The 114 Expert Panelists and Co-Authors

THE 114 EXPERT PANELISTS AND CO-AUTHORS

FOR THE GLOBAL DIVERSITY & INCLUSION BENCHMARKS: STANDARDS FOR ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD

2021 EDITION

Biographical Sketches Expert Panelists and Co-Authors of the Global Diversity and Inclusion Benchmarks 2021 Edition

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Qualifications of the Expert Panelists:

All Expert Panelists were invited by the three co-authors (biographical sketches follow the Expert Panelists) and they will serve as an Expert Panelist to create the 2021 edition and maintain it until another update is published, in about 2026.

We have formed a group of Expert Panelists who, collectively: • Represent and have expertise about a variety of approaches to diversity, equity and inclusion work, such as social justice, organizational development, compliance, dignity, and competence. • Represent and have expertise about a variety of dimensions of diversity, such as gender/gender identity, race/ethnicity, disabilities, age/generations, religion, sexual orientation, country of origin, language, and so forth. • Have expertise about organizations either from an internal or external point of view. • Have expertise about specific content topics included in the GDIB such as products or services, recruitment and development, compensation, training and education, supplier diversity, sustainability, compliance, and so forth. • Have experience and knowledge about working in various cultures around the world with some specificity regarding D&I/DEI/Culture & Values work in world regions. • Have expertise and experience about various sectors and industries such as healthcare, government, state owned agencies, telecommunications, financial services, engineering, mining, nonprofits, corporations, education and so forth. • Have experience with a variety of sizes of organizations, generally as large, medium, and small/micro. • Model the generally understood competencies (skills, knowledge, and behaviors) of the broad spectrum of diversity, equity, and inclusion work. • Are knowledgeable about innovation and D&I best practices. • Have a good reputation for working with integrity in the D&I/DEI field.

What we mean by collectively – is that within the total group of Expert Panelists we include individuals who have expertise and experience in as many of the areas above as possible. For example, we may include a few people with narrow expertise such as compensation or Supplier Diversity as we want that specific expertise even though their experience may not be global or comprehensive. We strive for a reasonable balance of representation in all criteria although we did not use a quota methodology or mindset as we formed the Expert Panel Group for the 2021 edition.

Expert Panelists do not “represent” an organization. They are invited because of their individual expertise and experience, not because of a position at a specific organization.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 2021

Deepa Agarwal

Deepa Agarwal brings with her 18 years of diverse and international experience and runs a research-based advisory firm to create inclusive workplaces. She enables her clients to achieve their diversity and inclusion outcomes by taking an integrated solutions approach with a balance between policies, culture, and development. She has broken new ground in the corporate sector by pioneering new interventions — some of which include award winning projects such as Transition Guidelines: Returning Mother’s Project and technology-based digital solutions on tackling workplace stereotypes and creating manager toolkits. Being a facilitator and a counsellor, Deepa leads projects to reduce the stigma around mental health issues in corporates and conducts process labs on an on-going basis for the communities of LGBTQ+ and Persons with Disabilities. Her client list includes Fortune 500 companies as well as Great Places to Work awardees.

A thought leader, Deepa has initiated and executed many successful projects in the social sector. Be it creating and designing workshops for school leaders to bring leadership skills to the education sector, initiating self-help women groups in rural areas, and working with women inmates and jailors, she has been at the helm of it all. Her work led to the introduction of skill-based programs to create employment opportunities for women and further research into the relevant leadership skills for school leaders. She has worked with leading academic institutions — Tata Institute of Social Sciences and the Madras School of Economics.

Deepa writes and publishes papers on a regular basis and has presented at international forums such as the Forum of Emotional Intelligence, WEF, Vividh and several others. She is the recipient of the award titled “Exceptional Woman of Excellence” by the Women Economic Forum. Her written published works have appeared in People Matters and Emotional Intelligence and Leadership. A student of philosophy, she also writes on inclusion in everyday life, linkages between Buddhism and Inclusion and short stories.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Phone: +91-9967965652 Website: www.re-link.org LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/deepa-agarwal/

Natasha Aruliah

Natasha identifies as a racialised, immigrant settler and currently lives and works on the unceded and traditional territories of the sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil- Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) nations, also known as Vancouver, Canada. She is a Sri Lankan Tamil, born in the UK, and part of the growing Tamil diaspora.

Originally trained as a counselling psychologist, she worked as a therapist with immigrant, refugee, and marginalised communities. There she witnessed the impact of the systems and structures on people and the assault on their identity. Both through understanding her own lived experience, her identity and witnessing others grapple with theirs, she moved into working more comprehensively with the systems and structures that cause harm, inequity, and injustice.

She now works as a facilitator, consultant, educator and coach, specialising in social justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) and transformative change for both individuals and organisations. With over 25 years’ international experience, specifically across the UK, Europe, USA, and Canada, her work focuses on lasting systemic change addressing colonial legacies and using anti-oppressive, decolonising practice. Her work is grounded in interdisciplinary practices integrating intercultural competence and cultural humility/safety, emotional intelligence and embodied practice, critical thinking, leadership and management development, transformative organisational development, social justice and anti-oppression.

She leads workshops and retreats, facilitates brave conversations in teams, coaches leadership, key staff and board members, as well as conducts organization assessments, policy and process reviews. She strives to create spaces for all voices to be brought in and supports dialogue, often difficult and courageous, across difference and on topics that are usually avoided, taboo, and challenging. In particular, she seeks to support organizations to transform and change both for their staff and the people they serve. Her work has included a government initiative facilitating community dialogues on racism around the province of British Columbia as part of an anti-hate-crimes strategy.

Her work is informed by her personal experience as an immigrant, woman of colour, a parent of bi-racial children and caregiver to aging, immigrant parents. She is currently writing a book about her work and specifically the role of identity.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] (preferred) Phone: +1-778-881-2025 (Canada) LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/natasha-aruliah/20/714/750

Mariana Barros

Mariana Barros is an interculturalist, specializing in Brazilian culture with 18 years’ experience in the intercultural communication field, assisting expatriates and delivering trainings for multi-nationals. She holds a master’s degree in International Relations from the Program San Tiago Dantas (PUC/SP, UNESP, and UNICAMP) and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from PUC/SP. Mariana lived, worked, and/or studied in France (1997-1998), in the US (2001), and in Equatorial Guinea (2009).

As founding partner of Differänce Intercultural, Mariana has obtained vast experience as a consultant and trainer in intercultural communication, negotiation and management and lately, diversity and inclusion. She has worked for Brazilian corporations such as Alpargatas, Braskem, Banco do Brasil, Wildlife Studios, Ebanx, Nubank and Vale, and with multinationals such as Casino, Deloitte, Mercado Livre, Peugeot, Samsung and Whirpool and has also had the opportunity to deliver her workshops in every continent of the world, from the Americas to Asia. She was President and Vice President of SIETAR-Brasil (www.sietar.com.br) and currently sits on the Board of Directors.

Fluent in Portuguese, English, and French, Mariana Barros was the first ambassador in Brazil of the virtual platform for expats; InterNations (www.internations.org). She is an active lecturer at major universities and institutions, and has published articles for Brazilian academic journals, including her 2011 article, “O fator intercultural e as negociações internacionais” (The intercultural factor in international negotiations) for Unesp.

Since 2013, she manages intercultural trainings for immigrants and refugees that arrived in Brazil, a project that SIETAR-Brasil continues to host in partnership with a non-profit, Missão Paz. More than 12,000 immigrants have benefited from the trainings. In 2016, she was a speaker at the TEDx in São Paulo, “Women who Inspire,” and presented a talk titled, “Learning to deal with differences.” Mariana is passionate about issues of inequality in the world, and especially in Brazil, and helping others to understand how history shapes cultural values.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Website: www.difference.com. WhatsApp: +55 (11)981112500 Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/mariana-barros-877a4a4/

Aditya Batavia

Aditya Batavia is a certified NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) master practitioner and an experienced Diversity and Inclusion professional with a demonstrated history of working across a wide spectrum of industries such as manufacturing, construction, retail and information technology. He is skilled in various facets of human resources — learning and development, talent acquisition, talent management, talent engagement, compensation benefits and performance management. He has a master’s degree in psychology from India and strong people management skills.

He is passionate about working for the elevation of underrepresented minority communities like Persons with Disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, and working closely for the empowerment, mental health, and skill development of the transgender community. Aditya recognizes that inclusion is not a one-time intervention but must be embedded in the culture of an organization. Thus, he focuses on and specializes in developing strategies to create a holistic culture of inclusion and ensuring that everyone’s voice is heard, and their opinions and expertise is valued.

He understands the need for a support system in the Trans-community and has created a self-help support group for transmen in India, a platform where approximately 450 transmen are connected. Aditya has been providing legal, medical, and workplace transition support and guidance to them, as well as providing support in finding right employment opportunity for them. In addition, being a postgraduate in Psychology, Master NLP practitioner and a certified counsellor, he has been providing counselling support to the Transgender People and to their family members in India.

Aditya has also been working for the empowerment of the LGBTQ+ community in India, by focusing on actions like conducting workshops and interactive sessions for various organisations to create awareness and empathy for the community. He has played the role of a Thought Leader for many organisations during their inclusion journey. He has also been recognised and respected as a subject matter expert in the areas of LGBTQ+, mental health, and Persons with Disabilities.

His dream is an inclusive society where everyone is being respected and welcomed. And through his work he aims to help create an ecosystem where everyone can flourish in the way they choose to.

Contact Information: Email: [email protected] Twitter: Aditya ADB Phone: +91 8291378368 LinkedIn: Aditya Batavia

Laura Belfiore

Laura’s career focus spans human resources management, human rights, diversity and inclusion and corporate social responsibility. Originally from Argentina, she developed her international career in the Human Resources function at Kraft Foods, coordinating local and Latin American initiatives in the subfields of Talent Attraction, Organizational and Leadership Development, Diversity and Inclusion, as well as served as Senior Human Resources Partner to various business units in Argentina, Brazil, and the United States.

Due to her increasing interest in impacting the world in a more positive way, she relocated to Ecuador in late 2012, where she took a one-year volunteering assignment at Asylum Access, a US-based NGO that advocates for the rights of refugees through legal and economic empowerment. In this role, she assisted with the implementation of the national policy advocacy agenda and participated in the research team tasked with an analysis of the barriers faced by refugees in 14 Latin American countries.

Later on, Laura engaged with the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative – the UN Global Compact. As its national focal point for Ecuador, she helped advance the initiative’s 10 Principles on responsible business conduct, with a special emphasis on a human rights agenda. Such efforts aimed at building business understanding of human rights and the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, stimulating labour inclusion of vulnerable groups, providing useful tools and resources to foster a non-discriminatory working environment, and adopting a human rights perspective to corporate social investment strategies.

After her repatriation to Argentina in 2017, she has continued to collaborate with the UN Global Compact, helping local businesses develop capabilities around sustainability reporting standards, private sector alignment to UN Sustainable Development Goals, human rights, and gender equality. She also coordinates two Working Groups, one of them centered on Human Rights and Business.

Laura holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management from Universidad del Salvador, Argentina and post graduate studies in International Development, Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/marialaurabelfiore/

Joel A. Brown, Esq., CLC

Dr. Joel A. Brown is the Chief Visionary Officer of Pneumos LLC, a management consulting and coaching company based in San Francisco, USA, specializing in cultural intelligence, leadership, change management, and strategic storytelling. As a change agent, Joel works strategically with organizational leaders to cultivate innovative, creative, and adaptive environments where the cultural genius of everyone can be harnessed and leveraged successfully. In particular, Joel works with organizational clients to foster psychological safety, healing, belonging, and transformation. His work spans five continents and his mission is to facilitate liberation for every global citizen.

Best known for his critical analysis, creativity, humor, and an ability to build consensus, Joel has partnered with Fortune 500 Companies, non-profit organizations, and government agencies to help them achieve sustained growth and organizational breakthroughs. His clients have ranged from LinkedIn to the United Nations, and his “sweet spots” have included men’s leadership, LGBT inclusion, interpersonal dialogue, and intercultural communication.

Joel is a member of several international think tanks, including D2K, SIETAR, SIETAR Europa, Young SIETAR, and the Global Community Dialogue and was also a member of The Diversity Collegium. Joel is a certified facilitator with the Cultural Detective suite of intercultural tools. Beginning in 2018, Joel was named an adjunct professor at the IESEG Management school in Lille and Paris, France, where he teaches executive MBA courses on emotional intelligence, strategic storytelling, and story listening. Joel has designed programs that focus on Dialogue, LGBTQ Inclusion, and Male Leadership.

In May 2018, Joel completed his doctorate in educational leadership from Saint Mary’s College of California, which included domestic and international coursework in design thinking, global citizenship, innovation, and peace education. His dissertation was entitled, “What Does it Mean to Be Gay? An Examination of the Cultural Values of Gay Men.” He has traveled to over 40 countries, is conversational in Spanish, and has studied abroad in Costa Rica. Joel is also a recognized spoken word artist in the United States.

Contact information: Facebook: www.facebook.com/Pneumos Twitter: @joelabrown7 Website: www.pneumos.com LinkedIn: www.linkedn.com/in/joelanthonybrown/

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Sabah S. Cambrelen

Sabah is a managing director in PwC’s Workforce of the Future practice focused on diversity & inclusion. She specializes in helping clients fully realize the business impact of a diverse, inclusive and engaged workforce as well as harnessing the power of inclusion and embracing a culture of belonging. She works with clients across numerous industries including oil & gas, government, healthcare, and education. With almost 20 years’ of management consulting experience, she has proven her ability to effectively direct the formulation and execution of new business strategies and reengineering projects to achieve organizational imperatives.

Prior to joining PwC, Sabah led Point B Inc.’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) teams, where she guided the inception of the company’s EDI efforts from the ground up, implementing transformational culture change. She has served on the Women’s Energy Network board and is currently a board member for City Year Denver, an organization that strives to improve high school graduation rates in Denver’s most at risk schools. Sabah earned a BA in economics from Colorado College.

Sabah’s expertise includes: D&I program inception; Change management and communications; D&I strategy development and assessment; D&I training; Talent acquisition; Culture change and employee engagement.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Phone: +1 (720) 391-2681 Website: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, www.pwc.com, @Twitter @LinkedIn

Lori Campbell, PhD

Dr. Lori Campbell is the Principal of the Colbourne Institute for Inclusive Leadership at NorQuest College. An adult educator by background and vocation, she began her career as an English as a Second Language instructor in Edmonton, Alberta before moving to the Northwest Territories in Canada. She spent 15 years in the N.W.T, beginning as a literacy instructor in several communities and closing out her norther career as Director of Communities programs for the Western Arctic and Chair of Academic Programs at Aurora College.

Lori returned to Edmonton to direct the inaugural Aboriginal Teacher Education Program (ATEP) at the University of Alberta, the first in Alberta, which provided the opportunity for Indigenous students to complete a full B.Ed while keeping their family, community, and cultural connections. She joined Enbridge Pipelines in 2006 where she served as the Manager of Community Skills and Employment Initiatives on the Northern Gateway Pipeline project, working with several communities to help bridge their community needs, goals and capacity with the project opportunities.

In 2011, she moved to the position of Senior Manager, Diversity and Inclusion. In this role, she led the development and execution of a company-wide EDI strategy for both Canada and the United States, winning several awards and recognition for leading practices including one of the first LGBT2SA+ Employee Resource Groups in the resource sector. Lori also collaborated with Pam Sparkling eyes of Edmonton Catholic Schools to develop a mentoring program for Indigenous high school girls and female engineers; a program that will see its first international cohort this year. In 2015, Lori was recognized as one of the Top Ten Influential Women in HR & Diversity by Diversity Canada.

Lori attended the University of Alberta, where she earned a Bachelor of Education, a Master’s of Adult and Continuing Education, and a PhD in Educational Administration and Leadership. Her research interests include women leaders and organizational culture, and how organizations take up equity, diversity and inclusion in organizational discourse — particularly how the concept of difference is theorized in current EDI frameworks.

Contact information: Website: continuingeducation.norquest.ca/home/diversity-inclusion LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lori-campbell-phd/

Liliana Cantú

Liliana Cantú is a native Mexican and has a BS degree in Marketing and a Master’s Degree in International Communication. She also holds the Intercultural Foundations Certificate awarded by the Intercultural Communication Institute, and is certified in several global assessment tools. Liliana is the founding president of SIETAR Mexico, the Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research in her country.

She has professional experience in the fields of human resources, public relations and relocation services, and specializes in the design, translation, cultural customization and delivery of training programs, live and virtual. Her main expertise for trainings and speaking engagements is in the fields of intercultural communication, diversity and inclusion, global leadership, communication skills and global ethics.

Liliana has participated on diversity and inclusion projects, training and initiatives specific to the Mexico / Latin America business environment for clients such as Toyota, Parker, Seguros Monterrey New York Life, Goldcorp, Unilever, Cargill, Colgate Palmolive, Johnson & Johnson, John Deere and Ternium.

Liliana has participated as a speaker and planning committee member at several international conferences such as the Employee Relation Council, SIETAR USA, and GLOBAL SIETAR, and has served in different global councils. She has also performed as a part time university professor at the most prestigious institutions in Latin America: the ITESM (commonly known as Monterrey Tech) where she has taught intercultural communication courses to national and international students in Spanish and English.

Her passion for collaborating in building a more inclusive world emerged when she travelled for a year with the international organization Up With People, collaborating and performing with young fellow cast members from around the world and visiting over 60 communities in 9 countries. The group’s motto “we celebrate our differences” has stuck with Liliana and has defined her professional path for over 20 years.

Liliana lives in Monterrey, Mexico with her husband and two young children.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Website: www.icmexico.com.mx Mobile: WhatsApp: +52 81 1599 3102 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/liliana-cantu/10/26/287/

Lorelei Carobolante, Global MBA, GPHR, SHRM-SCP

Lorelei is an accomplished global HR consultant with more than 20 years’ experience, a recognized thought leader in global HR standards and workforce communication, talent and international assignment management, subsidiary expansion, and performance metrics.

She leads G2nd Systems, a Global HR consultancy that improves quality and effectiveness in globally diverse workplaces by providing HRM consulting services and Global 2nd Language learning systems that enhance workforce and business interactions across non-native and native English speakers.

Lorelei is an ISO/TC 260 HR Management Registered Expert, and Chair for ISO TC/260 HR Management U.S. Technical Advisory Group. She is a member of the Board of Directors for Centre for Global Inclusion and Women’s Business Enterprise Council (WBEC-West); member of WBENC® Leadership Forum, and SHRM Foundation Leadership Circle, which is dedicated to advancing global human capital knowledge and practice by providing thought leadership and educational support.

Lorelei holds a Global MBA degree from St. Mary’s College of California and GPHR® and SHRM-SCP® certifications. She is also very involved with global workforce mobility and holds the Senior Certified Relocation Professional® and Senior Global Mobility Specialist- Talent Mobility® professional certifications. Carobolante developed an advocacy mentality at an early age and has devoted her life to helping non-native English speakers address inequity due to English proficiency, perceptions associated with accents; and serving the roles of women at work.

Contact information : Email : [email protected] Phone : +1 925 819 0303

Maria Cristina da Costa Rodrigues de Carvalho

Maria Cristina (Cris) da Costa Rodrigues de Carvalho is consultant, mediator, coach, and an executive with solid experience in companies in the Financial, Pension Funds, and Technology sectors based in LATAM. She has a BS in Social Service by PUC/SP and Master’s Degree in Human Resources Management by FOC/SP. She is a coach trained by the Instituto EcoSocial and by The Inner Game International School of Coaching (Tim Gallwey) — California/USA; Associate Certified Coach (ACC) certified by the ICF, Management Councilor by IBGC, and Organizational Mediator by Trigon Entwicklungsberatung.

Marie Cristina started professional life as a Technology Trainee. Transferred to the Human Resources Area, where she worked for over 25 years in several processes for organization change in multicultural environments, she led programs for mergers and acquisitions and due diligence in several Banks and Brazilian Companies focusing on equalization of cultures and Benefits/Compensation, Expatriate, Health, Diversity & Inclusion, Mentoring, Work Life Balance, and Human Rights policies. For several years, she participated as the Coordinator of the Diversity Subcommittee at the Febraban (Brazilian Bank Federation).

She received "Destaque RH" awards in 2007, from "Gestao & RH Magazine" related to the D&I Program. Was a member of the Sustainability Councils of ABN AMRO Real bank and led the Diversity and Social Action Committee at Banco Santander. In that capacity was responsible for implement several Affirmative Actions in the Financial sector. She participated in several international platforms in Europe, USA and Brazil in Human Resources, D&I themes and diverse cultural environments. She was employer representative in Tripartite Commissions at Febraban, CNF and ILO (International Labour Organization) conferences in Geneva/Switzerland.

She has been mentoring and coaching young executives and diverse audiences in the process for development of competences and career and life transition through her own consulting company and as Partner at InterElo Consultoria. She is experienced in facilitation of group dialogue, being a speaker on diversity, HR issues, work-life balance, corporate governance, social investment, and conflict mediation and is presently Current Councilor at BPW (Business and Professional Women — San Paolo).

She lives in Sao Paulo, Brazil with her husband, a son and a daughter.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Phone: WhatsApp: +55 11 999121068 Instagram: mcriscarval, Skype: crisrocarvalho Website: www.intereloconsultoria.com.br LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/maria-cristina-c-r-carvalho-34888120 ©2020. Nene Molefi, Julie O'Mara, and Alan Richter, Global D&I Benchmarks. All rights reserved. 14 Permission to use required. [email protected]

Gina Cheverine

Gina’s career focus spans leadership development, nonprofit capacity building, and advocating for gender and racial equity with a goal of empowering others. She aims to strengthen and initiate positive change in her community through coalition- building and economic development.

A former social worker, she currently serves as the Managing Vice President of Inclusion and Strategic Partnerships at the Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP), the largest metropolitan chamber of commerce in the country. In this role, she is dedicated to closing racial disparities in jobs, income and wealth to make the region’s diversity a source of economic strength. Gina advances this mission by consulting with businesses to create more inclusive organizational cultures and convening community stakeholders to stimulate growth for businesses owned by people of color.

Prior to joining the GCP, Gina was Vice President, Business Development for YWCA Greater Cleveland. In this role she oversaw fund development, events, marketing and communications. She also acted as Chief Program Officer at the YWCA, directing the strategy and performance for a portfolio of programs including women’s leadership development, racial inclusion, and early childhood education.

Early in her career, Gina led a capacity-building firm for nonprofit organizations, improving employee engagement and creating sustainable program strategies for her clients.

Gina holds a Master’s degree in Organizational Development from Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management and a Master’s degree in Social Work from Temple University. She is licensed by the State of Ohio as an Independent Social Worker and served as adjunct faculty at Case Western Reserve University Mandel Center for Nonprofit Management. Gina is a Leadership Cleveland Alumnae, Class of 2011.

Active in the community serving on the boards of Karamu House and the National Association for Nonprofit Enterprise, and a working group member of First Year Cleveland, she also sits on the Cleveland Clinic’s Supplier Diversity advisory committees Past board service includes United Black Fund, FutureHeights and the National Alliance for Mental Illness. A Cleveland native, she is an enthusiastic champion for the Northeast Ohio region; which often includes exploring the vibrant restaurant scene, hiking, and finding uniquely-Cleveland adventures.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Phone : +1 216 533 8559

Kristal Moore Clemons, PhD

Doctor Kristal Moore Clemons is assistant professor of Educational Leadership in the Department of Educational Leadership at Virginia State University. She is a dedicated and resourceful scholar who shapes and influences curriculum, fosters a positive academic experience, and curates high- quality face-to-face and online courses. Dr. Clemons balances global and local perspectives and executes programmatic deliverables with precision. She’s an effective thought leader who provides solutions to existing and emerging diversity issues in education. She is a capable communicator who effectively articulates vision, builds strong relationships, and provides trusted advice to stakeholders. Dr. Clemons has experience working across multiple industries: k-12 education, higher education, and non-profit throughout North America.

Dr. Clemons has served as Project Director and Co-Founder of the Durham Freedom School, a Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools partner at North Carolina Central University. Dr. Clemons co-founded the North Florida Freedom Schools, a Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools partner at Florida A&M University. There she served as co-executive director and managed the daily operations of three local Freedom School sites. Most recently, Dr. Clemons is the co-founder and co-executive director of the Virginia State University Freedom School. Dr. Clemons is an accomplished author and researcher. Her qualitative research projects center on the activisms of Black women in various spaces ranging from Chicago tenement housing projects to Civil Rights efforts of the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer Freedom School teachers of the American South. Her work has been published in refereed journals such as the Journal of African American History, Western Journal of Black Studies, Second International Handbook of Urban Education, and Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education.

Dr. Clemons is a native of Chicago, Illinois and a graduate of DePaul University having earned her B.A. in Women’s Studies and Political Science. She earned an M.A. from Washington State University in American Studies, her PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Education-Culture, Curriculum and Change and a graduate certificate in Women's Studies from Duke University. She and her partner reside in central Virginia with their children.

