Speakers

I joined Coca-Cola back in 1997 and so much has changed over the years since then. From my time as a sales rep calling on local corner shops, through roles in people and account management, the key thing that has kept me within CCEP is the fantastic people, and our desire to learn and continually improve as an organisation.

Mark has decades of experience connecting business communities to accelerate change.

Mark founded Sircula Ltd to enable B2B communities to connect, learn and grow. In June 2018 Mark launched d&i Leaders to bring together global diversity, inclusion and HR related professionals. Since then, Mark and the team have established an annual programme of strategic summits and conferences,

Dan joined Smart Energy GB as CEO from his own consultancy, which helped businesses be more purpose-driven. Prior to this he was Channel 4’s Chief Marketing & Communications Officer and Board Champion for Diversity and Inclusion (2010-2019). During this time Channel 4 was widely awarded in these areas, especially for its work with the Paralympic Games,

Paulette is Barclays Head of Diversity and Inclusion for UK, Europe and Middle East, joining the team as a D&I director in April 2016. She leads global D&I business engagement and the D&I strategy across the region with a focus on building a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where all colleagues feel they belong and can grow their careers.

Javier is Vice President of Customer Service and Supply Chain Great Britain, at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP). In his role, Javier is responsible for ensuring CCEP’s end-to-end supply chain in GB is robust, reliable and sustainable. He has a wealth of experience in manufacturing and logistics, and a passion for developing diverse and talented teams.

Andy is GSK global programme director – Workplace Adjustments Service – enabling employees to request and receive the adjustments/accommodations/accessibility solutions they need to be their best selves at work, including for working remotely.

Andy is member of GSK Global Disability Council (GDC) in his capacity as co-lead for GSK’s global Disability Confidence Network employee resource group.

Esi is a trainer, disability inclusion expert, public speaker, podcaster and writer.

Celebrating Disability provides professional, tangible support for workplaces developing their culture to be inclusive of disabled people. Esi believes that organisations of all structures and sizes have an opportunity to create inclusive cultures that enable disabled employees and customers to feel included and valued.

Aidan is a Business Psychologist and the Chair of Lexxic. He is on a mission to create a working world that empowers and values neurodiverse talent.

He has fifteen years of experience in people development roles holding qualifications in psychology, leadership development and coaching. He is also the Co-Chair of the neurodiversity taskforces for the Business Disability Forum,

During a career of over 20 years Ross has delivered in a variety of roles within Lloyds Banking Group but is now an established thought leader and subject matter expert on Disability in the Workplace with extensive expertise in implementing and managing a workplace adjustment process. He has a great understanding of Accessibility requirements in both the built and technology environments.

Briony is HR Director and Diversity & Inclusion Lead at News UK.

News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland, their newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Their national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, talkRADIO and Virgin Radio,

Dom is a media professional who consults and educates internationally on a range of topics including diversity, inclusion and accessibility. Dom was born with a severe form of Osteogenesis Imperfecta (more commonly known as Brittle Bones). He had more than 25 broken bones during birth, is of short stature and uses a powered wheelchair for his mobility.

Matthew has spent his career in the tech industry in various roles from software programming, technical lead to technical delivery. He is currently Global Head of Disability Inclusion, driving an inclusive and thriving workplace both at Thoughtworks and clients. As a disability champion and digital accessibility advocate, he sees frictionless and inclusive technology as essential for a social and economic world.

Gary started his risk management roots during a full career with the British Army, transitioning into health and safety in the oil and gas industry in hostile environments on leaving the service.

This earlier period helped in gaining international experience across a high-risk portfolio. He has continued to develop and gain wider experience having entered a number of different industries including manufacturing prior to joining Lloyds Banking Group early in 2021.

Diane is CEO of Business Disability Forum, a not-for-profit membership organisation that supports businesses to recruit and retain disabled employees and to serve disabled customers. Business Disability Forum’s 450+ members employ c.20% of the UK workforce and 8 million people worldwide. They range from FTSE 100 companies and central Government departments to technology and construction companies,

Kamran joined Disability Rights UK as its Chief Executive in July 2017. He is the former Chief Executive of Action on Disability, the Hammersmith-based disability organisation, where he worked for 13 years.
Kamran has also worked for the spinal injury charity Aspire as well as running his own training and consultancy business.

He serves on the boards of the Lyric Hammersmith,

Kate Nash OBE is creator & CEO of PurpleSpace (www.purplespace.org). Established in 2015 it is the world’s only leadership development membership hub for disability employee resource groups [ERG] / networks.

PurpleSpace delivers Networkology Academy know-how to organisations that want to accelerate the pace of cultural change for employees with disabilities.

Christopher is the EMEA lead for Accessibility and Disability Inclusion at Google. He leads Google’s efforts around the accessibility of product, people, policy and partnerships across EMEA – with a particular focus on Emerging Markets. He has more than 25 years experience in Tech working at companies like Apple, Sony Ericsson and Disney where he’s built hardware,

Ruel is a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Excellence Advisor in Shell. He supports DEI projects and programs across the entire Shell Group including acting as facilitator of the Global enAblement Coalition, composed of enAble ERG leaders and functional leads that support the company’s disability inclusion and enAblement agenda. Prior to this assignment, Ruel spent two decades in Learning and Development specializing in leadership development.

Mark is a Manager in the Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (IDE) team at KPMG in the UK. He works collaboratively across the organisation to ensure that IDE is embedded throughout all policies, processes and systems that impact the employee life cycle.

Mark has worked in the team for 5 years and has led on firm-wide initiatives and activity including thought leadership,

Julie joined Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in March 2020 as Director, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity. Prior to this she developed and led global inclusion and diversity strategies and initiatives for large multinational companies from a range of sectors, including the legal and financial services industries. An award-winning ID&E innovator, Julie is responsible for creating and implementing the strategic direction for inclusion,

Cherrelle is Shell’s new Global Accessibility Lead, and brings to it lots of experience within disability accessibility and inclusion. Previously, she has worked in Shell Recruitment supporting and providing adjustments for applicants with disabilities. In October 2020, she began an 18 month period chairing the UK enABLE Network, delivering events on topics including mental health and neurodiversities,

Reena is a Senior Knowledge Lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, specialising in Corporate Finance, with over 20 years of experience in the legal sector. She is also Co-Chair of Freshfields Enabled (an employee disability network) and a committee member to the Lawyers with Disabilities Division of the Law Society of England & Wales.

Reena has her own less visible disabilities,

Darren works at Lilly, a global pharmaceutical company, as a Global Program manager and Accessibility Lead. He leads a program called Access Lilly, focused on improving accessibility across the globe, in both physical and digital environments. Darren also leads the Enable Employee Resource Group for the International region.

Passionate about learning and sharing best practices,