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2 | Name | I hate asking people to put themselves in a box, so please use the free text to describe yourself in a sentence. For example, for me, I would say: I am a British born South Asian Indian woman, and my pronoun is she/her. | What industry do you work in? e.g. financial services, engineering, public services etc | Which country do you live in? | Can you travel if needed? | What's your LinkedIn profile link? | What's your X handle? | What's your website link? (if you have one) | What's your current employment status? e.g. inhouse, consultant etc | How many years have you worked in the industry that you’re working in? | What's the largest event you've spoken at? | What subjects and topics are you confident in talking about? | What's the best way people can contact you? | What's your email address? (please note only add this if you have ticked the above box and you're happy for people to contact you via this channel) | Please add links to any previous events/podcasts you've spoken at or articles you've contributed to or written (no more than five) | |
3 | Addy Frederick | British born African (Nigerian) and Caribbean (Grenada) woman | Financial services | United Kingdom | Yes | http://linkedin.com/in/addy-frederick-99a14926 | @Addy_Frederick | In-house | 12 | 150-300 guests | Corporate Communications; Crisis Communications; Reputation Management; Influencing; Working with the C-suite; Mentoring; The role/value of comms; developing a Comms team | LinkedIn, Email | Addyfrederick@gmail.com | https://www.prmoment.com/pr-insight/six-car-crash-interviews-and-the-lessons-they-offer | ||
4 | Adeeba Hussain | British born, South Asian woman of Pakistani Heritage. She/Her | Communications Consultant | UK | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/adeeba-hussain-mcipr-member-of-amec-19b79aaa | @Adeeba_Hussain | Communications Consultant | 20 | 20-50 guests | Measurement and evaluation, Employee Experience, Inter | Twitter, LinkedIn, Email | Adeebs954@gmail.com | https://www.browningyork.com/guest-post-measurement-impact/ | ||
5 | Advita Patel | British born south Asian woman | Communications | UK | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/advitapatel/ | @commsrebel | https://www.commsrebel.com/ | Consultant | 20 | 1000 plus | Internal communication, employee experience, inclusion, diversity, equity, change management, confidence, leadership, mindset, digital transformation | hello@Commsrebel.com | hello@commsrebel.com | https://theex.space/blog/inclusivity-with-advita-patel https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=5anBcYftCFI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok3QQMTlLYM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tz4iupIU7o | |
6 | Alena Dalskaya | I am a Ukrainian PR & Comms pro working in the field of esports. I have a CIPR diploma. Working on global market is excited but sometimes I face latent professional underestimation my peers all over the world. I guees that world of communications should be more open. | Esports | Ukraine | Yes | https://ua.linkedin.com/in/alena-dalskaya | @AlenaPRaxis | CCO, inhouse | 21 | 300 plus | Women in communications, communications in esports, how to manage team from 11 countries during COVID era, how to build Media Relations all over the globe (we work with 330 media in 53 countries) | LinkedIn, Email | olenadalska@gmail.com | Vopreki online PR marathon (https://womo.ua/top-7-insaytov-s-vopreki-pr-marafon/), tutoring in Kyiv Mogilanska National Universtity | ||
7 | Alex Cole | British born Afro-Caribbean man | Digital Inclusion | United Kingdom | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexcoletin | lexx_cole | www.lifeworksfestival.com | Social innovator and founder | 25 | 150-300 guests | Digital inclusion, social innovation, levelling-up, circular economy and Netzero | LinkedIn, Email | alex.cole@tinventures.co.uk | https://vimeo.com/281693734; https://vimeo.com/120575807 | |
8 | Alex Malouf | I'm an Arab-European (I refuse to say just Brit) who has worked in emerging markets for about 20 years | Power/engineering sector (also worked B2C and government) | UAE | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexmalouf/ | https://twitter.com/alex_malouf | https://alexofarabia.com/ | inhouse | 20 | 300 plus | Ethics, influencer marketing, digital and some other stuff (mainly working in emerging markets and the challenges comms people face) | Twitter, LinkedIn, Email | alexgmalouf@gmail.com | https://campaignme.com/how-is-communications-going-to-change-post-covid-19-by-alex-malouf/ https://campaignme.com/how-is-communications-going-to-change-post-covid-19-by-alex-malouf/ https://www.provokemedia.com/latest/podcast/article/podcast-alex-malouf-on-the-covid-19-corporate-comms-response https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVndpgGaU9o | |
9 | Alex Schillemore | British born white woman - she/her | Government. Most recently defence, but previously diplomacy, dept of health and HMRC. | United Kingdom | Yes | http://linkedin.com/in/alexschillemore | @alexschillemore | Government comms | 12 | 300 plus | Digital communications in government | Twitter, Email | Alex.schillemore@gmail.com | DSEI, Civil Service Live, social media on defence conference | ||
10 | Alistair Dewar | I’m a British born gay white male who lives in Scotland. | Financial services | UK | Yes | https://uk.linkedin.com/in/alistair-dewar-7443519 | @alistair_dewar_ | In house - Senior Manager in Corporate Affairs | 12 | 300 plus | Corporate reputation, corporate communications, communication and reputation strategy, public affairs, integrated communications | Twitter, LinkedIn, Email | alistair.dewar.10@gmail.com | Previous events haven’t been recorded but include the Communications Directors Forum, smaller round table events and internal conferences on communications, reputation and public affairs | ||
11 | Alistair Dewar | I’m a British born gay white male who lives in Scotland. | Financial services | UK | Yes | https://uk.linkedin.com/in/alistair-dewar-7443519 | @alistair_dewar_ | In house - Senior Manager in Corporate Affairs | 12 | 300 plus | Corporate reputation, corporate communications, communication and reputation strategy, public affairs, integrated communications | Twitter, LinkedIn, Email | alistair.dewar.10@gmail.com | Previous events haven’t been recorded but include the Communications Directors Forum, smaller round table events and internal conferences on communications, reputation and public affairs | ||
12 | Amraze Khan | I am a British born gay South Asian Pakistani man. | Higher education | England | Depends on event | https://www.linkedin.com/hp/ | @TheEDIDude | Business partner | 10 | 20-50 guests | Stakeholder communications, media relations, internal communications, social media | Twitter, Email | Amrazekhan1991@gmail.com | |||
13 | Amrit Nijjar | I am a British born South Asian Indian woman, and my pronoun is she/her. | Construction | England | Depends on event | https://www.linkedin.com/in/amritnijjar/ | @amritknijjar | Inhouse | 15 | 150-300 guests | Inclusion, belonging and engagement | |||||
14 | Anita Phagura | I am British born South Asian Indian woman with ADHD. My pronouns are she/her | Construction, Engineering, Transportation | United Kingdom | Yes | www.linkedin.com/in/anita-phagura | @fiercePM | fierceprojectmanagement.com | Consultant | 15 | 150-300 guests | Inclusive Leadership, Career and Leadership Skills for women and those from underrepresented groups, gender diversity, ethnic diversity, neurodivergence , staff retention and engagement | Anita@anitaphagura.com | Guest Podcast episodes 1. Do you podcast - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6PPySOqyMpqLDIK9vC3IOi?si=L8GMdouaT12tj_t-4Uz1og 2. Focus on Why Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/episode/03vZjJtsbpCXdQr9Z07Mck?si=rw-kuAecQmWQOm4-Yz2klA 3. How to become a competent DEI practitioner - https://open.spotify.com/episode/41hv0eZuwnDoWQLY9piMiI?si=coFqFO9QRyqfL3fN2X0AKA | ||