Contact information: Website: https://kristalclemons.academia.edu Twitter: https://twitter.com/KrisClemonsPhD LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kristalclemons

Mellener Coelho

An Inclusion Strategist with a focus on creating cultures where people can bring their passion and whole self to work, Mellener has over 19 years’ experience in various HR functions with an expertise in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Learning & Development, HR Business Partnering, Employee Experience, Wellbeing and Culture Building across industries.

She has been a Human Resources professional since July 2000, working for 8 years with an organization in India and the United Kingdom and then joining the AXA Group in 2008 as an HR Business partner and D&I lead. With AXA, she became Global D&I Program Manager 2012 where she was responsible for setting up a global D&I community and driving programs across regions. In 2016, she took on the additional responsibility of supporting the D&I strategy for AXA in Asia. Mellener joined the Northern Trust Corporation in 2017 and is currently responsible for the design and delivery of the DE&I strategy for India.

Recognized as a thought leader in the industry, Mellener often speaks at D&I events/ conferences, including the 2018 UN Gender Focal Point meeting in Geneva. She has been on the taskforce for the Community Business DIAN India 2018 D&I Deliverable, delivering a benchmark for D&I in India and is on the taskforce for the 2020 deliverable of launching the This is Me Mental health campaign in India. She is also a guest faculty member for the Certified Diversity Professional Program in India and contributes to some research in D&I.

Mellener’s work in D&I has received several industry accolades including the Global Leadership Diversity Award by the World HRD Congress 2017, was one of the finalists for the 2018 Asia D&I Champion of Change award by Community Business Asia, and Winner of the 2019 India D&I Champion of Change award by Community Business. At Northern Trust, Mellener is a recipient of two Chairman’s Awards for excellence in the Design and Execution of the D&I Strategy for India.

Pursuing a passion, Mellener has a keen interest in mental health and mindfulness. She has mentored and advised many women in their careers and is a Proud Ally for inclusion. Her purpose in life is to work towards creating more mindful, kinder, and grateful communities at work and beyond.

Contact Information: Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mellener-anne-coelho-she-her-hers-115a0b33

Cristina (Tina) Cruz-Hubbard

Cristina is a mission-driven and values-focused strategist, intercultural competence, diversity, equity and inclusion (ICDEI) practitioner, and leadership coach. For over 25 years, her passion has been cultivating environments that enable deep and transformational learning across differences and empower and inspire leaders at all levels to create equitable systems and access for all.

She currently serves as the Chief Diversity Officer for Peace Corps. Her portfolio includes developing a global strategy to integrate intercultural competence, diversity, equity and inclusion across core business functions in support of the agency’s three goals and mission to promote world peace and friendship. Prior to this role she led the efforts to define the intersection between culture, diversity, equity and inclusion and build capacity of staff and volunteers in over 60 countries to work in partnership to effectively and appropriately achieve shared goals and realize the potential of individuals and communities across the globe.

She began her ICDEI career in 1993 at the University of Minnesota and continued in a variety of roles in nonprofit, corporate, education, and government settings. These organizations include Walt Disney World Resort, Columbia University, and embassies in Peru and Senegal.

Her globally mobile family relocates internationally every four years and has endless opportunities to apply ICDEI skills across new environments and languages. Ms. Cruz- Hubbard finds she “never turns her intercultural, diversity and equity lens off” as part of an interfaith, intergenerational, multi-ability, multilingual, interracial, intercultural, and globally mobile family. Informed by the diverse health and educational needs of her four children, she has evolving expertise in influencing health and educational systems to be inclusive of children and families with critical needs.

In addition to being a coach and a qualified administrator of several intercultural and global leadership assessment tools, she has a Bachelor of Science degree in business and is completing Master’s degree coursework in special education. While there are days she longs for the simple life, her passion continues to draw her to the complexity of working within organizations to build integrated, sustainable ICDEI efforts driven by a comprehensive long-term strategy owned by all levels of an organization.

Contact information: Email: [email protected]

Delfina Daglio

Delfina’s first contact with diversity was as a little girl, when she joined an international organization of pen pals. She had “friends” all over the world with whom she exchanged letters and learned about their countries and culture. When she finished high school, Delfina chose to study Economics, with the goal of helping people from underdeveloped nations achieve a better quality of life and a dream to work for the United Nations.

In 2003, she temporarily moved to Milan (Italy), where she was part of a large group of exchange students from all over the world and enjoyed one of the best experiences in her life! In 2004, she moved to Madrid, where she worked for a consulting agency and got the chance to travel all over Spain for her work.

In 2008, Defina joined IBM as a Finance Business Controls leader for Spanish South America (a region comprised by 8 countries). Less than 3 years later, she finally landed her dream job: Diversity & Inclusion leader for the region. This role has allowed her to show the passion she had always had for people. She truly believes that when people are given the chance to bring their whole selves to work, they are more engaged and productive. She is proud to be an IBMer and to share this passion and enthusiasm for inclusion inside and outside IBM.

In 2011, she was selected to participate in the Corporate Service Corps program, and in March 2012, travelled to Indore (India) to help develop a Marketing & Communications campaign for Urban Health Resource Center (UHRC), a not-for-profit organization that addresses health, nutrition and wellbeing of the disadvantaged urban dwellers. She spent six weeks in India, four working with UHRC (living with other 11 IBMers from nine different countries), one travelling around India and the last one working as a volunteer in two homes run by the Missionaries of Charity.

Delfina lives with her husband and her three small children in Buenos Aires (Argentina). She enjoys doing volunteer work, travelling and learning more about different cultures, reading and dancing.

Contact information Email address: [email protected] LinkedIn profile: www.linkedin.com/in/delfinadaglio/

Shirley Davis, PhD

Dr. Shirley Davis is an accomplished corporate executive, global workforce expert, an international speaker, and a Master’s of reinvention. Dr. Davis is President and CEO of SDS Global Enterprises, Inc., a strategic development solutions firm that enables organizations to build more inclusive and world class cultures where ALL talent can thrive. She specializes in HR strategy development, talent management, organization transformation, diversity & inclusion, implicit bias, leadership coaching, and personal and professional reinvention.

She has consulted, coached, and presented to leaders at all levels, including Boards of Directors and C-Suite executives. She has also worked in more than 30 countries around the world across all industries and sectors and delivers more than 80 speeches a year.

Dr. Davis has over 30 years’ of business experience and has worked at several Fortune 50 companies in various senior and executive leadership roles. Her last role prior to launching SDS Global was as the Global Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion and Workplace Strategies for the world’s largest HR association — the Society for HR Management (SHRM).

She holds a Bachelor’s in Pre-Law; a Master’s in HR Management; and a PhD in Business and Organization Management, with a specialization in Leadership. She has been featured and quoted on NBC’s The Today Show, CNN.com., in the Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, Fox Television, Black Enterprise Magazine, The Washington Post, HR Magazine, and Inclusion Magazine, and has been honored with numerous awards. She is also certified as a Senior HR Professional, a certified Speaking Professional and a Certified Coach. She is the best-selling author of two books: “Reinvent Yourself in Every Area of Your Life,” and “The Seat: How to Get Invited to the Table When You’re Over- performing but Undervalued.” She is also a popular author for several LinkedIn Learning leadership courses.

She is a former Miss District of Columbia, Mrs. Oklahoma, Ms. Virginia, and in 2000 won the national title of Ms. American United States. Dr. Davis is active in her local community, sits on several boards, and resides in the Tampa Bay area.

Contact information: Website: drshirleydavis.com/; http://sdsglobalenterprises.com/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drshirleydavis

RALPH DE CHABERT

Ralph is SVP, Chief Diversity, Inclusion and Global Community Relations Officer, for Brown-Forman, Corp, in Louisville, KY.

Subsequent to graduating from St. Francis College in Biddeford Maine, Ralph spent ten years teaching and coaching in the Cleveland School system (including University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio where he also served as 10th Grade Dean).

Ralph eventually moved from teaching to the insurance business, where he served as an underwriter for The Kemper Insurance Group, American Nuclear Insurers and The Hartford Insurance Group.

In 1985, Ralph took his first role in diversity and inclusion, serving as Operations Manager and Training Manager at Pope and Associates, a diversity consulting firm out of Cincinnati, OH. Over 30 years later, Ralph has become a leading authority in this space, holding successive positions as Chief Diversity Officer, Vice-President of Employee Relations & Diversity and Head of Executive Development and Diversity for Safeway, Corp; McKesson, Corp; and American President Lines respectively.

Ralph accepted the role of Brown-Forman’s first Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer in December of 2007, a role that eventually expanded to include the company’s community relations initiatives. Under Ralph’s leadership, Brown-Forman’s diversity and inclusion efforts have grown to include a team of seven full-time professionals, nine Employee Resources Groups, and 26 D&I Councils embedded across the global organization. In 2019, the company issued a ten-year strategy that, for the first time, included quantitative ambitions for the representation of women and people of color.

In addition to his work at Brown-Forman, Ralph serves on multiple boards, including The Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, KY, Louisville Central Community Centers, The Louisville Ballet, The University of New England and The Centre For Global Inclusion. In June 2020, Ralph was appointed as co-chair of Greater Louisville Inc’s Business Council to End Racism.

Ralph graduated from St. Francis College in Biddeford, Maine and holds a Master’s Degree in Education from John Carroll University and a Master’s in Human Resources and Organizational Development from the University of San Francisco. He also holds a Doctorate in Education and Leadership from Spalding University.

Contact Information: Email: [email protected] Phone: +1 (502)774-6883

Barbara Deane

Barbara R. Deane, M.A., is co-director of the Institute for Sustainable Diversity and Inclusion (ISDI), a non-profit organization setting the pace for equitable change in the Pacific Northwest. ISDI manages and presents the NW Diversity Learning Series, a collaborative employer venture Barbara co- founded 22 years ago with the goal of creating a world-class diversity, equity, and inclusion education resource in the Pacific Northwest.

Barbara is a writer, editor, consultant and speaker on diversity, equity and inclusion, and intercultural communication. She is editor-in-chief of DiversityCentral.com and the Cultural Diversity at Work Archive, an online database of articles, tools, and resources. She co-founded Cultural Diversity at Work 30 plus years ago, one of the first international publications on workforce diversity. She is the author of more than one hundred articles, and recently co-edited the research- based book, with Bernardo Ferdman, Diversity at Work: The Practice of Inclusion (Jossey-Bass/Wiley, 2014) (practiceofinclusion.com). The Practice of Inclusion is a volume in the Professional Practice Series of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Barbara serves as vice-president of The GilDeane Group, Inc., a Hispanic and woman- owned publishing and consulting firm with specialty areas in diversity, equity and inclusion; intercultural effectiveness, Mexican American culture and identity; and Latinos in the prison system. The GilDeane Group developed a highly successful training program for foreign service officers and diplomats on Intercultural Communication and Negotiations for Mexico and Latin America.

Barbara offers the Diversity Learning Series model (DLS) as a limited-term licensing opportunity for other cities and metropolitan regions. She was formerly a member of The Diversity Collegium, a think tank for diversity professionals. She holds a Master’s degree in interpersonal and intercultural communication from the University of Washington and a bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in organizational communication from The Ohio State University. She is a board member for Bailadores de Bronce, an almost 50-year old not- for-profit organization training youth and young adults in Mexican folkloric dance and music. She lives in Seattle, Washington, USA with her spouse, Carlos Gil, along with their extended family.

Contact information: Website: www.diversitycentral.com Twitter: @diversitycentrl Facebook: www.facebook.com/barbara.deane.98 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/barbara-deane/1/900/959

Paul Deemer

Paul is located in Essex – just outside London – in the UK. He has been an HR professional and member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) for over 35 years. Over his career, he has worked in the public and voluntary sectors – beginning with a 12-year spell in local government where he “cut his teeth and learnt his trade”. During this period, he not only acquired his qualifications, but he also built up an expertise in the fields of recruitment, employee relations, employment law and equal opportunities.

When he moved to the children’s charity, Barnardo’s, he began as a regional HR manager — supporting over 30 community-based projects across London and the South of England. He was then asked to take on the role of national equality and diversity manager at Barnardo’s — at a time of cultural significance in the UK as it coincided with the publication of the Macpherson Report into the death of teenager Stephen Lawrence. It was also at Barnardo’s where he undertook an intensive emotional intelligence programme which at that time was a relatively young science. He describes this experience as “life changing”.

From there, Paul moved into the health sector – where he has remained ever since. After a short spell as a HR lead in an NHS trust, he was seconded into the national Department of Health and Social Care’s Equality and Diversity Team to help them develop the first country-wide strategy in this area. Paul currently works for NHS Employers – an employer’s body which represents and supports NHS trusts across England – and is helping NHS organisations embed diversity and inclusion good practice across the NHS.

He also works on various diversity working groups and initiatives – with bodies such as the Chartered Institute of Linguists and the Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative. Paul writes frequently about all aspects of diversity through various social media channels – including Twitter and LinkedIn – and has published many articles on the subjects of inclusion and equity.

Contact information: Website: www.nhsemployers.org Twitter: @NHSE Paul LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/paul-deemer-85803a5/

Grant Douglas

Grant has been involved in international education and training in different capacities since 1991. Originally from Newcastle- Upon-Tyne in the North-East of England, Grant is a long-term expatriate who has lived and worked in France for over 30 years. He was in charge of the International Relations Service of different higher education institutes for 17 years. Since 2000, Grant has focused on the conception, organization and implementation of undergraduate, post-graduate and professional development study and training programmes with an international and intercultural dimension.

Grant is currently in charge of developing the intercultural communication/diversity management track at IESEG School of Management. He is co-director of ICIE (IESEG Centre for Intercultural Engagement), vice-president of SIETAR France (Society for Intercultural Training, Education and Research), and a council member of IACCM (International Association of Cross-Cultural Competence and Management). Grant is also a long-standing member of the Global Community Dialogue on Leadership, Diversity and Change (GCD).

In recent years Grant’s focus has moved more from a purely international/intercultural perspective to a more broadly diversity and inclusion perspective which is reflected in his participation in projects aimed at fostering more diversity and inclusion in higher education institutes and in making them zero tolerant of physical and verbal harassment. He is currently involved in an international research project examining the International Student Experience (ISE) as well as two internal IESEG projects designed to increase student engagement and inclusion and eradicate verbal and physical harassment. When he is not at work, Grant likes to spend time cultivating his vegetable patch, listening to music, and following his local soccer team, LOSC.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Website: https://icie.ieseg.fr/ Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/grant-douglas-418444/

Nayla Farah

Nayla Farah has a diverse background in law, journalism, and research. She is a pragmatic leader with expertise in both the legal and practical perspectives in employment diversity, Human Rights issues, and workplace accommodations. Nayla considers herself to be an out-of-the-box thinker who looks at the world and social-political events from a multi-dimensional approach, relying on research and science to form her opinions.

Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Nayla completed her Master’s degrees in French and Lebanese law during the Lebanese war. She attended the prominent St-Joseph University where she achieved a specialization in private international law. Upon moving to Canada in the mid 90s, and having lost her sight, she had to find the tools and learn strategies to continue living a successful and fulfilling life as a person who could no longer rely on vision to navigate the world.

Nayla Farah has been working with the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW) since 1995. She has assumed various roles in the organization and has been leading as the Director of the Job Accommodation Service® for nearly two decades. Nayla has extensive knowledge in disability issues as they relate to employment. She is tri-lingual and fluent in English, French, and Arabic. Nayla has extensive expertise in the field of workplace accommodation, disability management, and the duty to accommodate from both professional and personal perspectives. She has presented on these topics at various events and conferences.

During her spare time, Nayla enjoys travelling, cycling, reading, going for long walks with her guide-dog, Daydream, in addition to volunteering as a member of the board of directors of Trailblazers Tandem Cycling Club.

Contact information: Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Ibtehal Fathy

Ibtehal Fathy is the Global Inclusion & Diversity Officer at Mars Inc. Since her appointment into the role in early 2019; Ibtehal has been able to create, develop and align the Mars Inc. corporate I&D strategy while collaborating with a number of senior leaders and Associates across the organization. She has also progressively focused on the deployment of various initiatives and programs at Mars.

Over her 22+ years’ experience at Mars, Ibtehal spent almost ten years in HR and has led a number of senior roles in the organization. Her previous roles include leading Asia, Middle East, Africa and Australia region as the Vice President of HR within the Mars Wrigley segment and where she has led a number of transformational initiatives, strategic organizational design and development and the integration of Mars and Wrigley businesses for her region. Prior to this, Ibtehal spent 13 years working in the supply function where she successfully led a number of operational and strategic roles including heading one of the Mars Chocolate factories and GCC Supply Chain.

Ibtehal is passionate about inclusion in the workplace and about driving for a more equitable workplace and communities and raising the bar on diversity beyond the obvious. She is also passionate about self and is always keen to share her knowledge, by coaching and supporting others on their development journey. She enjoys difficult tasks; leading different stages of strategy development and embedding transformational initiatives that are future focused and which enable positive people and business outcomes.

Ibtehal graduated from the American University in Cairo with an Honors degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Business Administration. She is a strong supporter of humanitarian causes especially related to children. She is a wellness and holistic medicine avid contributor and reader. She also loves travel, research and spending quality time with her husband and two young children.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Website: www.mars.com LinkedIn: Ibtehal Fathy

Bernardo M. Ferdman, PhD

Bernardo, a leadership and OD consultant and board-certified coach with 35+ years’ experience in the U.S. and around the world, is principal of Ferdman Consulting, focusing on supporting leaders and organizations in bringing inclusion to life, on inclusive leadership, and executive coaching. He is also faculty director of and teaches in the Inclusive Leadership Program at UCLA Anderson Executive Education, and is distinguished professor emeritus of organizational psychology at Alliant International University.

Bernardo is passionate about creating an inclusive world where more people can be fully themselves and accomplish goals effectively, productively, and authentically. Bernardo created Inclusion@Work®, a digital coaching platform for learning about inclusion, and the Inclusion@Work® Assessment. He has written numerous articles and chapters, has made 300+ presentations, and has conducted research on various aspects of inclusion, identity, and multicultural issues. His 2014 book, Diversity at Work: The Practice of Inclusion (co-edited with Barbara Deane), provides a research-based understanding of inclusion. His 2017 article in The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, “Paradoxes of Inclusion: Understanding and Managing the Tensions of Diversity and Multiculturalism,” is the most cited article in the journal in the last three years. Bernardo’s forthcoming book, Inclusive Leadership: Transforming Diverse Lives, Workplaces, and Societies (co-edited with Jeanine Prime and Ronald E. Riggio) is scheduled for publication in October 2020.

Bernardo is president of The Diversity Collegium and a Fellow of APA, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the Society of Consulting Psychology (SCP), the International Academy for Intercultural Research, and three other professional groups. He served as chair of the Academy of Management’s Diversity and Inclusion Theme Committee and of its Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division, and as president of the Interamerican Society of Psychology. Bernardo has received various awards, including the 2019 Award for Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Consulting from SCP, and he is the 2020 H. Smith Richardson Jr. Visiting Fellow at the Center for Creative Leadership.

Bernardo—a native Spanish speaker who immigrated to the U.S. as a child—earned a PhD in Psychology at Yale University and an AB degree at Princeton University.

Contact information: Website: ferdmanconsulting.com Twitter: @bferdman LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ferdman

Karen Francis, PhD

Dr. Karen Francis is the Director, Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) and a Principal Researcher at the American Institutes for Research (AIR). In the capacity of Director, Dr. Francis leads AIR’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, providing organizational guidance and management for activities focused on implementation of AIR’s diversity and inclusion strategic plan. She leads efforts for D&I communications, internal and external engagement and the integration of D&I and culturally competent standards, principles, and practices throughout AIR’s organizational infrastructure and operations intended to support overall organizational focus, growth, and outcomes. Dr. Francis also is Chair, AIR’s Diversity and Inclusion Council (D & I Council), and leads AIR‘s Cultural and Linguistic Competence (CLC) Workgroup.

Dr. Francis is a Medical Sociologist by training and has grounded her work in the principles of cultural competence and a commitment to address disparities across social, health, juvenile justice, and educational service systems. She has more than 30 years’ experience managing, planning, and delivering training and technical assistance (TTA) at national, state and local levels that have also been accompanied by countless presentations to national, state and local leaders, policy makers, and practitioners. Her expertise spans a variety of issues, including, juvenile justice and delinquency prevention, children’s behavioral health, gender responsive programming, rural behavioral health, youth violence prevention, safe and supportive learning environments, health disparities, cultural and linguistic competence, and diversity, equity and inclusion.

Dr. Francis has worked with multiple health departments in the US, to address youth violence prevention, and guided the process for the development of strategic planning for culturally and linguistically competent behavioral health services. Additionally, she has worked with multiple school districts to disaggregate data about students who have been involved in the school to prison pipeline, illustrating bias by race, gender, and disabilities. Dr. Francis is active in her community as evidenced by her service on the Montgomery County, Maryland’s Commission on Juvenile Justice. As a Commissioner on the Maryland Governor’s Commission on Caribbean Affairs she led initiatives to promote health literacy and access to health and behavioral health services.

Contact information: E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.air.org Twitter: @AIRInforms

Cathy Gallagher-Louisy

Cathy is a globally-connected Canadian Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) professional with over 25 years' experience in program leadership, strategic project management, human resources, and learning and development within corporate, government, and non-profit organizations. For the past 15 years, she has specialized in DEIA and CSR.

Cathy works with the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) — the leading national organization dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in Canada. Cathy co- developed CCDI’s organizational assessment and strategy development methodologies, and she and her team have conducted inclusivity assessments and developed diversity strategies for dozens of public and private sector organizations. She also develops and delivers DEIA and cultural competence learning solutions for multiple private and public- sector organizations. She has delivered over 450 speaking/learning engagements, has lectured at multiple colleges and universities across Canada, and is a sought-after speaker at conferences and events.

Previously, Cathy led CCDI’s research and knowledge services portfolio for four years. She is the author of five of CCDI’s toolkits and has written or co-written 25 major research and benchmarking reports on DEIA and/or CSR – including the only national benchmarking study on supplier diversity in Canada. She has had dozens of publications appearing in multiple trade magazines including Talent Canada, HR Professional, PeopleTalk, HR UpDate, HUMANCapital, HR Saskatchewan, Municipal World, Supply Chain Canada, and the UK’s Equal Opportunities Review.

Cathy was the lead developer for the Centennial College Certificate in Leadership and Inclusion and has been a faculty member at the University of Toronto’s Certificate in CSR for over 10 years. She led and contributed to the development of the Canadian Certified Inclusion Professional (CCIP) designation – the only professional designation for DEI professionals in Canada.

Cathy has achieved certifications in the Prosci ADKAR change management process, the Cultural Detective, Corporate Social Responsibility (University of Toronto), and she is a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory®.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Website: about.me/cathygl Twitter: www.twitter.com/catgl LinkedIn: www.linkin.com/in/cathygl

Judy Greevy

Judy is an award-winning HR Director with deep expertise in diversity and inclusion, culture and organizational change and leadership and talent development. She is also an experienced and respected facilitator, coach, and speaker.

She believes passionately in the importance of inclusion in delivering long term sustainable business success and is interested, in particular, in ways to integrate diversity and inclusion into organizational and leadership development interventions and change activity. She also works to ensure that diversity and inclusion plays a significant role in the broader sustainability activities of an organisation. She has developed a number of leading development programmes to support diverse groups and led the drive to set up networks within organisations to represent the diversity of the workforce and help harness that diversity to improve business performance. Judy has successfully led the introduction of flexible working arrangements in a number of organisations and has considerable expertise in this area.

Judy has over 30 years’ of diversity and inclusion experience gained mainly in the UK and Europe. She has held senior roles in several large organizations, both in the private sector (NatWest, Centrica, and AMP) and also the UK Civil Service (Women and Equality Unit in the Cabinet Office and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs). She now runs her own consultancy and has undertaken work for a wide range of clients including Lloyd’s of London, House of Commons, and the National Audit Office.

Judy is also an associate lecturer in the Executive Education Department at the University of Bath and runs part of the Women in Leadership programme there as well as supporting other leadership interventions. She has been a Non-Executive Director of an NHS Trust and member of the UK Ministry of Defence Diversity Panel and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She is a graduate of the University of Leeds and Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Contact information: Email: [email protected]. LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/judy-greevy/12/116/440

Priyadarshini Gupta

With over 20 years’ of experience in human resources, Priyadarshini is a Mumbai-based lead advocate of inclusion with one of the largest Indian conglomerate – the Tata Group.

Priyadarshini is curious, creative, eager to expand boundaries, ready to be challenged and take the road less travelled in working through solutions.

A home chef with a brewing food career, she is always excited to wear two hats. Travel, a teenage daughter and a cat help her to constantly question the ways of the world.

With a passion in inclusion and diversity, Priyadarshini has successfully established diversity and inclusion agendas in 3 large, multinationals, Mondelez, Cummins and General Mills in India. Her rich work in inclusion across diverse industry segments builds her deep understanding of regional and local insights of inclusion amongst underrepresented work groups. Manufacturing, shop floor and working with women across India Inc. have been her core strengths. Enabling and empowering organizations and people to accept and showcase their authentic selves at work is something she drives relentlessly, Curating inclusions strategies across industries and ensuring that it segues into business and sustainability goals of organizations has been an integral part of all her work deliveries. As a freelance consultant she has been instrumental in establishing cross industry platforms for sharing and growing knowledge around D&I.

