How to create a culture of belonging where people want to stay and succeed, from day one, without awkwardness—even if past efforts have fallen flat or felt tokenistic.

What makes people stay isn’t just pay or perks—it’s belonging.

But real belonging can’t be copy-and-pasted from a strategy document. It’s built in the everyday - through trust, tone, language, leadership, and culture. And it starts from day one.

In this energising and practical session, Audrey Pantelis shares how to move beyond performative inclusion and create workplace cultures where people genuinely feel safe, seen, and supported to thrive. Drawing on over 30 years of leadership experience, Audrey blends lived wisdom with proven frameworks to show how leaders at every level can embed inclusion in a way that’s natural, sustainable, and human.

You’ll walk away with: • Three practical belonging behaviours you can model immediately • A non-performative approach to inclusion that builds trust, not tension • A simple, effective framework to embed belonging into daily culture and leadership habits

Whether you're just starting your inclusion journey or rebooting it, this session will give you the clarity and tools to build a culture that sticks - for all the right reasons.