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(he/him) Rakshet Rakshet, a third-culture individual born in Bangkok, identifies as ethnically Indian and was raised with a Western education. Currently based in the UK, Rakshet is employed by a leading consumer goods company, where they oversee product development and project management. In addition to their professional duties, Rakshet also serves as the leader of the company's LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group, where they leverage their unique background and perspective to promote inclusivity and diversity within the organization. Rakshet's multicultural identity and experience in navigating different cultural norms has given him a unique approach to solving LGBTQ+ issues and creating a more inclusive work environment. Rakshet Sachdev Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. 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) Lee Lee lived and studied in 7 countries before he finally found a home in Barcelona to raise his son. He has since then accessed his true identity as a trans man, and has become passionate about the power and wisdom that the body holds. He facilitates the trans and non-binary group at the LGBTQ+ centre in Barcelona and became a meditation, breathwork and QiQong instructor, bringing these practices to his corporate team and direct community as often as he can. He is an avid martial arts student, and likes to organize workshops of self-discovery using his theatre background. Lee Schoenmaker Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. 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... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. 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

Woke Being conscious of racial discrimination in society and other forms of oppression and injustice. This word originates in AAVE and has begun to be used in a derogatory way by conservatives. < Back to Glossary

Affirmations Something that motivates, inspires and encourages you to take action and to realise your goals. These are most often short phrases that you can repeat throughout the day. Affirmations are important tools to help us change our patterns of thought, maintain a positive mindset, and also help us get back on to the right path if we are struggling. < Back to Glossary

VAWG VAWG is an acronym for "Violence Against Women and Girls". This umbrella term covers domestic violence, homicide, sexual assault and harassment, honour-based abuse, stalking, coercion and controlling behaviour inflicted upon women and girls. VAWG is not limited to physical violence and has been shown to have long term impacts on the mental health of victims. See also: Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Misogyny, Transmisogyny < Back to Glossary

(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... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. 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

Healthcare Healthcare is a highly contentious subject when it comes to the experiences of people from under-represented groups. Many face difficulty finding providers who are knowledgeable about their needs, encounter discrimination from insurers or providers, or delay or forego care because of concerns about how they will be treated. In the absence of concrete legislation prohibiting healthcare discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, LGBTQ+ people are often left with little recourse when discrimination occurs. < Back to Glossary

POC (See Person of Colour) < Back to Glossary

(she/her) Khatoun Khatoun is a queer woman with Syrian roots, who was born in Germany but now calls the city of Barcelona home. She is a certified Coach, Training Expert, Moderator & Facilitator with a strong focus on DEI. Khatoun is knowledgeable on a range of topics including Anti-Racism, Leadership, Intersectionality, Faith, Self-empowerment and Culture Change. Khatoun Abdmasih Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. 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) Lee Lee has 17 years’ experience in the media industry, including roles at dentsu, LADbible, and JCDecaux. Lee is a vocal advocate for change within the media and advertising industry, and supports clients in making the necessary changes to be more representative of the UK population. In 2022, Lee won the IPA Speakers’ Cup for his speech on classism in the advertising industry, and was named by The Media Leader as one of its 2022 Future Leaders. During his tenure as co-chair of LGBTQ+ ERGPROUD, dentsu UK was named in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index Top 100. Lee Mabey Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. 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

Needs A physiological or psychological requirement for the well-being of an organism. In other words, a need is something that you can’t be okay without. This can range from food and water to human contact and socialization. The reason it's important to understand and satisfy our needs is because we feel emotional, and sometimes physical, pain when they're not being met. You may be in pain and not know why or which needs are not being fulfilled. When our needs are met, we feel happy, grateful, safe, loved, playful, alert, and calm. < Back to Glossary

Achillean Also known as Men Loving Men (MLM), describes men, male-leaning individuals, or masculine-aligned people of all genders who are attracted to other men, male-leaning individuals, or masculine-aligned people of all genders. < Back to Glossary

(they/them) Tatum Tatum is a disabled, gender-fluid presenter, producer, and creative leader. Their work focuses on identity, queerness, and disability. They have an extensive portfolio in public speaking, advocacy, and workshop facilitation, with a special focus on accessibility and inclusion. Tatum is skilled at igniting powerful stories and conversations through radio and podcasting. They have a project called Honey and the Hex, exploring the origins, traditions, and intersections of Folklore. Tatum Karmen Swithenbank Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. 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) Lucifer Lucifer is a genderqueer Italian director/actor. They believe in a future in which sexuality won't need any label, but they also understand the need of many diverse humans to feel represented, reassured and safe nowadays. Their stories narrates life outside the binary and the heteronormativity, in which both members of LGBTQA+ community and straight people can see and reveal themselves. Lucifer Benedetti Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. 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) Chloe Chloe is a youth worker and community organiser based in Manchester with over a decade of experience working in communities across the city. Chloe is the Strategic Lead for Rainbow Noir , a social, peer support and community action group for LGBTQI people of colour and Co-Director at Colours Youth Network ; a national organisation supporting QTIPOC youth and youth workers. Chloe is passionate about creating spaces for QTIPOC to find connections, inner love and joy, she is also a big lover of plants, trainers, livingroom dancing and eating cake. Chloe Cousins Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. 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) Itzel Itzel is an I/O psychology consultant, feminist identity strategist, and founder of The Unfolding Room™. As a late-diagnosed Afro-Latina neurodivergent woman, her work lives at the intersection of identity, leadership, and cultural complexity. She supports neurodivergent, culturally complex, and multi-role women, especially those navigating code-switching, masking, and identity blur to design leadership and career paths that align with who they are, not just what’s demanded of them. Through her original frameworks, Itzel helps individuals and organizations reimagine leadership without erasure, exhaustion, or conformity. Itzel speaks, consults, and facilitates globally, creating spaces where layered identities are recognized as power not liabilities. Itzel Yagual Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. 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) Alex Alex is an out lesbian, British Indian Actress (Chloe, Ackley Bridge, Eastenders) and Entrepreneur. She is cofounder of House of Pride , a platform for queer female and non-binary people which builds LGBT+ lifestyle spaces and initiatives around the world to celebrate queer excellence, helping the community grow personally, professionally, and creatively. She is also cofounder of SHADES , bringing the South Asian creative community together. Alex has a background in Financial Services and Technology. Her current role is Head of Programs at the mentoring and leadership company, WERKIN . In 2021 she was recognised as one of INvolve's Top 100 LGBT+ Future Leaders, and DIVA 's Visible 100, Top 10 LGBTQ+ Women in Tech. Alex D'Sa Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. 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/she) Jolinda Jolinda is an award-winning Certified Life and Holistic Health Coach, dedicated to helping changemakers and revolutionaries reignite their passion and prevent burnout. With a special focus on perimenopause, Jolinda seeks to challenge the traditional narrative and bring attention to the voices that are often overlooked, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and those under 45. As a skilled moderator and facilitator, both in person and online, Jolinda brings her expertise to create safe and empowering spaces for individuals and organizations. She is also passionate about mental health and wellbeing, and believes in the power of self-empowerment to drive personal and professional growth. Jolinda Johnson Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. 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