Inclusive Leadership Conference

THAIS COMPOINT is an internationally acclaimed inclusion and diversity author, speaker, trainer and consultant. She is the Founder and CEO of Déclic International, the author of the book “Succeed as an inclusive leader”, a TEDx speaker, the founder of the Inclusive Leadership Global Conference and a regular Huffington Post contributor. She has led the diversity strategies of three Fortune 500 companies (Vinci, Coca-Cola Enterprises and Cisco), and received thirteen awards worldwide, including the Diversity Leader Award in the US as one of the diversity specialists who advanced diversity in the corporate world, and the European Diversity Award as the leader of the best European diversity team.

Howard Ross is a lifelong social justice advocate and the Founding Partner of Cook Ross Inc, a full service consulting firm whose mission is to provide systems-level interventions by driving inclusive leadership and culture for the world’s most influential organizations. He is considered one of the world’s seminal thought leaders on identifying and addressing Unconscious Bias. His work has been featured in numerous publications. He is the author of ReInventing Diversity: Transforming Organizational Community to Strengthen People, Purpose and Performance and Everyday Bias: Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives. www.Cookross.com

Fleur is EY’s Director of Diversity and Inclusion for EMEIA. Fleur is a regular conference speaker and contributor to thought leadership in this field. A key focus at EY is to strengthen the leadership pipeline and she has seen an increase in the number of females being promoted to partner rising from 15% in 2010 to 26% in 2016. Prior to joining EY, Fleur spent 18 years in the Investment Banking Sector. In the Queen’s 2013 New Year’s Honours List, she was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of her contribution to Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace and in November 2016 she published a book on Inclusive Leadership with her co-author Charlotte Sweeney.

Dr Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey is known for his research exploring the experiences of minority groups within the workplace. He has a PhD from the London School of Economics where he also taught Diversity & Inclusion related topics in the Department of Management. Jonathan is also the host of Resource Groups Podcast.</p> <p>

Sarika Bhattacharyya, CEO, BD Foundation is an Inclusion Strategist & Leadership Facilitator with more than 18 years of corporate experience. A highly respected speaker on Diversity & Inclusion and related business issues, Sarika is a strong advocate for Inclusive Leadership &promoting equal opportunity for all. She is also VVLead Fellow (Vital Voices Women Leadership network) & member of Fortune Most Powerful Women Network. She was also felicitated prestigious “Leadership in Mentoring” award by Hillary Clinton & Bank of America in USA in 2014. Sarika has been featured as the Top 50 Indian Women to follow on Twitter by WOW Asia in 2014 and “Top 10 Global Diversity Consultants” in the Global Diversity List 2015 & 2016 published by The Economist & The Daily Telegraph. Sarika is an avid reader, dabbles in painting & enthusiastic traveller.

Joe gerstandt is a speaker, author and advisor bringing greater clarity, action, and impact to organizational diversity and inclusion efforts. joe has worked with Fortune 100 corporations, small non-profits, and everything in between. He speaks at numerous conferences and summits, and blogs at joegerstandt.com. Today,<br /> joe believes that we can ill afford to continue applying a 20th century approach to an increasingly critical set of 21st century issues. A strong advocate for resetting the diversity and inclusion conversation, joe sees diversity and inclusion as poorly understood and often misunderstood.

Maureen Frank is an entrepreneur, speaker, best selling author, and proud founder of emberin 12 years ago. As a global leading international diversity and inclusion expert, she has mentored over 30,000 individuals. She's a highly successful business woman: former Head of Mergers and Acquisitions for Aon in the UK and Australia, Telstra Business Woman of the Year, and BRW Rising Star. Maureen has an ROI obsession, having established over a dozen diversity councils in major organisations, personally coached CEOs and supported clients to achieve real business results - including increasing the number of women in senior roles at Telstra from 6% to 31% in just 2 years.

Liliane Rocha is an executive with 13 years' experience in sustainability and diversity in large companies, such as Philips, Banco Real-Santander, and Wal-Mart. She was also Global Manager LATAM for Social Responsibility and Diversity at Votorantim Mining and Metals. Currently she’s the Founder and Executive Director of Gestão Kairós, a Sustainability and Diversity consulting and that have already provided services to, among others, the following clients: Coca-Cola FEMSA, Unibanco Institute, Grupo Pão de Açucar, Anglo American, Cielo.

Stephen leads Frost Included, an Inclusive Leadership practice. He served as Head of Diversity and Inclusion for KPMG and continues as a strategic advisor to the firm and its clients. Steve was also Head of Diversity and Inclusion for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and established the Stonewall workplace programmes. He teaches at Harvard Business School and Sciences Po and is an advisor to the British government, KPMG, the International Paralympic Committee and several other organisations. He is a Visiting Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, a Young Global Leader with the World Economic Forum and Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. He is author of The Inclusion Imperative (Kogan Page, 2014) and Inclusive Talent Management (Kogan Page, July 2016).

Isabella Lenarduzzi is a social entrepreneur in gender equality, employment, education, training, entrepreneurship, innovation and European public Affairs. Ashoka Fellow since 2013. Founder and Managing Director of JUMP the leading social enterprise working with organisations and individuals to close the gap between women and men at work, to achieve sustainable corporate performance and to create a more equal society. JUMP has a staff of 12 persons in its Brussels and Paris offices.

Zoltan Vadkerti is a work-life expert, blogger and Consultancy Director at the WorkLife HUB. He studied economics in both the Netherlands and Hungary before he moved to Brussels to becoming a lobbyist on EU social and employment policies. That experience, and many others, led him to an interest in the organisation of work and specifically on the quality of work and work-life integration.