In her current role, her primary focus is in growing the inclusion and collaboration amongst the diverse Tata Group employees across ten industry segments. Leveraging digitization to cascade key messages of inclusion and supporting employees across the globe to shift a little and grow a lot is something she is currently working on. Post Covid effects on inclusion and how it plays out as companies get back to work is an are of critical interest and execution.

An alumnus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Priyadarshini has had a rich and diverse exposure in diversity and OD roles. She has worked significantly around change management, quality, six sigma talent management, and business process engineering.

Contact information: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/priyadarshini-gupta-86555ab/

Saehi Han, PhD

A world traveler and cross-cultural expert, Saehi studied the cultural theories of Geert Hofstede and the World Values Survey (Inglehart & Welzel) and has applied them in leadership coaching and business consulting for last two decades.

His focus has been broadening points of view, dealing with topics of global diversity and inclusion, intercultural management, organizational culture diagnosis and change, strategy management, and other organizational development areas.

He has worked as CEO/Chief Consultant of ITAP Asia-Pacific for 15 years, engaged in leadership/team development and strategic/cultural change of numerous multinational corporations such as Microsoft, PepsiCo, Exxon Mobil, Dell, AMD, Dow Chemical, Johnson & Johnson, National Instruments, Merck, Monsanto, RBS, Samsung, LG, KB Financial Group, and others. He also worked with the Blue House (Korean Presidential Palace), KNOC (Korea National Oil Corporation), Korea Expressway, in both in the public sector, as well as with NGOs including Beautiful Stores and Good Neighbors International.

Saehi was born and raised in Korea but worked and studied in Belgium for 15 years. While in Belgium, he was managing director of Hitel Express (sales/marketing consulting and tourism/publication) and Expo88/CHJ Group (international trading and exposition) managing subsidiaries in Korea, Belgium and the Netherlands. He served as Lieutenant Officer in Korean Navy and subsequently, as Chief Officer / Captain of merchant marine, visiting some 50 countries on five continents.

Saehi acquired four academic degrees in Belgium (MBA/BS, Brussels University) and Korea (Ph.D/BE, Korea Maritime University). He speaks Korean, English, and French, and learned Japanese, Spanish, and Dutch during his earlier career.

He taught Human Resource Management at Kosin University in Korea. He has written approximately 90 articles/columns on culture and organizational development including “Research on the Impact of Internal Values of Employees to Organizational Culture and on its Diagnosis Frameworks” (PhD thesis), "Mergers and Acquisitions: What to do when communicating more often is just not enough" (Global Forum, USA), and “Embedded Discrimination Factors in Korean Culture” (Korea Social Theory) and so forth.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Phone: +82-10-7999-5080 Website: www.facebook.comsaehihan

Steve Hanamura

Steve Hanamura is president of Hanamura Consulting, Inc., founded in 1986. Steve brings over 34 years’ experience to the consulting, training, and speaking profession. He is widely sought after in the areas of leadership development, managing and leading diversity initiatives, building effective teams, working with people with disabilities and managing personal and organizational change. Hanamura Consulting serves businesses, non-profit organizations, government agencies, and academic institutions of all sizes throughout the country.

Steve has authored two books, In Search of Vision and I Can See Clearly and was a contributing author to Valuing Diversity. He writes journal articles for a variety of publications. He has served as past president of the Portland Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development and is an emeritus member of The Diversity Collegium, a group of thought leaders in the field of diversity.

Steve’s professional honors include being named the Multi-Cultural Network Trainer of the Year by the American Society for Training and Development. He was recognized as one of forty diversity pioneers in the July/August 2007 edition of Profiles in Diversity Journal and has received the Meritorious Service Award for the President’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. He was also privileged to be one of the Torchbearers for the 1996 Olympics. Steve received his Master’s degree from the University of Oregon and his Bachelor’s degree from Linfield College.

Though blind, he enjoys running and is an avid sports fan. Unique contributions of Steve's work include interventions conducted with faith-based groups and LGBTQ communities. He is also skilled in addressing issues of workplace violence, for which he has managed workplace interventions for such atrocities and well as helping groups clean things up during the aftermath of a situation.

Due to his love of sports Steve sometimes asks a group to sing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” in training sessions. Participants are asked cheer at the song's conclusion. The exercise serves to show how sports has a process that contributes to creating inclusive environments for senior citizens and people with disabilities.

Contact information: Website: www.hanamuraconsulting.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/steve-hanamura/6/625/a73 Email: [email protected]

Melanie Harrington

Melanie Harrington has spent almost 20 years in the field of diversity and inclusion leading broad scale efforts designed to foster environments that build diverse talent pipelines; increase talent engagement; facilitate inclusive cultures; and build strong, strategic partnerships. Melanie has advanced the field of diversity and inclusion as a lawyer, leader of a diversity management think tank, leader of an economic development organization, consultant, and adjunct professor.

She was an expert panelist for the 2016 and 2017 versions of the Global Diversity and Inclusion Benchmarks and serves on the board of the Centre for Global Inclusion. She was a contributing writer for the Diversity Management Handbook, edited by Dr. Deborah Plummer and is a frequent speaker on economic development and diversity and inclusion topics.

Melanie is the Senior Director for Affiliate Equity Programs, for the ACLU. She is responsible for leading the organization’s Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging team for the Affiliate Support and Nationwide Initiative’s department. Her team supports 54 ACLU affiliates throughout the nation with strategic approaches and programming. Previously, Melanie served as the first President and CEO of Vibrant Pittsburgh, a nonprofit economic development organization based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The organization was established to spearhead the next Pittsburgh renaissance – a “People Renaissance” – that embraces inclusion; ensures the region’s growth through talent attraction, retention and elevation strategies; and promotes the Pittsburgh region – nationally and internationally – as a diverse, welcoming region of opportunities.

Prior to joining Vibrant Pittsburgh, Melanie served as the President of the American Institute for Managing Diversity Inc. (AIMD), a national nonprofit diversity think tank based in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to AIMD, Melanie served as the General Counsel for D.J. Miller & Associates, Inc. (DJMA), a national management consulting firm that specialized in advising federal, state and local government agencies on Equal Opportunity programs, practices and policies.

Contact information: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-harrington-86a5205

V. Robert Hayles, PhD

Dr. Hayles assists people and organizations in becoming more effective. He speaks, writes, and consults from a strong foundation in pluralism, diversity, and inclusion. He was the 1996 Chair of the Board of Directors, American Society for Training and Development. Robert was named a “Pioneer of Diversity” by the Profiles in Diversity Journal in 2007. He is an emeritus member of The Diversity Collegium, a group of thought leaders in the field of diversity & inclusion. Robert has served more than 150 clients in the private, public, and civic sectors located in over 15 different countries, including World Bank, Internal Revenue Service, Government of Colombia (S.A.), City of Austin, Canada Post Corporation, University of Portland, Alaska Air Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Hewlett Packard, Whirlpool, Cambia Health Solutions, Abbott Labs, Allstate, Deluxe, Ford Motor Company, Levis, The Ford Foundation, United Way, Oregon Department of Transportation.

Robert was Director, Human Resources for the Pillsbury Technology Center, followed by a position as Vice President, Human Resources and Diversity with Pillsbury, with line responsibilities including the Tax, Treasury and Technology organizations. He was also responsible for leading diversity work worldwide for several food corporations, including Green Giant, Haagen-Dazs, GrandMet Foods Europe. Before joining Pillsbury, he was Manager, Valuing Differences for Digital Equipment Corporation in Sales, Services, Marketing International. He led strategies in the above roles to enhance productivity /profitability by working effectively with similarities and differences. Other previous positions include: Associate Professor of Engineering Administration at George Washington University; Director, Research and Human Resources at the Office of Naval Research; and Research Scientist at Battelle’s Human Affairs Research Center. Robert was the first behavioral scientist to manage the U.S. Department of Navy Technology Base with an annual budget of more than one billion dollars.

Robert has an undergraduate degree in Behavioral and Physical Sciences, a Doctorate in psychology and postgraduate education in business. He is also coauthor of The Diversity Directive: Why Some Initiatives Fail and What to Do About It (McGraw-Hill, 1997).

Contact information: Phone: +1 (503) 368-3280 Email: [email protected]

Peggy Hazard

Peggy Hazard is a Senior Client Partner at Korn Ferry, serving in the Chief Executive Institute and Global Diversity & Inclusion Practice. She has served as a GDIB Expert Panelist from its inception. She specializes in executive coaching and development, helping organizations improve global talent strategies and more diverse, inclusive and agile leadership. She has worked with leaders from more than 80 countries worldwide across industries and in the public and private sectors.

In Diversity & Inclusion, Ms. Hazard specializes in Inclusive Leadership and strategic planning for CEO & executive teams, and delivering programs that increase diversity in leadership, which have achieved measurable results for clients retaining and advancing talent underrepresented groups. She served on the core team for Rockefeller Foundation’s Women CEOs Study and resulting programs for advancing women.

In addition to her work at Korn Ferry, Ms. Hazard served as Managing Editor of an Global Inclusion University serving a client’s 197,000 employees, as adjunct professor and lecturer on Global Diversity Strategies at Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Columbia, Rutgers, and the India Institute of Management, and the Avon Global Women’s Think Tank. She is an author of and contributor to articles and white papers including Women CEOs Speak, Cross Cultural Agility: The Global Talent Solution; Fixing the Real Gap: the Gender Pay Divide; How to Develop a Global Mindset; and Best Practices, Women in Leadership. She has presented at The Conference Board, Global HR Forum, Diversity in Asia, Working Mother, and The Executive Leadership Council. She served on the boards of Figure Skating in Harlem and KGSF for education and micro- enterprise in Ghana, and a volunteer health educator for Planned Parenthood NYC.

Ms. Hazard has 30 years’ of management experience, including Ralph Lauren and Warnaco, and Executive Director of a training company that produced live simulations for addressing sensitive issues, including diversity. She holds a BA degree from The University of Pennsylvania, where she studied at The Wharton School. She is certified as a Master Coach by ICC, and in KF4D, KALP, Learning Agility, Styles & Climate, KF360, Hogan, Intercultural Development Inventory, and HBDI Assessments.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Phone: +1.201.289.7577 Linkedin: Peggy Hazard

Dianne Hofner Saphiere

An intercultural organizational consultant since 1979 and founder of Cultural Detective, Saphiere has worked with some of the world’s largest multinationals and with people from over 130 nations. Her work has focused on virtual teamwork, innovation, bridging and leveraging differences as assets, and bringing our full and authentic selves to our work and communities. She has been a faculty member of the Intercultural Communication Institute in Portland (30 years), the Intercultural Development Research Academy in Milano and the Universitat de Valencia. Her client list includes ABB, Hyundai-Kia, Microsoft, Mitsui, Royal Dutch Shell, Schneider Electric, Telecom New Zealand and Texas Instruments, as well as study abroad organizations and universities worldwide.

She is a prolific author whose works include “Communication Highwire: Leveraging the Power of Diverse Communication Styles” (co-authored with Barbara Kappler Mikk and Basma Ibrahim DeVries); “Ecotonos: A Multicultural Collaboration and Teamwork Simulation”; “Redundania; A Foreign Language Simulation”; “Sinrai; Building Trusting Relationships with Japanese Colleagues”; and “Doing Business with Japanese DIVERSOPHY”. She is a frequent contributor to peer-reviewed volumes such as “The International Journal of Intercultural Relations”, “Global Competence; 50 Training Activities for Succeeding in International Business, The Training and Performance Sourcebook” and the “Pfeiffer Annual”.

Ms. Saphiere holds an MS in Organization and HR Development and a BA in International Studies. In 1994 she received the Interculturalist Award for Achievement from the International Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research. She co-founded SIETAR Japan and created and moderated the online group Intercultural Insights for over three decades.

Over nearly four decades, her work has included aiding organizations merging with others, to bring out the best in the new blended company; serving on M&A Managing Committees and Transition Teams and facilitating a variety of organizational development interventions. She has also facilitated team effectiveness processes and ongoing consulting, training and mediation to aid innovation, information sharing and understanding, and decision making that makes the most of diverse perspectives and experience. She has worked with CEOs and top management teams of several Fortune 50 organizations.

Contact information: Website: https://www.culturaldetective.com Blog: blog.culturaldetective.com Twitter: @CulturalDetect LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pulse/4-methods-learning-culture-dianne-hofner-saphiere/

Patrica Mushim Ikeda

Patricia Mushim Ikeda is an author, diversity, equity and inclusion consultant, Buddhist teacher, and secular mindfulness teacher based in Oakland, California, USA. She began publishing poetry under the name “Patricia Y. Ikeda” in the late seventies in the U.S. and is one of the major Asian American women poets featured in the 2001 award-winning documentary, Between the Lines.

After earning an MFA degree from the University of Iowa Graduate Writers Workshop in 1981, she jumped the tracks and veered into Zen Buddhist meditation, entering a period of North American monastic practice under a vow of poverty that culminated in eight months in Korean monasteries. Returning to California in 1988, she re-entered lay life with the birth of her son in 1989. Assisting teachers in her child’s under-resourced public schools in Oakland proved to be a journey of diversity awareness.

Mentored by diversity consultant Roberto Almanzán, Mushim began working as a diversity consultant in addition to Buddhist teaching and writing, and since 2007 has become widely recognized for social justice activism, sustainability and inclusivity work in U.S. Buddhist communities, as well as in the secular mindfulness movement. Mushim received the 2014 Gil A. Lopez peacemaker award from the Association for Dispute Resolution of Northern California in recognition for groundbreaking work training social justice activists in mindfulness practices at the East Bay Meditation Center, which serves underrepresented communities and has a social justice-centered mission.

In 2015 she received an honorary Doctor of Sacred Theology degree from Starr King School for the Ministry and was part of a small group of U.S. Buddhist and Catholic socially-engaged leaders who met with Pope Francis during an interreligious dialogue convened by the Vatican. She is also the recipient of a Global Diversity Leadership Award from the HRD Congress in Mumbai, India. Mushim is a longtime member of the Diversity 2000 think tank. Her essay, “I Vow Not to Burn Out” went viral and has been republished online many times including recently, in the anthology “True Peace Work” (Parallax Press).

Contact information: Website: www.mushimikeda.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/mushim-patricia-ikeda/9/727/530/

Kay Iwata

Kay Iwata, President of K. Iwata Associates, Inc. is an internationally recognized and respected management consultant with over 30 years’ of experience in strategic planning, assessment, training and development, executive coaching, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and leadership and management development.

Kay has extensive experience in assessing organizational culture and developing strategic plans, change processes and interventions to transform organizations. She has been actively involved in all phases of implementation including systems design and training. Culture and leadership are two critical components to creating high performance organizations. Organizational cultures need systems that focus on the capability to tap the full potential of all its employees. Iwata developed an effective cultural assessment model, one that integrates the qualitative with the quantitative. The analysis directs actions and resources to areas of opportunities that maximize the ability of the organization to fully utilize its workforce. The second component is to identify, develop, engage, and retain a talented pool of diverse talent.

Kay also provides one-on-one executive coaching to help develop current and future leaders to lead successfully in a diverse environment. In addition to coaching one-on- one, she has a wealth of experience with organizations focused on leadership and team development. She has served on the Leadership California Board of Directors and is on their Executive Leadership Council and serves as a faculty member. She also served on The Center for Asian Pacific American Women’s Board of Trustees where she was a past president. Currently she is on their leadership program faculty. In addition, she is on the faculty for NACUBO’s (National Association of College and University Business Officers) Fellows Program, directed at up and coming finance leaders in higher education.

K. Iwata Associates, Inc. sponsored and directed a groundbreaking research project to identify the characteristics of diversity competent leaders and managers. This research has added to the field in terms of knowledge and tools to increase DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) competence in organizations. The findings of the research are found in her book, “The Power of Diversity: Five Essential Competencies for Leading a Diverse Workforce.”

Contact information: Email : [email protected] Website : www.kiwata.com

Hans W. Jablonski

Hans W. Jablonski, senior consultant, trainer and owner of his company JBD, has more than 20 years’ practical experience in organisational development in different sectors and industries, with an expertise in Diversity & Inclusion and Change Management. This covers areas like Unconscious Bias, Diversity & Inclusion, Gender Diversity, and Inclusive Leadership.

With his experience in organisational change as both internal and external consultant, Hans is committed to work systemically to enable sustainable success. In the course of his career Hans Jablonski has worked with companies from a variety of sectors such as Ford Motor Company, bp plc, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, and Commerzbank.

About ten years ago Hans Jablonski founded his company JBD, specialising in Diversity & Inclusion. Since then he has provided consulting to companies worldwide on introducing and conducting Change and Diversity Management. About a third of Germany’s DAX30 companies work with him, as well as many well-known smaller companies from all branches. He is an expert consultant, trainer and moderator on a number of topics and has worked with top management and senior leaders around the world, from the USA, Brazil and India to China, Japan and various countries across Europe. Clients appreciate his expertise and knowledge on Unconscious Bias and how this effects leader’s decisions. Hans also works with NGOs and organizations from the public sector such as municipal, military, public enterprises and others.

He was one of the first Diversity Managers in Germany and co-authored the Diversity Charta for Germany and other European countries. Hans is a member of the ISO Committee for defining the Global D&I ISO/DIN guidelines on Diversity & Inclusion.

He is, as well, a demanded keynote speaker and regularly publishes articles in books and journals. He also supports refugees in successfully finding employment and beginning their career and life in German business.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Website: www.HansJablonski.com Twitter @hansjablonski Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/hansjablonski

Judith H. Katz, EdD

Fueled by her passion for addressing systemic barriers, Judith Katz has distinguished herself as a thought leader, practitioner, educator, and strategist for more than 40 years. Recognized with the Organization Development Network Lifetime Achievement Award and as one of 40 Pioneers of Diversity by “Profiles in Diversity Journal”, Judith has been a leader in inclusion, diversity, and organization development.

As Executive Vice President of The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group, Inc. — one of Consulting Magazine’s Seven Small Jewels in 2010 — she has helped organizations around the globe leverage people’s differences, increase engagement, and transform workplace cultures. Together with Frederick A. Miller, she has co-created many key concepts in her fields, including the Conscious Actions for Inclusion, a foundational tool for creating inclusive collaborative workplaces and achieving higher organizational performance. As the author of six books, Judith’s writing has broken new ground in OD and other fields.

Her landmark book, White Awareness: Handbook for Anti-Racism Training (1978), was the first systematic training program to address racism from a white perspective. Her courageous autobiographical work, No Fairy Godmothers, No Magic Wands: The Healing Process After Rape (1984), was among the first to assist rape survivors in the recovery process. With Fred Miller, she has co-authored four books on diversity, inclusion and individual, team and organization performance: Safe Enough to Soar: Accelerating Trust, Collaboration and Inclusion in the Workplace; Opening Doors to Teamwork and Collaboration: 4 Keys that Change Everything; Be Big: Step Up, Step Out, Be Bold; and The Inclusion Breakthrough: Unleashing the Real Power of Diversity.

Many organizations have honored Judith with awards and accolades: in addition to the Lifetime Achievement Award, OD Network has also awarded her with the Outstanding Achievement in Global Work Award (2012) and the Larry Porter Award for Communication OD Knowledge (2009) and multiple awards for the best contribution to the OD Practitioner Journal. International Society of Diversity and Inclusion Professionals named her a Legend of Diversity in 2012. Judith currently serves on the Fielding Graduate University Board of Trustees.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Website: www.kjcg.com Twitter: @kjcginc LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/judith-katz/3/69/453

Elisabeth Kelan, PhD

Dr. Kelan is a Professor of Leadership and Organisation at Essex Business School, University of Essex. Her research focuses on women in leadership, men as change agents for gender equality, generations at work, and diversity, inclusion and belonging. Her new research explores the future of work, digitalisation, and gender (Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship [MRF-2019-069]). She has published three books (Gender and Corporate Boards: The Route to A Seat at The Table; Rising Stars: Developing Millennial Women as Leaders; and Performing Gender) and numerous peer-reviewed articles in leading academic journals such as the British Journal of Management, Human Relations, the Academy of Management Learning and Education, the Journal of Business Ethics, and Management Learning. She is an associate editor of the journal Gender, Work and Organization and edits the Routledge Studies in Gender and Organizations book series.

Her research is regularly featured in the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Telegraph, and HR Magazine. The Times featured her as one of the management thinkers to watch. She has won various practitioner and academic awards for her research such as the Academy of Management Gender and Diversity in Organizations Faculty Transnational Research Award 2016 and the award for the Most Influential Leadership Research by the Leadership Awards (2016). She is regularly providing thought-leadership and consulting to businesses and international organisations.

Elisabeth Kelan works globally. She has advised businesses such as Accenture, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, Google, KPMG, Linklaters, Johnson & Johnson, Ooredoo and PwC and international organisations such as the Council of Europe, CERN, the European Central Bank, the European Parliament and the United Nations Systems Staff College, United Nations Women, the United Nations Global Compact, and the International Labour Organization.

Elisabeth Kelan was a British Academy Mid-Career Fellow and was a Dahlem International Network Professor for Gender Studies at Freie Universität Berlin. She held appointments at London Business School, the London School of Economics and Political Science, King's College London, Cranfield School of Management and Zurich University. She earned her PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Contact information: Website: www.elisabethkelan.com Twitter: @ekelan LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ekelan/

Lisa Kepinski

Lisa partners with organisations on how to successfully achieve their goals for creating a more inclusive culture for sustainable growth. Her deep expertise in organisational development and behavioural science integrated with inclusive culture make her a unique resource. With nearly 20 years’ experience as a global inclusion & diversity executive for AXA, Microsoft, and Hewlett- Packard, Lisa knows well the realities of creating change inside large, global organisations. Lisa founded in 2013 the Inclusion Institute and focuses on designing organisational and behavioural change strategy and actions to increase inclusion, equity, and diversity. She also coaches change makers and leaders to enable them to carry this work forward in their organisations. Lisa’s clients are from a wide range of sectors including multinationals, businesses, NGOs, governments, universities, and directly with individual change makers.

In 2013, she also co-founded the Inclusion Nudges global initiative. She is a co-author of the Inclusion Nudges Guidebook, now in the third edition. For this innovative work, Lisa and her co-founder, Tinna Nielsen, were named to The Economist’s & The Telegraph’s Global Diversity “Top 10” List in 2015, 2016, & 2017 and shortlisted in 2019 for a European Diversity Award.

As an inclusion and behavioural change thought leader, Lisa frequently speaks at conferences, offers webcasts, and advises organisations. In June 2017, Lisa gave a TEDx talk on the need to design for inclusive behavioural change. She conducts research and writes to help further the practice of inclusion, equality, and diversity, always with a practical application focus. In addition to the Inclusion Nudges Guidebook, she has co- conducted global studies on improving the effectiveness of women networks, inclusion & diversity actions with impact (published by Newsweek), and on inclusion in different teaming models. Lisa works with groups to encourage their focus on inclusion, such as by serving on several advisory boards, chairing conferences, and founding the Europe-based Global D&I Forum.

Lisa has lived in five countries and travelled extensively in her global roles. She was born and educated in the US (with degrees in social psychology and sociolinguistics), has worked in Europe for over 20 years, has two adult daughters, and lives in Germany with her husband.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Phone: +49 151 673 099 51 Skype: lkepinski

John Kingsley Cornwell

John Cornwell is a seasoned and accomplished facilitator with 30 years of global experience across more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe. A pro-active individual, he is also a certified counsellor and a Human Resources professional. He is a British national and has lived and worked in various parts of Africa for the last 20 years.

John has over 15 years’ experience of training and facilitation in Social Inclusion and has supported many organisations and individuals in 12 countries in Africa on issues related to gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social class, religion, age and so forth. He has also been involved with supporting effective integration of inclusion issues throughout all aspects of organization development and practice. Over the years, John has trained thousands of people on developing facilitation skills and on the model of Social Inclusion, which is based on a training model that was initially developed (and widely used) in Southern Africa by Ditshwanelo CARAS and in UK by OSDC.

Some of the organizations John has been associated with include UN Volunteers, VSO International, MONUSCO (DR Congo), UNICEF, Skillshare International, UNDP, Plan International, Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), Itereleng: ICA (South Africa), the World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD), Leicester & Bradford City Councils (UK), amongst others.

John is an active member of the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) as former Regional Director for the Africa region and current organiser of the Social Inclusion Facilitators special interest group. He is also a founder member of the Umoja na Usawa (Unity and Equality) facilitators network in Kenya and actively engaged with broader networks of Social Inclusion Facilitators across Africa and beyond.

His languages include English, Kiswahili, French, and German, and he is currently learning sign language and Kinyarwanda.

Contact information: Email : [email protected] Blog: embraceeveryone.wordpress.com/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/John Kingsley Cornwell

Akshay Kumar, PhD

A “Gold Medal” PhD in Clinical Psychology from The University of Delhi, Akshay has been an Assistant Professor (V) and Head of Self Growth at IIIT Delhi University (State University), where he received University Faculty Excellence Awards five years in a row (2014-2019). He is also Consultant Psychologist and Head of Dept. of Mental Health at Artemis Hospital, and a Director and Co-Founder of Ask Insights.

A senior research fellow of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), he was awarded certificates of research contribution by The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Ministry of Defence, Indian Army, Central Reserve Police Force and many other Universities.

