(she/her) Charlie Charlie is a British transgender activist and author from London. She founded ‘Nail Transphobia’ and was number one on the 2016 "New Radicals" list compiled by Nesta and The Observer newspaper, and was number 40 in The Independent newspaper's 2015 "Rainbow List" of the 101 most Influential LGBTI people in the UK. Charlie Craggs 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) Devin Devin is a neuroscience researcher from Turkey and is based in Barcelona. Currently their life revolves around two aspects; surviving in academia which is a highly competitive field and navigating life as a queer, immigrant person. Throughout their life, they have spent time on various artistic endeavours from film-making and writing to dancing. They have a keen interest in stories that make us who we are. Devin Ozbagci 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) Don Don is currently the Global DEI Manager at Henkel, a multinational company. In his role, Don is dedicated to fostering equitable workplaces for all, regardless of gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disabilities, and other identities. Originally from Kerala, India, where he was born into a Catholic family, Don lived in Singapore for nearly 11 years before moving to Amsterdam, where he has resided for the past 7 years. Alongside his DEI work, Don is also a certified yoga teacher and is passionate about spirituality and an animal lover. Don is an advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace, intersectionality, addressing microaggressions, and promoting inclusive, empathetic leadership through vulnerability. Don Dominic 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) Gurchaten Gurchaten is a respected LGBTI changemaker and community leader, born to Panjabi Sikh working-class migrant parents in the UK. They bring extensive expertise to their current role as head of the Programmes team at ILGA World , where they work to strengthen the organization's programmatic initiatives. Prior to joining ILGA World , Gurchaten served as the Non-Discrimination Programme Officer at the International Labour Organization 's (ILO) Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work Branch, working to enhance LGBTIQ+ rights at work and economic inclusion. Gurchaten is actively involved in several organizations, serving as a steering committee member of International Family Equality Day NGO , a fellow of the Salzburg Global LGBT forum , a Sarbat LGBT Sikhs volunteer, and a trustee for We Create Space . They have also been recognized for their leadership and activism, having been listed as the OUTStanding LGBT Role Model from 2018 to 2021, and as an honoree of the Out & Equal 's 2021 Global LGBTQ Corporate Advocate Outie Award, winner of the British LGBT Award for Exceptional Inclusion 2021, and the Pink News Community Role Model 2022 award. Gurchaten is an expert in several topics and can speak about Language & Terminology, Leadership, Intersectionality, LGBTQ+ Discrimination, Faith, Community Building, and Activism. Gurchaten Sandhu 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/they Emily Emily is a writer, speaker and the founder of the inclusive communication consultancy More Diverse Voices . She helps create and deliver anti-oppressive and inclusive communication strategies that build trust, educate and empower. As a PR and communication specialist, Emily has helped charities, think tanks, policymakers, investors, and fast-growth tech companies find their voice. During her time as a financial journalist at Dow Jones, her reporting focused on diversity and inclusion. Emily Horton 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

We Create Space is a human capability parter helping people and organisations perform in a complex, AI-enabled world by transforming how people think, relate and act. Learn. Connect. Grow. Who Are We? We build the leadership and cultures people do their best work in. We Create Space is a human capability partner. We help organisations strengthen how their people think , work together and lead - building the capabilities they need to perform through change and in an AI-enabled world. We work at the intersection of: IDENTITY & LEADERSHIP How people experience themselves and the world. WELLBEING & INSIGHT The internal capacity to think, decide and act. COMMUNITY & SYSTEMS How people relate, belong, and collaborate. Our Purpose. We create the space people need to navigate the world - within themselves, with others, and inside the systems they are part of. We believe transformation happens when people are given the space to learn, connect, and grow - not in isolation, but in relation to themselves, others, and the world around them. What is 'Creating Space'? ‘Creating Space’ is our practice of collective learning, connection, and growth. It means: - Taking time to develop self-awareness and resilience . - Building stronger communities of support and belonging. - Shaping cultures and systems that allow diverse talent to thrive. - Equipping leaders and organisations to step into their power and responsibility for change. The Creating Space Methodology™ Our signature human-centred methodology provides a structured way to understand how performance is actually created - or constrained - inside organisations. It does this through four interconnected lenses: The Four Layers of Performance PERSONAL How people think, decide, and respond under pressure. RELATIONAL How people communicate, collaborate, and challenge. COLLECTIVE How teams align around strategy, priorities, and execution. SYSTEMIC How structures, incentives, and signals reinforce behaviour. How we work. 1. Understand. Identify what's actually happening in practice and where the highest-leverage shift sits. Outcome: a clear, specific view of the primary constraint. 