(he/him) Anthoniy Anthoniy is a gay transgender male working as a director, currently in Bulgaria. After living in the UK for 6 years and graduating his BA course in Film Production, he moved back to Bulgaria and graduated an MA degree in Directing for film and television. He then started his professional career in Bulgaria. Anthoniy works on LGBTQ+ projects in Bulgaria, creating visibility for trans people and connecting with LGBTQ+ organisations and foundations across Bulgaria. Anthoniy Hristov Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... AI Is Exposing How We Lead. Visibility to Resonance: How to Shape Culturally Competent Communications. How Skill-Based Learning Is Powering AI-Ready Organisations. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(he/him) Kosta Kosta is a Bulgarian-Armenian director, producer, choreographer, and writer exploring empathy through movement and storytelling. His work has been described as "an important voice for LGBTQ+ struggles in Chechnya and elsewhere" by The Columbia Spectator and has been featured by NOWNESS, The New Yorker, The Guardian, and ELLE. He brings visceral physical expression to his projects, which often tackle social topics such as the lives of LGBTQ+ people in Eastern Europe, mental health, and the climate crisis. He is an alumnus of Berlinale Talents, a Forbes Europe 30 Under 30 honoree, and a member of the European Film Academy. Kosta Karakashyan Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... AI Is Exposing How We Lead. Visibility to Resonance: How to Shape Culturally Competent Communications. How Skill-Based Learning Is Powering AI-Ready Organisations. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(she/her) Cynthia Cynthia is an award-winning inclusive leadership consultant, mentor, keynote speaker, and author based in London. She is the founder of The FORTLAGE Collective, a global consultancy supporting organisations to build cultures where people feel safe, valued, and able to belong. With more than 30 years of senior executive experience, Cynthia's work bridges human rights and commercial reality, helping organisations move from intent to mature, accountable leadership practice. She has worked with nearly 500 organisations across more than 30 countries since 2017. Cynthia transitioned while serving as a C-suite executive in her fifties, an experience that deeply informs her work with leaders facing change, risk, and responsibility. She is known for her ability to hold complexity with humanity and clarity, often described as “one leader with two genders of experience”. She is the published author of Mentoring in a Minute and is currently seeking representation for her forthcoming book, Acceptance Without Understanding™. Cynthia Fortlage Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... AI Is Exposing How We Lead. Visibility to Resonance: How to Shape Culturally Competent Communications. How Skill-Based Learning Is Powering AI-Ready Organisations. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(he/they) Carlos Carlos is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Advocate, Human Rights Defender and HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health Advocate. An Ivory Coast native, he is on the board of several national and international organizations, and is the Francophone Projects Consultant for the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI). He was a member of the LGBT Francophonie Conference Scientific Committee . He travels the world to spread the word about equality—LGBTQ as well as women’s equality—and HIV/AIDS prevention and education. He does it while speaking fluently in English, French or Spanish. He does it by speaking in the universal language of activism. Carlos Idibouo Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... AI Is Exposing How We Lead. Visibility to Resonance: How to Shape Culturally Competent Communications. How Skill-Based Learning Is Powering AI-Ready Organisations. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(she/they) Awo Awo Dufie is a transgender and intersex researcher, writer and activist from Ghana. As a researcher, her works explore the history of the LGBTIQ community in Ghana and Africa. As an activist, she works to advocate for LGBTIQ elders through her project- Queer Elders Speak- a series where she interviews and documents the lived experiences of LGBTIQ elders in Africa. Awo Dufie Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... AI Is Exposing How We Lead. Visibility to Resonance: How to Shape Culturally Competent Communications. How Skill-Based Learning Is Powering AI-Ready Organisations. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(they/them) Ben Ben is an accomplished non-binary writer, author, presenter, content creator, and Diversity and Inclusion consultant, who is also a vocal advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community. They have contributed to numerous publications including The Guardian, Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, Refinery 29, and Diva Magazine . Ben has collaborated with several prestigious brands such as Manolo Blahnik, Condé Nast, Dr. Martens, The NSPCC, Virgin Atlantic , and more to increase awareness and promote education about the LGBTQIA+ community. They're the author of The Book of Non-Binary Joy. Ben is also a TEDx speaker, with their talk focused on ensuring trans and non-binary people can find joy every day. Ben can speak on a range of topics including Workplace Allyship, Intersectionality, LGBTQ+ Discrimination, Identity, Self-empowerment, Community Building, and Activism. Ben Pechey Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... AI Is Exposing How We Lead. Visibility to Resonance: How to Shape Culturally Competent Communications. How Skill-Based Learning Is Powering AI-Ready Organisations. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(she/her) Nour Nour is a Syrian Refugee Activist, Feminist, Humanitarian Worker, and Inclusion Advisor. During the Syrian war, she provided urgent services for displaced people and worked on long-term peacebuilding. In 2015, she founded a non-profit to support Syrian women, youth, and marginalized queer people through art, creating a space for emotional well-being and development for people from diverse backgrounds. Nour completed her Masters in Violence, Conflict and Development from SOAS University of London and has over 8 years of experience in humanitarian, inclusion, and refugee sectors. She now works as a Senior Engagement and Advocacy Manager for an International network that supports refugee children and their families in countries of crisis. Additionally, she does inclusion advisory and consultancy work for refugee charities, funders, and research bodies to create more equitable and inclusive systems. Nour is a passionate advocate for anti-racism, intersectionality, and mental health. She also brings unique perspectives and insights on parenting and trauma. Nour Jarrouj Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... AI Is Exposing How We Lead. Visibility to Resonance: How to Shape Culturally Competent Communications. How Skill-Based Learning Is Powering AI-Ready Organisations. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(he/him) Hunter Hunter is an openly queer trans man who is dedicated to educating others about life as a trans man, being pansexual, and the intersectionality of these identities alongside mental health and neurodiversity. Hunter is an experienced speaker and advocate for better mental health awareness and offering tools for allies in the workplace and at home. Hunter’s aim is to create a more welcoming environment wherever he goes and to shed light on the misconceptions of being trans in today’s society. Hunter McCance Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... AI Is Exposing How We Lead. Visibility to Resonance: How to Shape Culturally Competent Communications. How Skill-Based Learning Is Powering AI-Ready Organisations. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

No pronouns Andrew Andrew was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and is a Non-Binary Key Opinion Leader, Tastemaker, Content Creator and Creative Director. After a decade spent working at LVMH Group, Bergdorf Goodman, and Issey Miyake, Andrew founded My Inspire Project, an award-nominated online platform that promotes non-binary art of living and creates one-of-a-kind cultural experiences for clients and corporations. Andrew's experience and expertise also span across Branding, Marketing, Digital Strategy, E-commerce, and Content Generation, with an in-depth understanding of global & regional market trends. Andrew is also a member of Luxury Education Foundation based in New York and currently resides between New York, Los Angeles, London and Taiwan. Andrew Chen Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... AI Is Exposing How We Lead. Visibility to Resonance: How to Shape Culturally Competent Communications. How Skill-Based Learning Is Powering AI-Ready Organisations. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(he/him) Air Cmde (Dr) Sanjay Sanjay is an Alumnus of AFMC Pune, appointed as the first Consultant Administration of the Armed Forces Medical Services, India. Commanded two Air Force Hospitals and awarded “Commendation by the Chief of Air Staff” in 2013. A proud parent of a Transgender woman and an active member of “Sweekar: The Rainbow Parents”. Founding Director and CEO of "Association for Transgender Health in India". He is a member of the Technical Resource Group for interventions among Transgenders/Hijra persons, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. He served as Board Member of WPATH [2020-24] and is the Co-chair for the WPATH Book Club. Recipient of the WPATH 2022 Harry Benjamin Distinguished Education Award. He has been appointed as a member of the Guideline Development Group for the formulation of the first WHO Guidelines on the health of trans and gender-diverse people. Sanjay Sharma Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... AI Is Exposing How We Lead. Visibility to Resonance: How to Shape Culturally Competent Communications. How Skill-Based Learning Is Powering AI-Ready Organisations. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(he/they) Luke Luke is a speaker, writer, workshop leader and host, who believes the most important step to fostering a culture of true, genuine inclusivity is cultivating empathy. As an autistic, queer person living with a chronic health condition, he has first-hand experience how these identities individually, as well as the intersectionality of all three, influence one’s presence in different spaces. By starting from a place of empathy and listening to each other, we open many doors to change. Luke Thomas Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... AI Is Exposing How We Lead. Visibility to Resonance: How to Shape Culturally Competent Communications. How Skill-Based Learning Is Powering AI-Ready Organisations. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(she/her) Temi Temi is an Events and Project Coordinator at We Create Space . She is an events professional and has been working in different industries over the past 10 years. She also has a passion for TV/Film as a critic and content creator. Working with WCS allows Temi to support a company that aligns with her values and speaks out for marginalised communities. Temi Ayorinde Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... AI Is Exposing How We Lead. Visibility to Resonance: How to Shape Culturally Competent Communications. How Skill-Based Learning Is Powering AI-Ready Organisations. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(he/him) Gatonga Gatonga is a Black, African, gay man originally from Kenya, now based in London. Professionally, he has over 20 years in change management and people transformation, working today in the field of Data Science, insights and analytics as a Programme Manager at Diageo . Gatonga spent much of his life growing up in Nairobi (Kenya) hiding the parts of his identity relating to his sexuality and avoiding the queer community at all costs. Now he wants to play a part in the healing and self-acceptance of the community; helping LGBTQ+ individuals live better, more elevated and quality lives through self-love, self-knowledge, and self-care. He is a leader in his company’s LGBTQ+ employee resource group dubbed Rainbow Network, as well as a founding member of the Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage employee resource group that focusses on racial equity and celebration of all cultures. Gatonga Theuri Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... AI Is Exposing How We Lead. Visibility to Resonance: How to Shape Culturally Competent Communications. How Skill-Based Learning Is Powering AI-Ready Organisations. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(they/them) River River is a Brighton-based non-binary, neurodivergent creative working on projects as a songwriter, photographer, model and creative director. They use their own lived experience with mental health struggles and self-discovery to create music and media with a message. Their song ‘Paranoia’ , an original piece about gender-based violence, was featured in the UN Women UK 'A Safe Space' Virtual Exhibition. As a Youth Consultant for Mind, they work on a freelance basis, developing a trauma-informed care programme for young women, girls and non-binary people as well as delivering presentations and workshops on the relationship between mental health and physical activity. River Solace Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... AI Is Exposing How We Lead. Visibility to Resonance: How to Shape Culturally Competent Communications. How Skill-Based Learning Is Powering AI-Ready Organisations. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(she/her) Sanjukta Sanjukta is a M&E and DEI consultant for the social impact sector, and a queer woman from South India. Over the past decade, her work has supported women’s organisations, participatory funders, human rights groups, UN agencies, and NGOs to become more community-led and localised. She is Founder and Director of The SMC Group, which mainstreams participatory and decolonial approaches in the social impact sector. Her work revolutionises and shifts power in PMEL (Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning) and JEDI+ (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion). Sanjukta has also worked as an activist, journalist, and tailor. Sanjukta Moorthy Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... AI Is Exposing How We Lead. Visibility to Resonance: How to Shape Culturally Competent Communications. How Skill-Based Learning Is Powering AI-Ready Organisations. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(they/them) Stewart Stewart is the award-winning Founder and CEO of OUTpatients (formerly Live Through This), the UK's LGBTIQ+ cancer charity. Their personal experience with cancer and the healthcare system has driven them to establish a patient-led organization focused on enhancing the representation, information, and support available to the LGBTIQ+ community affected by cancer. As an expert in both cancer care and LGBTIQ+ advocacy, Stewart speaks passionately about the intersectionality of these two fields. They emphasize the importance of understanding the unique challenges faced by LGBTIQ+ people in the healthcare system, particularly when it comes to accessing adequate care and overcoming discriminatory practices. Stewart also discusses the role of promoting inclusivity in cancer care, as well as the importance of leadership in driving systemic change towards equitable healthcare for all. Stewart O'Callaghan Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... AI Is Exposing How We Lead. Visibility to Resonance: How to Shape Culturally Competent Communications. How Skill-Based Learning Is Powering AI-Ready Organisations. