David Hull-Watters is a leading inclusion and wellbeing consultant, who has claimed several awards for his commitment to ensuring not only a more inclusive workplace but a more inclusive future for all. He is an Associate Consultant and Trainer for the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion and EMBED Inclusion. He was also awarded the Vodaphone World of Difference Award for his pioneering work and is now a popular choice as a speaker for corporate and public events, discussing his expertise in neurodiversity, conscious inclusion, inclusive leadership and recruitment, inclusive language, disability confident practice and allyship and LGBTQ+ issues.
Best known for his work as an inclusion and wellbeing consultant, David is a Conscious Inclusion & Cultural Enhancement Specialist. Throughout his career, David has made it his mission to make the world more inclusive and has founded the RESPECT Program and the Give ‘em Hope Campaign. The RESPECT Program is a leading academic management program that tutors and provides support based on the Equality Act of 2010. The Give ‘em Hope Campaign is a movement to celebrate diversity, helping those who feel marginalised or isolated to share their story. A passionate advocate of inclusion and diversity, David spearheads these initiatives and uplifts individuals to feel included in the world around them. Some of David's specialist areas of discussion can cover ADD, special educational needs and neurodiversity, which he has recently spoken about for the British Library, British Transport Police and HM Prison and Probation Service, a testament to his impact on increasing education surrounding neurodiversity.
Throughout his career, David has worked in many training roles and within the education sector. He began his career working as a Learning Development Coordinator for American Express Europe, where he coordinated training and recruitment needs. He later became the School Manager and Learning Coordinator for Greenwich Theatretrain, a role in which he was responsible for the smooth running of the establishment and enhancing the welfare of the student body. David has also been a writer for Ambiente Magazine, a freelance writer on equality and diversity and has written the foreword of Retreating Forward: A Spiritual Practice with Transgender Persons.
David is also the author of Never Blend In- LGBTQ+ Stories of Resilience and Empowerment and has worked with Equal Love UK to take a legal case to the European Court of Human Rights as a champion of marriage equality. Forging a reputation for developing inclusion agendas with consideration for LGBTQ+ employees, David has claimed several awards. He has been the winner of the Vodaphone World of Difference Award and the National Diversity Award 2014. He was also nominated for an Excellence in Diversity Award in 2015 and has been shortlisted for the 2015 European Diversity Award, the Diversity Champion Award: Education Sector at the 2017 Excellence in Diversity Awards and Corporate Vision's Most Dedicated Inclusivity Trainer 2023.
A thought leader in diversity and inclusion, David has served as a Sexuality Lead for National Hate Crime Awareness Week and worked with the Metropolitan Police as a facilitator of reflective practices for recruits. He is also a popular choice as a speaker for corporate and public events. Renowned for enhancing workplace wellbeing, reducing work-related stress, improving employee satisfaction and increasing productivity, David is the perfect speaker to ensure business development in the areas of inclusion and diversity, recently developing the inclusion agenda of the University of Glasgow. An award-winning specialist, David Hull-Watters is the perfect speaker to help both employees and leaders embed equality and inclusion into the workplace.
David Hull-Watters's official speaker topics include:
- An introduction to equality, diversity and inclusion
- Unconscious bias/conscious bias
- Developing a disability confident culture
- Working supportively with neurodivergent colleagues
- Simple support strategies when working neurodivergent colleagues
- Neurodiversity within policing, prisons and probation
- Neurodiversity within education
- A holistic approach to mental health and wellbeing at work
- LGBTQ+ awareness
- NEVER BLEND IN - LGBTQ+ stories of resilience and empowerment
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
Feedback from In-Person Events:
"The session was amazing! David is a great speaker. He engaged with all the participants and created a safe and encouraging space for everyone." - Christopher, Talent Manager, Fox's Burton's Companies UK
"It was a great session, he was refreshingly positive and brought great colour to our LGBT+ Pride Month session. We all learnt a few new things and the takeaways were 'be proud of who you are, we are all interesting colourful human beings'. A very thought-provoking session, I would definitely recommend David." - Gini, HR Manager, Nuvia UK
"We received a lot of positive feedback following David joining us for our Pride event this year, he was very engaging and relatable, he made part of the talk interactive which I think was great for engagement. We’d recommend David, and would use him again." - Lynda, People Business Partner UK, Ericsson
"The session with David went awesome! Thanks for all of your help coordinating the speaker and event." - Olivia, Health Recovery Solutions
"David's observance of human behaviour and ability to go straight to the heart of the problem is to be praised" - National Probation Service
"I would highly recommend any company to employ his services to increase the emotional wellbeing of staff, raise the awareness of staff diversity within management, to develop a fully inclusive workplace and to raise business productivity" - National Probation Service
"The presentation was fantastic, and I think it was really lovely having so much time to go over questions from colleagues. It was so informative and helpful, and I’m sure lots of the attendees (including myself) will feel really supported and empowered to receive the support they need thanks to your time! It’s really nice to see things like this begin to pop up more and more at the BL" - British Library, Neurodiversity at Work
"Thank you for this, really, really helpful, especially the reminder/confirmation, that what will help, helps us all, so the methods and approaches to inclusivity don't need to be seen as targeted, so much as best practice" - British Library, Neurodiversity at Work
"Thank you very much to David for his talk and to the network for organising! Very informative and with practical information for supporting all colleagues." - British Library, Neurodiversity at Work
"Thank you very much for such an informative talk. Good practical advice" - Pride in Education Conference
"Thank you so much for the session David! It was really insightful and inspiring" - Pride in Education Conference
"David has a wealth of experience delivering training, teaching and learning to a wide age group and in a variety of contexts. This is evident in his delivery style which is inclusive, supportive and also ‘challenging’ to encourage learners to think and develop" - Quality Improvement & Performance Manager, Sparsholt College
"David’s enthusiastic, committed and passionate ethos towards E&D and inclusivity has led to a range of inspirational training sessions. David has won the hearts and minds of staff in two very different contexts (one a tertiary college and the other a land-based college 15 miles apart). In addition to the well-planned and structured sessions for academic staff, David has responded to the needs of business support staff and delivered a series of differentiated respect sessions, to meet their needs. The impact of the sessions is evident in both classroom-based activities and tutorials. The feedback from which has been overwhelmingly positive" - Quality Improvement & Performance Manager, Sparsholt College
"We had such a great time on Friday, David is a lovely man and is so knowledgeable. Staff spoke to me after the session and said that this was the best on they had even been to!" - Massimo, Enfield Council
- 2023 - Winner of Corporate Vision’s Most Dedicated Inclusivity Trainer
- 2021 - Senior Consultant, EMBED Inclusion
- 2021 - Associate Consultant & Trainer, ENEI
- 2017 - Shortlisted for the Diversity Champion Award: Education Sector at the Excellence in Diversity Awards
- 2015 - Inclusion and Wellbeing Consultant
- 2015 - Shortlisted for the European Diversity Award
- 2015 - Nominated for an Excellence in Diversity Award
- 2014 - Recipient of National Diversity Award
- 2011 - Founder of the Give 'em Hope Campaign and the RESPECT Program
- Winner of the Vodafone World of Difference Award
- Author of Never Blend In- LGBTQ+ Stories of Resilience and Empowerment
How to hire David Hull-Watters
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