He has also presented research papers internationally including The American Psychological Association (APA) Conference, San Francisco; International Congress of Psychology, Prague (ICP), Middlesex University Business Conference, London and Accepted for Academy of Management (AOM), Vancouver. He has several accepted and published Journal Publications in International Journals such as the International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, Delhi Psychiatry Journal, the Journal of Positive Psychology, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Nature and others. He is a Clinical Psychologist, trained in several modalities including CBT, Clinical Hypnosis, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Mindfulness, Positive Psychological Interventions, and basic clinical interventions.

As a part of the Ask Insights team, he is a consultant, coach and trainer to leading organizations like PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, SAP, Vodafone, Walmart, Microsoft, Concentrix, American Express, Aditya Birla, Yum, Ernst & Young, TATA, Aditya Birla, Cairn-Vedanta, PwC, State Bank of India, Diageo, Reckitt Benckiser, Thales, Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of America, Intel, IBM, and more. Ask Insights team has trained over 15,000 people in D&I, which is the largest in India and among the highest in the world.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Website: [email protected] Phone: +91-9999801130

Alejandra González Landeros.

“I’m driven to create spaces for self and collective encounters and to support individuals and organizations to become stronger by recognizing and managing D&I as part of their core values.”

Consultant in Diversity and Inclusion, Industrial Civil Engineer with a Minor in Environment, Diploma in Human Resources Management with a Gender Focus and certified as a ®Cultural Detective, she worked for over six years in Mining Industry Company in Chile as Chief of Sustainability Office, period in which she lead the first assessment process on D&I and the development of its strategy. Her experience in D&I is related to social and labor inclusion of young people who have committed crimes, people with disabilities and the promotion of gender equality. She is also a former member of the board of Reinventarse Foundation, one of two main NGOs focused on social and labor inclusion for young people who have committed crimes in Chile.

Since 2017 Alejandra started to work as a consultant in different areas of sustainability (Carbon Footprint, Human Rights, and so forth) and D&I issues for NGOs such as Acción Empresas, Mustakis and Unicef Chile. In 2018 she coordinated the first social intervention to sensitize “listeners” about deaf people’s culture and reality. She also collaborated with a Brazilian consultant company and developed the seminar “Dialogue on the Challenges of the Labor Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Chile" sponsored by SENADIS, Ministry of Social Development in Chile. Between 2018 and 2019 she became a volunteer for The Centre for Global Inclusion in the project DEI Future Project.

Today she an Associate Director of Connecting D&I: Successful tools and new practices for Latin America, joint venture of her own company “Revoluciona Consultores” and that of her partner “Claudia Pérez Limited Company.” Both organizations are dedicated to supporting entities from different industries (such as mining; Codelco and Anglo American from the pharmaceutical industry, Socofar Group in Chile, Ecuador and Colombia; the transport industry, Kapsch, and in Public Services, to implement D&I strategies oriented mainly in Gender Equality (NCH3262 Standards).

Connecting D&I, this collaborative platform built in alliance with international specialized centers, seeks to develop and disseminate successful experiences and methodologies, such as de GDIB, to support all types of organizations in effectively managing their Diversity and Inclusion strategies.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Web: www.connectingdi.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alejandra-cristina-gonzález-landeros-8500793b//

Cynthia Love, EdD

Dr. Cindi Love is the Executive Director of Out for Undergrad (O4U) in New York. Love is editor of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) sponsored GDIB Higher Education 2017 Edition.

Love is one of the six international business leaders featured in John Dugan’s recent textbook, Leadership Theory: Cultivating Critical Perspectives, and a contributing author to Contested Issues in Troubled Times: Student Affairs Dialogues on Equity, Civility, and Safety (edited by Peter M. Magolda and Marcia B. Baxter Magolda). Love is the developer of a DEI curriculum entitled Diversity is Achievable, Inclusion is Believable which Love shares in Fortune 100 sponsored O4U events and as an independent consultant.

From 2010 to 2018, Love was a member of the Working Advisory Group to the US Secretary of State on Religion & Foreign Policy and served as plenary speaker at the final session of the United Nations UUO Compass Coalition for LGBT Human Rights. Love was co-author of Navigating Conflicts Related to Religious and Non-Religious Identity on Campus in the Journal of College and Character in 2016.

Love also served as a thematic country specialist for LGBT human rights with Amnesty International. From 1981 to 2001, Love was a founder and/or CEO/Chair of tech related firms and developer of strategic alliances with Apple, Motorola and the TORO Company. One of her firms was the largest Apple Education Sales Agency in the United States. Love was an inaugural member of MIT’s Birthing of Giants program for the top 50 Entrepreneurs in North America and received the David Boehnett Fellowship to the Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education Program for State & Local Officials.

She has been the invited guest of two US Presidents in recognition of her human rights work. In 2018, Stetson Law named Dr. Love to the Facilitator Award for her 2016 contributions to the field of campus safety. Love holds the EdD from Texas Tech and lives with her spouse of 41 years, Sue, on South Padre Island in Texas. They have two adult children, Joshua and Hannah.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Phone: +1 956-589-0623 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/cindi-love-522730165

S’ne Magagula

S’ne Magagula is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Tiger Brands, the largest Fast-Moving Consumer Foods (FMCG) company in Africa.

She has over 23 years’ experience in Human Resources obtained from roles in companies including Haggie Rand, SAPREF refinery, Royal Dutch Shell in Southern Africa and the Netherlands, Sasol Mining and as the Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Sasol Limited.

She is a seasoned business leader with a track record for leading change, innovation and driving business performance. As an influential thought leader, S’ne is often called upon to participate in panel discussions and share case studies on successful change initiatives that she has spear-headed in different companies she has served in. She has not only led teams of professionals, but she has personally developed cutting edge solutions to complex change through innovative tools, processes and impactful programmed

She has passion and expertise in the area of Diversity & Inclusion, leadership development, business strategy and performance – in particular working with multiple levels of leaders equipping them with skills to lead inclusively and leverage diversity in all its forms to drive high performance and innovation. She recently led a team that designed a bespoke leadership development programme to galvanize a fundamental culture shift in her organization. The programme, aptly named “Game Changer” instills the critical leadership competencies required to achieve a turn-around in the organisation’s performance and growth through a refocus on people and consumers. Diversity and inclusion is an integral part of the programme. In addition, S’ne has extensive experience in HR technology and digital transformation and has played a key role in positioning the organisations she has been part of for the fourth industrial revolution and the changing world of work.

She was joint winner of the IPM HR Director of Year Award. S’ne holds a bachelor’s degree in the Social Sciences from Rhodes University and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Cape Town (UCT) Graduate School of Business.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Website: www.tigerbrands.com/welcome Phone: +27 795057473

P. Mpho Makwana - Gosebo III

Mpho is an accomplished business leader with diverse experience spanning more than 30 years in executive and C- Suite roles in the public and private sectors.

He is currently an independent Non-Executive Chairman of JSE- listed ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited as well as Lead Independent Director, Nedbank Group Ltd (NDBKF.PK), Nedbank Ltd. He also serves as Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba and Illovo SA (Pty) Ltd. He is Chairman of SAFCOL SOC Limited (State Forestry SOC), Limpopo Economic Development Agency (LEDA) SOC Limited and family-owned business Epitome Investments (Pty) Ltd.

Mpho is Chairman of Boardroom Alliance (Pty) Ltd - which holds the sub-Saharan trading license for Executive Search firm Heidrick & Struggles. He is Non-Executive Director of BioTherm Energy (PTY) Ltd; one South Africa's foremost renewable energy companies. With his vast experience as a chairman of various boards, Mpho has chaired a number of Sustainability (ESG) subcommittees in the Banking, Pharmaceutical, Energy (including Renewables) which ensured that companies develop comprehensive strategies to ensure sustainable legacies, progressive corporate citizenship and inclusive stakeholder partnerships.

Mpho is a social entrepreneur and is involved in a number of non-profit organisations. He volunteers as a Member of the Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital Fundraising Committee and is a Trustee on the Board of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund. In April 2016, he was one 14 trustees appointed by HE, The President of the Republic of SA to serve as a Trustee on the Board of Trustees of BRAND SA, 2016-2019. Between 2003- 2007. He was also a Board Member of The International Marketing Council.

During the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Mpho led the team that kept the lights on; firstly, as Interim Chairman & CEO (Third Q 2009) and as Chairman of Eskom Holdings Limited SOC from 10 June 2010 until his term as Director concluded on 27 June 2011, after serving on the board for nine years. Mpho has a Bachelor of Administration from both the University of Zululand and the University of Pretoria, and EDP from the Kellogg School of Management and Post Graduate Diploma in Retail Management from the University of Stirling.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Tel: +27 832504653 Website: www.lionthree.co.za

Basil Manning

Basil Manning’s anti-Oppressive work began in South Africa, in the 60’s when he recruited Steve Biko to the UCM and got involved in the Black Consciousness Movement. Self-awareness of his own oppression resulted in ‘owning’ his oppression of others – especially women. So began his journey into Social Inclusion. Other ‘-isms’, beyond racism and sexism followed later.

From 1968, while in exile in Britain, his chaplaincy and community work continued with an anti-oppression focus and included the ‘Scrap Sus Campaign’ and ‘Christians Against Racism and Fascism,’ (cf. CARAF in Agenda for Prophets, Bowerdean, 1980). Building on his early experience, his initial efforts on SI were with voluntary organisations in the UK such as Voluntary Action Lewisham, affiliates of the Community Work Training Group, SCM and churches. This experience in the field resulted in the co-creation (with Ashok Ohri and Wendy Davies) of a training model on Social Inclusion. That Organisational and Social Development model has underpinned his work on SI globally — primarily in Southern, East and West Africa, Asia, Europe and Canada.

Chaplaincy, community development, community organising and leadership development initiatives, demanded growth in understanding the imperative of participation in working with people. As his facilitation skills quickly became acquired, OD followed, bringing coherence to his organisational work on Social Inclusion. From 1981 in and from Botswana, consultancies included Cooperation Research, Development and Education (CORDE), the Botswana and Zimbabwe Christian Councils of Churches, Mindolo Ecumenical Institute (Kitwe, Zambia) and the United Church of Canada.

On his return to South Africa in 1992, several consultancies with CSOs ran parallel with his corporate work with various petroleum companies, financial institutions, mines, government departments, parastatals and VSOs globally. Training of SI facilitators to increase competency has always been a mark of Basil’s work.

His writings include Community Work and Racism (RKP, 1982 co-edited with A. Ohri and P. Curno) and co-author of Racism: the Response of Community Work (with Ashok Ohri); The Biblical Concept of Justice in Reformed World (WARC Volume 40 No.6); an interview in Religion and Reconciliation in South Africa (A Chapman and B. Spong, Eds. Cluster Publ. 2003). Basil Manning is an Associate of the Federal Theological Seminary (AFTS), Alice, SA and also holds a Master’s of Theology (Kings, London).

Contact Information: Email: [email protected] Phone: +27 11 486 0278 WhatsApp: voice and video calls; Mobile: +27 83 775 1234

Mercedes Martin, MS, MCEC

With over two decades of experience in Strategic Business Consulting, Inclusion Coaching, Global Diversity and Leadership Development, Mercedes Martin brings a radically different approach to her work. As a Leadership Expert and Business Consultant, she sheds new light on the topics of business transformation, disruption, and innovation. She navigates uncharted waters by first examining the basic core human need to be seen, heard, and connected and builds from this premise. Through her unique use of storytelling, she weaves together the political, social and economic impact of these needs to establish a cultural context for the individual, teams and the organization.

Before joining Aperian Global, Mercedes launched her independent consultancy focused on designing and developing high performing global teams. She worked at Ernst & Young (EY) for almost 10 years as Talent Development and Organizational Change Consultant and as an Executive Coach. Prior to her tenure at EY, she was EVP Business Transformation and Innovation at Ashton212 consultant firm. Before that, she was co- founder and CEO of In Partnership Consulting, specializing in business strategy, leadership development, and global diversity. Early in her career, Mercedes served as a Staff Development Officer in the United States Air Force, where she realized that she had a passion for coaching and training.

A native Spanish speaker, Mercedes holds a B.Sc. in Transcultural Nursing from the University of Miami and a M.Sc. in Leadership Development from the University of San Francisco. She holds multiple certifications including: MEECO Master Executive Coach, 360 Assessment Coaching from the Center for Creative Leadership, and an Executive Coaching certification from Results Coaching Systems.

Mercedes is a pioneer in global leadership and diversity who has successfully developed high performing teams with measurable impact. She has worked with Fortune 50 companies, including PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Shell Oil, and Kellogg’s. She has worked in West Africa, Europe, and South America as well as the United States. In these engagements, she developed and designed learning labs that catapulted participants into taking purposeful action. Mercedes challenges the learning and development status quo to help leaders, teams and organizations shift to a sustainable mindset.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Phone: +1 510 206 6422 Website: www.mercedesmartin.co LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mercedesmartin/

Liziwe Masoga, PhD

Dr. Liziwe Masoga is a seasoned executive who has worked in retail and financial services industries over the last 25 years. She is passionate about inspiring people to be their best, building resilience, and using her influence to address societal challenges; for example, reducing youth unemployment and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. In the last decade, she has positively contributed to driving transformation in the organisations she has worked in. Dr. Masoga has had several speaking engagements through conferences, seminars and roundtables. Her ability to use storytelling in addressing complex and sometimes sensitive topics, makes her relatable and a sought-out speaker.

An organisational psychologist by profession, Dr. Masoga holds a Doctorate degree from the University of South Africa. She also completed an Executive Development Programme through Oxford University’s Saïd Business School in London. It is the combination of sound academic rigour and a successful corporate career at executive levels that make Dr. Masoga a sought-after executive, academic speaker, coach and mentor.

Dr. Masoga is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Cape Town as well as an external examiner for the Department of Organisational Psychology at the University of South Africa. She is a Director of City Year (SA), a youth service organisation founded in 2005 with the aim of reducing youth unemployment through offering service opportunities for unemployed young people. Through this programme, they commit to a year of service, where they are placed in under-privileged schools to provide much needed after school support. The service leaders are provided with skills to support learners, as well as broader leadership skills that improve their future employability after their year of service, some service leaders go on to start their own businesses. The organisation has had a great impact since its inception, considering the high youth unemployment rate in South Africa (53.18%).

Dr. Masoga was born and raised in Soweto, South Africa and understood from a young age that education was the only way to beat the odds stacked against her and other people of her generation. She is married with 4 children; the family loves travelling, creating memories and enjoying new experiences. She has an even bigger extended family that has played an important part in her development and the person she has become.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Phone: + 27 82 468 0263

Pamela McElvane, MBA, MA Pam’s passion and experience has created a legacy that contributes to supporting leaders and companies that make substantial impact for change. Her blended work of publishing, research, recognition has fostered a platform for original data- based learning that catapult the disciplines of leadership, diversity & inclusion, and talent management.

Pam is the current CEO of P&L Group Holding Company which manages 3 brands providing talent management and diversity & inclusion strategies to Fortune 1000 companies and mid-size organizations. She leads a smart, innovative, and creative team that provides clients dedicated attention. With more than 20 years as an entrepreneur and strategist, the brand created provides impact and unique assets that supports the strategy execution of leaders across the globe.

DiversityMBA Media publishes four magazines, distributed to 1.95 million subscribers. The Inclusive Leadership Index (ILI) has surveyed more than 800 companies across industries and recognized more than 500 companies for the Best Places for Women and Diverse Managers to Work, as well as launched the inaugural issue of Diversity Benchmarking Index in 2019. She was one of Diversity MBAs Top 100 recognized 1400 leaders for outstanding leadership and service. Diversity Learning Solution has trained more than 30,000 professionals and Diversity MBA partners supports more than 50 professional associations and minority and women owned businesses.

Prior to Pam becoming an entrepreneur she worked in property and casualty insurance as an executive leading underwriting for personal and commercial lines. She also consolidated operations and customer functions; participated on merger and acquisition teams; lead training, learning, marketing functions; participated on insurance think tanks and sat on the board of three state insurance commissions. She served on more than 45 paid and non-profit boards in her career. Her first book joint of 10 will be published in August 2020.

Pam has her MBA in Finance and International Marketing from University of California at Berkeley, the HAAS School of Business. She also has Executive Education Certification from Dartmouth Tufts School of Business. Most important, Pam McElvane-Boulanger is inspired by her three children, Chris, Joshua, and Cameron and her spouse, Nelson.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Phone: +1 773-468-2651

Kelli McLoud-Schingen

Kelli McLoud-Schingen, is President and Principal Facilitator of KMS Intercultural Consulting and Artistic Director of World Stage Theatre Company. She is a global diversity and inclusion specialist as well as a theatrical director, actor, and producer. She specializes in storytelling, cultural competence, and healing racism. She has facilitated presentations for educational, non-profit, government and corporate institutions in the USA and internationally since 1989, deftly fusing her theatre and social justice training.

A certified professional mediator, she holds a BA degree in Communication and a MA in Cross-Cultural Studies. She is Co- Author of the Cultural Detective: African American® and has extensive training and leadership experience in the Intercultural and Diversity fields. Kelli also trained with the Center for the Healing of Racism in Houston, TX. Clients have included the City of Helsinki, Finland, Jyväskylä University, United World College of the Adriatic, the University La Frontera, Coconino County-AZ, Chevron Phillips, Shell Oil, Walt Disney Imagineers, Planned Parenthood, AAA-AZ, St. Francis Hospital, Phillips Theological Seminary, All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, Moravian Church-British Province, San Diego State University, University of Pittsburgh, and the Melton Foundation.

Kelli was Keynote Speaker at the Unitarian Universalist’s Women’s Conference, Faith Community Nurse’s Association, the Michigan Student Financial Aid Association Conference, the National Children’s Association conference, as well as presented countless educational sessions for numerous professional congresses on the topic of Inclusion, Intercultural Competence and the Power of Story to connect across Cultures.

Her theatrical training includes undergraduate theatre studies at Aurora University, graduate theatre studies at Roosevelt University and a semester at the Oxford School of Drama. Kelli has performed as an amateur and professional actor in England, Chicago, Minneapolis, Houston and Tulsa. In 2017 Kelli founded the World Stage Theatre Company in Tulsa. This global justice theatre is an extension of her global diversity, equity, and inclusion work to further cross-cultural understanding, empathy and compassion through the arts.

Contact information: Email. [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/KMS-Consulting/120818254676501 Website: kmsintercultural.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/kelli-mcloud-schingen/6/639/359/

Chris Michael Mendoza, PhD

Chris Michael Mendoza, LUTCF, Dba is director of multicultural market development at The Prudential Insurance Company of America. As a leader of this consumer segment strategy area, he is responsible for developing customer acquisition and distribution strategies to reach women and cultural market consumers in the retail and institutional distribution areas of the company. Chris is a member of the company’s Hispanic employee Business Resource Group (BRG) Juntos and is chair of the chapter of Hartford, CT.

An industry veteran, Chris has worked in related marketing and sales fields for other financial services companies. Most recently, he was at Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) as Assistant Vice President of Marketing and Latino Markets Director and Cultural Brand Ambassador. Mendoza began his insurance and financial services as an Allstate Agent in his hometown of El Paso before taking marketing and sales leadership assignments at the company’s Home Office in Northbrook, IL.

Dr. Mendoza is a graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso and holds a Master’s degree in marketing and Doctorate in Business Administration from the School of Advanced Studies of University of Phoenix. His research and thought leadership on Hispanic entrepreneurship and diversity marketing are published in academic and industry journals. Chris volunteers his time as a member of the Board of Directors of Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts (GSCWM) since 2014 and is treasurer and member of the audit and finance committees.

An experienced Diversity Practitioner, Chris is a resource for marketing, operations, strategy development and executive coaching with respect to diversity and inclusion. His expertise has assisted small and large businesses in insurance, financial services, health insurance, as well as NGOs and includes: development of sales, marketing and branding programs to reach diverse and multicultural consumers, public relations, sales, external advertising agencies and consultant management, business model integration for D&I programs, consulting, leading and providing direction to senior corporate executives and boards of directors, business resource groups, leadership and operating plans, adult learning.

Contact information not provided.

Jessica Milam

Jessica Milam, PhD, is the Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) Advisor for OPNAV N17, 21st Century Sailor Office, US Navy specializing in inclusive leadership, strategy development, stakeholder collaboration, team performance and culture change.

She is passionate about inclusion and communicating its transformational role in organizations. Dr. Milam created and executed a comprehensive training plan for practitioners within her organization and incorporated I&D competencies into professional development for the workforce. Additionally, she and her team developed a plan to mitigate the negative effects of bias in the Navy deploying four lines of effort across five years to create conditions that improve readiness, engagement, decrease retention gaps and increased the accession and representation of under-represented groups at all levels of the organization.

A fervent supporter of women’s integration and equality, she advised a NATO mission in Afghanistan on gender integration as well as military branches from Australia, UK, Brazil and South Korea. She directed the office of women’s policy and served as Navy's point person to open all previously closed units and positions to the assignment of women. She also worked with the Department of Defense and Congressional members and staffs on policies enhancing opportunities for women. Dr. Milam speaks on a variety of topics including women’s history, women’s contributions to society, and how to recruit and retain talent.

Dr. Milam received her commission from the US Air Force Academy in 1992. She served as a Services Officer who led Airmen and civilians in providing support to bases both in the U.S. and abroad. Over the course of her 20-year Air Force career, she completed numerous deployments around the world to locations such as Southwest Asia and Afghanistan. She commanded two squadrons, served as course director at the US Air Force Academy and was the deputy for Air Force diversity in the Pentagon.

Dr. Milam graduated from the US Air Force Academy with a major in English and a minor in Russian. She also completed a Master’s in Communication from Incarnate Word University and a PhD in Communication from University of Colorado at Boulder.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/Jessica-milam-9b6a133b

Lindiwe Miyambu

Lindiwe Miyambu is currently the Group Executive: Human Capital at African Bank where she provides direction, support and manages the operational risks in relation to people issues within the bank. She is also the executive custodian of ethics, sustainability, and Corporate Social Investment (CSI).

She is responsible for the effective management of the full HR value chain; Employee Wellness, Recruitment, Talent Management, Learning & Development, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Industrial Relations, Retention Strategy, Rewards and Recognition. Lindiwe’s winning strategy has been her ability to adopt a system’s perspective to leading the Human Capital function in line with the overall sustainability strategy of the Bank. She joined the business from Nedbank where she held the positions of Head HR Property Finance and Group Head Leadership and Management Development. She was also a Team Learning Coach for World Bank. Her versatility in the various aspects of HR has positioned her well to drive a large system organisational culture change and to equip leaders to lead inclusively. She spear-headed a number of innovative strategies to develop diverse talent in the bank.

Lindiwe’s leadership experience has included working with different unions to ensure harmonious relationships with business. She is a seasoned collaborator and facilitator who, over the past ten years has seen seamless and creative problem-solving during negotiations and consultations with the Sasbo (banking) Union, regarding business reorganisation, restructures in terms of section 189A of the Labour Relations Act and salary negotiations. Through her intentional leadership, she facilitated the adoption of structures, systems and policies that allow for both senior leaders and ordinary employees to question practices that do not enforce and/or enable fair labour practice. Her determination to uphold fair and equitable practices has led leaders and employees to participate in robust diversity and inclusion conversations and prepare the ground for a transformed and inclusive workplace.

Lindiwe holds a Bachelor of Education from the National University of Lesotho and a Post Graduate Diploma in Labour Relations from the Graduate Institute of Management and Technology (GIMT).

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Phone: +27 711728412 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lindiwe-miyambu-37a09ba7

Nazeema Mohamed

Nazeema’s academic life, professional trajectory and political activism have all focused been on resisting inequality and achieving social justice. Her life’s goals have focused on striving towards a values and ethics foundation that is respectful of human dignity and affirms our humanity.

As with many South Africans, the foundation of her activism against injustice was forged and developed in response to the inhumanity and brutality of the apartheid regime. She currently serves as the Executive Director of Inyathelo: The South African Institute for Advancement. Her organization works with non- profit organizations, universities and philanthropy and provides training and support for growing sustainable organizations. She has a wealth of experience in the area of social justice in higher education and university transformation. She has introduced understanding of these areas and, in particular, issues related to diversity and inclusion, ethics and integrity as integral components of their work on organizational culture and governance at Inyathelo.

Prior to joining Inyathelo, Nazeema served as Director of Policy Development and Support in the Department of Education, the Coordinator of the American Council on Higher Education’s strategic planning support initiative for Historically Black Universities, Transformation Manager at the University of Cape Town and Transformation Director at the University of the Witwatersrand, and Program Officer for the Social Justice and Universities Program Area of the Ford Foundation’s Southern Africa Office. She is a trained life coach and diversity and inclusion facilitator and has received training in popular education methodology.

While she has worked extensively with university communities, she has also facilitated workshops in non-profit organizations and corporate South Africa. She was appointed by Nelson Mandela as a National Youth Commissioner in the first democratic government of South Africa. Over the course of her career, she has served on several ministerial committees in higher education. She is currently a member of Council at the University of Cape Town and also serves on the Board of South Africa History Online. Her Master’s degree in Higher Education Management from the University of London focused on policy development, gender equity and gender-based violence in higher education.

