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Unveiling Inclusion Strategies with Mark Lomas

Adapting to HR's Changing Landscape

Empowering Stories: Siobhan Carr's Journey in Leadership

From Fitting In to Leading with Integrity: Sanjiv Gossain’s Journey of Identity, Leadership, and Ethical Innovation

How the CEO of Richer Sounds, Julie Abraham, is Shaping the Future of Ethical Business Practices

Building Brand Purpose with Jess Weiner: The Link Between Social Impact and Economic Growth

Architect of Belonging: Chris Williams’ Journey to Building Inclusive Futures

From Retail Trainee to COO: Joanne Pollard on Leadership & Diversity in Student Accommodation

Unveiling Hidden Histories: Machel Bogues on Colonialism, Activism, and Inclusion

Sarah Munday's Journey to Workplace Well-being and Empowerment

Transforming Lives: Joseph Mullings on Social Impact, Food Sustainability, and Diversity

Embracing Diversity and Authentic Leadership: Nicola Grant's Path to Success in Global HR

Climbing the Ladder: Jenn Barnett on Turning Adversity into Advocacy for Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace: A Conversation with Andrew Neal

Charting the Course for Diversity and Inclusion at Xerox with Dr. Yetta Toliver

Leading with Authenticity: Sherry Cassano's Journey Through Inclusion & Empowerment in Pfizer

The Essence of Authentic Leadership in a Diverse World with Vivien Burnett and Thomas Huscroft

Dancing Towards Diversity: Joslyn Dumas' Journey of Inclusion and Empowerment in Corporate Culture

Revolutionizing HR and Events: Empowerment, Leadership, and the Future of Work with Marc Coleman

Breaking Barriers: The Journey of Black Executives with Dr. Chuck Wallington

The Power of Heritage and Diversity in Leadership: A Conversation with DeShaun Wise Porter

Driving Equality: How AutoTrader's CEO Nathan Coe Champions D&I for Business Success

From Healthcare to DEI Champion: Melody Moore's Journey of Transformation and Inclusion

Journey from War-torn Beginnings to Leading the Remote Work Revolution with Tony Jamous

Business Growth through Diversity: A Dialogue with Alicin Reidy Williamson, Chief Diversity and Culture Officer at Yahoo

Embracing the Power of Uniqueness: Chris Mouskoundi, Non Executive Director, The Ocean Partnership

Our Experiences with Privilege and Inclusion with Joanne Conway, Head of Inclusion and Culture, International at DLA Piper

Harnessing Honesty and Resilience: A Conversation with Jon Dutton, CEO at British Cycling

Navigating Sustainability, Leadership, and Mental Health in the Workplace with Jenny Packwood, KFC's Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer

Deconstructing Civilization: The Intersection of Parenting, Leadership, and Diversity with Joshua Partridge, Vice President & Head of EMEA at Yahoo!

From Heartbreak to Hospitality: The Remarkable Journey of Cesar Wurm, VP of Commercial at IHG Hotels & Resorts

Freddie Paxton, CEO at WOAW: The Hidden World of CEOs and Power of Personal Branding Revealed

Turning Gender into a Superpower: An In-depth Conversation with Liz Benison, CEO of ISS UK and Ireland

Ben Page, CEO at Ipsos on the importance of cultural competence, organisational diversity and bold leadership

Roisin Mackenzie, Chief People officer at Saga PLC on using D&I as a core pillar of an organisation's people strategy

Paul Gerrard, Campaigns, Public Affairs & Board Secretariat Director at the Co-op on the importance of a partnership between businesses and government to help communities prosper

Katherine Griffiths, the City Editor at Bloomberg on what it takes to support female employees to progress to top levels within organisations

Stephanie Mehta, Chief Executive and Chief Content Officer of Mansueto Ventures on the need for leadership to be purposeful, inclusive and empowering

Ruben Ramirez, Group Head of Diversity and Inclusion for Syngenta Group on the importance of strategic planning to make a scalable difference in D&I

Shirine Khoury-Haq, Group CEO at Co-op: The need for CEO Activists to speak authentically and credibly about issues that truly matter internally and externally

Asif Sadiq, Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer at Warner Brothers Discovery on authenticity, conversation, culture and representation as key D&I elements within organisations

Salma De Graaff, VP People/(CHRO) at Skyscanner on using multicultural experiences to build better communities that drive greater engagement

Clare Costello, Chief People and Inclusion officer at the Co-op on How to manage and grow diversity and inclusion in procurement and people

Zahoor Ahmad, Head of Social Mobility, Inclusion and Belonging at Coop on How to elevate the narrative around D&I to drive change

Brendan Vaughan, Editor in Chief of Fast Company on How to redefine what productivity and work culture look like to retain employees

Margaret Johnston-Clarke, Global Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer for L'Oreal: How can organisations communicate about the D&I issues that really matter

Raj Verma, Chief Diversity, Culture+ Ex Officer for Sanofi: How to create an organisational culture that makes employees want to stay

Clay Johnson, Senior Learning Technologist at UWE: How to ensure that modern education meets the needs of modern society

Scott Walker, CEO of XpertHR: How can an organisation attract and retain the very best talent?

Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell, CEO of the10,000 Interns Foundation: How to challenge the CEO stereotype as a modern leader

Nicholas Petche, Editor in Chief for Yahoo UK: How to create circumstances and narratives that enable opportunities

Ben Bengougam, Senior VP HR for Hilton: How to deserve that proverbial seat at the leadership table

"It's about creating a community that works within an organisation" featuring Philip Hoggarth, CEO of Communisis and President of OSG Europe

"Minority experiences, while they may come from different backgrounds, are the same", Kalvinder Dhillon, Vice Chair, Tax, Deloitte UK, NSE Deloitte Board Member

"We want people to think differently about neurodiverse employees" Martin McKay, Chief Executive Officer, Texthelp

"There are little things that employers can do to understand and respect what is going on in someone's life" with Kelly Beaver, Chief Executive, UK and Ireland, Ipsos Mori.

''Especially in multicultural marketing, most of the things that brands did were old and traditional'' Serhat Ekinci, Managing Director of Unite, Omnicom Media Group.

"It's not just about the learning, it's about the unlearning, too", Astrid Sundberg, Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Oda

"You really need to tackle this agenda in a multifaceted way", Loren I. Shuster, Chief People Officer and Head of Corporate Affairs at The Lego Group

"ERG's are one of the key carriers of culture", Zephaniah Chukwudum, Business Manager to CEO at Microsoft UK

"Recruitment is about people. Being able to see what they can be," Sheri Hughes, UK DE&I Director at PageGroup

"Our mission for the work that we do is pretty simple, which is to make it safe for anybody to talk about Mental Health within Accenture", Jill Hughes, Managing Director, Accenture Song & Executive Sponsor Mental Health at Accenture UKI

"We want our teams to be happy at work, because when you're happy at work, you're vastly more productive", Josh Partridge, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Region at Yahoo

"I think around disabilities, it really is one of the last unconscious bias pieces that we see in society": Lorcán Brennan, Policies Oversight Lead at Accenture.

"If we think about the work to be done, it can be overwhelming. It's important to have a shared responsibility around it", Magda N Yrizarry, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer SVP - Global DEI & Employee Engagement at Verizon

"You really need to invest the time to really understand the people who work for you", Marcia Brissett-Baily, Speaker, Writer & Top 50 Neurodiversity Women 2022

"It takes a village to build a village", Ewen MacPherson, Group Chief People Officer at Havas UK

"We really do need more better leaders everywhere - I don't think there's a leadership type", Christ Hirst, Global CEO at Havas Creative

"We as humans, have an ecosystem of personality types", Rachel Watkyn, Managing Director, Tiny Box Company Limited

"It's not about giving all, but it's actually applying a little bit more attention and purpose towards specific groups or initiatives", Darion Cranfield, Director of Retail Program Management, & Chair of the African-American Leadership BRG at Walgreens

"First & foremost, it's about understanding yourself." Rita Clifton CBE, Chair of Forum for the Future

"Not one size fits all, not all disabilities are the same even if you have the same characteristics", Miranda Wayland, Head of Creative and Workforce for Diversity and inclusion, BBC

"Social enterprise is renowned actually for having more female leadership than traditional forms of business", Rose Marley, CEO at Co-Operatives UK

"If you want to be a supplier within our supply chain, you're going to have to start adopting some of the things we find important," Sarah Noble, Director, Supply Chain Transformation at Deloitte Consulting & Founder of Women at the Wheel

"I really feel that [Employee Resource Groups] are an asset for businesses to thrive on": Neha Mittal, Research Director at Ipsos & Co-Lead of the Gender Balance Network

"The question I get asked is, "Do we see the D&I agenda continuing to be prevalent in the way that it is now?" and that question in itself is telling", Winnie Annan-Forson, Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion UK, Europe & Middle East at Barclays

"Virtual events, certainly for LGBT+ people who are perhaps not completely themselves at work, they have a little bit of anonymity ": Matt Tudball, Senior Editor, Recycling at ICIS

"The stats across the corporate sector are embarrassing on how slowly things have changed. Now, there is a real appetite to accelerate." Helen Ouseley, Global head of Diversity & Inclusion at Freshfields Bruckhaus

"I worked in an industry that was male dominated & a lot of women would say to me "when you're at work, do not mention the children" Shirine Khoury-Haq, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Life Services at Co-Op

