Paul Sesay is the Founder and CEO of Inclusive Companies Limited, the National Diversity Awards, the Inclusive Awards and the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List. With over eighteen years’ worth of experience within the Diversity, Equality and Inclusion sector, Paul has worked with some of the largest organisations in the world on their diversity and inclusion profiles. He has also worked holistically with communities to support individuals and groups from various backgrounds to achieve and empower disadvantaged groups across the UK.

Sandy is the inaugural Head of DE&I at Teamspirit, the financial services communications agency (part of VCCP Business), where she is responsible for DE&I strategy, advocacy, and communication. She recently launched four employee resource groups across the five global agencies, having founded the firm’s LGBTQ network in 2018. Sandy is multi-award winning for her DE&I work, and about to submit her final coursework for the Chartered Management Institute’s Level 6 Certificate in Inclusion (funded by WACL Future Leaders). Sandy is also an experienced public relations practitioner, specialising in financial services communications including reputation management and crisis comms. She advises clients, from small fintechs to global banks and investment companies, on their comms strategies, both on a general scale and on any DE&I specific issues.  

Petrina is Director of Change and Organisational Psychologist at Great Place to Work.

Asha is a Management Consultant and the lead on the Wellbeing Initiatives at Pen Partnerships.

Natalia has been part of the People and Communities (HR) team for the last 10 years, Natalia is responsible for delivering a global strategy that drives the conscious culture of holistic wellbeing for leaders, teams and individuals at Cisco.

Stella is our Group Head of Wellbeing with over a decade of experience developing and delivering wellbeing global strategies in the workplace.

Steve is the Group HSSE Risk Director at Entain with 25 years’ experience in driving the success of HSSE & Risk Management initiatives across an array of diverse industries including manufacturing, engineering, construction, aviation, retail, rail transport and logistics.

For just over 30 years I have worked as part of the third sector in service delivery charities with a focus around challenging injustice – around disability and gender. I am driven by a desire to see our society a fair one for all. I am lucky enough to work in an environment I really enjoy; as CEO for GFS (Girls Friendly Society), a children’s charity with a mission to address gender inequality for girls and young women. We work with girls across England and Wales in areas where research says they do not have the same life opportunities as their peers – to inspire and empower them to live their best lives. A priority for us is considering inequality through an intersectional lens and so EDI has been at the front of our minds as we endeavour to get better all the time. GFS is an exciting charity that we are proud to be caretakers of. The history is extraordinary as GFS is one of the longest running charities in England and Wales, devoted solely to meeting the needs for girls and young women.  We have a real focus on developing partnerships with organisations that are keen to be involved and support this objective. From an early age, girls are well aware of the far reaching gender inequalities that exist for them. We are focussed on building a fair society one girl at a time by inspiring the girls to think beyond their own experience and empowering them to have the confidence to live the life they want to. This takes hard work and dedication by the volunteers who deliver sessions each week for the girls. In my spare time I enjoy supporting other organisations as a trustee and committee member, time with my family and friends and my adorable spaniels!

Leadership Development is my bag. Design, delivery, facilitation, coaching, events... currently engaged in disrupting the coaching market at Ezra, bringing this wonderful development tool to the many where it has often been perceived for the few.

Peter graduated from medical school way back in 1990. He took a fairly conventional post graduation path for the next decade, completing the usual exams and gaining specialist accreditation in Respiratory Medicine. Before taking the plunge of securing a consultant position he decided to take a year out to explore the world of business, and specifically how the then “new” technology of the internet could be utilized in healthcare. 20 years on and two successful exits from healthtech startups he has been European medical director at Cigna since 2015. Outside of work Peter still dreams of being a rock star and has amassed a collection of guitars that are way too good for his technical ability. He lives in North London and is a lifelong supporter and season ticket holder at a once great Premier League football club.

