Speakers

Mark Baker 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 in-person and online summits and conferences,

Junior is an award winning executive coach, facilitator, and ERG leader with over 18 years experience in the financial services industry. He works with senior leaders, business founders, and individuals from marginalised groups to unlock their potential and excel in their careers. His work covers the private, public and charity sectors, and he has delivered sessions across the globe,

Marie-Hélène is the Head of Global Inclusion, Wellbeing & Volunteering for Allianz Commercial and Global Network Advisor for the Allianz Group (having led the Global Allianz Pride Board for the last 4 years). A proud queer leader pushing for real diversity and equity. She’s championed global policies on transition support, menopause, and domestic abuse. She creates safe,

Cherron is a former civil servant and has undertaken leadership roles in various policy and strategic positions across Whitehall, including working with Ministers and Permanent Secretaries.

In 2012, Cherron took a leap of faith and left the Civil Service to follow her passion; staff networks. After publishing her book: The Incredible Power of Staff Networks,

Tim is Head of Product at Radius Networks. We have helped top global organisations develop their EDI ecosystem, in particular employee networks and their leaders, for many years.

Tim has a broad background in technology, media, and the arts, with previous UX design positions at Microsoft and Government Digital Service. He also has practical experience of founding and leading diversity networks,

Maree is Associate Director of Organisational Learning, Talent, and Inclusion at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), where she leads inclusive talent strategies that enable sustainable growth and high performance across the GB market.

Deeply committed to social mobility, Maree brings a powerful lived perspective—having grown up in a low socio-economic background and earned her formal qualifications through an adult apprenticeship.

Shereen is Associate Director of Inclusion & Wellbeing at Flutter Entertainment. Shereen is a senior leader in diversity, equity and inclusion, recognised for shaping inclusive cultures and driving strategic change at a global scale. She began her career in recruitment and talent across large, complex organisations. Over the last decade Shereen has partnered with senior leaders to embed inclusion as a core business priority,

Kate is former Vice President of Enablement at Getty Images and member of the Central School of Ballet Board, now Managing Director of Capability Consulting. She was instrumental in setting up the affinity group that evolved into the organisation’s first ERG, opening the door for many others, she is also an ICF qualified coach.

Helen is a Sociology graduate and Autotrader’s Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement Manager. Driven by her passion for inclusivity she is leading key diversity initiatives and partnerships with local and national charities and community focussed organisations. She has delivered innovative people development programmes and is leading a successful Employee Network strategy making a real difference across various areas of diversity and to the local communities in which Autotrader operates in.

Ian is the Global Senior Manager for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Arm, where he leads the company’s global DEI partnerships, employee resource groups, employee communities and external DEI sponsorships. Working across Arm’s international business, he focuses on strengthening belonging, fostering inclusive cultures and building partnerships that drive meaningful change. He is passionate about the role that collaboration,

Gill is a highly experienced HR professional who has been specialising in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for over 18 years.

Gill spent a large part of her career at BT where she held a variety of HR roles, culminating in a DEI Specialist role. She then joined the Royal Academy of Engineering as Senior Manager in the DEI Team,

With degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management, Greg joined Rolls-Royce in 2006, working in multiple technical roles within Civil Aerospace. In 2015, he launched Prism, an LGBTQ+ employee network, and success here included taking Rolls-Royce to the Stonewall Top 100. Greg became Group Inclusion and Diversity Lead in 2020, supporting the global Rolls-Royce inclusion strategy,