"When you let setbacks define who you are, that's what gets in the way of success in life and in work": Vivian Ayuso-Sánchez, Sr. Manager Diversity Networks & Programs at Walgreens

You can't be choosy about equality": Celia Liu, CEO Strategic Transformation at ISS A/S & Regional CFA

''Asexuality has always existed, it has just become more essential to have a word'': Yasmin Benoit, Award Winning ASexual Activist, British Model & Creator of #ThisIsWhatASexualLooksLike

"Within the beauty industry, as a brand, you can either reflect stereotypes or you can break stereotypes": Munnawar Chishty, Global VP & Marketing Director, Beauty Care and Skin Health at Walgreens Boots Alliance

"We tend to live up to what society has conditioned us to be": Fiona McDonnell, Author of Two Mirrors and a Cheetah

"Some people take energy and guidance just from hearing other people": Melanie Vongswang, Chief People Officer at Megaport.

"We're seeing every day huge skills shortages, if you've got around 55,000 people being released from prison every year, why wouldn't we want to give them a chance?": Christopher Moore FIH, Chief Executive at The Clink Charity

"I think it will pay for companies to make an investment in becoming more diverse": Steve Kenzie, Executive Director at UN Global Compact Network UK

"The more you're aligned with what you are - the stronger you are": Anne Thevenet-Abitbol, Prospective & New Concepts VP at Danone Group

''When starting out, you need to see the current reality of your business and not the reality that that you want to create'', Kevin Donnelly, Managing Director at Britvic Softdrinks Ireland

“Almost everyone who’s disabled either haven’t figured out they need to get workarounds, or they need to start developing a plan for it”. Pete Denman, User Experience, Design Researcher at Intel

" The most important thing we need to do in education is to teach empathy" : Dr Elaine Kim, Co- Founder & CEO at Trehaus

"If we coach people to have the right conversations... then that means women have a chance": Dorcas Barry, Associate Trainer at Henpicked

"The way that I look at purpose, for its always been something to help you break through a paradigm that you've created for yourself": Jeroen Wels, Executive Vice President HR - Beauty & Personal Care, Digital & Talent at Unilever

"We have made progress to the point where they [employees] would never expect anything less": Anne Doepner, Director of Inclusion & Employee Investment, Minnesota Vikings

"Having sponsors & mentors is really finding someone who believes a little bit more in you, than you believe in yourself": Kelly Nagel, President & GM at Jabra

“Reporting directly into the CEO really cements that link that D&I is about driving business results through people.”: Jo Portlock, Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion at LexisNexis Risk Solutions

''What we see across organisations is that people from black, Asian, minority ethnic backgrounds tend to sit at the bottom of organisations'': Patricia Chinyoka, Senior Inclusion & Diversity Consultant at Business in the Community & Sara Sewell, Global S

"If you want young black employees to make a career at your company, the best way is for them to see their older colleagues": Evan Goldberg, Founder & EVP, Oracle NetSuite

"What really made a difference is that we had this bottom-up activism": Michiel Kolman, Senior VP Research Networks & Academic Ambassador, Elsevier

"I feel my most confident when i'm working where the values of the organisation matches my personal values": Helen Webb, Chief People & Services Officer at Co-op

“I always try to instill in people that they need to find some level of comfort in ambiguity”: Karen Walker, Former Fortune 100 Exec, Hyper-growth Tech Advisor, Board Member, Executive Coach, Speaker, Contributor Forbes and Harvard Business Review

"Women who are driving immense change, they are really our role models" Dr Anino Emuwa, Founder & Director, Avandis Consulting

“We’re guilty as a society of thinking that we’ve done and dusted that (LGBT) issue”: Mark Twigg, Executive Director, Cicero/AMO

Windrush Day 2021 “Those early years did shape me” : Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones MBE

“Our purpose says quite simply people, product, place”: Edwin Booth CBE DL

"Society is governed through fear": Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones

“Inclusive initiatives – it’s the employee resource groups that have really led these activities”: Ambily Banerjee

“Delving into behavioural psychology, by the time some kids are 18 months. They understand where they fit in society:” Esther Marshall, Founder & Author of 'Sophie Says’

"Advocacy at a senior level is very important ": Paul Graham - Managing Director at Britvic

"We’ve gone from what has been a pretty polite conversation around diversity… to a much more passionate and urgent conversation”: Tami Erwin - EVP and Chief Executive Officer, Verizon Business at Verizon

“And that diversity, as we all know, matters”: Clive Myrie - News Correspondent and Presenter

"You can either choose to be a victim... Or you can choose to stand up": Tania Garrett - Vice President, International Employee Experience at Adobe

“We’ve lost a lot of the protective factors to really look after our mental health”: Paul Farmer - Chief Executive at Mind

“Human beings are naturally insecure”: Buta Atwal - CEO at Wrightbus and Ryse Hydrogen