15 | Ann-Marie Blake | I'm a Black British woman | I have worked in complex global organisations and my clients are from across the spectrum | United Kingdom | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-marie-blake/ | achoogirl | www.true-comms.com | Consultant | 25 | 300 plus | I cover a range of topics in addition to communications. I speak about leadership, people-centric change, DEI, inclusion the importance of data literacy for communicators. | LinkedIn, Email | ann-marie@true-comms.com | https://www.richmondevents.com/forums/details/cdf24 https://www.cipr.co.uk/CIPR/Events/Event_Display_Groups.aspx?EventKey=EA23070604&TrainingCode=CPD&WebsiteKey=0379ffac-bc76-433c-9a94-56a04331bf64 https://www.prsa.org/home/get-involved/professional-interest-sections/employee-communications-section/prsa-connect23-employee-communications-conference https://simply-communicate.com/event/simplyic-2023-event/ | |
16 | Anna Lundberg | Born in the UK to Swedish parents, ex-Oxford, ex-Procter & Gamble, I'm now a personal development coach and business mentor, author, and podcast host. | professional training and coaching | United Kingdom | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/annaselundberg/ | https://twitter.com/annaselundberg | https://onestepoutside.com/ https://annaselundberg.com/ | Director of a limited company | 15 | 300 plus | Why it’s time to rethink what we mean by ‘success’ and define it on our own terms; Effective work-life integration and how to build a life and career that gives you more freedom, flexibility and fulfilment; getting out of your comfort zone to reach your next level of growth; how and why you should create a strong personal brand | https://onestepoutside.com/media/ | |||
17 | Annie John | I am a Indian woman, grown up in the Gulf region all my life , and my pronoun is she/her. | Airline, Travel & Tourism | United Arab Emirates | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-john-7b039716?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3B%2FchixvU%2BST6dY01iBoI2%2Bg%3D%3D | None | N/A | Employed as an L&D specialist, Leadership trainer and internal coach | 26 | 20-50 guests | Learning and development, Personal development, Career development, Coaching , leadership, organisational culture etc. | LinkedIn, Email | annie.john72@gmail.com | https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mbwa-what-annie-john/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/remaining-relevant-professionally-especially-long-service-annie-john/ | |
18 | Annique Simpson | I am a British born African-Jamaican (or Black) woman and my pronouns are she/her. | Property/housing | UK | Yes | https://uk.linkedin.com/in/anniquesimpson | @Annique_Simpson | https://anniquesimpson.com/ | In house | 4 | 300 plus | Psychology; Employee voice; Leadership comms; Careers & networking; Content; Experience of Black comms professional | Twitter, LinkedIn | https://www.cause-impact.com/live/ https://cdn.ragan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/9.9_ManagerComms_HouseSlides.pdf https://shop.handhcomms.co.uk/product/2018-report-how-internal-communicators-can-help-leaders-communicate-engage/ https://www.blurb.co.uk/b/10296681-futureproof-edition-four https://youtu.be/rXnafSY9toQ | ||
19 | Armand David | Malaysian-Indian-British immigrant returned from the colonies; my pronouns are he/him, and I'm a polymath geek. | Tech and applied tech - engineering, telecoms, IoT, health & fintech | United Kingdom | Depends on event | https://www.linkedin.com/in/armanddavid/ | https://www.twitter.com/division6 | https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/driving-change-in-comms-6458361116220280833/ | Inhouse | 18 | 3,500 | Comms/marketing strategy (generally), social strategy, creativity in comms, marketing & PR integration, and probably how awesome Cobra Kai is as a piece of television. | Twitter, LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/driving-change-in-comms-6458361116220280833/ - has most of my relevant writing https://medium.com/@division6 - has some possibly less relevant writing And a recent podcast interview with client Sitecore's CMO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XLf6dTcrDk Thank you! Hope this helps! | ||
20 | Ayo Abbas | Black British African | Construction / Built Environment | United Kingdon | Depends on event | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayoabbas/ | @ayoabbas | https://www.abbasmarketing.com | Consultant | 21 | 150-300 guests | Being a women in a traditionally male industry, marketing construction and built environment firms, marketing and selling to corporates/ B2B | LinkedIn, Email | ayo@abbasmarketing.com | My podcast Marketing IN Times of Recovery - https://www.abbasmarketing.com/mitc-podcast - https://www.abbasmarketing.com/mitc-podcast Commentary piece on the Marble Arch Mound - https://www.abbasmarketing.com/blog/marblearchmound-construction-industry-comment Comment piece in the Times about the issues in the construction sector -https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/toxic-and-dysfunctional-industry-in-race-to-the-bottom-kmd8n7ct9 Digital Marketing presentation to over 100 architects via RIBA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3nCs0bKNfk | |
21 | Barbara Phillips | British born woman of African Caribbean heritage. Pronoun she/her | PR and communications | UK | Depends on event | http://linkedin.com/in/barbara-phillips-mprca-73b1333 | @barphi1 | https://www.brownstone.co.uk | Consultant | 20 | 150-300 guests | Racial equity, culture change/behaviour, life strategies | Twitter, LinkedIn, Email | Barbara@brownstone.co.uk | Www.brownstone.co.uk | |
22 | Beatrice Ngalula Kabutakakpua | I was born in Italy from Congolese parents and have been living in the UK | Business services | the UK | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/beatrice-ngalula-kabutakapua/ | https://twitter.com/Kabutakapua | www.kabutakapua.com | CEO and Business Storytelling Consultant | 3 | 300 plus | Employee engagement, storytelling, leadership | LinkedIn, Email | comms@kabutakapua.com | https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/7-beatrice-n-kabutakapua-on-the-power-of/id1512661340?i=100048735246, https://sirkinresearch.com/podcast/the-power-of-storytelling-with-beatrice-ngalula-kabutakapua/ | |
23 | Brenda Hobday | Old British Born Female Entrepreneur, pronoun She | Tech and Events | UK | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendahobday/ | @brendahobday | http://www.showshoppa.com | CEO of two startups | 30 | 300 plus | ECommerce, Entreprenuership, Start Ups, Tech (broadly), Age discimination, Planning for the Worst, Expecting the Best | LinkedIn, Email | BrendHobday@gmail.com | ||
24 | Candace Yung | I am a queer Chinese woman born in Canada and my mission is to help create inclusive environments where everyone feels safe, valued, and inspired to be and do their best. | I have experience in/with all industries. | Canada | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/candace-yung/ | candaceyung.com | Self-employed | 15 | 300 plus | Equity, diversity, and inclusion; leadership development; organizational development (e.g., employee engagement, change management, team development; emotional intelligence, psych safety, psychometrics, coaching, etc.) | LinkedIn, Email | hello@candaceyung.com | https://www.candaceyung.ca/blog https://www.candaceyung.ca/3-tips-to-make-it-safer-when-teaching-race https://www.ualberta.ca/human-resources-health-safety-environment/learning-and-development/leadership-development/leading-influence.html https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266786544_Can_we_lean_healthcare_developing_and_evaluating_a_lean_assessment_tool_in_healthcare_settings | ||
