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Lord Simon Woolley is a political and equalities activist. Founder and Director of Operation Black Vote, Simon was knighted in 2019 for his inspiring efforts in bringing greater racial justice and equality to the UK. His perseverance in this area, led him to be awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Westminster in 2012.

Founder of the community-based organisation ‘Gaysians’, set up to celebrate the UK’s South Asian queer diaspora, Laks Mann is an experienced cross-sector professional with a career encompassing Public, Corporate, Charitable, & NGO Sectors. Appointed E,D&I Advisor to City Hall, Laks  advocates through an intersectional lens of race, ethnicity, faith, LGBTQ+ and working class lived experiences.

Lady Phyll is a British political activist for Race, Gender, and LGBT+ rights. Executive Director of the non-profit organisation Kaleidoscope Trust, Lady Phyll campaigns tirelessly for the human rights of LGBT+ people who face discrimination. In addition, she is the founder of UK Black Pride, Europe’s largest celebration for various LGBT+ races and ethnicities.

Best-selling international author, inspirational speaker, TV presenter and charity campaigner. Philanthropist Katie has rebuilt her life after surviving an attack at the age of 24. Founder of the Katie Piper Foundation; the charity’s vision is a world where scars do not limit a person’s function, social inclusion or sense of well-being.

Kate is the Creator/CEO of PurpleSpace, the world’s first professional development hub for disabled employee networks. Bringing together over 850,000 disabled employees, PurpleSpace has supported over 2,000 members across 180 organisations in the UK. An ambassador for Disability Rights UK Kate was awarded an OBE for her services to the disabled community in 2007.

Founder of Delsion – an award-winning people and development consultancy that focuses on supporting organisations to be more inclusive. Julian made Swansea the first Disability Confident City in the U K as recognised by Number 10 and wrote a number of successful interventions for leadership and development training.

After being diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder Dystonia in his 20s, personal trainer and disability activist James turned his efforts to supporting others with disabilities and confidence issues.  In addition to running his own personal training company, James coaches at the Matt Hampson Foundation, assisting those who have had life-changing sporting injuries.

CEO of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Dr Hayaatun has extensive leadership experience in UK and international engineering, innovation, and diversity and inclusion activities. She chairs the UK government’s Business Innovation Forum and the St.Andrews Prize for the Environment, and recently co-chaired with Sir Lewis Hamilton his Commission on improving Black representation in UK motorsport.

Named the UK’s most influential transgender couple in 2018, Jake & Hannah Graf took the internet by storm with their inspirational stories of self-acceptance, finding love and surrogacy. A pair of inspirational leaders, they utilise their global platform to normalise queer and trans experiences through short films, YouTube and social media.

Nigerian lawyer and businesswoman, Funke is a fierce diversity campaigner. CEO of the Austen Bronte Consultancy, Funke has a tenacious drive to implement change and has worked with some of the largest organisations to help improve leadership by leveraging the impact of diversity, inclusion, belonging and equity across the business world.