"Gen Z are the most diverse generation ever": Naomi Sesay - Senior Trainer/Keynote Speaker at APS Intelligence

''Civilisations that have thrived are those that have attracted people from all walks of life'': Aki Hussain - Group CFO at Hiscox

"We look for suppliers where they represent the diversity of our customer base and our team members as well”: Jim Townsend - Chief Procurement Officer at Walgreens Boots Alliance

"Imagine you're putting an orchestra together... If you have a diverse range of instruments, then you can do a diverse range of music": Sam Allen - Managing Partner at Sam Allen Associates

"We are not supposed to be living in pain": Irene McGillivray - Account Management Lead at Verizon Media

"Financial inclusion... People don't talk about it": Ying Tan - Founder and Chief Executive at Dynamo

"What if we could really raise the bar when we talk about empowerment and engagement with employees?”: Celeste Warren - Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion Center of Excellence at Merck

"To say, I don't see your disability is to say, you don't see all of me": Debra Ruh and LaMondre Pough - CEO/Founder and Chief Sustainability Officer at Ruh Global IMPACT respectively

"You can never start your community or your network too early”: Simone Roche - CEO/Founder of Northern Power Women and Northern Power Futures

"Sometimes you’ve got to go back to go forward”: Julia Champion - Managing Director at Champion Talent.

"Sometimes fairness may mean that you have to treat someone better": Hannah Awonuga - Vice President - Global Diversity and Inclusion at Barclays

"You’re not going to please everybody all of the time, but it’s really important… You can only be yourself”: Esther Stanhope - Speaker, author and personal impact expert at the Impact Guru

"We as leaders have been trained to problem solve... And that's what's uncomfortable": Mita Mallick - Head of Inclusion, Equity and Impact at Carta

"There’s enormous, unprecedented social value in investing in women’s sport”: Susie Petruccelli – Digital Product Manager at Atlanta Media and Author/Publisher

"We’re seeing an increased proportion of businesses that are either wholly run by females or partly run”: Bina Mehta - Partner, member of the board and Acting Chair at KPMG UK

"You learn an incredible amount about yourself when you're living somewhere else... You learn who you really are": Costa Delis: Head of Commercial - Classic and Head of Sales & Network - SVO at Jaguar Land Rover

"We need to work with young people as equal partners": Rania Marandos - Chief Executive of Step Up To Serve

"As soon as we're born, we're born into this amazing model minority": Amazin LeThi - Founder of the Amazin LeThi Foundation, Keynote speaker and LGBT advocate

“Dance is this communication whereby you can just fully be yourself and it just grounds everyone”: Bami Kuteyi – Founder of Bam Bam Boogie Dance Fitness

“Until we spark something in that person for them to change their mentality… Then we can get the message across”: Kwoklyn Wan - Media Chef and Author of the Chinese Takeaway Cookbook & the Veggie Chinese Takeaway Cookbook

"It's very simple that innovation requires cognitive diversity": Heidi Spirgi - Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer at Cornerstone OnDemand

“The boundaries of your firm extend to your supply chain, that is a representation in today’s world”: Dr Nneka Abulokwe - Founder & CEO at MicroMax Consulting, International Public Speaker and Board & Non-Executive Director at various companies

“I believe that mentoring creates equality of opportunity”: Herman Stewart - Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Every Child Needs a Mentor

“There is good everywhere, it’s just about being able to shine a light to be able to make it possible for people to tell their stories”: David Macdonald - Director of Communications, Global Brands & Retail Pharmacy International at Walgreen Boots Alliance

"We look at methodologies that produce real results…. like blind auditions": Mark Lomas - Head of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion at High Speed Two (HS2)

"It’s the layers that make us who we are. We all have those intersectional elements”: Marc McKenna-Coles - Global Diversity & Inclusion Manager at Lloyd’s of London

"There is something quite freeing in the Menopause”: Midge McCall - Group Head Engagement & Communications at ODEON Cinemas Group

"I think anyone who’s not having the conversation because they’re worried they’re going to say the wrong thing is someone who really needs to have the conversation”: Tom Fiennes - Commercial Sustainability Director at Britvic PLC

"If you spend millions on a project and can’t see the difference it’s made, you might feel good but so what?”: Jonathan Freeman Chief Executive Officer at CareTech Foundation and Managing Director at Earlsbrook Consulting Limited

"Wear your sneakers and your sequins and anything else that’s crazy and that’s you, then other people will realise that they can be themselves... And that's leadership!": Sandy Gould - VP, Talent at Verizon Media

"Why would you exclude talent from your business? It doesn't make any business acumen sense whatsoever": Loraine Martins - Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail

"You’re more powerful as a collective”: Katherine Robinson - Senior Business Development Manager at Boots UK and Vice Chair of Women of WBA-UK Business Resource Group