25 | Carl Sargunar | I'm a British and Indian man born in America, my pronouns are he/him | Software engineering | United Kingdom | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/carl-sargunar-63b5814/ | https://twitter.com/carlcod_es | https://carlcod.es | Technical consultant | 20 | 150-300 guests | Web development, Docker, Software engineering, Mobile development | carl@sargunar.com | I maintain a list of the main events on my blog : https://carlcod.es/speaking/ | ||
26 | Carla McKirdy | A US-born latina | Diplomacy / international organization | Austria | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlamckirdy | @carlamckirdy | http://www.carlamckirdy.com | Staff | 8 | 20-50 guests | Social media, translation, multilingualism, content development, multimedia strategy, web writing | Carla.mckirdy@un.org | Podcast: The Next Page, events: internal UN events | ||
27 | Carol Whitworth | I am the founder and spiritual heart of Home, firmly focused on culture, inspiration and creativity. Steering the soon to be 40 year old business into a new era. | Employee Experience | United Kingdom/USA | Yes | http://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-whitworth-77baa21/ | @carolwhitworth | https://www.thisishome.co.uk | CEO and founder | 39 | Biggest crowd 7,500 | Employee Experience/Creativity/communication/workplace culture/meaningful work/women entrepreneurs | Carol@thisishome.co.uk | I can send these as most are password protected | ||
28 | Caroline Klein | I am a white British woman, born in the UK but lived/worked in Japan for about a quarter of my life. Now London based. | Financial servies | UK | Depends on event | https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-klein-81989/ | https://twitter.com/CarolineSKlein | Director at a PR agency but my previous experience has all been in house in broad MarComms roles. | 16 | 100-150 guests | PR, internal comms, cross cultural communication, looking for roles in communications, differences between agency and inhouse (and anything to do with Japan - niche I know!) | https://www.haggiepartners.com/crossing-the-floor/ , https://www.haggiepartners.com/kindly-refrain-from-amphibological-abstruseness-in-explanations/ , https://www.haggiepartners.com/communicate-podcast/ | ||||
29 | Carolyne Mitchell | Scottish born, white Scottish woman over 50. She/her, although questioning society's expectation of what female is. | Solutions across intelligence, water, infrastructure, health and power | Scotland | Yes | linkedin.com/in/carolynemitchell | @cal444 | carolynemitchell.wordpress.com | Consultant | 30 | 300 plus | Comms planning, social media, social media in emergencies, future proofing comms | carolyne.mitchell@jacobs.com | |||
30 | Cath Brew | I am an Australian born gay woman living in the UK. My pronouns are she/her. | Artist, social justice, education, Globally mobile life/expats | United Kingdom | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinebrew | @DrawntoaStory | www.drawntoastory.com | Self employed | 4 | 300 plus | LGBTQ+ inclusion (particularly in international schools), identity and belonging, conversations about challenging subjects | LinkedIn, Email | admin@drawntoastory.com | 1. Tandem Nomads (Podcast) The simple thing solo-entrepreneurs can do to support gender diversity and non binary people with Cath Brew https://tandemnomads.com/podcast/tn232-the-simple-thing-solo-entrepreneurs-can-do-to-support-gender-diversity-and-non-binary-people-with-cath-brew/ 2. In Transit (Podcast) Unlikely Connections with Jerry Jones and Cath Brew https://www.sundaebean.com/2019/10/07/144-unlikely-connections-with-jerry-jones-and-cath-brew/ 3. FIGT Conference 2018 - Unlikely Connections https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2566009540382191&t=2 4. Being a Distance Child 'of' (LGBTQ+ book chapter) in Being A Distance Son or Daughter (to be published July 2022) https://www.distancefamilies.com/being-a-distance-son-or-daughter.html 5. Drawn to a Deeper Story podcast - about the lives that challenge us and the difficult conversations about them. https://drawntoastory.com/podcast/ | |
31 | Chared Verschuur-Ballo (she/her) | Journalist turned comms consultant. Filipino woman based in the Netherlands. Dutch and English-speaking. Global optimist. Lifelong learner. Belonging advocate. Mom. Wife. Ultralight traveler. Repurposer & DIYer. | Communication & consulting | The Netherlands | Depends on event | https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamgoodcomms/ | I left X when Elon Musk took over. | https://goodcomms.nl | Consultant | 20 | 20-50 guests | Belonging at work, gender-balanced leadership, DEI, constructive narratives | LinkedIn, Email | chared@goodcomms.nl | https://vimeo.com/873513624 | |
32 | Charu Malhotra | British born south Asian woman | Tech | England | Yes | http://linkedin.com/in/charumalhotra1 | Cm_charu | In house | 8 | 300 plus | Employer branding, external communications,employee advocacy ,inclusion & belonging | LinkedIn, Email | Charumalhotra9@icloud.com | |||
33 | Chaya Mistry | British born Indian origin living and working in The Netherlands | Consulting and Coaching | The Netherlans | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaya-mistry/ | @chayamistry | https://www.humanlyconsulting.com/ | Consultant | 20 | 150-300 guests | Leadership Communication, Human and authentic Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence, Dialogue and Conversation, Purpose, executive presence and storytelling | LinkedIn, Email | chaya@humanlyconsulting.com | Comms Hero Panel member- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6706496353163382784--P9S Workshop- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6739062050405851136-Q_Qw CIPR National Conference - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/chaya-mistry_people-in-the-centre-of-the-new-world-humanly-activity-6732956626220855296-EwY2 Panel - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/chaya-mistry_crisiscommunications-changecommunications-activity-6719849957446213633-J3XP Podcast guest- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/chaya-mistry_exploring-bias-with-chaya-mistry-meeting-activity-6715631079224619008-Ij4n | |
34 | Chloe Knight | I am a British-born woman of mixed English and Jamaican heritage. | Mental health | UK | Depends on event | http://linkedin.com/in/chloe-knight-comms | @ChloeKcomms | In-house | 8 | 100-150 guests | Mental health, BAME staff networks, member engagement, web content | Chloe.knight4854@gmail.com | https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/campaigns/introducing-digital-diaries/podcasting-at-nhs-confederation-mental-health-network | |||
35 | Claire Quansah | I am a proud Black British Ghanian-Mancunian. My pronouns are she/her | Communications | United Kingdom | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-quansah/ | https://twitter.com/aniteyec | www.quansahconsulting.com | Self employed agency ops consultant | 18 | 100-150 guests | Careers in comms, people management, development, BME representation in comms/creative industries | LinkedIn, Email | claire@quansahconsulting.com | https://www.agencyhackers.com/good-agencies-roadshow/good-agencies-roadshow-manchester-speakers/ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s3-e1-room-for-more-black-women-in-comms/id1349273676?i=1000633124987 https://dansodergren.medium.com/the-future24-event-insights-intelligence-action-jan-17th-10am-eacb5f5e63ec https://www.womeninmedia.org.uk/conference https://newsroom.cipr.co.uk/cipr-confirmed-as-official-supporters-of-2020-bme-pr-pros-winter-series-with-member-discount/ https://newsroom.cipr.co.uk/cipr-confirmed-as-official-supporters-of-2020-bme-pr-pros-winter-series-with-member-discount/ | |