Contact Details Email: [email protected] (work) or [email protected] (private) Phone: +27 21 465 6981 Mobile: +27 62 136 7312

Eddie Moore, Jr., PhD

Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr. has pursued and achieved success in academia, business, diversity, leadership and community service. In 1996, he started America & Moore, LLC to provide comprehensive diversity, privilege, and leadership trainings and workshops. The list of his workshops include; The N!gga(er) Word, Diversity, Privilege & Leadership, White Privilege/ Supremacy 101 and Moore. Eddie is recognized as one of the nation’s top motivational speakers and educators especially for his work with students K-16.

Dr. Moore’s interview with Wisconsin Public Radio won the 2015 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association's Best Interview in Medium Market Radio, 1st Place and he is featured in the film “I’m not Racist, Am I?”

He is the Founder/Program Director for the White Privilege Conference (WPC). Under the direction of Dr. Moore and his inclusive relationship model the WPC has become one of the top national and international conferences for participants who want to move beyond dialogue and into action around issues of diversity, power, privilege, & leadership.

In 2014 Dr. Moore founded The Privilege Institute which engages people in research, education, action and leadership through workshops, conferences, publications and strategic partnerships and relationships. Dr. Moore is co-founder of the on-line journal Understanding and Dismantling Privilege, and co-editor of Everyday White People Confront Racial and Social Injustice: 15 Stories (Stylus), The Guide for White Women who Teach Black Boys (Corwin), The Diversity Consultant Cookbook: Preparing for the Challenge (Stylus) and the forthcoming book, Teaching Brilliant and Beautiful Black Girls (Corwin, 2020).

Dr. Moore received his PhD from the University of Iowa in Education Leadership. His PhD research is on Black Football Players at Division III Schools in the Midwest.

Contact information: Twitter: @eddieknowsmoore Instagram: eddiemoorejr LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/eddiemoorejr

Zahid Mubarik

Zahid Mubarik is the CEO of HR Metrics and SHRM Partner in Pakistan. He is a global expert in human capital measurement analytics. Zahid is the only HR Leader from Asia to become a member of the ISO Technical Committee 260 comprised of experts from 11 countries, including USA, UK, Pakistan, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Norway, Netherlands, and Portugal formed to develop global HR standards.

Zahid has actively participated in HR Standards meetings in Washington, London, Melbourne, Rotterdam, Paris, Singapore, Bali, and Milan. He was elected Global Convener of the ISO HR Metrics Standards Working Group, during which time, ISO published two global HR standards specifications, including Quality of Hire and Impact of Hire. Currently he is Executive Director HR Standards at the International Centre for Enterprise Engagement (ICEE) USA where he responsible for HR standards certification in Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. He has had the honor of being distinguished speaker in international HR conferences /seminars at Las Vegas, Beijing, Moscow, Baku, Hanoi, and Dubai.

Zahid introduced SHRM Competency based HR Certification in Pakistan. He is a member Board of Directors, the Centre for Global Inclusion and established the Diversity Hub in Pakistan, introducing the Global Diversity & Inclusion Benchmarks Standards. Today, 32 organisations are now using GDIB. Since 2018, his Company hosts GDIB Awards, where participating organisations are encouraged to evaluate themselves on the five-level readiness scale of GDIB; awards submissions are assessed by an independent jury and winners are presented awards during annual GDIB conference. Zahid engaged GDIB Global experts to conduct a 14-webinar series, educating participants regarding the 14 categories of GDIB.

He is the Editor in Chief of HR Magazine “Workforce Tomorrow” which publishes stories on the GDIB Award winning organisations. Zahid also did research on diversity & inclusion benchmarks by engaging 60 organisations, reporting on important areas which can be helpful in aligning D&I with organizational strategy. To help women in leadership positions placement, Zahid has developed a talent pool of “Women Candidates for Boards of Directors.”

Contact information: Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/zahid-mubarik-shrm-scp-sphri-gphr-5a1b672b/

Mary Waceke Muia

Mary Waceke Muia is an Inspirational and Transformational Leader with recognized expertise in Organization Design & Development, Strategy formulation & Execution, Business Transformation, Change & Performance Management and HR. She is an expert on Gender, Diversity& Inclusion and Facilitator on unconscious bias, Future fluency and cultural intelligence.

She has successfully led several Business & Culture Transformations both in Private and Public sector. She has worked for a multinational oil company, both in Kenya & regionally, was Head of Performance & Change in a public utility company. Her last role was HR Director Central Bank of Kenya. She has overseen diverse Business Change Projects from Business process re-engineering, Job Evaluation, Automation rollout & ICT upgrades, and sustainability efforts focused on a “triple P” (People, Profit and Planet) bottom line. Currently she is a management consultant, a Life, Business and Leadership Coach, a facilitator on Unconscious Bias, sits in the panel of Leadership faculty and coaches for United Nations. She is also undertaking her PHD in Governance and Management, with focus on climate change and value chains.

Mary is a Mechanical Engineer, holds a Master’s of Arts in Environmental Management with focus on Sustainable Development, Accredited Executive Coach, Certified Master Professional in Balance Score Card from George Washington University, Certified Change Expert-Prosci USA, Certified Project management Professional-Prince II UK, Certified Public Secretary, an alumnus of Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

She is a much sought after speaker, and Moderator at local and international forums, UN agencies’ retreats and UN Annual Women Empowerment Principles (UNwep), New York. She facilitates consensus and clarity building in complex multilevel stakeholder meetings. She is passionate about championing Diversity & Inclusion, challenging unconscious bias and working with organizations to embed contextualized & customized sustainability frameworks. As a leader she believes, “She has the competency, inspiration, discipline and the courage to drive broad-based social Change and Sustainability initiatives that enhance Governance, Inclusion, Social, Economic and Environmental justice” and that we must contribute to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through individual and collective choices in a way that creates a more sustainable, just, fair and equitable world.

Contact information: Email: [email protected], [email protected] Twitter: @coachwaceke Website: wacekethecoach.com; YouTube & Instagram: wacekethecoach; Facebook: become more to do more, Phone: +254728606341

Deborah Munster

Deborah Munster is the Vice President of Diversity Best Practices, a division of Working Mother Media. Diversity Best Practices is a trusted global member services organization for diversity and inclusion practitioners and forwarding-thinking employers to obtain deep DEI subject matter expertise, best practices and innovative solutions for culture change. Through hands-on practitioner and advisory services, research, benchmarking, publications and events, Diversity Best Practices offers their over 225 member organizations consultation, strategies, and resources on how to implement, grow, measure and create first-in-class diversity programs.

Previously, Deborah was Vice President of Talent and Inclusion for the ADT Corporation, with responsibility for fostering a diverse and inclusive culture through employee engagement and for developing and driving a global Talent and Leadership Development strategy.

Deborah’s professional experience has included more than 20 years in the financial services industry. Prior to joining ADT, Deborah was the Director of Global Diversity and Inclusion at Merrill Lynch, where she was noted for her diversity expertise, particularly in generational diversity, women’s programming, workplace flexibility, disability and employee networks. She managed a $3 million dollar endowment partnership with Columbia University, launching Greater Returns, a program dedicated to supporting women returning to the workforce. Over the course of 17 years at JPMorganChase, Deborah led a global, organization-wide cultural change strategy engaging over 60,000 employees in one year. In addition to her numerous global speaking engagements, her work and accomplishments have been noted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Working Mother magazine, HR Dive, MediaPlanet USA Today, Dow Jones and Silk Purse.

Deborah earned a B.S. in Finance at Lehigh University. She is a passionate community activist, fundraiser and volunteer. Deborah enjoys travelling, sports, cooking, and spending quality time with her husband and two daughters.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Twitter: @MunsterDeb, LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/diversity-best-practices/

Sharon Nash

Sharon Nash, Independent Organisational Consultant and Leadership Coach, is a strategic game-changer with nearly 20 years’ experience in both industry and consulting roles. Her success has grown from driving transformational change and disrupting entrenched patterns of behaviour at an individual and systemic level.

A visionary and intuitive leader, Sharon is passionate about helping leaders and their teams to develop and thrive. With an acute sense of what enables individuals to flourish and the creative power that is latent within our unique strengths, Sharon proficiently institutes innovative and commercially viable people strategies which deliver sustainable business results.

Sharon brings a wealth of experience leading globally diverse teams, both as an internal executive leader and external change director. Her expertise spans large corporates, start-ups, scale-ups, and established enterprises across Europe, Asia and the US. She has worked across Media, Technology, Entertainment, Private Equity, and Financial Services, working with iconic brands such as Coutts & Co. and Sony PlayStation. As an Organisational Consultant, Sharon leads with deep curiosity about human behaviour and how that plays out in organisation settings. She works to uncover and generate awareness of unconscious patterns in teams, create opportunities for organisational learning, and cultivate inclusive and enabling cultures where people are valued and understand their stake in the business.

A trusted Advisor to CEO’s and Entrepreneurs, Sharon combines curiosity, commerciality, and critical thinking to connect complex issues and co-create solutions appropriate to the needs of her clients. She expertly blends her leadership and executive coaching capabilities to bring clarity, focus and accountability to any leadership or boardroom table.

In her spare time, Sharon is a volunteer coach and mentor who avidly champions the empowerment and advancement of women. She has a passion for learning and recently graduated from the University of Sussex with a Master’s in People & Organisation Development, which cements her status as a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD. She is a keen amateur photographer and self-confessed foodie and can be found capturing images in the beautiful Sussex countryside or scouting out quality produce at local farm shops in her spare time.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Website: www.nashconsultingpractice.com Phone: +07772028763

Eddy Ng, PhD

Eddy Ng is the James and Elizabeth Freeman Chair in Management at Bucknell University. Prior to that, he held the F.C. Manning Chair in Economics and Business at Dalhousie University. His research centers on managing diversity for organizational competitiveness, the changing nature of work and organizations, and managing across generations. He has particular expertise on employment equity in Canada. He is a part of an international research group examining fair treatment at work. His current research is on global diversity and inclusion indices, east-west implicit bias, and senior leaders’ commitment to diversity.

He has conducted research in workplace settings in Canada and the US, in banking and financial services, healthcare, and Financial Post 500 companies, and with CEOs and Senior HR Professionals. In 2019, his research team along with the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion completed the first national study on diversity and inclusion in Canadian workplaces. His work has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada grants.

Dr. Ng has published more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. He has also won several teaching and research awards, and his work has been featured in popular media outlets in Canada and the US, such as the CBC, CTV News, Global News, the Globe and Mail, the Financial Post, the Toronto Star, Macleans, ABC News, CBS News, NPR Radio, the Christian Science Monitor, Inside Higher Education, and French language media La Presse and Les Affaires.

He is Program Chair-Elect for the Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division of the Academy of Management. He is Past Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Theme Committee of the Academy of Management and the Gender and Diversity in Diversity Organizations division of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada. He presently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and an Associate Editor of Personnel Review. In addition, he sits on the Editorial Boards of several management journals. Prior to the academia, he spent seven years with the TD Bank Financial Group in Commercial Banking, Domestic Planning, Corporate Audit, and Group Human Resources.

Contact information: Twitter: @profng LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/eddy-ng-5446851

Fo Niemi

Fo Niemi is Executive Director of the Center for Research- Action on Race Relations, a Montréal-based non-profit that actively engages, since 1983, in public education, training and assistance for victims of race and other forms of discrimination.

Bilingual and multicultural, Fo is a graduate in social work from McGill University and political sciences at Concordia University.

His extensive experience includes policy review, design and development; employment system review and employment equity policy development; critical race, gender, class and sexual orientation analysis; community development; training on systemic discrimination, racial bias, and racial profiling (in law enforcement and customer service); assistance and support to victims of discrimination; and civil rights litigation and mediation, resulting in major court decisions/settlements including policy and other systemic remedies in employment, education, justice and public and commercial services.

In addition to his full-time position as CRARR Executive Director, Fo has also served as Chair of the Montréal Urban Community Transit Corporation's Complaints Examination Committee and Commissioner with the Quebec Human Rights Commission (1991-2003). During his term at the Human Rights Commission, he chaired the Commission's historic public hearings in 1993 on discrimination and violence against gays and lesbians that led to major changes on access to health and social services; justice; hate crimes, and civil unions in the province of Quebec. He has also written articles in policy journals and newspapers on race relations and equity issues in Canadian media.

Fo has participated in government missions to discuss state policies on race relations and human rights in the United States, France and Europe.

In the last 25 years, he has served as member of an advisory committee on the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; the Board of Directors of the Court Challenges Program of Canada, the Board of Directors of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation; the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council; the Canadian Bar Association's Committee on Racial Equality in the Legal Profession; the City of Montréal Task Force on Democracy, and the Quebec Government's Task Force on Racial Profiling.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Phone: +1 (514) 939-3342 Fax: +1 (514) 939-9763

Kenneth Nowack, PhD

Dr. Kenneth M. Nowack is a licensed psychologist (PSY 13758) and President/Chief Research Officer of Envisia Learning Inc. a leading international provider of leadership/talent assessments, blended learning platforms, and learning transfer/habit change tools to coaches and consultants.

Ken has conducted research and published extensively in the areas of 360° feedback, leadership, health psychology, survey research, assessment and coaching. He is author of several books including “Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It” and his most recent book “From Insight to Improvement: Leveraging 360-Degree Feedback.”

He is the author of the stress and health risk appraisal called “Stress Profile” published by Western Psychological Services (WPS) as well as personality, career and validated 360° feedback assessments.

He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees at the University of California, Davis, and his PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles. Ken serves on Daniel Goleman’s Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations and serves as Editor-in-Chief for the Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice & Research and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 13; Society of Consulting Psychology).

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Website: www.envisialearning.com Website: ofactor.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kennethnowack/

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Stéphane Patry

Stéphane is the Senior Human Resources Advisor since 2010, responsible for the management of all aspects of the Diversity and Inclusion program of the Ville de Montréal. He implements action plans to ensure that the city, with its 27,000 employees, is a fair, equitable, diverse and high performing organization. He strongly believes in the benefits of strategic partnerships with non-profit organizations and intercultural expert participation to strengthen diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Stéphane works closely with organizations promoting the employability of immigrants and refugees and is especially concerned about the risks of professional deskilling for Montréal’s new citizens. In 2017, he formed a working committee with experts of the “Réseau national des Organismes Spécialisés dans l'Intégration en emploi des Nouveaux Immigrants”, a group of 20 non- profit organizations, to address recruiting and inclusion issues for immigrants within Montréal’s workforce. This new committee organized a networking event based on the pairing of employment counsellors and recruiting officers. Recently, the committee built an inclusion index for the city. In 2016, Stéphane’s team received an award of excellence from The Canadian Race Relations Foundation for an internship program “Le Programme de Parrainage Professionnel de la Ville de Montréal”. This program provides opportunities for newcomers to obtain their first work experience in Canada at a professional level.

Stéphane recognizes the importance of working with non-profit organizations dedicated to the inclusion of citizens with disabilities. He has been the leader of projects aimed to improve perceptions about people with disabilities and to raise awareness amongst managers and employees.

He is also a member of the employability and education circle of the Montreal indigenous community network and has been involved in the organization of eight aboriginal employment fairs. His goal as a member of the circle is to help ensure that all Indigenous people within the greater Montreal area have access to programs and services that will allow them to attain their full professional potential.

Stéphane is now working on the integration of a new intercultural approach to the city’s diversity, equity and inclusion strategy.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Website: montreal.ca/carrieres Facebook: facebook.com/diversiteemploiMTL/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stephane-patry

Heather Price

Heather began her career in South Africa in 1990, establishing a consultancy specialising in diversity and inclusion and the dismantling of apartheid in the workplace, which was nominated as one of the leading Human Resource consultancies in Southern Africa. She opened the doors of Symmetra in the Asia Pacific region in 2003 with its Head Office in Australia offering end-to-end solutions on D&I.

In recognition of her expertise she presents regularly at international conferences across the globe, has numerous publications to her name, and has been invited to judge for best practice awards in D&I for Community Business across Asia and Women in Banking and Finance in Australia.

Heather’s international multidisciplinary team of experts has positioned Symmetra to provide a global consulting service to numerous blue-chip clients in both the private and public sector on embedding an inclusive workplace culture. Heather is engaged regularly to work locally and internationally with the C-suite on the Business Imperative of Diversity & Inclusion, building Inclusive Leadership capability, embedding Psychological Safety and Counteracting Unconscious Bias in the workplace. Utilising Symmetra’s suite of unique proprietary Inclusion Assessment Tools, which now have global benchmarks, Heather’s team of experts conducts diagnostics, advises on D&I best practice policy & strategy, and facilitates cutting edge and innovative blended learning solutions. These include a range of digitally driven programs and TTT options allowing for scale.

As a very dynamic presenter, Heather is best known for her powerful delivery of keynote sessions on Driving Performance and Innovation through Inclusion, designed to obtain executive engagement in the D&I agenda by changing the way leaders think about D&I from a social justice issue to a strategic business imperative. She has been called on to deliver these sessions to Boards and Executive teams in the US, UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Africa with a focus on what inclusion looks like in the 21st century, how inclusion can be leveraged to build agile teams who can better respond to a rapidly changing and disrupted marketplace and addressing the barriers that stand in the way of achieving this.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Phone: +61413772350 mobile, +61285709400 office Website: www.symmetra.com.au

Suzanne Price

Suzanne Price, founder and representative director of Price Global, is a Consultant, Facilitator and Coach, with a focus on inclusion and diversity, psychological wellness, global leadership, development of women leaders and emotional intelligence.

She serves as an external advisor on state-of-the-art Inclusion and Diversity solutions, and has proven business acumen, providing tangible results, such as increase in representation of women and cultural diversity in the leadership pipeline.

Suzanne is known for developing effective, creative content working with theatre professionals to advance the conversation on inclusion and diversity through engaging videos, toolkits, E-Learning, and in-person interactive drama.

In 2015 and 2016, Suzanne was recognised by The Economist as one of the 'Top 10 Diversity Consultants’ in the ‘Global Diversity List’. In 2012 Suzanne’s initiatives honoured her with the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ British Business Award.

Suzanne’s clients include numerous Fortune 500 multinational companies across a broad range of industries, globally and particularly throughout Asia Pacific, some who have won awards for her initiatives.

Suzanne is unique in her field because she is a qualified applied psychology professional with both extensive in-house experience, as well as external partner to her clients. She previously held a 5-year tenure as Head of Inclusion and Diversity for UBS Securities in Asia Pacific, served as a retained consultant for Global Leadership and Diversity at Goldman Sachs, and was a Facilitator and Consultant for Korn/Ferry’s D&I Leadership and Talent Consulting services. She is also a sought-after speaker at global and Asia Pacific conferences, a published author and a frequent source for research and articles.

She communicates effectively in English and Japanese.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Phone: +81 03 5721-0330 Website: www.price-global.com

Farrah Qureshi

Farrah is recognized as one of the foremost experts, thinkers and practitioners on Global Diversity and Inclusion Consultancy and Training. After an illustrious career spanning 28 years in academia, local and national government, global consulting and as a successful business leader leading D&I activity as Head of D&I, Farrah set up Global Diversity Practice (GDP).

Today, GDP’s footprint extends to clients and participants from 160+ countries. Farrah’s clients include many Fortune 500 and FTSE 100/250 companies, who are provided with clear pathways to achieve best in class innovative customized consultancy solutions with measurable outcomes. Farrah aligns her outputs to Organisational Transformation, Leadership Behaviours, Culture Change and Behavioural Economics, combining each with a strategic business focus. Farrah regularly headlines as a sought-after keynote speaker and inspires global executive audiences across a range of sectors from Tech to FMCG in International organisations. She has also appeared in the media to discuss her views and opinions on this ever- evolving crucial business discipline.

Farrah continues to influence the future direction of D&I by being part of the elite group of D&I Expert Panelists contributing to GDIB Global D&I Benchmarks. Highlights in her career include helping launch Walmart’s global D&I journey, addressing the World Bank and UN, and her work on leading efforts to embed D&I at the heart of the 2012 Olympic Games. She leads an impressive team of global D&I consultants, strategists, trainers and learning designers.

Farrah has been recognised for her insights and impact by various institutions. In 2010, Farrah received an award from Walmart for her services to Global Diversity. In 2012 she was the recipient of the ENEI Award for Training Excellence for her ground-breaking training on unconscious bias for Santander leadership teams globally and in the UK.

Twice nominated for Asian Women of Achievement for both Professional of the Year and latterly Entrepreneur of the Year. In 2016 Farrah won the Enterprising Woman of the Year award, and in 2017 was recognised for her lifetime of work in D&I winning the Bloomberg Excellence in Diversity Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2020 Farrah was presented with Top Global D&I Leaders Award.

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Sidalia Garrett Reel, EdD Since its inception, Dr. Sidalia (Sid) G. Reel has served as an Expert Panelist for the creation and dissemination of the GDIB.

Her background includes leadership, management, program development and consulting in general and specifically in diversity and inclusion. Currently, Sid’s consulting practice, Reel Consulting, serves clients in the areas of leadership development, coaching, and mentoring on diversity, equity, inclusion topics, as well as facilitation and human resources.

From 2008-2019, Sid served as the Director of Staff Diversity Initiatives in UC Berkeley’s Equity & Inclusion Division, the first staff-focused D&I role in higher education. She led campus D&I programs and practices for the over 9,000 staff members on campus. She sponsored seven identity-based staff organizations on campus (including four racial identity groups, women, LGBTQ, and disability), she led the development and implementation of the campus-wide Multicultural Education Program (MEP), as well as customized D&I training, led dialogue circles and study groups on a variety of topics related to race, gender and other social identities, and co-conceived and implemented the NOW (Next Opportunity at Work) Staff Career Development Conference. Sid was awarded both an individual and a team the Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award for these efforts.

Prior to her higher education experience at UC Berkeley, Sid spent over 20 years in leadership and management positions in corporate global D&I organizations at Hewlett- Packard, AT&T-Pacific Bell, and she served as a federal contract consultant for various federal government agencies in Washington, D.C. Sid also worked in state and local school systems in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Maryland.

She is a member of ATD, SHRM, and has participated in diversity-focused dialogue circles and groups, including the Diversity Collegium, Diversity 2000 (D2K), Bay Area Diversity Roundtable, the D2K Women’s Circle, and the Intergenerational Women of Color Dialogue Group. As part of the Diversity Community Exchange (DiCE), Sid co-authored the book, “The Diversity Calling: Building Community One Story at a Time.” Sid earned an EdD from the University of Southern California, a Master’s of Education Administration from Harvard University, a bachelor's degree in sociology from Scripps College, and several certificates in instructional design, corporate leadership, organizational development, mentoring and coaching, emotional intelligence, undoing racism, and human resources.

Contact Information: Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sidreel

Margaret Regan, PhD

Margaret Regan is the President and CEO of The FutureWork Institute, a global consulting firm that translates future trends to transform organizations. The Institute is a certified women- owned business that helps clients achieve a MindShift, a HeartShift and a SkillShift in creating a more inclusive, future- focused culture and environment. As a futurist and member of the World Future Society and a change management consultant, Margaret brings to her keynote presentations and consulting assignments a perspective on the next ten years and their implications for workforce change management. Her keynote presentations are visual journeys into the future. Recently she presented 2030 Game Changers at the UN along with testifying on what it will mean to be human and have “personhood” in 2030.

As a global DEI consultant, Margaret has led executive teams in Japan, keynoted future- focused conferences in Europe, Asia and North America, worked in Paris on French- American mergers and global summits, educated executive teams on cross-cultural differences, and conducted women's studies in the US, Europe, Latin America and Asia. As an executive coach, Margaret works with clients going through a change process to coach individual executives on leading the change.

Having been the first woman executive in three different companies, she spends much of her time helping executives understand, recognize and address personal, style, leadership and behavioral issues.

Margaret has appeared on NBC-TV's Today Show, CBS This Morning, NBC Nightly News, and CNN, to comment on emerging workforce trends. She has been frequently quoted in Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and the South China Morning Post. She is featured on Close-Up TV as the CEO of "one of the most innovative businesses in the US," in CNN/Money Magazine as the expert on future workplace trends and in Business Week for FWI's creative approach to "my-job my-way", "my-business our way" and "my perks my-way." Recently, she received the Promise of Diversity Innovation Award for these approaches to work and for her ground-breaking work on education in the virtual world.

She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Brooklyn College, CUNY and completed her doctoral work at Fordham University.

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Jennifer Pi’ilani Requiro

Jennifer “Jae” Pi’ilani Requiro is the Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for AEG. In this role, she develops, implements, and drives the DEI strategy. Prior to this role, Jae served as the Director of Global Diversity and Inclusion at both Thermo Fisher Scientific and Toyota Financial Services. In 2016, Jae wrote the Foreword to a best-selling business book on diversity and inclusion by Jennifer Brown, “Inclusion: Diversity, The New Workplace, and The Will to Change”.

Outside the office, Jae lives her passion, serving as a Sensei at a karate studio in Southern California. The dojo’s teaching philosophy focuses on the principles of respect, discipline, and self-defense. And the dojo has earned a reputation as a nurturing and safe space for students with special abilities to thrive. Jae encourages her students to find their “ikigai”. Ikigai is a Japanese concept that means "a reason for being."