"I really hope that a legacy of Covid is an appreciation of a different way of working”: Diane Lightfoot - CEO at Business Disability Forum

"The huge mistake that every single company is making is failing to hire, value, retain, promote and reward older talent”: Cindy Gallop - Founder & CEO of MakeLoveNotPorn and IfWeRanTheWorld

"If one can find out what’s in it for them, it’s more likely that they’re going to pay attention”: Kamel Hothi – Non Executive Director at TLC Lions and Trustee/Advisor on Charity Boards

"Sitting on the floor at a refugee camp was when I realised I had the ability to give a voice and to be a voice”: Pauline Miller - Head of Talent Development, Diversity and Inclusion at Lloyd's of London

"A lot of the other diversity strands sometimes are forgotten”: Collette King - Human Resources Director at Studio Retail Limited

"As a founder, if you’re on the right mission and are truly in it to provide value, you can make a difference”: Jahanzaib Ansari – Co-Founder and CEO at Knockri

"You notice people have a different persona when they go through that office door”: Kevin Dunckley - Chief Sustainability & Innovation Officer at HH Global

"The support we’re giving is more about reassurance than guidance”: Neil Shorthouse - Founder & Chief Executive at Shorthouse Hospitality Ltd

"Let people want to follow you and in order for them to follow you they've got to see you're human": Emma Codd - Global Inclusion Leader at Deloitte

"D&I is absolutely at the core of innovation, being able to create a future that doesn’t exist yet" - Paula Gildert - VP Head Research and Development Procurement at Takeda

"Diversity, inclusion, wellbeing and belonging is on everyone’s agenda. It should sit on everyone’s objective”: Tali Shlomo - Head of Inclusion and Wellbeing - Interim at Shearman & Sterling LLP

"Don’t listen to that inner voice of doubt”: Des Pullen – Board Trustee at Concordia and Executive Consultant at Associated British Foods plc

"We have to be aware of how we are communicating": Alex Uy - Technology Strategist Director at Microsoft

"Every single one of them has got a story about how they feel like they’ve changed somebody’s life”: Debbie Olive - Senior Vice President Europe at CooperVision

"If you're not comfortable with what language you should be using around any aspect of D&I - the answer is ask": Julia Streets - Founder and Chief Executive at Streets Consulting

"Don’t be scared to ask questions and don’t be scared to approach people”: James Millward - Managing Director at Eurilait

"There has been an increasing understanding of how reputation affects a business": Ruwan Kodikara - Vice President, Corporate Comms, International at Sony Music Entertainment

"I think that it’s essential in any relationship, business or personal, to accommodate differences”: Liz Silverston - Mental Health Counsellor at Eye to Eye Therapy

"I feel that everything I have gone through has been completely necessary towards making me who I am today”: Liam McKelvie - Founder & Speaker at ZeroLimbits

"Culture is really important at a company, and feeling like you belong”: Yvette Forrester and Zac Shander-Kelsey - BNY Mellon

"We've got a huge responsibility as line managers, as leaders in organisations, to look for the people who go from zero to hero very quickly": Caroline Cater - Vice President Field Sales at Coca-Cola European Partners

"We live in a global world with lots of different characteristics, lots of different motivations and lots of different cultures and the people that buy your products come from that global world": Andy Goss - Chairman of the Board at Vertu Motors plc

"I just like to see different people from different walks of life talking on the radio": Graham "Beeky" Beecroft - Sports Broadcaster/Editor

"To be authentic, you have to show your true self, you have to be honest about your struggles and even failures": Harriet Padina - Diversity and Inclusion Community Manager at Siemens UK

“Diversity of attitude creates strong teams and strong teams are what creates success”: Lawrence Trist - Managing Director at Finsbury Food Group

“Without inclusion and belonging, diversity doesn’t exist”: Melanie Richards - Deputy Chair at KPMG UK

"Give people a chance, not out of the goodness of your heart, but because A) it's the right thing to do and B) because it's the right thing for your organisation": Richard Bandell - Portfolio non-Executive Director/Chairman

“One part that I think is often overlooked is the power that we have as individuals to create the conditions around us where others can really thrive”: Fiona Ibanez-Leach - Head of Diversity & Inclusion, International Markets at Walgreen Boots Alliance

“Bringing in some people having a different background goes such a long way in helping see things a bit differently”: Pierre Le Manh - CEO North America & Global Deputy CEO at Ipsos

"What we can do to increase our audience is to show we're not just a fighting force, we also invest a lot in our human capital" Stefan Betancourt and Tanya Miller, the Royal Air Force

“If I talk about it, I’m vocal about it and I’m active about it, I can change my own experience as well as theirs”: Gavin Lewis - Managing Director at BlackRock and Co-founder of #talkaboutblack