36 | Claire Quansah | Ghanaian born, Manchester based, black British woman (she/her) | Communications agency | United Kingdom | Depends on event | https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/claire-quansah-64829119&ved=2ahUKEwij5Zef7eLvAhXKgP0HHZOfCVsQFjAAegQIAxAC&usg=AOvVaw3xdxzon__gh7qEnp2-NNWq | @aniteyec | Head of client and business development- agency | 15 | 100-150 guests | Career development, women in PR | Twitter, LinkedIn, Email | Claire.quansah@social.co.uk | https://www.womeninmedia.org.uk/conference https://newsroom.cipr.co.uk/cipr-confirmed-as-official-supporters-of-2020-bme-pr-pros-winter-series-with-member-discount/ | ||
37 | Clare Parker | Obsessed with social mobility opportunities as I came from a northern council estate. | Central Government Arms Length Body | England | Depends on event | http://linkedin.com/in/clare-parker-17594a12 | @Wavingcloud | In house head of communications | 20 | 20-50 guests | Strategic communications, evaluation | Twitter, Email | clare.parker12@gmail.com | |||
38 | Coy Griffin | I am an American born Afro-Latina woman, and my pronoun is she/her. | Fashion Technology | United States | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/coygriffin/ | theyoc.com/aboutme | Consultant | 5 | 100-150 guests | Fashion Technology, Fashion Analytics, Augmented Reality | LinkedIn, Email | coy@theyoc.com | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4mY3v9SqF0 | ||
39 | Cristina Chapman | Energy & health | UK | Depends on event | https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristina-chapman-a40457b/ | @ChappersChats | https://www.bgs.ac.uk/ | In house | 20 | 150-300 guests | Crisis comms, external and public affairs, energy transition, Covid communications and Government Covid Response, science and risk communications, government relations, democratic engagement, public engagement. | https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/its-easy-angry-much-harder-work-through-systemic-change-chapman/ | ||||
40 | Cynthia Fortlage | Queer white woman with a transgender history | D&I education | Uk | Yes | https://linkedin.com/in/cfortlage | @cfortlage | https://www.cynthiafortlage.com | Self employed | 7 | 300 plus | I speak at the intersection of human rights, sexuality, gender, privilege, and psychological safety | LinkedIn, Email | cynthiafortlage@cynthiafortlage.com | There are so many, my YouTube channel has quite a few videos https://youtube.com/@cafservices | |
41 | Damian Kerlin | Originally from Northern Ireland, I am a gay man now living in Cardiff, South Wales and my pronouns are he/him. | PR, media and journalism | United Kingdom | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/damian-kerlin-4996a97b/ | @damianKerlin | www.damiankerlin.com | PR consultant, freelance LGBTQ+ features writer and interviewer | 9 | 100-150 guests | LGBTQ+, diversity and inclusion, people and culture, same sex parenting | LinkedIn, Email | hello@damiankerlin.com | https://gcn.ie/growing-up-gay-northern-ireland/, https://attitude.co.uk/article/homophobes-arent-scared-of-kids-discussing-sexuality-theyre-scared-of-them-not-being-straight-1/26762/, https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/couple-who-want-change-perception-23009946, https://www.iwa.wales/agenda/2022/02/queer-life-stories-today-yesterday-and-tomorrow/ | |
42 | Dan Holden | British born, White gay man | Consumer rights | United Kingdom | Yes | https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dan-holden-mcipr | @holddani | https://horizoncomms.co.uk/ | In-house internal communications practitioner | 8 | 20-50 guests | Internal communications, engaging volunteers, CPD and staff forums/networks | Twitter, LinkedIn, Email | dan@horizoncomms.co.uk | https://horizoncomms.co.uk/blog/ | |
43 | Dawn Carrington | I am a white British woman and am part of the LGBT+ community. My pronoun is she/her. | Public relations | Brazil | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/me?trk=p_mwlite_feed_updates-secondary_nav | Consultant | 28 | 300 plus | Public relations, internal communications, remote communication, generative AI : artificial intelligence in a communications context | ||||||
44 | Dayana Kibilds | I was born in Venezuela to white and black grandparents from 4 different countries, and I’ve lived in 6 countries myself. | Higher education | Canada | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dayanakibilds | Kibilds | Consultant | 12 | 300 plus | Content strategy, enrollment marketing | Day@picklejarcommunications.com | Confab, ContentEd, HighEdWeb, CASE, Utterly Content | |||
45 | Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe | I am a British Asian now and originally from India. My pronoun is she/her | corporate communications | UK | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepamthomas | https://twitter.com/deepathomas | https://anchor.fm/deepa-thomas-sutcliffe | Head of Engagement at Cabinet Office | 26 | 300 plus | Corporate communications, Public Relations, Multiculturalism, Leadership, Social Impact, Responsible Business | LinkedIn, Email | deepathomas@gmail.com | Article on EQ: https://www.prca.org.uk/The-art-of-emotional-intelligence Event: Life lessons in resilience from Saudi Arabia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsW-g3oAh3g Article on cross-cultural agility: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/demonstrating-cross-cultural-agility-deepa-thomas-sutcliffe/ Article on storytelling: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/art-storytelling-deepa-thomas-sutcliffe/ Meet the Mancunian podcast (host): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/meet-the-mancunian-podcast/id1603224835 | |
46 | Dev Mistry | Cis gay South Asian man (He/Him) | Entertainment and Tech | England | Yes | https://uk.linkedin.com/in/devrmistry | Demistryman | In House | 10 | 300 plus | Internal Communications, Stakeholder Relations, DE&I, DE&I through communications, creating your own spaces, goal setting, broadcast communications (in house), campaigns and culture, Purpose/Vision, creating lasting narratives. | LinkedIn, Email | Dev@dice.fm | https://simply-communicate.com/5-minutes-dev-mistry/ https://www.communicatemagazine.com/conferences/archived-conferences/internal-communications-and-the-challenges-of-covid-19-starrecording-availablestar/speakers/ https://www.ioic.org.uk/member-downloads/voicemagazine/voice-magazine-october-2020 | ||
47 | Dhruti Shah | I'm a Londoner through and through. I was brought up in the Jain faith, have Kenyan and Indian heritage. My pronoun is she/her. | Media, tech, consultancy, publishing, environment, journalism | United Kingdom | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhrutishahstoryteller/ | https://twitter.com/dhrutishah | www.dhrutishah.com | Consultant | 17 | 300 plus | Journalism; storytelling; diversity, equity and inclusion; social mobility; breaking barriers; media | LinkedIn, Email | hello@dhrutishah.com | All my events/ podcasts are here: https://dhrutishah.com/featured-on/ | |
