Diversity & Inclusion Speakers

Maaza Mengiste
Award-winning author, social commentator and activist
Mohsin Zaidi
Award-winning author of A Dutiful Boy, lawyer & equality speaker
Vandana Sharma
Former Indian Army Major, Head of People for SuperGaming, Founder of StartupPeopleConsulting & Former Chief People Officer of HolidayIQ.com
Danielle Vassell
Film Producer, Producer of Defying the ODDS: Women of Impact & Founder of LittleMIGHT
Laura Bates
Founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, author of Everyday Sexism & a Woman of the Year
Ije McDougall
UK Civil Service HR Employment Law Expert, Chairperson & CEO of The Kairos Initiative & Magistrate for the UK Ministry of Justice
Leanne Armitage
CEO of the Armitage Foundation, NHS Dr & Queen’s Young Leaders Award recipient
Angus Gray
Former Director of Employers, Health & Inclusive Employment, Current Director of Universal Credit, Employment Support, International & Corporate Support for the Department of Work & Pensions
Andy Briggs
Group CEO of the Phoenix Group, Board Member of the Association of British Insurers & Former CEO of UK Insurance & Global Life & Health for Aviva
Hope Powell
Former England footballer and head coach, manager of Brighton and Hove Albion Women
Jenny Garrett OBE official speaker profile picture
Bestselling Author of "Equality vs Equity: Tackling Issues of Race in the Workplace”, Founder of the first-ever Diverse Executive Coach Directory in the UK, Managing Director of Reflexion Associates, Diversity & Inclusion Advocate
kehinde andrews
The first professor of Black Studies in the UK, Director of the Centre for Critical Social Research, founder of the Harambee Organisation of Black Unity