“We should have equality but it’s not having equality for equality’s sake, it’s just the right thing to do”Shane Farrell: CEO Europe at Ipsos

“Start from an intrinsic need that you have and for me, that is to learn and absorb new things”: Stefaan Van Dyck - President & CEO Animal Nutrition & Health EMENA at Kemin Industries

"It's about finding that difference to be able to make a difference": Suzie Welch - Group Chief People Officer at ODEON Cinemas Group

“Just be open and curious to wherever you’re going to absorb new experiences because that’s what makes life interesting”: Helen Kennett - Director, UK Government Relations at Rolls-Royce

"It's about businesses recognising that if you've got the same people sat around the table with the same opinions, you're not bringing much to the table": Emma Murray - Network & Training Manager Special Operations at Jaguar Land Rover

“I fell in love with virtual reality because it gives people a lived experience”: Simeon Quarrie - CEO/ Founder/Visual Storyteller at VIVIDA

“Differences of what people have gone through in life really do come to the forefront in what it makes for a team to be so special”: David Doherty - Resourcing Manager at John Lewis Partnership

“Some people are genuinely impressive leaders and you can see the impact it has on teams”: Philip Harman - Partner at DAC Beachcroft LLP

“I always say there’s emotions we experience in parenthood; they cross culture, geography, religion, gender. It’s something in our DNA”: Cecelia Crossley – Founding Director at From Babies with Love, Trustee at Duchenne UK and the Gaia Foundation

“The need to be included was probably the driving force for my career”: Ismail Amla - Chief Growth Officer at Capita and Oli Freestone - Head of Institute at Capita

“The western market has given me such opportunities for someone like me, but also, we have kept our eastern values of modesty, humility and education”: Anand Verma - European Head of Digital Services at Infosys and Founder/CEO at Brilliant Basics

“If you create an environment of trust, safety and care, you will retain your team better”: Sangram Vajre - Chief Evangelist/Co-Founder at Terminus and #FlipMyFunnel Podcast Host

“The answer is not to get the elite black people into positions of power; the answer is to get the people in the community more self-respect, more opportunities…”: John BarnesJohn Barnes MBE – Former professional footballer for Watford, Liverpool, Newcast

“Allyship is far more about listening than talking and as a leader it’s about creating an environment where people are okay to talk”: Andrew Denton - Chief Executive Officer at Alfa Financial Software and Co-Founder/Director at the Leasing Foundation

“The more you learn about different people, the more you realise we have more things in common than the things that set us apart”: Christos Tsaprounis - Head of People & Culture at Auto Trader UK

“Having an eye opener to different cultural preferences is definitely something that’s helped me shape and grow as a leader”: Lynsey Symington - Talent Acquisition Lead, SEA & Emerging Markets at Experian

“Any company that is not making itself attractive to the best and the brightest as an employer, they’re just shooting themselves in the foot”: Steve Kenzie - Executive Director at the UN Global Compact Network UK

“People need to be included, but more than just to be included; people need to have power to make decisions”: Nimal Amitirigala - President - Grace Foods Canada, Inc. at GraceKennedy Ltd.

“I think that there’s so much underprivileged talent that still gets wasted”: Dean Curtis - Group Managing Director, Risk & Business Analytics at RELX and President/CEO at ICIS

“If you allow yourself to not achieve because of someone else, you’ve allowed someone else to stand in your way”: Paul Parker - Ex-professional footballer for England and Manchester United, Pundit, Blogger, Corporate Trainer, Coach & Cross Channel Racing

“In C-level positions you need to become a lot better in the soft skills world”: Hugo de Sousa - Associate Partner/Head of Innovation and Ecosystems at Capita Consulting

“Karma is a beautiful thing; if you treat everyone the same, it does come back to you”: Thomas Ennis - CEO at Thomas Ennis Group

“There’s gold sitting in the minds and the behaviour of people that come from different backgrounds”: Niko Kavakiotis - Head of Building Performance & Sustainability at Siemens

“We’re only as different or disabled or different as the way we treat each other and the environments we create”: David Grevemberg - Chief Executive Officer at the Commonwealth Games Federation

“If you are somebody that is approachable and is seen to have that humanistic touch, then people are there to try and help you”: Mark Adams - CEO of Community Integrated Care

“Try to avoid speculation, stay connected with friends and take a break from the news”: Geoff McDonald - Co-Founder of Minds@Work and former Global Vice President HR at Unilever

“The best way to succeed is getting out of work and keeping yourself sharp”: Andi Jarvis - Owner/Founder/Strategy Director at Eximo Marketing

VE Day 75th Anniversary Special with a personal message from Major General General Celia Harvey OBE & 3 exceptional panelists from the British Army

VE Day 75th Anniversary Special with the Royal Air Force "Find your right way to pick yourself up and carry on": Sally Bridgeland – Honorary Group Captain Royal Air Force (RAF) & Trustee, RAF Central Fund