48 | Diana Bonczar | I’m a communications consultant, trainer and mentor with working experience in Poland, where I come from, and the Czech Republic, where I live now. I observe that Central European perspective is missing from the general comms discussion although this part of the world is home to many SSCs, BPOs as well as interesting native businesses. | Engineering/IT, financial services (both corporations and scale-ups) | Czech Republic, Poland | Depends on event | https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-bonczar/ | n/a | Consultant (self-employed) | 13 | 100-150 guests | Internal communications, company culture, employer branding | LinkedIn, Email | di.bonczar@gmail.com | https://inko.club/what-internal-comms-can-do-for-employer-branding-when-candidates-sit-at-home/ https://inko.club/how-internal-communications-can-support-mental-health-in-uncertain-times/ Face 2013 - IC conference in Warsaw, Poland: https://gfmp.com.pl/rozwoj/face-archiwum/ | ||
49 | Diana Peltier | I am an African-American woman and my pronoun is she/her. | Professional Services | USA | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianapeltier/ | I don't use Twitter much - it's @Diana11728 | Consultant | 25 | 300 plus | Communications, Change Management, Employee Engagement | LinkedIn, Email | diana.peltier1@gmail.com | |||
50 | Dillan Shikotra | I am a British born South Asian Indian man | Financial Services | United Kingdom | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillanshikotra | https://www.dillan-s.co.uk/ | Consultant | 10 | 300 plus | Value of IC, Diversity, Employee Survey, Comms Maturity Assessment, Strategic Comms, Values Development, Narrative/Story Development | LinkedIn, Email | dillan@dillan-s.co.uk | |||
51 | Dominic Shadbolt | I am a 52y old 12 Canadian/British chap who has had MS for 28y now. | Patient Advocacy these days. Before: Pharmaceuticals/IT/Consulting | UK - near Oxford | Yes | http://www.linkedin.com/in/djs | @theMSguide @DJS_KBO | http://dominicshadbolt.com | self-employed | 15 | 150-300 guests | Multiple Sclerosis, MS Patient Experience, Complex Sales Process, Lone-actor Terrorist radicalisation (I am not joking!) | Twitter, LinkedIn, Email | dshadbolt@gmail.com | I've lectured extensively commercially for clients like IBM, Siebel, Fujiysu Siemens, Comverse. If required I can share academic work or my blog is public. I also fronted several video series for Shift.MS | |
52 | Eduvie Martin | I'm black, moved to London 2 years ago on my current role as Global Internal Comms Manager for BAT but never lost my love for my African culture and my passion for our start-ups. I co-own the largest comic book producing company in Africa with my husband called Comic Republic. You could describe me as a vibrant, energetic African with an infectious passion for all things comms . | FMCG | London | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/eduviemartin | @comicrepublicng | https://www.thecomicrepublic.com/ | Employed | 13 | 300 plus | D&I, Entrepreneurship, Internal Comms, Stakeholder Engagement | LinkedIn, Email | eduviemartin@thecomicrepublic.com | ||
53 | Edwina Mullins | Digital Marketing Agency Owner with a passion for food and all things tech! | Marketing | United Kingdom | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwinamullins/ | /edwina_mullins | https://socialb.co.uk/ | Agency Owner + Consultant | 18 | 150-300 guests | Anything digital marketing, marketing strategy, trends, tools and insights | edwina@socialb.co.uk | https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-masterclasses/guardian-masterclass-blog/2022/nov/17/should-your-digital-marketing-strategy-change-in-times-of-recession; https://www.linkedin.com/posts/edwinamullins_over-the-counter-otc-healthcare-brands-activity-7138204901167259648-ywHC/; https://account.mblseminars.com/Speaker/Edwina%20Mullins/4077; https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/more-business-usual-why-disruption-answer-sustainable-edwina-mullins/; https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-make-better-business-growth-decisions-edwina-mullins-mcim/ | ||
54 | Elita Laya | I am Elita (they), a Black, queer, trans, and nonbinary scholar-activist with a background in counseling, education, and leadership. I have a master's degree in counseling psychology from the University of San Francisco, a master's degree in cultural studies from Claremont Graduate University, and I'm a current PhD candidate in Education, Urban Leadership. | Educational Services and Social Services | USA | Yes | https://linkedin.com/in/elitalaya | elitalaya.com | I am a education liberation activist, poet, and speaker who has been professionally consulting organizations, programs, and individuals on critical social justice dialogues since 2017. As Principal Consultant for The Center for Critical Mentoring and Youth Work, I disrupt oppressive institutions by supporting student activism, abolitionist social change, and fostering liberatory spaces for professionals and practitioners. | 9 | 300 plus | I offer offer poetry readings, course visits, workshop facilitation, and ready-to-go presentations on: my lived experiences and education journey, student activism, youth leadership, critical mentoring, JEDI and oppression 101, anti-oppressive education and counseling practices, trans and gender-inclusive schools, LGBTQ+ social change, Black wellness and healing, education trauma and inequity, and liberatory language. I see speaking invitations as community storytelling opportunities that are purposefully meant to invite you to reach deep into your being. Who are you? What are the stories that have been told about you? To you? Which ones have you claimed? Is there anything that can be reclaimed? Most importantly, where is there space to unlearn, emancipate, and liberate yourself, your beliefs, the work, and our communities? I am committed to demanding more than minimal from institutions, organizations, and individuals. I call on us to co-create change, harness our collective power, and fuck shit up. Together, we reclaim liberatory minds, bodies, and futures. | LinkedIn, Email | elitalaya@gmail.com | |||
55 | Elsie Merhi | I am a Lebanese woman that was born and raised in sunny UAE 🇦🇪 | Advertising | United Arab Emirates | No | https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/elsiemerhi | elzbellsbells | Digital Account Manager at an Advertising Agency | 5 | Fewer than 20 guests | Social Media | LinkedIn, Email | Elsiemerhi@gmail.com | I spoke at an internal company event in which I had to present to MBA students interested in knowing more about JWT (my old agency) and the importance of social media | ||
56 | Elsie Ofulue | I am African Born British | Financial services / Events | United Kingdom | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/elsie-ofulue-72798629 | https://x.com/elsieofulue?s=21&t=mK1ydsWB3Qte9R6LhO8_4w | Vice President, EMEA Head of Internal Communications for Technology at Morgan Stanley | 10 | 100-150 guests | Internal communications, Mentorship, Impact, Career, Weddings & Events | elsieofulue@yahoo.com | https://thecommsavenue.com/how-to-win-in-2024-career-advice-from-senior-communications-professionals/ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MIxiTXGpQBA https://loveweddingsng.com/2019/03/elsie-ofulue-hosts-the-first-edition-of-the-planners-clinic/ https://rw.linkedin.com/posts/the-comms-avenue_thecommsavenue-communications-activity-7053629511040401410-3PyQ | |||
57 | Emma Duke | I’m a white British woman and my pronoun is she/her | Publishing, education | UK | Yes | http://linkedin.com/in/emmaduke | @emma_duke | http://www.publicrelationsoxford.co.uk/ | Head of Communications, Education, Oxford University Press (in-house) | 16 | 100-150 guests | Resilience, imposter syndrome, flexible working / equality for women in the workplace, fake news, integrated campaigns, | Twitter, LinkedIn, Email | Emma.duke@oup.com | https://influenceonline.co.uk/2020/09/21/vulnerability-and-resilience-during-covid-a-lesson-for-businesses-in-2020/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/having-all-really-much-ask-emma-duke https://influenceonline.co.uk/2017/12/07/public-relations-imposter-syndrome/ | |