Jae serves on the national non-profit board of directors for the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF). Jae is co-chair for the APIAHF Business Leadership Circle which works toward positively addressing the unique and complex challenges facing AAs and NHPIs, while simultaneously creating value for their partners’ brands and businesses.

Prior to AEG, Jae was the Director of Global Diversity and Inclusion at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Her responsibilities included D&I education, D&I consultation, and employee resource groups. She started her career at Toyota, building and implementing their diversity and inclusion strategy. Her responsibilities included D&I education, executive accountability, mentoring and employee resource groups. Jae also developed strategies to enhance Toyota’s corporate reputation and increase partnerships with certified diverse suppliers. She has presented at several conferences, workshops and educational forums sharing insights on employee resource groups and generational diversity.

In May 2014, Jae received the California Multicultural Leadership Award from the National Diversity Council. Jae earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology with a specialization in stratification, race, and ethnicity and an emphasis in business from UCLA. In her spare time, Jae performs hula, paddles outrigger canoes and is a single mother to a college-aged daughter, her source of inspiration and perspiration.

Contact information: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/pjreguiro

Howard Ross

Howard Ross is a lifelong social justice advocate and a seminal thought leader on identifying and addressing unconscious bias. He is the author of “Re-Inventing Diversity”, and the Washington Post best seller, “Everyday Bias.” His latest book, “Our Search for Belonging: How Our Need to Connect is Tearing Us Apart”, won the 2019 Nautilus Book Award Gold Medal for Social Change and Social Justice.

Howard has specialized in the synthesis of neuro-cognitive and social science research and direct application. His client work has focused on the areas of corporate culture change, leadership development, and managing diversity. Ross has successfully implemented change efforts in academic institutions, corporations, and retail, health care, media, and governmental institutions in 47 states and over 40 countries worldwide. He has also delivered programs at Harvard, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, Wharton and over 25 other colleges and universities. Howard served as the 2007-2008 Johnnetta B. Cole Professor of Diversity at Bennett College for Women, the first time a white man had ever served in such a position at an HBCU.

Howard’s writings have been published by HBR, the Washington Post, the New York Times, Fast Company, Diversity Women, Forbes, Fortune and dozens of other publications. Howard has served on numerous not-for-profits boards and has been the recipient of many awards, including the 2009 Operation Understanding Award for Community Service; the 2012 Winds of Change Award from the Forum on Workplace Diversity and Inclusion; the 2013 Diversity Peer Award from Diversity Women Magazine; the 2014 Catalyst Award from Uptown Professional Magazine; the 2014 Catalyst for Change Award from Wake Forest University; the 2015 Trendsetter in HR by SHRM; and the 2016 Leadership in Diversity Award by the World Human Resources Development Conference in Mumbai, India. In 2002 he was given Medicine Holder designation by the Pawnee Nation.

Howard is also a Rock ‘n Roll musician and has taught meditation and mindfulness for more than 20 years.

Howard founded Cook Ross Inc., one of the nation’s leading Diversity and Inclusion consultancies. He sold the company in July 2018 and founded Udarta Consulting, LLC.

Contact information: Email: [email protected].

Shirley Johana Saenz

Business Partner, Director of Iceberg Cultural Intelligence. Cross Cultural and diversity expert with more than 10 years’ experience of consulting and facilitation about diversity, inclusion and cultural intelligence. Shirley is certified on Inclusive Leadership and Inclusive communication by Catalyst; and also has certifications on Methods of Intercultural Training, Global Collaboration, and Effective Intercultural Teamwork by the Intercultural Communication Institute.

Since 2009 Shirley has been working across the Latin American region and has become an expert on Latin American Cultures. Shirley has applied her skills training and advising expatriates, global teams, international business managers, and professionals working in diverse environments in several industries. Since is a delegate of the DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) Futures project lead by The Centre for Global Inclusion. Since 2016 Shirley has been also working as a professor of Cross-Cultural Management for the Online Business School at Barcelona University. Her specialties include expat training, leading global virtual teams, intercultural leadership and communication, and Diversity & Inclusion.

Shirley’s life and professional career has been shaped by deep intercultural experiences. She is originally from Colombia and has been living and working abroad in five different countries over the last 12 years, experiences which allowed her to gain a deep understanding of these different cultures, and become fluent in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Shirley keeps involved in daily intercultural interactions and divides her time between residences in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Bogotá (Colombia).

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Phone: +54 9 11 5734 3849 Website: www.icebergci.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/shirleyjsaenz/

Riikka Salonen

Riikka Salonen, MA, a bi-national native of Finland, brings 25 years of experience as a strategic leader for inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA). Since June 2019, Riikka has served as the system director for diversity, equity, and inclusion at PeaceHealth, a health system that owns and operates 10 hospitals and numerous clinics in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington. She leads PeaceHealth’s strategic planning and implementation of all IDEA-related programs.

Riikka spent more than 10 years at Oregon Health & Science University, the only academic medical center in Oregon. She led the efforts that increased people of color, immigrants and refugees, women, people with disabilities, veterans and LGBTQ community members in OHSU’s workforce. As a member of the Columbia-Willamette Workforce Collaborative, she co-designed a program investing over $14 million for the education of healthcare professionals of color, resulting in 2,100 graduates and 6,800 people placed in healthcare occupations. She also spearheaded diversity and inclusion strategic planning for the OHSU Clinical Enterprise 2009-2016.

Prior to joining OHSU, Riikka served as an intercultural program specialist and a faculty of intercultural communication at The Scholar Ship. This global assignment took her to 17 different countries and involved intercultural teaching, training, coaching, and research within an academic community comprised of more than 50 nationalities during the years of 2007-2008. Prior to this, Riikka was the associate director of assessment and research at the Intercultural Communication Institute, which she joined in 1999. She provided services for clients using Intercultural Development Inventory tool and the participants of Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication.

Riikka has offered consulting services in more that 25 countries since 1994, most recently through her company Global Inclusion Consulting, LLC. She has facilitated workshops related to culturally-responsive antiracist leadership, neuroscience-driven transformative learning, diversity and inclusion strategic planning, diversity talent acquisition and artificial intelligence, universal design and employment of people with disabilities, assessment and development of intercultural sensitivity, cultural competence and equity in health care, multicultural customer service and bias in service encounters and various topics of intercultural communication. Riikka received her graduate degree in intercultural relations, organizational and speech communications from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Phone: +1 971-207-9134 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/riikkasalonen

Thomas Sasso

Thomas Sasso (pronouns he/they) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics at the University of Guelph (Canada). He teaches organizational behaviour, human resource management, and leadership courses to undergraduate business students as well as leadership studies through the University of Guelph’s Master’s of Leadership program.

Thomas’ research is dedicated to understanding and improving the experiences of diverse and marginalized populations across industries and sectors, with particular focus on 2SLGBTQ+ communities. He co-founded the Sexual and Gender Diversity Research Lab and is co- lead of the Sexual and Gender Diversity Cluster of the Live Work Well Research Centre. Thomas’ research interests broadly include experiences and perceptions of diversity and inclusion, the work-life interface, leadership development, workplace victimization and wellbeing, corporate social responsibility, and continuing education and training. Thomas’ research has been funded by the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and he has presented widely to academic and non-academic audiences.

Beyond academia, Thomas has worked as an independent organizational consultant for nearly a decade with a focus on applying evidence-based practices in assessing and addressing organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion challenges. Additionally, he is actively involved in his communities through ongoing volunteerism. He has served on the boards of directors and advisory committees of a number of organizations and finds opportunities for engaging with his local, regional, and international communities to improve life and make businesses forces of social good.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Twitter @t_sasso.

Natalie Sigona

Natalie has worked in the world of HR for over 20 years. During this time Natalie has led many people-related change and transformation projects in two Global FTSE 100 organisations (both in the Aerospace and Defence sector) - previously Rolls-Royce and now BAE Systems. Natalie is also an associate Non-Exec Director for the NHS at Nottingham University Hospital in the UK.

Natalie has specialised in Diversity and Inclusion for almost 10 years. She is most noted for her specialism and energy in driving D&I forward as part of a high-performing culture where difference is celebrated because it’s the right thing to do AND it leads to innovation and competitive advantage.

Natalie is passionate about ensuring all difference thrives in an inclusive, agile, accessible working environment where everyone can be their best. Inclusive leadership, diversity of thought and weaving D&I into the DNA of an organisation’s culture, systems, processes & policies are high on Natalie’s priority list.

Prior to specialising in the area of Diversity and Inclusion, Natalie worked as a HR Business Partner, led the implementation of Global HR Shared Services, managed a HR Shared Service Customer Support team and most latterly led a HR Service Improvement programme for line managers. Natalie has mainly worked in roles which have a global scope. As such she is used to working with and across different regions such as America, Asia Pacific, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Australia, Europe and the UK.

As a qualified business and personal coach Natalie greatly values the privilege of working with individuals to help them be the best they can be & enjoys helping people navigate life and work issues.

Natalie has two young children and juggles a busy work and home life. She personally recognises the pressures of trying to ‘balance it all’. In her spare time, she finds running keeps her mindful and she loves to get creative - either through organising charity concerts or working on podcasts such ‘A Diverse Life’.

Contact information: Mobile (W): Tel. +07 500 578076 Twitter: @natsiggy LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-sigona

George Simons, PhD

With 50 years’ experience in cross-cultural communication and global management, Dr. Simons has been internationally sought for his consulting and training expertise by petrochemical, hi-tech, manufacturing, finance and consumer goods companies as well as by governments, NGOs and educational organizations. Holding a Doctorate from Claremont Graduate School in Psychology, he has authored eight instruments in the Cultural Detective® series and created or edited over one hundred games in the diversophy® series of training games.

Dr. Simons online collaborations resulted in books on EuroDiversity, Global Competence, Working Together, Putting Diversity to Work, Men & Women, Partners at Work, and Transcultural Leadership. He has coauthored “The Questions of Diversity, The Cultural Diversity Fieldbook, Cultural Diversity Sourcebook”, and, most recently, “Seven Ways to Lighten Your Life”, as well as five books of poetry. A SIETAR member for over 30 years, he has served on its French and European governing boards. He manages both personal & SIETAR LinkedIn and Facebook sites, currently having over 17,000 members and he regularly contributes to social networks on intercultural and men’s issues.

He has delivered intercultural negotiation sessions for the Turkmenistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, its diplomatic corps and parliament members (Ashgabat and conducted virtual intercultural leadership coaching for managers in the French Banking Industry and for United Nations staff. For six years he delivered regular face-to-face, diversity and intercultural negotiation skills programs for the Asian Development Bank (Manila).

Much in demand as a keynote speaker and workshop leader at intercultural conferences, he is currently engaged in collaboration with JAMK University of Applied Science, guiding the development of the New Horizons Project, which uses gamification to assist in the acculturation of migrants into local communities and educational systems. Similar academic collaborations are underway, including new games on Ecology with the University of Bourgogne at Dijon, FR, and development of an intercultural gaming app with the Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen, NL.

Born in the USA, Dr. Simons has lived in Germany, The Netherlands, and currently resides in France. He has worked in over 50 countries and speaks fluent English, German, French, and Spanish.

Contact information not provided.

Duncan Smith

Duncan Smith is a facilitator, teacher, advisor, consultant, and coach, who helps global and local leaders work more effectively with each other and their teams to create positive, sustaining solutions for our world. With Duncan, leaders learn to make better decisions: increase their capacity to build trust and to hold open and honest conversations, make more inclusive decisions, build high-functioning teams, and use the power of diversity to build stronger working relationships.

Duncan’s work includes designing, implementing, and evaluating organisational culture change and D&I strategies linked to business outcomes; generating culturally appropriate solutions for multinational organisations; benchmarking diversity programs, and in-depth work in unconscious bias, gender and cultural diversity.

His clients include numerous multinational organisations in technology, engineering, finance, legal, mining, oil and gas, university, and manufacturing sectors, NGOs and nonprofits, and several levels of governments. He is particularly good at supporting clients in leadership capability, working internationally, engagement, and problem solving.

Duncan has significant experience in developing cultural awareness to improve global performance. He has worked in 24 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. He has managed international sales and marketing operations, been Regional Diversity Advisor for Asia-Pacific and Japan, and led an Asian-Pacific Community of Practice for Inclusive Leadership. He has been part of the executive education and coaching faculty at the Melbourne Business School, a coach for the Forum on Workplace Inclusion, and a mentor for the Inclusion Allies Coalition.

Duncan holds a BA in Comparative Religion from Trinity College and a M.Ed. from Harvard, focusing on Organizational Behaviour and Adult Learning. He has been an Honorary Fellow of Melbourne Business School, has lectured in Management, Organisational Behaviour, and Diversity at a number of Australian universities, and has published articles in both Australian and US periodicals.

Duncan is an accredited administrator of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator and has trained in Instructional Design and Action Learning methods. In 2018 he released the book “Foundations of Diversity.”

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Phone, text and WhatsApp: +61 419 329 539 Website: www.adc-assoc.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/duncanesmith

Gamze Sofuoğlu

Gamze Sofuoğlu was born blind. She has been passionately struggling to change the perception of people towards disabilities, as well as the perception of disabled people towards their disabilities. She has been working on projects regarding accessibility, history and philosophy of disability, and rights of the disabled community ever since she discovered that disability was more a consequence of social barriers, than a body-related personal issue.

Gamze graduated from the Department of Psychology in Boğaziçi University and made her Master’s degree on Cognitive Psychology at the same university. Her thesis was an investigation on the effect of disability perception on the temporal distribution in lifespan, content and recollective experiences in personally significant autobiographical memories. Gamze has been working at Turkcell, world’s first digital operator headquartered in Turkey, since 2014. She is the product manager of mobile applications and accessibility solutions for disabled individuals such as audio description and indoor navigation technologies for blind people, instant Sign Language translator for deaf people and educational games for children with autism. The products she leads has a wide international recognition and a great number of awards from prestigious platforms such as GSMA, Meffys and MIT Technology Review.

Between 2014 and 2016; she prepared and hosted a radio show on sensation and perception of blindness and disability issues with her friend Kürşat Ceylan, cofounder of Smart Cane WeWALK, on one of the most popular radio stations of Turkey. Her radio show won the best new radio show award in 2014 in Turkey.

Gamze is writing articles on disability issues, mentoring blind children to support them to be more autonomous and confident in their lives, and providing consultancy for the projects on accessibility and disability.

She strongly believes in an equal and barrier-free life. She will fight for the accessibility until the end of her life with the principle “Nothing about us without us!”

Contact information: E-mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: tr.linkedin.com/in/gamze-sofuo%C4%9Flu-879515ab

Tatiana Revilla Solís, PhD

Tatiana Revilla Solís is the Director of Gender Issues, an organization specialized in public policies for gender equality. Tatiana has a PhD in Public Policy from the Tecnológico de Monterrey with the investigation of affirmative actions for gender equality in Mexico.

Tatiana has a Master’s in Public Administration and Public Policy and Bachelor Degree in Law. She has completed post-doctoral research at the University of Edinburgh, where she worked on the impact of defamilization policies on attitudes of domestic violence in different countries. She teaches Gender and Human Rights at the Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Tatiana has developed as a consultant on gender issues in Federal and Local Governments and worked in the integration of the gender mainstreaming strategies for universities. She has participated as a Gender specialist in projects for USAID and IDOM- World Bank in Latin American projects regarding the integration of the gender strategy. Member of the National System of Researchers in Mexico.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Tatianarevilla Website: www.genderissues.org

Jeremy Solomons

Jeremy Solomons is the UK-born and USA-naturalized founder, owner and president of both Jeremy Solomons & Associates, Inc. and JSA Consulting (Rwanda), Ltd. Both firms help current and future leaders to connect and communicate effectively across all cultures – geographical, organizational, professional and individual.

From Jeremy’s twin bases in Austin, Texas and Kigali, Rwanda, he coaches, consults, designs curriculum, facilitates and trains in the areas of: Career/Life Planning; Creative and Whole-Brain Thinking; Cultural Excellence; Difficult Conversations; Diverse and Dispersed Teams; Everyday Inclusion; Gender Equity; Global Strategy; Influencing, Negotiating and Persuading; Organizational Bullying; Performance Feedback and Evaluation; and Well-Dressed Presenting and "Naked" Facilitating.

In the area of Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), he has consulted on Global DEI strategy and co-designed and co-facilitated many coaching and interactive training sessions for many different leaders and organizations around the world, including 3M, American Cancer Society, BorgWarner, Caritas, Dell, Economist Group, EY, Freescale, Mercer, Semiconductor Research Corp., Motorola, Sodexo, UNDP, University of Texas (Austin) and the World Bank. In April 2019, he co-organized and co-facilitated the first African Diversity and Inclusion Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, co-sponsored by the UN and World Bank.

He has been contributing to the Global Diversity and Inclusion Benchmarks since 2006; he attended the DEI Futures conference in April 2018; and he is now the co-chair of the Global Committee of the Inclusion Allies Coalition.

Jeremy managed and worked with clients and colleagues from all over the globe, while employed as a banker, educator and journalist in the multinational institutions Citibank, JP Morgan, Lloyds Bank International, Reuters News Agency, United Press International and the World Bank. Rwanda is the ninth country that he has lived, studied, and worked in for an extended period. The others are: France, Germany, Hong Kong (and China), Israel, Italy, Switzerland, the USA and his native UK. He has also traveled and done business in more than 40 nations worldwide — in Africa, Asia Pacific, North America, and throughout Europe.

Born and raised in Manchester, England, Jeremy holds MA Oxon and BA Honours degrees in French from the University of Oxford (Brasenose College).

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Website: www.jeremysolomons.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jeremysolomons16

Yeoul Son

Yeoul (Jinny) Son is a corporate HR leader and an inclusion and change management practitioner with over 20 years’ working experience. Yeoul worked in Fortune 500 multinational companies across a broad range of industries including pharmaceuticals, medical device, insurance, and construction and for manufacturing organizations as well as commercial with the job scope of country, region, and global coverage.

Having lived in different countries and worked with business leaders around the world with diverse cultural backgrounds has provided Yeoul with an international perspective and experience. It has led her personally and professionally to become a strong believer in inclusion and the resulting positive energy that can help an individual develop greater self-confidence for his and her unique strengths, as well as enhance the engagement and better performance of people in the organizations.

Yeoul designs and facilitates cultural transformation journeys equipped with systematic change management planning and execution in various strategic business situations like M&A, global business strategy change management, and business turnaround to build highly performing international teams and organizations of diverse nationalities and ethnics. In a HR leadership role, Yeoul also implements people practices and policies including executive coaching, building of diverse talent pipelines through internal promotions and external recruiting, and corporate social responsibility programs to contribute to the society from D&I perspectives.

Yeoul holds a Bachelor of Arts with a major in French Language and Literature, and a Master’s of Arts for Broadcasting and Visual Communication. She is a native Korean and is passionate about learning culture, history, and languages. She is constantly looking for ways to contribute to society through research and practicing the diversity and inclusion mindset, which would be especially meaningful in Korea and Asia, for their historical and cultural context of global diversity.

As a female corporate leader and a certified coach, Yeoul coaches young generations of female business talents in Korea as a member of nation-wide female corporate leaders’ network, Women In Innovation (WIN).

Contact information: Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jinny-son-41571128

Oris Stuart

As Executive Vice President, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at the National Basketball Association, Oris Stuart is responsible for overseeing diversity and inclusion strategies for the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League and NBA 2K League. He provides best practices and leadership on diversity and inclusion matters to the league offices and teams, oversees efforts to increase the number of minority and women-owned suppliers, and supports efforts to attract, develop, and retain diverse talent. Stuart also leads the global diversity and inclusion council to ensure engagement on the league’s diversity and inclusion strategies at all levels.

Stuart has more than 20 years’ experience as a business executive in diversity and inclusion issues. Prior to joining the NBA in June 2015, Stuart spent two years as a Senior Partner with Korn Ferry, the world’s largest executive search and talent management firm, where he led its Inclusion and Diversity practice. He provided organizational, strategic, and advisory services that helped directors, chief executives, and senior leaders address a wide range of global talent, diversity, and inclusion challenges. His industry focus included life sciences, financial services, utility, quick service restaurant, retail, professional services, and healthcare.

Previously, Stuart served as the Chief Executive Officer for Global Novations, the world’s preeminent diversity and inclusion consultancy and training firm. During his tenure with Global Novations, Stuart supported clients across Asia, Australia, Europe and North America, guided the expansion of the firm’s technology and consulting platforms, oversaw a tenfold increase in the firm’s size, and engineered its ultimate acquisition by Korn Ferry in 2012. Earlier in his career, Stuart served as a senior business manager and strategy, operations and technology consultant for such organizations as Deloitte, Providian, and Wingspan Technology.

Stuart graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in electrical engineering and holds an MBA from Duke University. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Black MBA Association.

Stuart is married to his wife, Geneen, for 28 years and has four children; Justice and Chase, 26, Olivia, 21 and Summer Rose, 19.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Twitter: @orisstuart

Charlotte Sweeney OBE

Charlotte Sweeney OBE has specialised in Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) for over 20 years and was recognised by The Economist and The Daily Telegraph as one of the Top 10 I&D Professional Consultancies in the world. She runs a consultancy specialising in I&D strategies and their effective and sustainable implementation.

Her clients include well-known global companies from many diverse sectors and has gained much of her global experience leading I&D in-house for a number of companies in both Retail and Investment Banking. Having worked extensively in the UK, Europe, USA, Japan, and wider Asia, she has a great understanding of creating meaningful global strategies that are relevant and tailored for local implementation.

She has worked and influenced at the C-Suite level in the private sector as well as advised Senior Leaders and Ministers within Governments. She authored an independent review for the UK Government Secretary of State Sir Vince Cable on Women on Boards and Executive Search Firms. She is the author of numerous industry reports and the co- author of the Financial Times published book ‘Inclusive Leadership — the Definitive Guide to developing and executing an impactful Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, locally and globally’, which was shortlisted for Management Book of the Year by The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) in 2018.

She has held a number of Non-Executive Director roles, including four years as a Deputy Chair of an NHS Acute Trust with responsibility of over £500m annual spend. She has won a number of sector awards and received recognition for her work from academic institutes, including Harvard and Cambridge University. She was recognised on the UK New Year’s Honours 2017 list, with an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to Women and Equality.

Charlotte is also an experienced keynote speaker, conference chair and leadership facilitator. Her specialist areas and passion within I&D are working with clients to create strategies that are a direct enabler to the wider business strategy, to support leaders to make truly inclusive decisions and to bring the I&D agenda to life in what companies and their leaders say and do every day!

Contact Information: Email: [email protected] Website: www.charlottesweeney.com Mobile: +44 (0) 7825 454 853 Twitter: @charlottesweene LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlottesweeney/

Jawad Syed, PhD, Academic FCIPD

Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Leadership at the Suleman Dawood School of Business (AACSB accredited), Lahore University of Management Sciences, Dr. Syed’s main research interests include human resource management, diversity management, organisational knowledge, leadership, and business ethics. Prior to LUMS, he worked at the University of Kent as a Reader during 2007-14 and University of Huddersfield as a Professor during 2014-16.

Professor Syed obtained his PhD in Business from Macquarie University and completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education at the University of Kent. He also received Master’s of International Business from the Western Sydney University and he attended Institute for Management and Leadership in Education (MLE) at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, and Global Colloquium for Participant Centred Learning at Harvard Business School (HBS).

He is a Programme Co-Chair of European Academy of Management’s (EURAM) Gender, Race, and Diversity in Organisations (GRDO) Special Interest Group. He is a director of the Global Centre for Equality and Human Rights (GCEHR) and coordinator of the South Asian Academy of Management (SAAM). In academic leadership roles, he has served as Dean of the Suleman Dawood School of Business (AACSB accredited), Head of People, Management and Organisations group (University of Kent), and Director of Talent, Diversity and Development Research Group (University of Huddersfield).

Professor Syed has edited and authored eight books and written more than 80 journal articles and book chapters, including his articles in Human Relations, British Journal of Management, Business Ethics Quarterly, Human Resource Management Journal, Management Learning, and Gender, Work & Organization.

As a consultant and executive trainer, Professor Syed has helped several academic and business organizations in the areas of strategic planning, organisational development, human resource management, leadership development, capacity building, and change management.

Contact information: Email: [email protected]

Hiroko Tatebe

Hiroko Tatebe founded Global Organization for Leadership and Diversity (GOLD) in 2006 to foster professional development opportunities for women in Japan and to cultivate professional exchanges between Asia and the United States. In today’s changing global business environment, Hiroko’s vision to promote cross-continental exchanges through strategic and innovative initiatives is more relevant than ever. Hiroko oversees program development and is responsible for all aspects of operating the organization. She has successfully orchestrated inspirational and motivational events in both Japan and the USA, which continue to provide professional global exchanges.

Hiroko is a former member of the Board of Directors, Executive Vice President and Treasurer of Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank of California (DKBCAL) where she was the first and only woman on the Board of Directors. She was responsible for complete financial, operations and administrative management, and Hiroko successfully led professional teams with diverse technical and cultural backgrounds. Her extensive banking experience includes management in finance, investment, domestic and international operations, product development, and compliance.