Gill is a senior human resources professional with over 20 years’ experience in a variety of sectors. She has a strong academic background including a MSc in Coaching and Behavioural Change, MA in Managing Human Resources and a Post Graduate Certificate in Occupational and Business Psychology and is fully committed to continuing professional and personal development. Gill is currently working as Senior Behavioural Scientist for CoachHub. Other experience includes HR Director for Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Head of HR for Scholl Retail and tutor with BPP delivering the whole range of CIPD courses. In addition, she has been an HR consultant working on interim assignments and led the HR function at Del Monte in the UK

A workplace thought-leader who’s passionate about creating human-centric workplaces. Simone homes in on the employee experience and the impact on organisational performance along with data insights to deliver change and business improvement in regard to culture, space, process, and technology. Waking up every day on a mission to make a difference Simone is a fellow of IWFM, the Chair of the IWFM Workspace Special Interest Group, she sits on the editorial committee for Facilitate Magazine and Facilities Management Journal and mentors a bunch of super awesome people! Author of, "The Human-Centric Workplace". an active speaker and blogger in key areas: Human Centric Workplaces - Mental Health - Leadership - Culture - Technology - Ways of Working - Diversity and Inclusion.

20 years of MNC experience across Asia, Europe and Global in Business Leadership, Management Strategy, Business Transformation, Talent Management, Succession Planning, Capabilities, Leadership Development, Culture and Employee Engagement - passionate about advocacy (coaching & mentoring), sustainability, inclusion, organisational psychology, digital transformation

Dr Sophie Dix is the VP of content at Koa Health. Trained as a neuroscientist, Sophie has spent 25 years dedicated to understanding and treating mental health conditions. She is passionate about evidence and ensuring people have access to the right treatment at the right time. For more information on Koa Health visit www.koahealth.com

At bp, I am responsible for articulating our firm-wide neurodiversity vision and identifying an executable strategy that also advances bp’s overall DE&I objectives. I’m a strong believer in achieving neuroinclusion by normalising adjustments that individuals with neurodifferences benefit from, for example by establishing ND-friendly HR processes and everyday workplace experiences. Prior to joining bp in September 2022, I worked in the financial industry for almost 20 years, mainly in investment management roles at HSBC and J.P. Morgan. From 2017-2021 I led the neurodiversity workstream of the Diversity Project, an initiative supported by 80 City firms to improve diversity and inclusion. In 2019, I won the 'Role Model of the Year' award for promoting neurodiversity in the financial industry and beyond, something I still feel very humbled by and am enormously proud of.

Tricia a ‘creative ideas person’, she loves bold thinking to find new ways of at looking at situations to find solutions and help people. Working as an Early Talent Recruitment Inclusion and Diversity Manager and apprentice attraction specialist she is committed to improving diversity, equity and inclusion to help the next generation of talent thrive by ensuring they have equal access to opportunities to help them on their career journeys. A Race Champion and diverse reverse mentor, she helps drive change and inspires others to become allies and sponsors to help build an equitable society. She is passionate in supporting people from underrepresented backgrounds to recognise their achievements and her lived experience of the discrimination towards people of colour and their position in society means she understands why many people, especially women, still struggle to speak up about their successes. As a gold level #IamRemarkable facilitator, she helps people to believe in themselves and have the courage to talk about their accomplishments.

As Wellbeing Lead, Caroline helps create a wellbeing-centric culture where Fidelity International’s employees feel well supported and are able to thrive, asking for help when they need it. She is leading Fidelity’s global wellbeing strategy focussed on four holistic wellbeing pillars: Workplace, Mind, Body & Life. She is also helping to improve accessibility and enablement for employees with disabilities and health conditions, including neurodiversity, invisible illnesses & mental health. Caroline is a certified mindfulness teacher, transformational coach and Mental Health First Aider and has a background in teaching and people & change consulting. She cares passionately about helping people maximise their potential and creating a psychologically safe and inclusive environment where everyone can be truly themselves.

Through learning, I enhance lives by helping people remove obstacles to sustained health and wellbeing. 1999 - 2015: Worked in high-pressure environments in the City while living with drug addiction 2015: After burning out, cleaned up, and retrained as a Wellbeing & Performance Coach 2017: Selected by the BBC to Coach 10 people with Mental Conditions on "Mind Over Marathon" 2021: Working with individuals and multi-sector companies, delivering simple wellbeing solutions