Line-up
The Line-Up for the ME Day Festival 2021 combines young leaders, upcoming artists, and industry experts, with a mixture of talks, performances and activities in this action packed day.
Programme
Still Shadey - Opening
Main Stage
Starting at 10am
Performance
Take to the stage with one of the UK's hottest rappers/ songwriters, Still Shadey, who's performed at some of the biggest venues including London OMERA, The 02 arena, Boxpark Shoreditch, and more.
Take to the stage with one of the UK's hottest rappers/ songwriters, Still Shadey, who's performed at some of the biggest venues including London OMERA, The 02 arena, Boxpark Shoreditch, and more.
Thank You Rona
Keynote Talk
Main Stage
Starting at 10.25am
This last year didn’t go as any of us planned. Covid took a lot from us. Job opportunities. Graduations. Motives. And mainly our mental headspace. It wasn’t all bad though. Covid allowed us to look inwards, take away distractions and find new ways to connect with people while innovating the way we worked and studied. In this talk, explore the Covid-19 & I, stories of several young pioneers as we learn how to move on from covid-19 onto a new dawn of self-acceptance.
This last year didn’t go as any of us planned. Covid took a lot from us. Job opportunities. Graduations. Motives. And mainly our mental headspace. It wasn’t all bad though. Covid allowed us to look inwards, take away distractions and find new ways to connect with people while innovating the way we worked and studied. In this talk, explore the Covid-19 & I, stories of several young pioneers as we learn how to move on from covid-19 onto a new dawn of self-acceptance.
To Be Announced
Activity
Main Stage
Starting at 10.55am
Activity To Be Annouced Soon...
Activity To Be Annouced Soon...
I'm In Control
Fire-Side Chat
Main Stage
Starting at 11am
We know how easy it is to fall into the endless scroll on social media, whether it's a twitter trend or unlimited TikTok videos. Yet there are creators, influencers and regular people sharing their stories and curating refreshing content that sends us into a positive space. It’s just about creating your happy place online. Join Jonny Benjamin MBE, Body Confidence Coach Michelle Elman and Author Poppy Jamie as we explore the relationships between social media and mental health.
Hosting this fire-side chat is multi-award winning campaigner, international speaker, author and vlogger, and founder of youth mental health charity, Beyond, Jonny Benjamin MBE.
We know how easy it is to fall into the endless scroll on social media, whether it's a twitter trend or unlimited TikTok videos. Yet there are creators, influencers and regular people sharing their stories and curating refreshing content that sends us into a positive space. It’s just about creating your happy place online. Join Jonny Benjamin MBE, Body Confidence Coach Michelle Elman and Author Poppy Jamie as we explore the relationships between social media and mental health.
Mental Health Honesty At Work
Panel Discussion
Main Stage
Starting at 12.05pm
As we enter the world of work, whether it’s straight after school or after a degree, adjusting to this new chapter is a big moment in our lives - despite being in a pandemic. And this past year showed us how important it is to recognise our mental health in the workplace. Join Meg Zeenat Wamithi, as we explore a fire-side chat with Ally Monk and 2 other industry experts around workplace mental health for young people.
Ally is Head of People at Bright Network (the UK's largest student & graduate careers network), a certified transformational life coach and mental health first aider. After navigating a challenging period of burn-out and therapy, Ally is a huge advocate of speaking openly about mental health - in particular in the workplace. As a coach, he works with young professionals who are struggling with the pressures of the working world. Join Ally on this fire-side chat to explore mental health at work
As we enter the world of work, whether it’s straight after school or after a degree, adjusting to this new chapter is a big moment in our lives - despite being in a pandemic. And this past year showed us how important it is to recognise our mental health in the workplace. Join Meg Zeenat Wamithi, as we explore a fire-side chat with Ally Monk and 2 other industry experts around workplace mental health for young people.
DJ MIX
Performance
Main Stage
Starting at 12.40pm
Activity To Be Annouced Soon...
Activity To Be Annouced Soon...
To Be Announced
Main Stage
Activity
Starting at 1.40pm
Activity To Be Annouced Soon...
Activity To Be Annouced Soon...
Fire-Side Chat
You Can Always Change
Starting at 1.50pm
Main Stage
The human brain is an amazing piece of machine that we haven't yet fully got a hold off. We often used the words 'I can't change who I am' but what if we are more adaptable than we think we are. WE are not stuck or defined by our past experiences and in this fire-side chat, we go into details with a neuroscientist and a fighter to explore how we can trick our minds to help us get more out of life.
The human brain is an amazing piece of machine that we haven't yet fully got a hold off. We often used the words 'I can't change who I am' but what if we are more adaptable than we think we are. WE are not stuck or defined by our past experiences and in this fire-side chat, we go into details with a neuroscientist and a fighter to explore how we can trick our minds to help us get more out of life.
Shae's Universe
Performance
Starting at 2.20pm
Main Stage
Take to the stage with one of the UK's hottest singer/ songwriters, Shae's Universe, who's opened up Eminem's show at Twickenham Stadium and has been gaining recognition from artists like Chance The Rapper and Stormzy for her latest R&B and Drill cross-overs.
Take to the stage with one of the UK's hottest singer/ songwriters, Shae's Universe, who's opened up Eminem's show at Twickenham Stadium and has been gaining recognition from artists like Chance The Rapper and Stormzy for her latest R&B and Drill cross-overs.
Living In A Hybrid World
Keynote Talk
Main Stage
Starting at 3.05pm
The world is different now. We live in a hybrid world. Our lives have changed radically. And after the past year and a half we’ve had, getting “back to normal life” can seem like a lot. We’ve built new routines and habits to make sense of remote living. With uncertainty still on the table, it can be terrifying to think that we need to rush back into what was. Uncover what it means to live in this new hybrid world with change agent, Hayley Mulenda in this powerful keynote.
The world is different now. We live in a hybrid world. Our lives have changed radically. And after the past year and a half we’ve had, getting “back to normal life” can seem like a lot. We’ve built new routines and habits to make sense of remote living. With uncertainty still on the table, it can be terrifying to think that we need to rush back into what was. Uncover what it means to live in this new hybrid world with change agent, Hayley Mulenda in this powerful keynote.
Closing Speech
Talk
Main Stage
Starting at 3.30pm
Finishing off the ME Day Festival, hear from your hosts, international multi-award winning campaigners Meg Zeenat Wamithi and Ben West.
Finishing off the ME Day Festival, hear from your hosts, international multi-award winning campaigners Meg Zeenat Wamithi and Ben West.
Finishing off the ME Day Festival, hear from your hosts, international multi-award winning campaigners Meg Zeenat Wamithi and Ben West.
To Be Announced
Performance
Starting at 3.40pm
Main Stage
Headliner Performer To Be Annouced Soon...
Headliner Performer To Be Annouced Soon...