2. Embed. Build the behaviours that close the gap through structured practice, real scenarios, and applied learning. Outcome: measurable behaviour change in the moments that matter. 3. Scale. Extend consistency through advisory, ongoing reinforcement, and embedded development. Outcome: behaviour change that holds and spreads. WHAT WE'VE ACHIEVED SINCE 2020: 35k+ ONLINE COMMUNITY MEMBERS 1200+ PAID WORK OPPORTUNITIESCREATED 200+ GLOBAL CORPORATE PARTNERS £2m+ INVESTED BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY Read our 2025 Community Impact Report here OUR CLIENTS Already trusted by 200+ global brands. OUR TEAM Our Global Leadership Collective. Our collective of 300+ practitioners brings intersectional lived experience and professional expertise . This allows us to work across contexts, cultures, and organisations with both depth and flexibility. We integrate coaching, facilitation, and storytelling to provide transformative learning experiences to upskill employees at all levels. Ready to work with us? ➜ Corporate Solutions

(he/him) Ahmed Ahmed is an Emmy-nominated journalist, producer and storyteller who is currently working with the BBC . Before that he was a Senior Correspondent with AJ+ and has previously worked for VICE on HBO , Al Jazeera English , The New York Times , The Huffington Post and PBS , and may be best known for creating and co-hosting “The Stream,” an award-winning interactive talk show on AJE and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Most Innovative Program in 2012. In 2012, Ahmed was featured on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list of ‘young disruptors, innovators and media entrepreneurs impatient to change the world’. And i n 2015 and 2016, he was featured on the Arabian Business power list of the planet’s 100 most influential young Arabs. Ahmed is passionate about telling stories that connect people across boundaries and borders that separate them. Ahmed published his first book, 'Demanding Dignity’, in 2013. Ahmed Shihab-Eldin 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) Darren Darren is a native Mancunian and is currently a director. producer, and choreographer. Darren has 23 years’ experience in fashion, theatre, TV and performing arts. He is the founder of Ghetto Fabulous , a QTIPOC dance collective that aims to excite, entertain, and have fun with the projects it embarks on, inspired by fashion, music, film, photography, and the ever-changing world. Darren is not afraid to explore the political and the personal. It let him to create Black Pride MCR , a yearly event for the QTBIPOC community that is fierce, flamboyant, and fabulous. Darren is also the Co-Artistic Director at Black Gold Arts , the UK’s only Queer People of Colour outside festival. One of the main objectives of Darren’s work is the economic advancement of the QTBIPOC community, and the other is to spread Joy. Darren Pritchard 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) Sakeema Sakeema is a model, activist and dancer. As a committed campaigner for Black Lives Matter and trans rights, Sakeema has participated in many campaigns for fashion and commercial clients seeking to stand by their work for improvement. Also, an inspirational dancer and part of the London Ballroom scene, Sakeema uses her platform as a model and performer to not only express them-self creatively but ensure the conversations they are passionate about are being heard. Sakeema Peng Crook 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) Ty Ty is a coach, advisor, designer, and facilitator in leadership/team development, IDE, culture change, engagement and employee experience. Originally from the US, he has also worked in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Germany, and The Netherlands, where he currently lives. He is passionate to remix more belonging, empathy, and trust into teams and organizations. Ty Jernstedt 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) Mark Mark is an award-winning creative entrepreneur , writer, dancer, choreographer and speaker as well as the CEO and Founder of The Professional Storyteller, where he embraces the power of story to create a more inclusive world. As an independent disabled choreographer, Mark is determined to build a bridge between the main dance field and disability dance. As a speaker, he has addressed audiences at various institutions of higher learning, including Harvard, MIT, Rutgers, and NYU. As a diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant and facilitator, he has spoken to corporate audiences virtually in the UK, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, Israel, China, and India, just to name a few. Photo courtesy of Daniel D. Edwards | Clear Pathworks, LLC. Mark Travis Rivera 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) Sophie Sophie has been an advocate for women and HIV for almost 2 decades ensuring gender visibillty and health equity in the HIV response and that women's sexual reproductive health and rights are achieved. She has provided policy advice to public health organisations, NHS England , NICE, NGOs and academics, WHO and UN Women advocating both nationally and internationally.Sophie’s work includes advocacy on PrEP knowledge and equity in access for all women, and is the current co chair on the London PrEP Equity working group. She is CEO of the Sophia Forum whichexists to empower all women living with HIV to reach their full potential, and to ensure their voices are heard and their needs prioritised within the health sector and wider society. Sophie Strachan 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) Daniel Daniel is the Vice President of Langton Communications Inc. and a celebrated host, writer, and producer. From interviewing the biggest names in pop