Tessy Ojo

CEO of the Diana Award, First Brit to be awarded the Martin Luther King Award & Board Member of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety

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How to hire Tessy Ojo

Contact the Champions Speakers Agency to provisionally enquire about hiring Tessy Ojo for your next event, today. To get in touch, simply call an official booking agent on 0207 1010 553 or email us at [email protected] for more information.

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Tessy Ojo's official speaking topics are listed below:

  • Racial equality
  • Gender equality
  • Organisational Change
  • Diversity & Inclusion

Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events

Official Feedback from In-Person Events:

"Tessy was an incredible speaker, we received so many good reviews from all the attendees at the event. She was able to relate to the audience and inspire all of us in the room. I particularly loved how funny she was, the room was certainly entertained throughout the hour. She did such a great job engaging us that it only felt like she was talking for 15 minutes! I would definitely recommend working with Tessy" - Dixon Wilson

"Tessy was engaging and inspiring, and we had really good attendance. Many thanks to Tessy for fitting us in, and spending some of her IWD day with us." - Catriona, Director of People & Culture, RetailMeNot

"Thank you very much for your time to celebrate Black History Month. From the feedback and engagement on the call, the group definitely felt inspired and very engaged during your powerful talk today. We hope to continue our collaboration with you in the future and thanks again!!" - Soumik, Senior Human Resources Director, ICF

"Please could you pass along our thanks to Tessy; the talk was really engaging and well received by the team in the office and also online. Please also thank her for patience with some tech hiccups at the beginning and for being so generous with her time as we overrun towards the end!" - Nicole, People and Wellbeing

"Thanks a lot for this fantastic session. The session was both powerful and triggering, and I hope we get to a utopia where equity becomes the norm globally." - Peter, The Abnormal Beauty Company

"It went well. It was a very small audience but they really enjoyed and appreciated Tessy’s talk. So did I." - Alex, Bi Borough Libraries and Archives

"It was a pleasure having you with us. Our colleagues already started stopping us in the corridor to thank us and mention how much they enjoyed this event. I can see some of them already posted about it on their own Instagram – which speaks volume !"

I really feel that our Black colleagues left the event feeling understood and cared for. Our other colleagues left with so much information and food for thoughts, making the coalition even bigger."

"Thank you for using your powerful contribution, your influence and your story to change the world. I feel extremely content inside me for organising this event with you – this was above my expectations!" 

- Beth, Intercontinental

  • 2022 - Founder of Tessy's Brunches
  • 2022- Awarded Inspirational Woman of the Year at the GWOs
  • 2020 - Awarded CBE for her services to children and young people
  • 2020 - Chairperson of the #IWill Campaign Leadership Board
  • 2019 - Martin Luther King Award
  • 2018 - Board Member of Comic Relief
  • 2015 - Women in Business Rising Star
  • 2016 - Board Trustee of Generation Change
  • 2016 - Board Member of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety
  • 2016 - Board Member of the Royal Taskforce on Cyberbullying
  • 2016 - Board Member of the BBC's Appeals Advisory Committee
  • 2015 - Fellow of The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
  • 2012 - CEO of The Diana Award
  • 2010 - Non-Executive Director of Greenwich Village Youth Council
  • 2008 - Director of Operations of The Diana Award 
  • 2006 - Governor of the Windrush School
  • 2006 - Head of Finance and Operations for The Diana Award 
  • 2000 - Programme Manager for Education Extra 
  • 1998 - Information System Coordinator for Borders Books
  • 1995 - System Analyst for IBM