VE Day 75th Anniversary Special with the Royal Navy "It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from, what matters is how good you are, the opportunities you're prepare to take, the Navy will back you up": Commador David Elford OBE ADC, Royal Navy

“There is not a job that you can’t do, there is not a position that you can’t achieve”: Christopher Kenna - CEO & Founder at Brand Advance

“Authentic leadership is just being true to yourself”: Don Iro - Managing Director at Allteks Ltd

“You start to walk into your purpose a lot more when you push past imposter syndrome”: LaFawn Davis - Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Indeed.com

“If you are a leader at the moment and are making decisions on behalf of an organisation, just stop and make sure you listen to all voices”: Simon Fillery - Modern Employer Consultant at GSK

“I think taking any opportunities that are offered to you is really important”: Kirsty Rogers - Executive Head of Manchester Office at DWF

“I had the ability to establish myself completely separately from any kind of ideas that people may have around my sexuality”: Brannan Hancock - Technical Induction Manager at Alfa Financial Software

“Diversity is being invited to a party, inclusion is being invited to dance and belonging is being able to change the music”: Yulia O'Mahony - Former Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing at John Lewis Partnership

“The approach I take is; question it, challenge it, change it”: Stacey Copeland - Professional speaker, athlete and Founder of Pave the Way

"What they can do is develop a culture that defaults to doing the right thing and defaults to doing the right thing for the business": Ben Page - Chief Executive at Ipsos Mori

“Inclusion becomes essential when you have diversity, because without inclusion, diversity is worth nothing”: Paul Cleal - Non-Executive Director at various FTSE 100/public sector companies

“If you’re practicing social distancing it doesn’t necessarily mean you have to have mental isolation. Now is the time more than ever to reach out.”: Ramcess Jean-Louis - Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Verizon Media

“We only exist for a short period and we’ve got to be conscious of the maximum possible impact”: Jon Dutton - Chief Executive at Rugby League World Cup 2021

“Don’t give up and take every opportunity to learn, be curious and find your reason why”: Mark Parello - Managing Director & Chartered Wealth Manager at King Street Wealth Management

“If we want to be inclusive, we need to make people feel included”: Mirko Senatore - Global Supply Chain Lead - European Distributor Markets at Pfizer

“Don’t be afraid to be different, have the courage of your convictions”: Joanne Carlin - Human Resources Director at Fresenius Kabi UK

“You can’t give up, you have a dream and you have to follow it through”: Dr. Nyla Raja - Founder and Medical Director of Medispa Cheshire

“If you believe in something very passionately, do not give up on yourself”: Tasneem Bhopalwala - Global Diversity and Inclusion Specialist at Oxford University Press

“Diversity is more about difference. Inclusion is being able to use all of the benefits that diversity can bring”: Michael Hickman - Positive Action Manager and Detective Constable at Surrey Police

“You want to be told when you are younger that these dreams could come to fruition”: Clive Myrie, news journalist and presenter

“Somebody who’s had a mental health challenge is probably a better human being”: Geoff McDonald - Co-Founder at Minds@Work and professional keynote speaker

“There are quite a few corporates now that proactively say we want a diverse board”: Clare Urmston - Chief Financial Officer at Mamas & Papas

“Listen to the body because the body is a very powerful teacher”: Joseph McGuire - Owner at Clearsight Communications

“Absolutely never think that you have to give up, there is always another door”: Lianna Brinded - Head Of Yahoo Finance UK

“It’s never too late to find your voice”: Madeleine Black - International speaker, TEDx Speaker, author and psychotherapist

"Whatever job I’ve had, I’ve wanted to learn something more about something new”: Leann Hearne - Group CEO at First Ark

"Actively seek out the broadest range of opinions and thoughts, no matter who they come from”: Alice Choi – Chief Operating Officer at McCann Health

"If you’re going to communicate with anybody, make sure you have a good story to tell”: Ewan Pearson – Managing Director at Grant Pearson Brown Consulting Ltd

"When someone bullies you, it’s because they see something in you that you haven’t seen in yourself”: Janice Lao – Group Director Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability at the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels

"I always build things up for others”: Frauke Behrens – Yoga Instructor

"We are all human beings, we have to treat people equally and fairly": Dianne Greyson - Managing Partner at Synergised Solutions and Director at Equilibrium Mediation Consulting

“It is about understanding other people and not just making those judgments”: Susan Robson - Principal Consultant at National Grid, Chair of Women in National Grid (WING), Financial Times & HERoes #1 Future Leader for Champions of Women in Business 2018

“If you have something to offer to the market that has value, then you already have validation”: Caroline Pugh - CEO/Founder at Oya Partners and Advisor to Chairman of Africa Rising

“Weaknesses are what help us connect, perfect is not real”: Kris Macchiarola: President at KMACC Solutions, Author of No Approval Needed, Consultant at Versea Holdings Inc., Tribe Leader at S.H.E. Tampa

“Everybody should be accepted for who they are”: Paul Sesay - Founder of Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers (Inclusive Companies), the National Diversity Awards and National Mentors

Many of our diversities are invisible: Jennifer Brown - Founder, President & CEO at Jennifer Brown Consulting, award-winning entrepreneur, Diversity & Inclusion Speaker, Consultant & Author.

