Race & Minority Ethnic Speakers

David Harewood
First Black Actor to Play Othello at the National Theatre, First Black Presenter of The Richard Dimbleby Lecture, Appointed OBE & Author of Maybe I Don't Belong Here
Verna Myers
Vice President of Inclusion Strategy at Netflix & Founder of The Verna Myers Company
Lee Chambers
Founder of Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing, first black British Scientist to become a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, Entrepreneur & Inclusion Expert
Dr Naeema Pasha
Director of Research at MKAI.org, Former Director of Equity, Careers & World of Work at Henley Business School & Co-author of Futureproof Your Career
Mathew Knowles
CEO of Music World Entertainment Corporation who sold over 450 million records worldwide & Former Senior Sales & Marketing Executive at Xerox
Kate Usher
Leading Menopause & Gender Equity Consultant, LinkedIn Top Voice on Gender Equality & Former Project Manager at Unilever
Jane Elliott
Leading diversity lecturer, Inventor of the concept of diversity training & best known for her 'Blue Eyes & Brown Eyes Exercise'
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Deputy Leader at Birmingham City Council, Deputy Mayor of West Midlands Combined Authority, City of Birmingham Councillor Since 2014 & Director of Tilt360
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Co-Founder and Director of pHKind and Author of “Everybody Against Racism: A Letter to My Children”
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Author of “Hidden Figures: The Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race” and Visiting Scholar at the University of Virginia
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Popular Comedian, Social Media Content Creator & Author of "Main Character Energy"
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Founder of StoryOak, Founder of Tales of Inspire & Captain of Kindness at 52 Lives