58 | Frank Suyker | I am a non-native keynote speaker from the Netherlands (he) | I give advise to all kinds of industries | The Netherlands | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/fsuyker/ | frankreate.com | Inhouse & consultant | 12 | 300 plus | How to level up your branding | LinkedIn, Email | fsuyker@gmail.com | |||
59 | Freeha Rafiq | British born Pakistani woman, my pronoun is she/her | Pharmaceutical | England | Yes | https://uk.linkedin.com/in/freeha-rafiq-74065213 | In-house | 17 | 150-300 guests | Public relations, internal communication, patient advocacy, media relations all in healthcare | LinkedIn, Email | Freeha.rafiq@takeda.com | ||||
60 | Freeha Rafiq | British born Pakistani woman, my pronoun is she/her | Pharmaceutical | England | Yes | https://uk.linkedin.com/in/freeha-rafiq-74065213 | In-house | 17 | 150-300 guests | Public relations, internal communication, patient advocacy, media relations all in healthcare | LinkedIn, Email | Freeha.rafiq@takeda.com | ||||
61 | Gail Strachan | Change Champion. Single, Black, Female, Equity advocate, Mama Bear and change maker for a more equitable and just society as we advance the Technology age. | Public Relations, Communications and Technology | Canada | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gailstrachan/ | Inhouse Consultant | 20 | 300 plus | Inclusion, Technology, Human Potential | LinkedIn, Email | gail@strachanstrategies.com; gail@theuboranetwork.com depending on the need. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvxrs_ShGc0 | |||
62 | Gihan Hyde | I am Sudanese/Yemeni whose purpose in life and work is to help people feel valued and heard | A Mix of industries including Construction, Financial services, NGOs, Energy, and Government | UK | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gihanam/ | @gehanam | Consultant | 20 | 100-150 guests | Change Communications, Emotional Intelligence, Mindset/Cultural Change, story telling, employee advocacy, mentoring | gihan.hyde@gmail.com | ||||
63 | Grant Harris | I am an American-born Black Autistic man. My pronouns are He/Him/His. | Management consulting | USA | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantharris555/ | https://www.compliancetocommunity.com/ | Consultant | 5 | 300 plus | neurodiversity, workplace culture, strategic thinking, organizational behavior, and diversity equity and inclusion | LinkedIn, Email | grant@compliancetocommunity.com | https://spoti.fi/48TTBgy, https://bit.ly/3sDPhTh, https://bit.ly/3ujC9mP | ||
64 | Gregor Jones | British Male. | Local Government | United Kingdom | Yes | https://uk.linkedin.com/in/gregor-jones | @DigitalGregor | In House | 6 | 150-300 guests | Digital Communications, website, social media and modern digital channels. How to improve and enhance your digital platforms. | |||||
65 | Gunjan Kafil | Born, raised and educated in India, worked in the Middle East for 14 years and now in Canada, she/her | Infrastructure and Transportation | Canada | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gunjankafil/ | https://gunjankafil.com/ | Inhouse | 14 | Fewer than 20 guests | Engagement, Change Management | LinkedIn, Email | gunjan.kafil@gmail.com | https://gunjankafil.com/2020/10/06/ascend-conference-lens-of-a-new-canadian/ https://gunjankafil.com/2021/03/22/goal-settings-leveraging-your-values/ https://gunjankafil.com/2020/11/02/public-speaking-and-communications/ | ||
66 | Haleh Moravej | I am an Iranian Persian/ British Nutritional Scientist and sustainable food leader/activist. | Education | England | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/halehmoravej | @HalehMoravej | www.metmunch.com | Nutritional Scientist, full time Senior Lecturer and sustainable food consultant | 20 | 300 plus | Nutritional Sciences, Future Food, Food innovation, Food Sustainability, public engagement | Twitter, LinkedIn | |||
67 | Hani Salih | I am British of Ethiopian heritage, my pronouns are he/him | Built environment, Events, Art, Architecture, Policy, Research and Public programming | England | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hani-salih/ | @haanisaalih | hanisalih.com | Senior Researcher, Curator, Moderator and Advisor | 4 | 150-300 guests | Confident in speaking about health and wellbeing impacts on people and communities, social impact, systemic change and am confident in moderating discussions and events across a wide and incredibly varied set of contexts and settings. | hani.s.113@gmail.com | Hosted and moderated an event on the rental crisis - https://hanisalih.com/the-rent-emergency Appeared on a podcast to discuss my work at the Quality of Life Foundation on the Association for Collaborative Design (ACD) - https://soundcloud.com/asso_of_collab_design/hani-salih-quality-of-life-foundation#t=0:00 Took part in a headline panel at the 2023 Festival of Place to discuss the work I've done with the Myplace Finsbury Park programme - https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7082310566043602944/ Hosted and interviewed Dr Kojo Koram at an event discussing his book and the legacy of the empire on global financial and political systems to a packed audience in Rotterdam - https://hanisalih.com/the-aftermath-of-empire Produced, curated and hosted an event as part of the London Festival of Architecture, which was selected a "curator's pick" event by the festival - https://hanisalih.com/the-structure-of-practice | ||
68 | Hayat Rachi | I am a British born Moroccan woman, pronouns she/her/hers. | Tech | England | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayatrachi | @hayatrachi | www.hayatrachi.com | Chief Marketing Officer | 8 | 300 plus | Tech, business, marketing, B2B, B2C, SaaS, public sector comms, data, e-commerce | Twitter, LinkedIn | |||
69 | Hel Reynolds | I’m a creative and positive white woman with chronic autoimmune disease and ADHD. | Professional training services | UK | No | linkedin.com/in/helenreynolds | @HelReynolds | commscreatives.com | Business owner | 17 | 300 plus | Social media, creativity, entrepreneurship, neurodiversity, and any combination of these things together | Twitter, LinkedIn, Email | Helen@commscreatives.com | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ctwRxZMqTwgwLeGXY8ysH?si=McUlf94OQTeDlDxlUNs4WQ | |
70 | Hena Husain | British Born. South Asian woman (Pakistani) | tech, PR, social media, content | United Kingdom, London | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hena-husain/ | @henaMH | https://thecontentarchitects.com | Founder/ Thought Leadership Consultant | 10 | 300 plus | Personal Branding, Social Media, Founder, Entrepreneurship | Twitter, LinkedIn, Email | hena@thecontentarchitects.com | Lectured at University of West London | |
71 | Himangini Khanna | Indian, born in Norway and lived in the UK and other parts of Europe. She/Her | Tech Scale-ups | Stockholm, Sweden | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/himangini-khanna-00498a72/ | Inhouse - Head of Internal Comms/Employee Engagement | 5 | 100-150 guests | Comms, Internal Comms, Employee Experience, Career development, Resilience | Most of them have been private or internal events. An example of an internal moderation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsAXPM1ENl4&feature=youtu.be | |||||
72 | Hina Sharma | British Born South Asian women, understands culture wars and living to tell the tales. | B2B Tech | England | Yes | https://uk.linkedin.com/in/hinasharma1 | In-house | 26 | 100-150 guests | Executive Comms / Coaching / Employee Engagement | LinkedIn, Email | Hina.sharma1@gmail.com | https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dance-vibes-business-hina-sharma-akmfe?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-mba-action-hina-sharma?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via https://careers.pitneybowes.com/global/en/blogarticle/women-trailblazers-on-pitney-bowes-frontlines https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/skateboard-meetings-build-empathy-connections-hina-sharma?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-does-engagement-feel-like-hina-sharma?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via | |||