With a proven corporate management record, Hiroko’s leadership roles in various professional and civic organizations resulted in several honors, including Outstanding Business Woman of the Year by the Los Angeles Chapter of Women in Business and an Affiliated Businesswomen Member of the Year by the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners, the Legend of Diversity Award from the International Society of Diversity and Inclusion Professionals and the Legacy of Leadership Award from Spelman College.

Active in many professional and community organizations, Hiroko serves on the Board of Governors of Japan America Society of Southern California (JASSC). Hiroko’s participation has included President of Financial Women International, a Board Member of the California Bankers Association and Advisory Board member of the NAWBO Los Angeles Chapter, as well an officer of the board positions Women in Business, Organization of Women Executives and Women in Transportation.

Hiroko is a native of Tokyo and currently lives in Los Angeles, CA. She holds a Certified Financial Planner™ designation.

Contact Information: Email: [email protected]

Tanya Cruz Teller

Tanya Cruz Teller is a passionate, creative leader of systemic change founded on principles of personal transformation, collaborative partnerships, whole systems thinking and appreciative inquiry. As an Organizational Development practitioner, her work is committed to a diverse, equitable and inclusive world through building great organizations. She has over 20 years experience with asset-based design in strategic planning, leadership development, and stakeholder engagement in international, organizational, and community development.

Tanya’s public speaking engagements have included keynoting at the World Appreciative Inquiry Conference in France on the theme of Thriving Women, Thriving World and presenting at the Forum on Workplace Inclusion and the Association of Talent Development, moderating at conferences such as the Women’s Voices of Change in Johannesburg, serving as co-designer of the Diversity Equity & Inclusion Futures Initiative conference, and opening plenary visioning sessions at the International OD Association in Cape Town.

With the Covid19 pandemic, Tanya harnessed her many years of combining participatory convening, coaching and culture work with technology to engage and build inclusive processes for clients and stakeholders online. Moving in-person conferences, workshops and programmes to virtual platforms has proven her innovation skills invaluable & cost effective.

In her previous role as South Africa Country Director for the Synergos Institute, her mandate was to bring together government, business and civil society in partnerships that create a more equitable society. Through collaboration and action, she engaged leaders as catalysts for systemic change in South Africa and the region.

Tanya also worked with the South African government, directing a leading-edge center of excellence in youth development practice for adults and policy makers to create an enabling environment and realize the youth dividend in the country and continent.

Tanya has a Master’s of Intercultural & International Management, has co-authored “Thriving Women, Thriving World: An Invitation to Dialogue, Healing and Inspired Actions” (2019); and wrote the Inclusive Leadership: Transforming Diverse Lives, Organizations, and Societies chapter in the book “Inspiring Inclusion Using the Appreciative Leadership Lotus Model” (in press).

Contact information: E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.spaciousness.works LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tanyacruzteller

SONDRA THIEDERMAN, PhD

Sondra Thiederman is a consultant, trainer, and speaker in bias reduction, cross-cultural business, and diversity & inclusion. Recipient of a doctorate from UCLA in Cross-Cultural Studies, she began her career helping health care providers deliver more effective care to patients and clients of all backgrounds. From that foundation, she branched out to work with corporations in electronics, manufacturing, and health care.

Her work has taken her into the offices and training rooms of organizations such as Boeing, Motorola, General Motors, Xerox Corporation, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Marriott Corporation, the Mayo Clinic, Century 21 Real Estate, American Express, and AT&T. She was also exposed to the inner workings of notable associations including the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Mortgage Bankers Association, the American Society of Association Executives, and the Arthritis Foundation. She has also consulted for the University of California and has served on the Diversity Cabinet of the American Red Cross.

In recent years, her emphasis has been on practical techniques for identifying and defeating unconscious bias which she feels strongly lies at the root of most diversity/inclusion challenges. Rather than focus on one type of difference such as race, sexual orientation or ethnicity, her services focus on specific skills that can diffuse bias as they pertain to any group.

She has authored numerous articles, books, and videos designed to provide the practical tools for which she has become known. Her books include: “Bridging Cultural Barriers for Corporate Success: How to Manage the Multicultural Workforce,” “Profiting in America’s Multicultural Marketplace; How to Do Business Across Cultural Lines”, “Getting Culture Smart: Ten Strategies for Making Diversity Work,” “Making Diversity Work: Seven Steps for Defeating Bias in the Workplace,” “The Diversity and Inclusion Handbook” and “Three Keys for Defeating Unconscious Bias: Watch, Think, Act.” Her videos include: Defeating Unconscious Bias: Five Strategies; Gateways to Inclusion: Turning Tense Moments into Productive Conversations; and Is it Bias? Making Diversity Work.

Contact information: E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.thiederman.com Phone: +1 619-583-4478 or +1 619-992-3766 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sondrathiederman

Minjon Tholen

Minjon Tholen is a seasoned global organizational transformation strategist with a specialization in inclusive culture innovation. She currently serves as the Chief Inclusion & Strategic Innovation Officer at Amnesty International USA, the country’s largest grassroots human rights organization. She is responsible for leading holistic organizational change in both internal culture and systems, as well as in external human rights activism and movement building. She’s also a DEI leader and advisor for Amnesty International’s global movement and hosts regular executive roundtable sessions on DEI with other nonprofit leaders.

Prior to joining Amnesty, Minjon was a Senior Consultant at Cook Ross Inc., a leading consulting firm specializing in organizational transformation and DEI management. In this role, she partnered with leaders at Fortune 500 companies, public institutions and nonprofits all over the world (including in the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Spain, South Africa, India, Singapore, China, Thailand, South Korea, Australia, and Canada) on advancing DEI strategies.

Previously, she’s worked at several companies, nonprofits, and educational institutions, was a New Leader with the Center for Progressive Leadership and the National Council for Women’s Organizations, fellow with the Roosevelt Institute, delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, and Aspen IDEAS Festival scholar. She is a frequent speaker at conferences, coach at the Diversity & Inclusion Coaching Center, and contributor to the Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Futures Initiative. She is also the Co-Founder and Board Chair of Inclusion NextWork, a global collaborative of emerging leaders dedicated to driving inclusive organizations and communities.

Minjon’s expertise includes DEI, organizational development, change management, learning & development, talent management, and innovation. She has a particular passion for global collaboration, racial justice, intergenerational leadership, and creating next gen organizations.

Minjon received her Bachelor’s degree cum laude from the University of Utrecht in The Netherlands, holds a Master’s Degree in Gender & Women’s Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and has certificates in Strategic HR Leadership and Executive Leadership from Cornell University. Minjon was born in Sri Lanka, grew up in the Netherlands, and resides in the Washington DC area with her husband and dog.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Twitter: @MinjonTholen LinkedIn: www.LinkedIn.com/MinjonTholen

Yumiko Thomas

Yumiko Thomas currently serves as the HR Advisor, Policy and Organizational Development, at the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), an intergovernmental organization exclusively devoted to promoting the rule of law and sustainable development. Her role widely spans across a range of work in the HR field, including employee policies, performance and talent management, internal learning and employee engagement. Her latest pursuit has been the promotion of D&I as part of IDLO’s ongoing organizational change. She organized an introductory workshop on D&I to its senior management in October 2019. She hopes to continue the work of mainstreaming D&I across the organization through various channels, including the development of a comprehensive D&I strategy and a measurement framework.

For Yumiko, the concept of diversity has always been close to her heart. Japanese, but immersed in a foreign culture during most of the formative years, she knew what diversity meant, without even knowing its name. Her professional interest and current career as an HR professional in the international development sector was driven by the desire to be where borders, nationalities, cultures, and differences interact and sometimes clash. Her work — to help colleagues to feel a common sense of belonging and mission along with their individual uniqueness, and, at the same time, to support the role of the “employer” to recognize, respect, and nurture each of the talent within its workforce — is a daily challenge but one she takes on and learns from with a life-time worth of interest and appreciation.

Prior to her work with IDLO, she served in several HR roles at other international organizations, including at the World Food Programme (WFP) where she worked on its Yemen program; as well as for the Asian Productivity Organization (APO), a regional intergovernmental organization for the Asia-Pacific. Yumiko was also part of a team at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, deliberating as a member country delegation of the UN General Assembly.

Yumiko holds a Master’s degree in International Politics from the University of Melbourne, where she studied governance structures of various international organizations and agencies.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/yumiko-thomas-89550121/

Pascale Thorre

Pascale is currently the Head of Global Inclusion & Diversity at the Heineken Company and is a recognized expert on inclusion, innovation & strategy with over thirty years’ industry experience.

At HEINEKEN, Pascale is focused on shaping the global Inclusion & Diversity strategy. After joining the Dutch brewer in late 2018, Pascale shaped nine new Inclusive Practices aimed at bringing inclusion to life within the corporation as well as trained and developed over 900 leaders in Inclusive Leadership and Unconscious Bias workshops. To truly embrace the cultural diversity of each of the countries where HEINEKEN operates, Pascale built, developed and is working with a global community of more than 80 local I&D Ambassadors. These ambassadors embrace their role by working with their leadership teams to help them identify, understand and respond to local I&D opportunities and requirements.

Before joining HEINEKEN, Pascale was the Head of Inclusion & Diversity at Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia. As part of this role, Pascale trained 4,500 managers on Inclusive Leadership, and helped develop 160+ participants into a Women in Leadership program, an impactful career acceleration program blending executive sponsorship, coaching, networking and business acumen.

Pascale holds an Engineering degree in Telecommunications from Telecom Bretagne, as well as several executive degrees within marketing, entrepreneurship and strategy from INSEAD, ESCP and HEC, respectively. She is a certified Insights Discovery Practitioner and a Business Coaching Advantage Certified Coach™, and she likes to bring her creativity into coaching relationships and explore ‘what is possible’.

Pascale is strongly convinced that inclusion is a key driver for employee engagement and strong business performance. In 2011, Pascale founded ‘StrongHer’, Nokia’s employee network aimed at promoting gender diversity along with five colleagues. Today StrongHer has over 3,000 members working in more than 50 countries worldwide.

Contact information: LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/pascalethorre/

Adam Travis

As Head of Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) at Elsevier, Adam works with colleagues and business leaders to define and execute an Inclusion & Diversity strategy while driving meaningful progress in creating a more diverse, vibrant, psychologically safe, and inclusive workplace. Elsevier's I&D strategy is focused on accountability and practical action. To further enable an inclusive culture, Elsevier continually focuses on improving employee’s knowledge and behaviors, such understanding, motivation and capability of how to create an inclusive environment) and measuring to ensure progress. Learn more I&D at Elsevier via their website.

Adam joined Elsevier from Shell International B.V. where he was the Senior Advisor, Inclusion & Diversity. He was responsible for developing and implementing the Shell I&D strategy and helped to reinvigorate Shell’s I&D efforts in closing the gender gap in Engineering and Technology (with a dedicated campaign featuring memes storylines and progressing family friendly policies/ practices globally (for example, a minimum global standard for maternity leave).

Adam brings significant experience from I&D positions as well as HR Business Partner and Talent Management roles. Prior to his work at Shell, he was a Senior HR Business Partner with Aon Hewitt based in London and HR Director focused on Global Diversity & Inclusion with Nokia Corporation in Finland. Before Nokia, Adam was VP Talent Management for ABN AMRO Bank and before that he was Head of D&I at TNT.

He has worked in Helsinki, Berlin, London and Amsterdam, and in multiple industries, including technology, financial services, express delivery, consulting and energy.

He has a passion for helping businesses grow profitably by developing talent and building cultures that promote inclusion and diversity.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/adamktravis

Lillian Tsai

A former global marketing and corporate communications executive and expat with 15 years’ experience in cross-cultural communications, diversity, equity and inclusion training, facilitating, coaching, and consulting, Tsai was born and raised in Malaysian Borneo.

She has worked with dozens of industries on three continents, including academia, aerospace, consumer products, footwear /sportswear, food and beverage, healthcare, law enforcement, manufacturing, mental health/healthcare, semiconductor, government/public agencies at the City, County, State and Federal levels, non-profits, technology, manufacturing, transportation, steel, and oil.

For the past decade, she has onboarded diversity councils, facilitated cross-cultural team interventions, coached executives and managers with diverse work teams and foreign- /US-born persons of color, keynoted and presented at many regional and national conferences. She also specializes in workshops, onboarding and consultations for working with China, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the US. Her work has contributed significantly to affecting change in global, regional and local organizations.

She has served on the boards of multiple non-profit organizations including the Portland Human Resources Management Association (PHRMA), the Oregon Organization Development Network (OODN) and co-chair of PHRMA’s Global HR Special Interest Group, having also served as Director of Diversity and Inclusion. She served as co-chair of the 2014 Conference of the Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR). In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, gardening, preparing plant-based foods, walking, yoga, and being a grandmother.

She is currently vice president of the Human Rights Council of Washington County (www.humanrightscouncilofwashingtoncounty.org)

Contact information: Website: www.tsaicomms.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tsaicomms/

Tsukiko Tsukahara

Tsukiko Tsukahara is the Founder and President, Kaleidist K.K. which provides advisory services and workshops in D&I. She founded the company in February 2018 and is now working with global multinationals and Japanese companies, government organizations, and academic organizations.

She serves Catalyst Inc., a leading organization with a mission to accelerate progress for women through workplace inclusion, as an Advisor by supporting its activities in Japan including specialized research, speaking engagement, and D&I related event planning.

She has also been serving Women 20, one of the official engagement groups to G20, as the Executive Director to the W20 Japan Steering Committee since July 2018 and is one of Japan’s representatives of EMPOWER (Empowerment and Progression of Women’s Economic Representation) that was launched at the 2019 G20 Osaka Summit.

Before starting work in the D&I space, she was working at the Boston Consulting Group for more than 10 years and served for both global multinationals and Japanese companies, mainly in the healthcare and financial industries. Her major contributions were in organizational and cultural change management projects.

She also served the public at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport prior to the Boston Consulting Group.

Tsukiko has an MBA from Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College, and a BA in Economics from Tokyo University.

As a mother with three children, she herself is also implementing “workstyle change” to juggle childcare and work.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Website: www.kaleidist.com/

Jeanne D’Arc Umulisa

Jeanne d’Arc Umulisa is a Social Economist Consultant with nine years’ experience working in the development field both for government and international organizations. She is a World Economic Global Shaper. Jeanne has worked in various subjects in the development filed. She has expertise in Public Policy, Research and Analysis in job creation, urbanization, green growth, gender equality, and women’s economic empowerment.

She has participated in the elaboration of different policies, strategies and programs focused on an Inclusive Economic transformation, while working in The Prime Minister office as the Economic Researcher and as the Director of Planning in the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion.

She also worked for Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) as a Social Inclusion and Development Consultant, as part of GGGI's model of economic growth known as "green growth,” which targets key aspects of economic performance such a poverty reduction, job creation, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability to develop the Rwanda National road map for Green Urbanization of Six Secondary Cities. Out of her passion for economic empowerment, she founded Noble Women, which is a social business that stands as a symbol of a new era for women’s Economic boost, a training academy of women entrepreneurs with programs designed to support women and girls in all sectors to be fully equipped and empowered to build their dreams and rise as entrepreneurs. In August 2019 she was awarded a grant by the USA Embassy Kigali to run and coordinate a program called “Academy of Women Entrepreneurs in Rwanda.”

She received her Master’s Degree in 2012 in Public Policy and Economic Development Majored in Economic Policy from KDI School of Public Policy in Seoul, S. Korea.

Ms. Umulisa believes that society deserves to use all of its instruments, especially those as key as its women. She strongly believes that the future of Africa will be brighter if women come on board not only to fill the gender gaps in organizations or positions instead to also be the bright leaders and managers who lead and drive change.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Twitter: @umulisa_jede LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jeanne-d-arc-umulisa-09b0566/

Lorie Valle-Yañez

Lorie Valle-Yañez serves as Head of Diversity & Inclusion for MassMutual; a Fortune 100 financial services company based in Springfield, MA. Lorie helps MassMutual leverage its human capital, solve challenges, grow in new markets, and innovate.

Partnering with its executive team, Lorie designed MassMutual’s first diversity and inclusion (D&I) strategy focused on Leadership, Marketplace & Distribution, and Workforce & Workplace, and five years later, led its refresh to accelerate results. Under her guidance, MassMutual’s D&I results are measured annually as part of company performance, creating shared accountability for improving workforce demographics and fostering inclusion. The company has increased the diversity of its customers, employees, and financial advisors.

Lorie has over 25 years’ experience in diversity, serving on several thought leadership groups including the Diversity Collegium. Prior to MassMutual, Lorie was the Senior Director for Diversity, Work/Life and Wellness at ESPN, Inc., where she designed its first D&I strategy and led initiatives to impact diversity, inclusion, engagement and wellness that garnered prestigious industry awards. Prior to ESPN, Lorie led Diversity and Work/Life Programs at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

She holds a B.S. degree in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco. Lorie is the recipient of several awards, including Latina Style Top 10 Latina Executives (2016), Black Enterprise Top 100 Executives in Corporate Diversity (2014 & 2016), Uptown Professional Top 100 Executives (2012 & 2014), and Top 15 Champion of Diversity by DiversityGlobal Magazine (2019).

Contact information: Email : [email protected]

Tom Verghese, PhD

Dr. Tom Verghese is an internationally renowned consultant, presenter, executive cultural coach, and author. Founder of Cultural Synergies. Tom’s expertise is cultural intelligence, inclusive and ethical leadership and the promotion of sustainable global leadership and high performing international teams. He has 28 years’ experience working in the field of cultural intelligence, taking him to over 40 countries.

Working with diverse business leaders around the world has provided Tom with an international perspective and experience as a specialist consultant who equips organisations and their teams with the skills to effectively work within and across cultures. With an extensive client base of Fortune 500 companies, he successfully works with a broad range of industries, including oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, automotive, manufacturing, higher education, entertainment, FMCG’s, and financial services.

Tom holds a Doctorate in Business Administration, Graduate Diploma and Master’s in Education and Training and a Diploma in Management. Tom is the author of ‘Cultural Agility’, ‘25 Years On’, ‘The Invisible Elephant – Exploring Cultural Awareness 2nd edition’ and the co-author of ‘The Pillars of Growth – The Keys to Getting Exponential Growth in Your Business Today.’

Tom conveys his knowledge and expertise through passion, humour, stories and a level of authenticity that resonates with his clients and brings meaning and relevance. As well as the personal and professional fortitude he brings to his interventions, his practical knowledge, experience, candour and wisdom contribute to his unique consulting, speaking and coaching success. He is a trusted adviser to senior leaders and does ‘deep work’ with his coaching clients.

Tom’s significant global experience and diverse array of clients, coupled with his qualifications and multicultural skills, position him as a leading international specialist in the areas of Diversity and Inclusion, Unconscious Bias, and high-performing teams and leaders.

Of Indian origin, Dr. Tom Verghese was born and raised in multi-ethnic Malaysia and is. Fluent in a number of Asian languages. He moved to Melbourne, Australia as an international student over 30 years ago, where he still resides with his English born wife and two children.

Contact Information: Email : [email protected]

Celeste Warren

Celeste is Vice President, Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of Excellence. As the leader for Merck’s Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of Excellence, she is responsible for working with Merck’s global leaders to advance and embed diversity and inclusion as a strategic approach to maximize business performance and create a competitive advantage.

Ms. Warren joined Merck in 1997 and has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility within its global organization. Prior to joining Merck in 1997, Celeste worked for nine years in Human Resources at Kraft Foods, Inc. and General Foods.

Celeste has had the opportunity to work across the various areas within Merck to bring different functions together under the banner of diversity and inclusion, whether that be working with the clinical operations and patient engagement groups to bring more diverse patients through clinical trials, supplier diversity to increase the number of diverse suppliers or government relations to make an impact on policies impacting diversity and inclusive regulations.

Ms. Warren has worked with leaders in over a hundred different markets to drive diversity and inclusion all over the globe. She has a passion for working with a variety of different organizations in helping to elevate the voices of those who have been disenfranchised simply because they are different. She has had the opportunity to speak in a variety of forums raising the issues throughout the business landscape.

She has been honored with many awards, including Black Enterprise’s “Top Executives in Global Diversity and Inclusion”, Savoy Magazine’s “Most Influential Women in Corporate America”, “21 Leaders for the 21st Century” and Diversity Global’s “Influential Women in Global Diversity.”

Celeste attended the University of Kentucky where she earned her B.S. degree. She received her Master’s Degree from Carnegie Mellon University. She is the wife of John Warren and the mother of two children, Christina-Celeste and John Steven, Jr.

Contact information : Twitter : @CRWDiversity LinkedIn : www.linkedin.com/in/celest-warren-372878

Ilene C. Wasserman, PhD

Ilene Wasserman, President of ICW Consulting Group, has over 30 years’ experience in organizational consulting, strategic planning, leadership development and executive coaching. She has been on the cutting edge of research and practice in strength-based methodologies, capacity building, and relational leadership and strategy. She has worked with both private and public-sector organizations to build and strengthen diverse leadership teams, staff relationships, and effective communication strategies to help them achieve their goals.

Ilene is deeply committed to providing the foundation and motivation that sustain learnings with senior leaders, teams and staff long after the consulting relationship has ended. Clients point to a more enriching, rewarding and inclusive environment that strengthens the organization from within, but also sustains significant, positive results over time. Consultations have included conducting organizational assessments, designing retreats for leadership teams and developing internal work teams. Ilene uses an action learning approach integrating learning and development with her clients’ everyday work. In addition to consulting and coaching, Ilene teaches courses related to organization development and leadership, organization communication and diversity inclusion at the graduate level.

Ilene is a Senior Fellow at the McNulty Leadership Program at the Wharton Leadership Program, University of Pennsylvania, where she is a learning director and executive coach for their Executive Education providing guidance on women’s leadership, diversity and innovations in Organization Development and Leadership. Ilene is an Expert Panelist for the Global Diversity and Inclusion Benchmarks and is on the editorial board of several scholarly journals.

Ilene received her PhD from the Fielding Graduate University in Human and Organizational Development. She also holds Master’s Degrees in both Counseling Psychology and Social Work from Washington University, and a Bachelor of Science Degree from Cornell University in Human Development. She is the author of several publications including two recent books: Communicating Possibilities: A Brief Introduction to the Coordinated Management of Meaning, and Peer Coaching at Work: Principles and Practices. Ilene also serves on several professional boards and is active in her community, including serving on the Lower Merion Human Relations Commission.

Contact information : Email : [email protected]

Caroline Waters, OBE FRSA CiPD (Hons)

With a distinguished record on equality, inclusion, and human resources, Caroline is Deputy Chair of the EHRC, Vice President of Carers UK, Trustee of the RSPCA and Founder of CW Consulting Box. As Director of People & Policy at BT, she routinely set the agenda; demonstrating real thought leadership.

An influential leader and practitioner in the original movement to create new ways of working and a leader of the nascent flexible working agenda, Caroline continues to build more inclusive approaches to work. She is a Director of Wilson James and a member of the Leaders as Change Agents Board. Caroline was listed in the Top 100 Disability Power List 2019, awarded HR Director of the Year 2009, as well as one of the most influential HR practitioners of the last decade by HR Magazine Excellence Awards 2015 and an HR Mover and Shaper in 2019.

Caroline routinely works with and advises policy makers. She contributed to the Department of Work and Pensions publication ‘Disability and Health Employment Strategy: the Discussion so Far’ chairing the Task and Finish Group on Young Disabled People and Employment. She Co-Chaired the Department of Health, Task and Finish Group which launched ‘Supporting Working Carers: The Benefits to Families, Business and the Economy’ in autumn 2013. She also chaired Employers for Carers, Employers' Forum on Belief, Employers for Fathers and Lone Parents working group.

She was awarded the OBE for services to progressive HR practice, diversity, and equal opportunities in the New Year's list in 2010. Caroline’s was recognized by Race for Opportunity’s Best Ethnic Minority Recruitment Programme. BT is the only company to top seven leading diversity benchmarks at the same time, during three consecutive years.

As Founder of CW Consulting Box Ltd. Caroline provides high-level support and guidance across the private, public and charitable sector, including Board Effectiveness reviews, Board coaching, Business and strategic HR guidance, OD design, flexible working strategies, behavioural action planning, capacity building and strategic communications.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Mobile: +44 (0) 7802 248289 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-waters-obe-99599

Lynda White

Lynda White has over 30 years’ experience as a Human Resources Professional, specializing in Diversity and Inclusion. She is currently President of McLeod White and Associates Inc., a consulting company providing Organization Development Services in diversity and inclusion, equity, leadership, systems thinking, facilitation and training, strategic planning and change.

Prior to launching her consulting company, Lynda was Team Leader of Global Diversity and Employment Equity at RBC Financial for 15 years, where she helped lay the foundation for what is today, an award-winning approach to Leadership in Diversity and Inclusion, with RBC Financial globally recognized as one of the top 25 global employers for Diversity. Her team’s work and the benchmarks they established still serves today as a model for other corporations.

