by ROAR B2B on August 15, 2023
London, August 15th, 2023. Today, ROAR B2B (organisers of Naidex) have announced that Shani Dhanda has joined the business as Head of Accessibility & Inclusion.
As the organiser of the UK’s flagship disability event, Naidex (National Accessibility, Inclusion & Disability Expo), ROAR B2B is an industry leader with regards to accessibility. In her role as Head of Accessibility & Inclusion, Shani will work with the ROAR B2B management team to create and embed an accessibility framework across their full event portfolio and wider business operations.
Shani is one of the UK’s most influential disabled people and BBC’s 100 Women laureate of 2020. She helps businesses and brands break barriers and become more inclusive and accessible for their disabled employees and customers.
As a South Asian woman who experiences disability, Shani has taken the change she wants to create in the world into her own hands. Her intersectional activism has led to challenging social inequality globally through entrepreneurship, and she is the founder of Diversability, the Asian Woman Festival and the Asian Disability Network.
Shani Dhanda comments, “Roar B2B focuses on the sectors that shape our lives, communication, and work – now and in the future. I couldn’t be more thrilled to be part of their exciting journey, making accessibility and inclusion the heart of everything they do. Leveraging my expertise in events management and inclusion, I look forward to collaborating across our operations, ensuring that inclusivity becomes an integral part of our organisation from within. Together, we’ll ensure our events offer equitable access and participation for everyone.”
Duncan Kirk, CEO at ROAR B2B comments, “We are thrilled that Shani has joined the Roar B2B team as Head of Accessibility & Inclusion. As the organiser of Naidex we have always taken accessibility and inclusion very seriously and now want to take things one step further by rolling out an accessibility framework across all our events. Shani is a fantastic figurehead in the disability community, and we are honoured to have someone with her knowledge and skills to help us as we strive to ensure that accessibility is part of the fabric of ROAR B2B. Should any other event organiser be interested in the steps we are taking, we’d be more than happy to share any insights that we can to help raise standards across the industry.”
You can find out more about Shani and her work here.
You can find out more about ROAR B2B here.
Photographer: Sebastian Böttcher
ID: A blue banner with an image of Shani Dhanda on the left in a red and white boarder, with the image showing Shani Dhanda standing outside, smiling, leaning against a reflective surface (her image is reflected on the left). Shani is a South Asian short-stature woman in her mid-thirties with long brown hair. To the right of the image reads ‘introducing Shani Dhanda Head of Accessibility & Inclusion at ROAR B2B’ and below is the Naidex and ROAR B2B logos in white.
by ROAR B2B on August 18, 2022
“HELPING YOU CREATE BETTER WORK FOR A BETTER BUSINESS” Date & Venue: TBC – Business Design Centre, London Opening times: TBC Flexpo Live is opening its doors at Business Design Centre, London for two days to hundreds of thought leaders, experts, suppliers and innovators leading the co-design of this new era of work by building a blueprint […]
by ROAR B2B on March 23, 2022
Letsrecycle Live was named ‘Best Trade Show Over 2000m2’ at the Exhibition News (EN) Awards at Evolution London in Battersea last week (18 March). Last year, Letsrecycle Live took place from 15 to 16 September at the NAEC at Stoneleigh Park, near Coventry (see letsrecycle.com story). The second ever edition of the show offered visitors a packed […]
by ROAR B2B on January 13, 2022
A leading exhibition combining two established UK healthcare events UK Care Week: an exhibition dedicated to uniting the social care sector, driving change and accelerating growth. We have been working to create a game-changing event that unites the care sector and drives change. UK Care week is an inclusive two-day event that unites the care industry and provides a platform to connect, network and raise the profile of care professionals […]
by ROAR B2B on January 12, 2022
UK Cyber Week, a brand new FREE to attend event, launches today! From 31 October to 4 November, the entire cyber community and frontline business leaders will unite and help make the UK a safer place. With cyber-attacks more sophisticated than ever, and teams disjointed across offices, homes and even countries, organising a unified defence against […]
by ROAR B2B on September 22, 2021
After a long wait, we couldn’t be more pleased, relieved, and proud to welcome everyone back to the UK’s leading event for the recycling, resource, and waste management industry. With exhibition season back in full swing, and Letsrecycle Live taking place as well in September, it is fantastic to see the industry reuniting once again […]
by ROAR B2B on
The organisers couldn’t be more excited that the long-awaited Contamination & Geotech Expo is finally here. We would like to thank those of you who have returned once again those of you who are attending the Expo for the first time. After a long 2 years we are excited to return to the NEC, Birmingham, […]
by ROAR B2B on
We couldn’t be more excited that the long-awaited Flood Expo is finally here. We would like to thank those of you who have returned once again and those of you who are attending the Expo for the first time. After a long 2 years we are excited to return to the NEC, Birmingham, and […]
by ROAR B2B on September 15, 2021
The care exhibitions are crucial for inspiring new business innovation, showcase product demonstrations, and lead development in the public and private care sectors. The UK’s first social care exhibitions to return are in full swing, inspiring business growth, leading sustainable care models and encouraging a new era of domiciliary care. It was exciting to see […]
by ROAR B2B on
After a difficult 18 months, Oncology Convention, Medical Imaging Convention and Neuro Convention couldn’t be more pleased to welcome everyone back to the UK’s leading events for clinical oncology, medical imaging and neurology. Two days full of seminars from the world’s most respected clinicians, industry-defining exhibits from leading medical companies, and interactive features highlighting the […]
by ROAR B2B on
ROAR B2B is incredibly delighted to welcome you back to Europe’s most established event for the disability and independent living sectors. It is fantastic to see the return of live events and, with Naidex first up on our 2021 events, we are incredibly excited to get the community back together. From […]