73 | Jahanara Chaudhry | I am a British-Pakistani woman from West London. My pronouns are she/her. | Comms consultancy | England | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jahanarac/ | @JCLDNPR | Comms consultancy agency | 1.5 | 100-150 guests | Personal experience of being a WOC new to the industry, treatment of other POC at junior level, how senior roles are moulded by expectations etc. Can speak about LGBT+ representation also. | Twitter, LinkedIn, Email | jahanarachaudhry@gmail.com | |||
74 | James | I am a Gay person, and my pronouns are He/Him | Built Environment Consultancy | United Kingdom | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamescjordan/ | JamesColmJordan | Consultant | 6 | 20-50 guests | Public Transport and Sustainability | LinkedIn, Email | james.jordan@wsp.com | |||
75 | Jamie Klingler | I am an American White woman who moved to London twenty years ago, my pronouns are she/her. | Media | United Kingdom | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/photogirluk?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app | Jamieklingler | www.jamieklingler.com | Consultant | 22 | 300 plus | Campaigning, activism, women’s safety, police reform, representation, glass ceiling, imposter syndrome, women’s rights | Twitter, LinkedIn, Email | Info@jamieklingler.com | https://linktr.ee/jamieklingler | |
76 | Jason “JC” Gayle | Career development, DEI, Leadership, Life coaching | USA | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-jc-gayle-6711899a/ | N/A | www.jcgayle.com | Consultant | 10 | 150-300 guests | Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Career Development | here@compelmovement.com | https://youtu.be/rYxsup7JjQw | |||
77 | Joanna Blackburn | I am a Filipino immigrant to the UK who has a particular interest in using digital to facilitate employee engagement and change communications. | Government | UK | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannablackburn/ | @mancypino | Full Time Civil Servant | 20 | 300 plus | Digital communications, marketing and campaigns, stakeholder communications, internal comms and employee engagement | https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/Network/National_Conference.aspx http://www.westminster-briefing.com/event/social-media-conference-manchester https://beisdigital.blog.gov.uk/2016/02/15/digital-team-in-government/ | ||||
78 | Joanna Parsons | I am an Irish woman, working remotely in a seaside town on the outskirts of Dublin | Internal communications in tech | Ireland | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannaparsons/ | In-house | 10 | 150-300 guests | Communications in a hybrid and remote world, particularly the shift towards asynchronous workplace communication in the new world of work. Effective internal communication to align employees around a business strategy, creative ways to engage employees, how to make your communications memorable and NOT BORING! | LinkedIn, Email | joanna.marie.parsons@gmail.com | https://abcomm.co.uk/podcasts/episode/episode-71-effective-comms-starts-with-knowing-yourself/ | |||
79 | Joanne Patch | I am a British white woman/robot and part-time wheelchair user. | Aviation | UK | Yes | http://linkedin.com/in/joannehowe92 | @JoanneMHowe | Employed in-house | 10 | 100-150 guests | Street homelessness and crisis communications, engaging a diverse workforce, my own experiences of disability discrimination | |||||
80 | John Clegg | I am a gay, white, cis-gendered male with dyslexia, from an inter-racial family with dual Anglo-American citizenship. | Not-for-Profit | UK | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/cleggjohn/ | @johnclegguk | N/A | Inhouse interim/contract | 10 | 100-150 guests | Internal Communications, Corporate culture, AI, Small teams | LinkedIn, Email | johnaclg@gmail.com | https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/CIPR/Events/Event_Display_Groups.aspx?EventKey=IN24031904 https://simply-communicate.com/event/simplyic-2023-event/ https://simply-communicate.com/home/simply-events/simplyic-2024-speakers/ https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-metvh-14b8194 https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/Events/Event_Display_Groups.aspx?EventKey=NP23012604 | |
81 | Josh Smikle | I am a British born mixed heritage male of Caribbean descent. My pronouns are he/him | Public Sector Recruitment | UK - England | Depends on event | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshsmikle/ | Employed | 5 | 150-300 guests | D&I in the workplace & recruitment practices. Being black & British. Recruitment & careers advice | LinkedIn, Email | smikle15@gmail.com | ||||
82 | Julie Bannerjea | I am Canadian born South Asian woman and my pronoun is she/her | financial and professional services | canada | Depends on event | https/www/linkedin.com/in/juliebannerjea | @bannerjea | https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliebannerjea | Search mode | 15 | 150-300 guests | Resilience Leadership, Pursuit of Happiness and Passion | LinkedIn, Email | Jbannerjea@gmail.com | n/a | |
83 | Kate Arms | I'm a British, American, neurodivergent, genderqueer woman living in Canada and my pronouns are she/they. | software engineering | Canada | Depends on event | https://www.linkedin.com/in/katearmscoach/ | https://twitter.com/Kate_Arms | inhouse | 9 | 300 plus | Emotional Intelligence, Psychological Safety, Innovation and Creativity, Leadership, Resilience, Organizational Behaviour | https://podcast.leadershipartsreview.com/ https://youtu.be/wjE6hQV7jOY https://podknife.com/episodes/128-thriving-with-intensity-with-kate-arms https://t.co/y4f973JjAS https://positivedisintegration.substack.com/p/autopsychotherapy-and-self-leadership?utm_source=url | ||||
84 | Kate Isichei | British Black African. | Technology but relatively agnostic | UK, England | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kateisichei/ | @kisichei | http://www.wheretolookcomms.co.uk | Internal Communications Freelancer/Consultant | 20 | 300 plus | Collaboration, Leadership Visibility, Engagement, Internal Communication channels, Employee Voice | LinkedIn, Email | kateisichei@wheretolookcomms.co.uk | https://open.spotify.com/show/2M7fnqF9NbJNjfGtGygvwd | |
85 | Katia Hougaard | I am a third culture kid who is of Danish and British-American descent, and I currently call the UK my home. I am non binary and am comfortable with the pronouns she/they | Plant Biology and Biological Sciences | UK | Depends on event | https://www.linkedin.com/in/katia-hougaard-19b169100/ | https://twitter.com/katia_hougaard | https://www.instagram.com/katia_plantscientist/ | PhD Student | 10 | 150-300 guests | Plant Biology, Sustainability, Botany, Science, Women and LGBTQ people in Science, Navigating Academia, The Natural World, Organic Gardening, Gender Identity | k.hougaard16@imperial.ac.uk | https://www.mosibyl.com/ https://open.spotify.com/episode/04FrlO8a7ICDaPSFTcYdDN https://www.timesofbiotech.com/ | ||
86 | Keith Riley | Gay white man (he / him) | Legal services (internal communications) | United Kingdom | Yes | http://linkedin.com/in/keithriley-whitt | @itskeithriley | Inhouse FT | 2 | 300 plus | Coming out / lgbtq & faith / communications / media comms | Twitter, LinkedIn, Email | Keithrileywhitt@gmail.com | Co host and producer / internal miscommunications podcast. Panellist at leader like me diversity in PR find 2020. | ||
