spent the past 50 years discussing what it means to be a woman. Women have examined their relationships, their identity, their sense of agency, at home and at work. And now, maybe for the first time, we’re at a moment where men could have the same opportunity to redefine themselves—but I worry that we aren’t giving men, or women, the resources they need to get there.”
Daniele will use his own journey from CEO of an ad agency to becoming an inclusion and development consultant and founder of Token Man Consulting to explore the importance of men leaning into inclusion and diversity and why this has benefits for everyone. He will provide an insight of what he has learnt in relation to exclusion, allyship and becoming an agent of change and will also touch on the damage the current system has on men, women and non-binary people alike. He will share real life examples of benefits men have found from leaning in and how we can all benefit from becoming more culturally intelligent, empathetic and vulnerable. Expect to come away with a better understanding of the positive personal benefits of leaning into inclusion and diversity as well as actions you can take to become a better ally and agent of change.

If we look at history, no minority has affected change without the support of the majority and engaging men is fundamental to a successful Inclusion and Diversity strategy. In this talk Daniele will pull on his experience at the forefront on inclusion and diversity as the co-founder of Token Man and Utopia, to bring to life some of the key barriers to inclusion and diversity in the workplace and what needs to change to help create meaningful change. In particular he will look at some of the damage the patriarchy does to men and how inclusion benefits almost everyone.  He will also provide  some top tips which will include listening courageously, leaning into discomfort, being a brave leader and hacking the system.
Expect everyone to come away with a much better understanding of how DEI/inclusion and diversity benefits them] as well as practical tips on how to become a better leader and a better human.

While allyship is not the only component for delivering workplaces (and societies) which are more inclusive and diverse, it is an important tool for creating change. In this talk, Daniele Fiandaca, co-founder of Token Man will examine the true nature of meaningful allyship and how you can each make a real difference. Ultimately you are only a truly ally if you are actively changing a system that is inherently broken and Daniele will provide some practical tips on how you can do this which encompass active listening, vulnerability, leaning out and becoming a better leader.
Expect to come away with a much better appreciation of what is needed to become a true ally and some practical things you can do tomorrow to create a workplace that is truly inclusive and diverse.

In this talk, Daniele will use his own career as well as his work with senior leaders to challenge our myths around vulnerability and explore what could be different if we (our culture, our workplaces and ourselves) saw vulnerability as courage rather than weakness. The talk covers why vulnerability is at the heart of inclusive leadership and how it can contribute to delivering the psychological safety required for high performing teams.
Expect everyone to come away with practical ways to show vulnerability in the workplace and help provide the space and the psychological safety that is needed to deliver an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Taking inspiration from his own journey from CEO to inclusion and diversity specialist, as well leaning on the experience of  many of the change-makers that he has been fortunate enough to have worked with, Daniele Fiandaca will talk about what it means to be a change-maker. In particular we will dig deeper into resilience, perseverance, cultural intelligence, empathy, vulnerability and hacking. Expect to come away with practical ways in which you can create real meaningful change in the workplace, delivering a workplace that is truly inclusive and diverse.

Daniele Fiandaca is a hacker. He believes that only by breaking down the challenges within organisations and solving them systematically and individually can we drive change.  As marginal gains practice demonstrates, it’s far easier to make many things 1% better than one thing 10% better. In this talk Daniele will give your team practical ways to embrace the hacker mindset as well as provide numerous examples of how organisations such as Coca-Cola Europacfiic Partners, Google, KP Snacks, Pepsico and Spotify have used Hacking to create cultural change. Expect to come away with practical ways in which you can use hacking to create change from tomorrow both at a personal as well as a corporate level.