Since leaving RBC Financial, Lynda has consulted with governmental, corporate and nonprofit organizations with a view to supporting them to achieve their goals of inclusion; to lead organizational change and to identify and enhance their ability to sustain change. Her work includes diagnosis/employment systems review/cultural audits; creating & supporting committees to advance minority & organizational agendas; support through Human Rights Commission audits; communications tools and training (design, development and delivery). Some of her clients include Agribrands Purina Canada, Frito- Lay Canada, Nordstrom Inc., Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Canadian Forces Personnel Services Agency (CFPSA). Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Telenor Pakistan, Ask Insights – India and The Roeher Institute

She served on the board of directors for the Montreal Centre for Research Action on Race Relations, the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work, the Canadian Centre on Disability Studies, the YWCA of Metropolitan Toronto, and the Centre for Global Inclusion. She is a Past President of the Diversity Collegium and currently a member of the Global Community Dialogue on Leadership, Diversity and Change. Lynda participated at the International Conference on Women in Beijing, assisting in the subsequent crafting of the United Nations Recommendations on Women in the Workplace. She has presented at the International Labour Organization, in Geneva, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Conference in Doha, Qatar. She has been an Expert Panelist since 2006 and continues to speak at professional conferences internationally.

Lynda currently resides in Montreal, Canada, continues to travel extensively and speaks English and French.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lynda-white-250b6419

Pamela Williamson, PhD

Striving to provide parity and equity in procurement opportunities for women’s businesses at corporations on a local, national and global level, Pamela designs procurement educational programs for women and conducts events designed to showcase the expertise, skills, and abilities of women-owned businesses for the sole purpose of connecting corporations with women who can provide sustainable products, services and innovations into supply chains with the goal of increasing the economic empowerment of women.

Since 2009, Pamela has been the President and CEO of the Women’s Business Enterprise Council-West (WBEC-West) a nonprofit 5019(c)(3). The organization exists to cultivate sustainable relationships between certified Women Business enterprises and Corporate America through certification, education, and targeted networking.

Over the past few years she has received the Women of Excellence Inspiration Award, The Achieving Your Purpose Award, named Diversity Champion by the Phoenix Business Journal, was a recipient of the SRP All Star Luminary awards, the Minority Lifetime Achievement Award and inducted into the Nevada Women’s Hall of Fame. She has been featured in several articles and was recently named one of the top 30 diversity champions by Diversity Plus Magazine.

Pamela holds a Doctorate in Business Administration, a Master’s in Business Administration, and Bachelor degrees in both social work and psychology.

She authored Diverse Supplier Conference Success Guide and How to Obtain and Maintain Corporate Contract- 18 Actionable Tips. She also co-authored the book Minority and Women Business Enterprise Certification – A Level Playing Field.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Phone: 602 320 33331 Website: www.wbec-west.org LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-williamson-phd-64b2b3b

Toni Wilson

Toni Wilson is the Principal of AquaInternational Leadership Consulting, specializing in the design, development, and strategic cultural integration of diversity & inclusion. She has over 25 years’ experience in human resources and has been consulting to Fortune 100 companies and nationally recognized nonprofit organizations including McKesson, Visa, Inc., UPS, Pacific Gas & Electric, Highmark Health, UC Berkeley, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), San Francisco Ballet, Exploratorium Museum, the American Ballet Theatre (ABT), Twitter, Inc. and Dropbox, Inc. Her areas of expertise include executive management of the HR function, organizational values and culture change, strategic diversity management, leadership development, business ethics and organizational effectiveness. She has been an instructor of HR Analytics at University of California at Berkeley Extension and is a part-time instructor in leadership, communication and HR related programs at the University of Texas in Austin.

Prior to consulting, Wilson held senior executive and senior management positions in HR, Diversity, Organizational Development and Learning & Development with Syntex Pharmaceuticals, Levi Strauss & Co., The Gap, Inc., and the California State Automobile Association (AAA). She has worked in over 15 countries focusing on business practices effecting organizational commitment to responsible leadership, diversity, and ethics. She has collaborated with KPMG London in developing a virtual learning program for reconciling cultural differences and co-developed European diversity programming with Dr. Fons Trompenaars.

She has a Master’s in Business Leadership from Charles Sturt University in New South Wales, Australia, a B.S. degree in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco and holds Senior HR Professional certifications from SHRM (SHRM-SCP) and HRCI (SPHR). She is a former Fellow of the Australian Human Resources Institute and currently a Doctoral research candidate at Charles Sturt University and been recognized on the Executive Dean’s List for academic achievement in her doctoral coursework subjects. Her research on women in leadership has been presented at the 2018 Gender, Work and Organization Conference in Sydney, Australia, and the 2019 European Group on Organization Studies at the University of Edinburgh (UK).

Contact information: Email: [email protected]

Natasha Winkler-Titus, PhD

Dr. Natasha Winkler-Titus is a commercially aware and engaged leader who has extensive experience in Talent Management, Leadership and Organisational Development across multiple industries both nationally and internationally.

A Work Psychologist (IOP) specialising in Organisational Development, Change and Executive Coaching, she has led cross cultural teams across borders, nationalities and languages. With over 25 years’ work experience, Natasha has held senior leadership roles in corporate and also consulted independently, now leading a thought leadership association with like-minded experts guiding executive teams of multinational organisations in South Africa and abroad.

Dr. Natasha has extensive experience in managing organisational transformation and change nationally as well as working on international assignments, teaching, and speaking about change in organisations. She was named the 2018/19 IOP Practitioner of the Year (SA) and was awarded Best paper at the 2018 British Academy of management (BAM) Annual conference. Natasha believes in using her influence and platforms to empower others toward significance and drive societal change and transformation. Dr. Winkler-Titus speaks regularly and specifically on the topic of organisational transformation and change. Her easy-going style of presentation, makes her relatable to a variety of audiences from senior executives, minority groups and students alike.

Natasha holds a PhD in Organisational Psychology and is registered with the Health Professions Council South Africa (HPCSA). She serves on the executive of the society of work psychologists in SA (SIOPSA) and also holds membership of the British academy of management and the European association of Work and organisational psychology. She is a faculty member of the University of Stellenbosch Business school (October 2020) teaching Organizational Behaviour and Leadership, an adjunct faculty member and external examiner for the university of Pretoria, supervise Master’s research as well as Industrial Psychology Interns.

Dr. Winkler-Titus was born and bred in South Africa during the Apartheid regime and through tenacity and inspiring role models, has beaten the odds and emerged as a grounded and inspiring professional in her own right. Her purpose in life now is to inspire and empower others to find their own voice and path.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Website: www.signifyer.co.za LinkedIn: LinkedIn Profile

Mary-Frances Winters

Founder and President of The Winters Group, Inc., a 36-year old (as of 2020) global diversity, equity and inclusion consulting firm, Mary-Frances Winters is a passionate advocate for justice and equity; a provocateur not afraid to have the difficult conversations. Mary-Frances has over three decades of experience working with corporate leaders in support of enhancing their understanding of what it is like to be the “other.”

Winters is a master strategist with experience in strategic planning, change management, diversity, organization development, training and facilitation, systems thinking and qualitative and quantitative research methods. She has extensive experience in working with senior leadership teams to drive organizational change.

Mary-Frances Winters has served on national not-for profit, corporate and university boards. Among her many awards and distinctions, she was named a diversity pioneer by Profiles in Diversity Journal in August 2007 and received the Winds of Change award from the Forum on Workplace Inclusion in 2016. Ms. Winters was also featured in Forbes’ June 2016 publication, which honored some of the DC Metro area’s most powerful women. In November 2019, she was named by Forbes as one of 10 trailblazers in diversity and inclusion. She has served as a torch bearer for the Olympics and has previously been recognized as an Athena Award winner from the Chamber of Commerce for her contributions to women and the community.

In August 2020, she will be releasing her latest book Inclusive Conversations: Fostering Equity, Empathy, and Belonging Across Differences. In 2021, she will be releasing another book called Black Fatigue; How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body and Spirit. She is the author of four other books: We Can’t Talk about That at Work!: How to Talk about Race, Religion, Politics, and Other Polarizing Topics (2017), Only Wet Babies Like Change: Workplace Wisdom for Baby Boomers, Inclusion Starts With “I” and CEO’s Who Get It: Diversity Leadership from the Heart and Soul. Mary-Frances also authored a chapter in the book Diversity at Work: The Practice of Inclusion (2013) and numerous articles.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Website: www.wintersgroup.com/ Twitter: @maryfwinters and @TheWintersGroup Instagram: @thewintersgroup Facebook: @wintersgroup LinkedIn: Mary-Frances Winters and The Winters Group Inc.

Catherine Wong, PhD

Director of Urban Outreach Initiatives, Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College, Catherine Wong leads the Donovan Urban Teaching Scholars’ Program, a one year MEd, cohort-based, social justice infused teacher preparation program, College Bound, a pre collegiate youth centered program for BPS students, Grades 7-12 that addresses social and environmental injustice through a change agency framework. Catherine also facilitates cross university, school and community collaborations. She is an activist practitioner scholar, who is unwavering in her advocacy with first generation, young people of color, such that their leadership capacity is nurtured and their dreams realized. Catherine’s community outreach includes; the Chair, Consortium of Colleges and Universities for the Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers, the Steering Committee, Massachusetts Consortium for Social Emotional Learning in Teacher Education and the Advisory Board, Center for Restorative Justice, Suffolk University.

Catherine is best known for her leadership in bringing together interdisciplinary teams to work from a culturally competent, social justice and equity stance. Prior highlights include; the Domestic Violence Unit-Massachusetts Department of Social Services, Faculty; the U.S-Middle East Partnership Initiative; Academic Director, Teacher Education Institute; University of Middle East Project, Visiting Professor; the School of Education- Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland; National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE); Program Director, School Counseling Program, University of Massachusetts Boston; and School Counselor, Brookline Public Schools. Catherine holds a graduate degree from Boston University in Counseling Psychology & Cross-Cultural Counseling.

Catherine was raised on the island of Oah’u, Hawai'i with the dramatic storytelling of her tai-tai’s (great grandmothers.) Their stories of bringing disparate groups together despite prejudice and stereotypes instilled in her the desire to become a cultural bridge builder. Catherine honors her ancestors’ legacy, as she continues to grow and refine her craft as a lifelong educator.

Contact information: Email: [email protected]

Rita Wuebbeler, MA, PCC

Rita Wuebbeler is president and founder of INTERGLOBE Cross-Cultural Business Services, Inc., an international training and consulting firm based in Atlanta, Georgia. Rita brings expertise as a project manager, executive coach, global business facilitator, leadership consultant, and diversity and inclusion facilitator. She has facilitated diversity and inclusion workshops for US government agencies (CIA, NSA, FBI) and corporate clients (Boeing, PepsiCo) focusing on creating inclusive work environments, addressing unconscious bias and creating workplace equality for LGBTQ employees.

Since 1990, Rita has been consulting with individuals, groups and teams in multiple industry sectors: pharmaceuticals, technology, manufacturing, automotive, health care, government, banking, and publishing. She has worked with client organizations such as BMW Group, Boeing, CIA, Commerzbank AG, DEKRA, Evonik, PepsiCo, Porsche Cars North America, Porsche Motorsport, Random House, Siemens, UCB, Vanderlande Industries, and WEG Electric Corp.

Rita holds a Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics from Mainz University, Germany. She is a Certified Integral Coach and holds a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential from the International Coaching Federation. She is a Senior Facilitator with Personal Leadership Seminars (www.plseminars.com), a Qualified Administrator for the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), and a certified administrator of the Leadership Circle Profile, Leadership Culture Survey and DISC Profile. She is a co-author of Cultural Detective: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Culture, an online educational tool identifying and contrasting cultural core values based on critical incidents. She has also contributed to a number of collections of intercultural training activities and is a former Board Member of the Society for Intercultural Education, Training & Research US and the Georgia Chapter of the International Coaching Federation.

A native German with dual US-German citizenship, Rita spent the first two and a half decades of her life in Europe before moving to Atlanta, which she now calls home. She recently spent almost four years living and working in Canada, getting to know a new culture from scratch. In addition to English and German, she is fluent in Spanish and has a working knowledge of French. Rita is an avid soccer fan and hobby cyclist participating in long-distance charity rides raising funds for AIDS vaccine research.

Contact information: Website: www.interglobeweb.net Phone: +1 404-915-2340 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ritawuebbeler

Ursula Wynhoven

Ursula Wynhoven is an international lawyer with 24 years’ experience. She joined the ITU in September 2017 as its Representative to the UN, NY. The ITU is the UN’s specialized agency for information and communication technologies with the mission to connect the world and bridge digital divides. She works on issues like ICTs for sustainable development and digital inclusion, including EQUALS: the global partnership for gender equality in the digital age.

Previously, Ursula spent 14 years with the UN Global Compact, the UN’s corporate sustainability initiative, where her last position was Chief, Social Sustainability, Governance & Legal and member of the Executive Committee. Ursula led the UN Global Compact’s platforms and workstreams on human rights and decent work, gender equality, poverty and inequality, peace, anti-corruption and the rule of law. Ursula also led legal affairs and oversaw policy development and implementation of the UN Global Compact’s integrity measures.

Ursula began working with the Global Compact in 2002 and as one of the earliest staff members, played an active role in helping to grow the initiative to more than 13,000 signatories in more than 160 countries with a full roster of workstreams advancing virtually all aspects of corporate sustainability. Ursula’s tenure with the Global Compact also included a six-month loan as Senior Advisor, Business and Human Rights to the UN’s Human Rights Office.

Prior to joining the UN, Ursula worked in law firms and government human rights agencies in Australia and the US and for the OECD on the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

Contact information: Linked In: www.linkedin.com/pub/ursula-wynhoven/59/2a9/5488

Gamiel Yafai

Gamiel is an engaging, passionate, seasoned Diversity & Inclusion expert. He was the proud recipient of the Global Diversity Leadership Award presented by the Global HRD Congress 2017 and the author of ‘Demystifying Diversity’ and ‘Yemen Proud.’

Gamiel’s first foray into the world of diversity was in 2000 when he was in publishing and collaborated with the then Commission for Racial Equality to promote the Amendments to the Race Relations Act, which required public bodies to take action on Race Equality.

Now almost two decades later, Gamiel has built a successful Diversity and Inclusion practice working with companies that include: Channel 4, Siemens, Rolls Royce, Historic Royal Palaces, Cranfield University, Eon, First Direct, Aviva, the Civil Service, Go Compare, MOJ, News UK, Auto Trader, Barclays Business, FCO Services, First Direct, the Welsh Assembly, Local Authorities, the NHS, Schools, Colleges and Universities, and more.

Gamiel works with employers to create D& I strategies and has designed and implemented Change Leadership/Positive Action initiatives to attract new talent from diverse backgrounds and to support existing talent to reach their potential through leading themselves and modelling for others. Having worked on some of the largest inclusion projects in the UK, Gamiel has been called an expert in the area of Inclusion and Diversity and is invited to many conferences as keynote speaker. Gamiel also designs and facilitates the Club Members workshops for ‘D&I Leaders’ which has a network of over 100 Diversity and Inclusion professionals.

Gamiel spent 15 years in business magazine publishing where he revitalised failing magazines. This is where he developed an interest in Diversity as a means to attracting new audiences and giving fresh content to readers. Gamiel was searched out by Havas to head up their Diversity and Inclusion practice before moving to Barkers (now Penna) where he accumulated a wealth of knowledge and experience in the areas of diversity and inclusive leadership.

Gamiel is also an Ambassador for the global poverty charity The Hunger Project, and Trustee for The Parks Trust, The MK Homelessness Partnership, and Women Leaders UK.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Mobile: +07738394118 Twitter: gamielyafai Website: diversitymarketplace.co.uk Facebook: Gamiel Yafai Diversity Marketplace LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/linkedingamielyafai

Naseem Yasin

Naseem is The Diversity and Inclusion Lead for Shell UK, with expertise in inclusive leadership, unconscious bias, cultural intelligence and inclusion, gender equity and empowering diverse talent.

Naseem is an experienced facilitator and presenter with over 15 years’ experience working with diverse workforces and helping organisations build D&I strategies with resources to support ongoing learning and D&I implementation across their organisation.

She has previously worked with the Scottish Parliament carving out their D&I agenda in her capacity as Group Diversity and Inclusion Manager at the Co- operative Group.

Naseem is also an advisor to The Institute of Equality and Diversity Practitioners in the UK and is an Advisor on The Global Inclusion Council for The Centre for Global Inclusion (USA).

She is currently working with several non-profit organisations in South Asia and North Africa supporting their agenda for education and equality for all. In particular, Naseem has a specific interest in making D&I a global conversation rather than creating silos.

Contact information: Email: [email protected]

Nadia Younes

As a highly attuned Cultural Transformation, D&I and Work- Life leader, Nadia is known to apply innovative approaches for a more connected, fun, and inclusive workplace. She has been recognized for her ability to integrate innovation and cultural agility to promote ideas and best practices that increase an organization’s ability to tap into their collective intelligence and measurably improve impact.

Nadia brings insights to her work from over 20 years’ experience in global multinational companies in Switzerland, the US and the UK, within biotech, pharmaceutical, mining, academic and financial sectors. She is presently Global Head of Employee Experience, Diversity & Wellbeing at Zurich Insurance.

Most recently, Nadia served as the Chief Innovation Officer for EDGE Strategy, a global leader in gender equality certification. Prior to this, she served as the Board-appointed Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Advisor for The International Monetary Fund (IMF) where she led the integration of cross-cultural competency, equality and inclusion into core business and talent practices. The IMF serves 189 member countries and the practices Nadia helped put in place were designed to increase inclusion and equity for staff from over 150 nationalities.

Nadia sits on the board of several D&I and future-of-work think tanks and has been an active volunteer in many community programs working with women, immigrants, youth, elderly, people with disabilities, interfaith and LGBTQI+ groups.

Born in Canada to an American mother and Egyptian father, Nadia was raised as a “Canyptian” in a multicultural family spanning continents, cultures and religions. She is passionately driven to increasing equality across diverse groups and ensuring healthy organizational and interpersonal relations at work.

Contact information : Email : [email protected]

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Renée Yuengling, PhD

Dr. Yuengling is the founding partner of Culture Point, LLC research-based and competency-driven firm working in all areas where culture affects performance. Dr. Yuengling is a globally recognized diversity and inclusion (D&I) researcher/practitioner and has worked for over 23 years with various high performance/high reliability clients in the Department of Defense as well as other federal and private sector clients.

Yuengling’s approach to diversity and inclusion is informed by a 17-year career in the private sector as an international and investment banker. This experience formed the basis of her understanding of inclusion as performance related, as well as giving her deep understanding of the inner workings of organizations and what contributes to organizational success.

Her groundbreaking research on the links between leadership, inclusion, and performance in organizations provides the foundation for her deep expertise in D&I theory and practice. Dr. Yuengling has published peer-reviewed research on the leadership competencies required to effectively lead a diverse workforce and how to conduct rigorous diversity analyses and development of appropriate metrics for accountability.

She has developed D&I strategies for organizations as large as the US Army and conducted D&I assessments and interventions for a variety of public and private sector organizations. She has developed and delivered training sessions to US and international audiences on managing diversity for high performance environments, including cross- cultural communications, multi-cultural teams, and the creation of inclusive work environments. She possesses significant experience advising senior leaders on cross- cultural leadership, communication, high performance and followership issues.

Dr. Yuengling’s philosophical approach to diversity focuses on effective management with diversity efforts strategically aligned with the mission of the organization; culturally competent leadership to ensure organizational policies, procedures, and practices support a diverse workforce; and optimized performance in an inclusive workplace where all members of the workforce can perform to their highest potential.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Phone: +571 314 4671

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Nene Molefi

Nene is a Diversity & Inclusion consultant, facilitator & CEO of Mandate Molefi Human Resource Consultancy. As a South African who has a lived experience of the devaluing impact of Apartheid, Nene has designed a model of dialogue that highlights the complexity and interplay between participant and observer in a system designed to perpetuate exclusion. She has facilitated large scale transformation processes to help organizations create a culture where shareholder value and stakeholder expectations are mutually inclusive.

She has worked with large and medium sized organizations assisting executives to co-create a solid vision for D&I. The organizations range from listed companies to non-profit organizations including a number of private schools where racial diversity is a challenge. She prepares a safe space for crucial conversations between diverse teams that are conflicted and need to create a high-performance culture.

Her passion is in looking at Diversity & Inclusion through the lens of multiple systems. She believes strongly that work on any one part of the organization is bound to impact another, in an interconnected way. While focusing on Diversity and Inclusion, she incorporates equity, talent, performance management, marketing to ensure meaningful culture change. She developed the 10 steps iterative culture change model which ensures sustainable change—going beyond workshops and examines barriers embedded in the organization thereby demonstrating the connectedness of the system.

She has helped numerous clients develop visions and strategies for sustainable change. Nene has also led social context discussion with the SA Judiciary across all the High Courts, Supreme, and Constitutional Courts. She authored a book, “A Journey of Diversity and Inclusion in South Africa” and a number of other publications. She is a speaker at various conferences around the world. She is an associate lecturer for GIBS and was a visiting lecturer at the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute. She sits on the advisory board of the Auditor General of South Africa. She studies Social Science at University of Fort Hare, University of Cape Town & Master’s in Leading Change & Innovation: York St John University, UK. She is Secretary of the Board for The Centre for Global Inclusion.

Contact information: Website: www.mandatemolefi.co.za/ Twitter : NeneMolefi Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/nene-molefi-6238265

JULIE O’MARA

Julie is President and Board Chair of The Centre for Global Inclusion. She is also president of O’Mara and Associates, an organization development consulting firm. Although retired from consulting, she is an Authorized Partner for Wiley’s DiSC® and Five Behaviors products, available through her firm. She specialized in leadership and managing diversity and inclusion and is considered a pioneer for her work having been engaged in numerous successful initiatives with major clients.

She began her career at Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, Michigan US, joining immediately after graduating from the University of Missouri. She was the first woman to be hired as a manager and accepted into Whirlpool’s management development program. She then joined the Public Relations and Communications Department at Whirlpool. Several years later, she moved to Chicago and worked in Communications for The Marmon Group, a privately-held industrial conglomerate owned by the Pritzker family.

A journalist by education, Julie has a keen interest in books and publishing and is a shareholder and former Board of Directors member of Berrett-Koehler Publishers, an independent firm with a mission of connecting people and ideas to create a world that works for all. A former National President of the American Society for Training and Development (now ATD—Association for Talent Development), Julie was instrumental in developing professional competencies for the learning and development field. She is co- author of Managing Workforce 2000: Gaining the Diversity Advantage, a bestseller published by Jossey-Bass, and author of Diversity Activities and Training Designs, published by Pfeiffer and Company. She has written numerous chapters and articles on leadership and diversity and inclusion and self-published other works, including 101 Actions You Can Take to Value and Manage Diversity.

She has received several awards, including named to the Economists Global Diversity List 2015; a Diversity Legacy Leader by The Forum on Workplace Inclusion; Pioneer of Diversity by the Diversity Journal; ASTD’s Torch Award for outstanding service; the ASTD Women’s Network Professional Leadership Development Award; the Honored Instructor award for outstanding service from the University of California Extension, Berkeley; Ben Bostic Trainer of the Year Award from ASTD’s Multicultural Network; and ASTD’s Valuing Differences Award.

Julie lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, has a grown son, and two grandchildren.

Contact Information: Email: Julie.omara@centreforglobalincluson Phone: +1 702-541-8920 Mobile and WhatsApp: +1 702-335-9959 SKYPE: julieomara46 Facebook: www.facebook.com/julie.omara.1 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/julie-o-mara-a47355b/

Alan Richter, PhD

Founder and President of QED Consulting, Alan Richter has consulted to organizations for over 32 years in multiple capacities, specializing in the areas of global leadership, ethics and values, diversity and inclusion, culture and change.

He serves as Treasurer of The Centre for Global Inclusion. He provides strategic consulting and assessments for clients and has designed and developed innovative curricula for global diversity and inclusion, ethics and cultural intelligence, using research, simulations and games, videos, and custom case studies. He is also very much engaged in developing instructional products including five on-line self-assessment tools.

He is the author of the award-winning Global Diversity Game and the co-author of the Global Diversity Survey as well as the Global Leadership Survey and the Global Gender Intelligence Assessment. In addition to the GDIB, he has also co-authored the Global Ethics and Integrity Benchmarks, which follows an approach that is similar to the GDIB. Alan is also the co-editor of a study looking at values across cultures through the lens of comparative jurisprudence: An Inquiry into Global Values (Hart 2015).

Alan has been a presenter at many conferences worldwide and has delivered workshops on D&I and ethics around the world in over 70 countries for a wide variety of clients both for-profit and nonprofit. The United Nations and many of its agencies (FAO, ICAO, ILO, UNDP, UNICEF, WFP, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, and so forth) have been major clients for decades. He has also worked with highly innovative organizations such as NASA and CERN. He has been recognized as a Diversity Pioneer (2007) and is on the Economist’s Global Diversity List (2015).

He has an Master’s degree and a B.A.B.Sc. degree from the University of Cape Town, and a PhD in Philosophy from Birkbeck College, London University. He has a passion for jazz, tennis and words, having been a lexicographer early in his career. He grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, lived in London, England while completing his doctorate and teaching at the Open University, and has lived in New York City for the over 30 years.

Contact information: Email: [email protected] Phone: +1 212-724-2833; +1 646-251-1740 Website: www.centreforglobalinclusion.org – www.qedconsulting.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/alan-richter-6b1229/