87 | Kenya Crawford | Black, queer, woman, pronoun she/they | Mental health, racial equity consultant | USA | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenya-crawford-lmhc-m-a-ed-m-bb08b753/ | @kenyacrawford_ | www.kenyacrawford.com | Executive Director- Racial Equity Consultant & Licensed therapist | 7 | 300 plus | Mental health, healing racial trauma, workplace racial trauma, anti-racism | Kenya@kenyacrawford.com | HUFFINGTON POST, ESSENCE, MINDBODYGREEN, POPSUGAR, PLANNED PARENTHOOD | ||
88 | Keopu Reelitz | Part-Hawaiian woman born, raised and now living in Hawaii but having spent nearly a decade living in the continental U.S. | Government | U.S. | Depends on event | https://www.linkedin.com/in/keopu | Keopu | In-house | 5 | 150-300 guests | Working as a millennial, working with executives, the importance of cultivating relationships in comms work, transparency and accountability via comms, public service | Twitter, LinkedIn, Email | keopu.reelitz@gmail.com | https://open.spotify.com/episode/4E8CynedolBZLLv4INGDZQ?si=gclAbXxkQKmYsl9QCdoI6Q | ||
89 | Keryn Seal | I am a British former Paralympic athlete and my pronoun is he/him. | Cyber security | England | Yes | https://uk.linkedin.com/in/keryn-seal-13ba18145.co.uk | Kerynseal4 | Consultant | 7 | 150-300 guests | Disability, accessibility, diversity, organisational change, career transition, high performance | All on LinkedIn featured articles section on my profile | ||||
90 | Kimberley-Marie Sklinar | I'm a neurodiverse British-Ukrainian woman and my pronouns are she/her. | Internal communications and change communications | United Kingdom | Depends on event | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimsklinarinternalcomms | @dosomethingkim | In-house | 6 | 300 plus | Accessible communication, internal communication, intranet, change communication, employee engagement | Twitter, LinkedIn, Email | Kim@kmsklinar.co.uk | |||
91 | Kisha Velazquez | I'm a 30-something first generation american black women with parents from Jamaica. Pronoun is she/her. | Financial services. Digital marketing manager. | United States | Depends on event | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kishavelazquez | @kisha_velazquez | In-house digital marketing manager | 1 | I haven't spoken at any event yet | Digital marketing, content marketing, email communications | https://www.firstpagestrategy.com/blog/its-more-important-than-ever-to-create-content-that-isnt-tone-deaf | ||||
92 | Kulbir Sandhu | Sikh, Northern, gay, (he/him) | Healthcare | UK | Depends on event | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kulbirsandhu/ | https://twitter.com/KulbirSandhu1 | https://www.onelovecommunications.co.uk/ | consultant | 15 | 20-50 guests | Personal journeys / personal development, religion in PR, the stories we have to tell. Intersectionality. LGBTQ! rights, faith | LinkedIn, Email | k.sandhu@onelovecommunications.co.uk | Black History month 2019 - The London Clinic, (No link event) | |
93 | Lateefah Jean-Baptiste | I am a British born St.Lucian woman - an day pronoun is she/her. | Charity PR/Communications | England | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lateefah-jean-baptiste-b9b2a657/ | @Lateefahjb_ | Part-time (in-house) | 3 | 20-50 guests | Working in the charity PR, diversifying communication strategies and freelance writing/journalism | Twitter, Email | lateefah101@hotmail.com | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/puds-and-co/e/59329677 | ||
94 | Leona Smith | I am a British born Black Caribbean Woman. | Retail | England | Depends on event | https://www.linkedin.com/in/leona-smith-13946820/ | n/a | In house | 15 | 300 plus | Internal communications, Diversity and Inclusion | leonaccsmith@gmail.com | Most recent have been internal. | |||
95 | Lia Crooks (she/her) | I am a British born black woman of Jamaican descent | Fintech | UK | Depends on event | https://www.linkedin.com/in/liacrooks/ | @liacrooks | http://liacrooks.com/ | Inhouse | 15 | 150-300 guests | Culture & Engagement, Building an IC function, Networks and ERGs, Internal Comms Measurement, Wellbeing | LinkedIn, Email | liakcrooks@gmail.com | https://www.allthingsic.com/black-history-month-a-comms-and-inclusion-case-study/ | |
96 | Louise Harris | I am a British woman, my pronoun is she/her. I am a mother with three children, ahem dyslexia and am an internal communications leader. | Internal communications mainly - but have a career that spans marketing, PR and campaigns. | UK | Depends on event | https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisexharris/ | I don't have one... | Independent consultant | 20 | 20-50 guests | Transformation of internal communications, Value of IC beyond AI, Future of an Internal Comms team, a new era for internal skills and capabilities, how Strategies, systems and skills are critical to internal communications success, The need for more inclusion of neurodivergemt people in the internal communications industry | LinkedIn, Email | louise@connectedcommssociety.com | Nothing relevant at the moment. | ||
97 | Mac Karlekar | I am | Professional Services (Digital Transformation) | United Kingdom | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mackarlekar | mackarlekar | https://www.formula2gx.com | Digital Transformation Consultant | 24 | 300 plus | Digital Transformation across value chain, AR/VR, AI, IoT, Social Media, Digital marketing, eCommerce, Website, Design Thinking, Analytics, Big Data, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Digital Thought leadership, Operating Model, Technology in digital, Programme management, Eliminating silos in organisation | Twitter, LinkedIn, Email | Mac@Formula2gx.com | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjEX1RfBwhAgLnZvZdYKL8jL1nkfbcsuB The above contains speech at Gamification World Congress and some CxOs digital training I had done previously. On this channel, you will also find other videos of myself. | |
98 | Magnus Hedemark | I'm an Autistic business leader who is Hard of Hearing and bisexual. Pronouns He/Him. | Health Care Tech | USA | Yes | https://linkedin.com/in/hedemark | Magnus919 | https://neuroverse.transistor.fm | full-time | 0 | 300 plus | Business modernization, Autism, Neurodiversity, re-invigorating workforce. | magnus919@pm.me | Lots of links on my LinkedIn. | ||
99 | Maliha Aqeel | I'm a Third Culture Individual born in Pakistan, raised in Dubai, and a first-generation immigrant to Canada. My pronoun is she/her. | Professional Services | Canada | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/malihaaqeel/ | https://theideascollective.ca/ | Consultant | 20 | 100-150 guests | Purpose and Purpose-driven brands, Thought Leadership, Customer Engagement, Curiosity | LinkedIn, Email | maliha@theideascollective.ca | Podcast: https://www.visix.com/podcasts/purpose-driven-content/ Podcast: https://abcomm.co.uk/podcasts/episode/episode-52-how-do-you-create-comms-with-purpose/ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VY9a5WfSWE Podcast: https://thepivotcmolab.libsyn.com/values-based-branding-strategies-for-b2b | ||
100 | Manisha Ferdinand | British born, Black Caribbean Londoner. she/her. | BroadcSting / tech (streaming service) | UK | Depends on event | https://www.linkedin.com/in/manishaferdinand | @ferders | In-house | 17 | 100-150 guests | TV, career support, arts and culture, Mentoring | https://www.prweek.com/article/1695103/meetings-will-less-frequent-productive-bme-comms-stars-manisha-ferdinand-amazon http://www.remixsummits.com/ldn-2014/speaker-highlights/speaker/Manisha%20%20Ferdinand https://m.soundcloud.com/voiceoriginals/wir-ep-4-the-voices-manisha-ferdinand-shane-solanki Written for national newspapers (although not about PR!) | ||||