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(she/her) Brandi Brandi Andrews is a Black-Latinx female identifying lesbian who co-parents with her gay male best friend and loving wife. She brings over 23 years of experience, awards, and recognition in the beauty industry. Brandi also sits as Executive Director of the non-profit UNITE which is focused on providing mental health resources to underrepresented communities. She has provided top-tier services and education in the LA area where specializing in pigmentation disorders and skin conditions for people of color will have her 3rd state license in medicine in 2024, and has created her own skincare line YouthDealer, A science backed and melanin focused natural products that focus on safe products for people with melanated skin. Brandi Andrews Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... AI Is Exposing How We Lead. Visibility to Resonance: How to Shape Culturally Competent Communications. How Skill-Based Learning Is Powering AI-Ready Organisations. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(she/they) Ashley Ashley's research critiques how power, economics, and politics influence social change, while advocating for imagination and creativity as alternatives to neoliberal market logics. As a full-time professor of communications, Ashley is continuing to develop projects rooted in place-based pedagogy, urbanism, public intellectualism and equity. Her recent project, Home x Work, has been praised for its phenomenological originality. This project does not perceive the city as a blank campus upon which we can experiment, but rather, aims to use collaborative measures to dissect and render visible the various social and material flows that both (re)produce hegemonic power structures and dismantle them. Ashley Marshall Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... AI Is Exposing How We Lead. Visibility to Resonance: How to Shape Culturally Competent Communications. How Skill-Based Learning Is Powering AI-Ready Organisations. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(he/him) Taofique Taofique is a public health practitioner, multidisciplinary artist, and community advocate working at the intersection of LGBTQ+ health, psychology, and creativity. He is the HIV Prevention Coordinator and Digital Engagement Lead at Spectra, where he leads culturally competent digital engagement and communications that translate complex sexual health information into accessible, non-stigmatising messaging for diverse communities. He holds an MSc in Psychology (BPS GBC), sits on the UK-CAB steering group, contributing to national HIV prevention policy and guidance, and is the founder of TAF Collective, a public health and creative platform serving racialised and marginalised LGBTQ+ communities through culturally aware engagement and inclusive messaging. Taofique has collaborated with organisations including 56 Dean Street, Gilead Sciences, Pink News, and AIDS Healthcare Foundation, and is a wellbeing and fitness contributor for Gay London Life Magazine. A Nike-sponsored athlete, Men’s Health Best Coach (2020), and transdisciplinary artist with over 20 years’ experience across stage and screen, Taofique uses creativity as a tool for cultural change and social impact. Taofique Folarin Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... AI Is Exposing How We Lead. Visibility to Resonance: How to Shape Culturally Competent Communications. How Skill-Based Learning Is Powering AI-Ready Organisations. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(he/they) Jason Jason, a queer non-binary singer/songwriter from Hong Kong now based in London, has a diverse range of passions. In addition to creating hauntingly beautiful dark pop music, they are a cabaret performer, diversity and inclusion consultant, and youth worker who supports LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness across the UK. Jason also models for commercial campaigns, collaborating with brands to create inclusive and captivating campaigns that represent and celebrate diversity. Jason can offer insightful perspectives on the intersections of art and social justice, and the importance of creating safe and inclusive spaces. Through their music, performances, and advocacy work, Jason is committed to empowering others and fostering positive change. Jason Kwan Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... AI Is Exposing How We Lead. Visibility to Resonance: How to Shape Culturally Competent Communications. How Skill-Based Learning Is Powering AI-Ready Organisations. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us