culture to telling his personal story of trials and triumph as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, Daniel is relentlessly passionate about leveraging the power of personal narrative. He is a gay writer, producer and tv host based out of Toronto, Canada. Whether it be through his own social channels or on mainstream media, he is always using his platform to tell his personal story of trials and triumph as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. He understands the importance of sharing, supporting and guiding others struggling with their identities and sexualities. Daniel Pillai 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) Sergio Sergio is a gender‑queer researcher, community builder, and cultural producer whose work centers queer inclusion, multi‑directional approaches, and radical joy. As a brown migrant currently based in the Netherlands, he brings his lived experiences into every collaboration, grounding his work in people‑centered practices and community care. With a background in Gender and Queer Studies and years of hands‑on grassroots organizing, they create spaces where people feel seen, can show up for themselves, and thrive in collective organizations. Sergio Villamizar 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) Josh Josh is an accomplished podcaster, communications professional, public figure, and LGBTQ community builder, who has dedicated himself to promoting inclusion and diversity. Since 2016, Josh has been actively engaged in community work, with a focus on exploring queer Black cultures, identities and experiences. He is the creator and host of the award-winning Busy Being Black podcast, and serves as the Head of Cultural Partnerships for UK Black Pride . Josh's work extends beyond the podcast, having worked with international LGBTQ human rights charities, including Kaleidoscope Trust and The Commonwealth Equality Network . He has also co-founded Series Q , a network for LGBTQ entrepreneurs, and volunteered for OutRight Action International 's Young People's Engagement Committee. In recognition of his contributions, Josh has been named one of the UK's most influential communications professionals in PRWeek 's 2022 Power Book and is a nominee for the 2023 British LGBT Awards ' Outstanding Contribution to LGBT Life. Josh Rivers 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) Fabian Fabian is an international Yoga Teacher (500h) and Nike Trainer based in Barcelona who loves inspiring his students with the power of movement, breath and mindfulness, be it with a powerful and sweaty flow or a restorative and meditative one. Fabian Domenech 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) Ryan Ryan hails from Manchester and is a fierce advocate for disability rights. He was born with Cerebral Palsy, which affects the way the brain communicates with muscles. Ryan has worked as an International Trade Policy Advisor for the UK Government and chaired the Department for International Trade's Disability Network. He uses his platform to amplify the voices of those who may not have the ability to speak up, while also representing and opening doors for others who face similar challenges. As a bisexual man with a disability, Ryan is passionate about promoting intersectionality in DEI, recognizing the importance of understanding the unique experiences of individuals and communities. He speaks on workplace allyship, intersectionality, disability, and culture change to drive meaningful impact in society. Ryan Zaman 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) Marie-Helene Diversity & Inclusion have been at the heart of Marie-Helene’s career since the start. As an out, gay woman, inclusion, visibility and acceptance have been constant drivers in her career. Today she is Head of Global Inclusion, Wellbeing & Volunteering at Allianz . In addition to this, Marie-Helene has been involved in the Pride Employee Resource Group in the Allianz Group since 2018 – and has been the Chair since January 2022. In this role she sets the strategy for LGBTQ+ inclusion for the Allianz Group worldwide. She is very vocal and active on social media on LGBTQ+ inclusion. Her engagement and dedication was recognised last year by her receiving an award in France of Role Model LGBT Leader by L’Autre Cercle . Marie-Helene Tyack 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) Somar Somar is a Business Consultant and Advisor with a wealth of experience in DEI and organizational culture. She has worked with top companies such as Google , Vodafone , and HSBC for over 7 years. Somar has Iraqi roots and was raised in the UK but currently resides in Mexico. She recently helped Natura &Co , the largest publicly traded B-Corp , develop their first DEI strategy and capture DEI data. When she is not working, Somar volunteers as a mentor and tutor to students from marginalized communities. She is an expert in DEI, culture change, community building, recruitment, and workplace allyship. Somar Ibrahim 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) Jossy Jaycoff Jossy is a Visual Artist and LGBTQ+ Rights Activist with a special focus on Non-Binary Trans Identities. She is also a Communicator, Model, Writer, Actress and International Host promoting Queer culture from platforms such as Boiler Room, British Fashion Council, Resident Advisor, Primavera Sound and Soho House. She has worked with the Ministry of Equality of the Spanish Government to help development “La Ley Trans Estatal” (the Trans Law), one of only a few activists involved in this historic legislative change. Jossy is committed to taking spaces that are not created for gender variant people, along with the promotion and development of new legislatures. Jossy Jaycoff Angulo 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