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2024 Inaugural Lecture with Shani Dhanda

Headshot of a South Asian disabled woman, Shani Dhanda.
Shani Dhanda stands outside, smiling, leaning against a reflective surface; her image is reflected on the left of the glass. Shani is a South Asian short-stature woman in her mid-thirties with long brown hair. She wears a navy blue blouse with a gold print and black jeans.
Photography: Sebastian Bottcher

Welcome to the RSVP page for the Taylor Bennett Foundation’s inaugural lecture event with Shani Dhanda!

We are excited to announce that free tickets to our inaugural lecture series are now available. 

  • Date: Thursday, September 19th 2024
  • Location: Meta, London (full address provided upon RSVP)

Agenda:

  • 6.00pm: Welcome Drinks & Networking
  • 7.00pm: Formal Welcome & Lecture
  • 8.00pm: Q&A and Networking
  • 9.00pm: Closing

Overview:

Focusing on the topic of the intersectionality of disability and race, our first lecture event will be led by multi award-winning changemaker, broadcaster and influential disability advocate Shani Dhanda. 

Shani Dhanda is an award winning social entrepreneur and disability inclusion specialist. She founded the Asian Woman Festival, Asian Disability Network and launched Diversability, the first discount card for disabled people. She is listed as one of the UK’s most influential disabled people and Ins number one on the Shaw trust’s Disability Power 100 List. She is a regular speaker, disruptor and is often found presenting TV programmes on issues from entrepreneurship, accessibility, consumer issues, to the cost of living crisis.

To see more about Shani, please see the links below:

More details on the event will be shared in the coming weeks, but this event will be a fun evening of knowledge exchange and networking with supporters of the Foundation, our alumni, partners and our wider employer network.

How to reserve a ticket:

To secure a free ticket for the inaugural lecture, please click HERE and complete our short RSVP form. Once completed, you will receive an email confirming your ticket and further details on the event. You are also welcome to bring a plus one to the event.

If you have any questions regarding the event or your ticket, please email admin@taylorbennettfoundation.org.