Beware of your fears, they love to destroy your dreams: Chris Gray: Managing Director at Accenture

“I always wanted to do something around saving the world”: Sara Neff - Senior Vice President, Sustainability at Kilroy Realty Corporation.

“I don’t think you can dictate to somebody what a great leader is”: Alexandra Watson - Editor In Chief at SHINE UK Magazine, Founder of TRUE Leadership for Women, Keynote Speaker and Best-Selling Author

I think it’s important to embrace the differentiators we all have: Catherine Berardi, Founder & CEO at Prime Chief of Staff

"The mark of a good leader is how many leaders they develop": Jules Lund, Founder at TRIBE and former TV/radio presenter at Southern Cross Austereo.

“It’s about having places to work where everyone is welcome”: Adriènne Kelbie: Chief Executive at Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)

“We need to harness the goodness that people have around them”: Saheb Youssef Bakhsh: Sales | Marketing | Business Development Strategist

"Never chase money and never chase titles, but always chase the opportunity": Matt Burns: BENTOHR Founder and Chief Innovation Officer

"We don't often define success in the same way did pre-children...but that's ok!": Charlotte Speak, Strengths Coach and Talent Consultant

Be Disruptive, Be Different and Challenge the Market: Suzie Walker, Founder & Chief Fire Starter at THE PRIMAL PANTRY.

Consistently Widen Your Lens and Broaden Your Perspective: Tim Toterhi Chief Human Resources Officer Cenduit

Be brave, be bold and be you: Teresa Boughey, Founder & CEO at Jungle HR and Jungle Diversity

We should remember that it’s just one world, and we can only benefit from each other: Massimiliano Moneta, Managing Director at Vion Food Group

“Your troubles today are not going to be the troubles of tomorrow”: Mamta Singhal - FMCG expert, Design Engineer and STEM/Diversity Public Speaker.

Who you’re being matters just as much as what you do: Anni Townend; Leadership Consultant, Executive Coach and Author.

Don't wait to feel confident to do something: Mark Metry, , Founder at VU Dream and Show Host at Humans 2.0 Podcast (Global Top 100 Podcast).

People are universes that walk: Dennis Ossipov-Grodsky, CEO/Founder at agile5.co and ex-Head of Vayner Consulting and SVP Digital Strategy at VaynerMedia

I think it's human nature for high performers to feel competitive... It's not worth it: Karin Hurt, CEO at Let's Grow Leaders

When people feel as though they are included, that is far more powerful: Keith Antoine: Performance Coach at 3rd Leg Ltd

Innovation really profits from different kinds of people coming together: Christoph Bauer, Innovation Evangelist at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking

Teaching diversity through passion: Graham Frost, Professional Speaker and Trainer

Embrace your differences as strengths - Martin Pong, Management Consultant at Oliver Wyman

Build your own personal brand through storytelling: Bobby Umar, President at Raeallan and CEO at DYPB

Mental health is okay: Desiree Barnes, Founder and Managing Partner at BRKDN Strategies LLC

We're getting very good at truth seeking in our generation: Lisa Targett, UK General Manager at TRIBE, member of the Drum’s #50Under30 and one of Diversity Journal's Women Worth Watching in 2018

Connected Leadership & Inclusion & Diversity - Leendert Den Hollander, Vice President & General Manager at Coca-Cola European Partners

The Entrepreneurial Journey - John Stapleton, Non-Executive Director at the Grocery Accelerator

Finding your free spirit and entrepreneurial spirit: Hither Mann, CEO at Fortune Academy

From cross-cultural experiences to overcoming racism and confirmational bias - Andrew Pearce, Managing Director at Accenture

Being brave is being you & The importance of equal contributions and voices in a D&I context - Fiona McDonnell, European Director - Beer, Wines & Spirits at Amazon

Leading with the heart & soul & advancing female leadership, Alexandra Watson - Editor In Chief at SHINE UK Magazine, Founder of TRUE Leadership for Women, Keynote Speaker, Best-Selling Author

International commercial leadership and adapting to different work cultures - Davide Morro, VP Marketing of Nespresso

Courageous leadership and embracing positive change - Sharon Amesu, Chair of the Institute of Directors

Teaser - Introduction to the new Podcast series - Diverse & Inclusive Leaders