Charlotte Sweeney has specialised in Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) for nearly 20 years and was recognised by The Economist as one of the Top 50 D&I Professionals in the world. She currently runs a consultancy specialising in D&I strategy and their effective and sustainable implementation. Her clients include many global companies and gained much of her global experience leading D&I in a number of companies in both Retail and Investment Banking (Barclays, Barclays Capital, HBOS and Nomura). She authored an independent review for the UK Government Secretary of State Dr. Vince Cable on Women on Boards and Executive Search Firms as well as created ‘The Power of Diversity’ Programme for the second Female Lord Mayor of London in history, Dame Fiona Woolf. Charlotte is the co-author of the book ‘Inclusive Leadership' and was named as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2017.

Jonathan Phelan is part of the senior leadership team of a large financial services organisation. As well as being an experienced leader, Jonathan is also an executive coach. In 2010 Jonathan experienced a sudden, traumatic and tragic child bereavement which led to him being diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Depression. His experience of tackling the challenge of remaining effective and resilient in the workplace inspired Jonathan to found Evenhood. Evenhood supports organisations that want to reduce the stigma and improve the support for workplace mental health. And it provides coaching for individuals with mental wellness challenges; helping them to be effective and resilient in their workplaces.

I strongly believe that the commitment of leaders of the civil society and private companies is necessary for the promoting of parity, equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion. They have the power to act and to innovate. Knowing what is done with success, sharing and co-building together across borders and culture is essential. That is why, after 15 years of action to promote ethnic diversity in companies I decided to create the International Collaborative Foundation (ICF) to give leaders a space for their commitment to inclusion (www.ic-foundation.org).

Yves Veulliet started his career at IBM in 1992 and hold several positions including Information Officer for IBM Governmental Programs Europe and Cross Generational Program Manager. From 2011 until early 2013 Yves was also Diversity leader of IBM Canada, he defined the diversity business case, formulated the strategy and oversaw actions that delivered results in line with the Global Diversity strategy. In 2014, Yves was appointed Global Disability & Inclusion Leader - to facilitate the inclusion of employees with different abilities, to improve IBM's existing programs as well as identifying existing inhibitors to a successful work experience.

Tania became interested in diversity and the impact it has on outcomes such as productivity and innovation as a Senior Client Partner at Korn Ferry Hay Group. A thought leader in the talent and leadership space, Tania has received a number of awards for the design and implementation of innovative approaches to leadership development to support shifts in mindset. She is focusing her research on exploring the possibilities for learning and change in our digital and dynamic environment. She consults for organisations such as SmartSpace Learning, Korn Ferry and ZS Associates.

Megumi is an author, consultant, coach and facilitator on leadership and culture. Megumi has over 20 years consulting to large corporations including National Australia Bank, ANZ Bank and Accenture as well as smaller for-profit, government and non-profit organisations. Her book, Start Inspiring, Stop Driving: Unlock Your Team’s Potential to Outperform and Grow and her practical ideas have helped leaders to tap into the talents within their teams and organisations. She founded Quietly Powerful in 2016 to help quieter professionals – especially women – to succeed on their own terms and to redefine what good leadership looks like. The movement has attracted interest across Australia and globally.

Tanya has worked globally in over 30 countries as a consultant and facilitator for over two decades focusing on areas including: Diversity and Inclusion, Mindfulness, and Inclusive leadership. Tanya’s unique portfolio career has allowed her to work in the education, private sector/corporate, not-for-profit/NGO, law enforcement, and university/college arenas. She is the co-author of ``Evaluation in the Field of Education for Democracy, Human Rights and Tolerance.” Tanya is a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post, and has also made contributions to cnn.com, Diversity Woman Magazine, Bloomberg News, and The Village Voice, among other publications. Tanya was named by Diversity Best Practices as “A Diversity Thought Leader to Follow on Twitter.”

Farrah is recognised as one of the foremost experts on Global Diversity and Inclusion. She has 25 years of D&I experience and delivered training and presentations in 140+ countries, for Fortune 500 companies and organisations such as the 2012 London Olympic Games and the World Bank. She received various external recognitions for her work, including the 2017 Asian Women of Achievement and the 2016 Enterprising Women of The Year Winner. She’s also the author of ‘Understanding Diversity – An Organisational Guide’.

Gamiel Yafai is author of 'Demystifying Diversity' & Award winning Diversity & Inclusion Strategist. He’s recipient of the Global Diversity Leadership Award presented by the Global HRD Congress in 2017, Gamiel has worked with some of the UK's largest Employers to design and implement Change/Positive Action initiatives to both attract new talent from diverse backgrounds and to support existing talent reach their potential. Gamiel founded and headed up the Diversity Practices for two of the UK's largest HR Resourcing Agencies (Barkers now Penna & Euro RSCG Riley now Havas) before setting up Diversity Marketplace in 2005. Gamiel has accumulated a wealth of knowledge and experience through his involvement with grassroots organisations and applying that knowledge when introducing value added initiatives.

Felicity Menzies is Chief Executive Officer of Stephenson Mansell Group (SMG), Australia’s pre-eminent leadership development and cultural change firm. Felicity’s interest in the role of cultural inclusion began during her tenure as the Head of Private Bank, Westpac, in Singapore. There she led a culturally diverse team of bankers serving a multinational client base and learned firsthand how cultural intelligence is a necessary component of business success. Felicity is an accredited facilitator with the Cultural Intelligence Centre and the author of A World of Difference: Leading in Global Markets with Cultural Intelligence.