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Shanuki de Alwis
Shanuki de Alwis is a Sri Lankan Advocacy & Cause Communications Consultant with 23 years of experience in advertising, brand communications and social advocacy.
Sri Lanka
Shanuki de Alwis is a Sri Lankan Advocacy & Cause Communications Consultant with over 23 years of experience in advertising, brand communications and social advocacy. She is a passionate advocate for mental health, gender equality, and animal...
Sam Serrano
Sam Serrano is an intersectional comedian known for self-deprecating humour. They have performed on Dave Disability Showcase and provide entertainment for events.
UK
There are many outstanding gender-fluid comedians out there, and Sam Serrano is one of them. Unlike most stand-ups who perhaps kickstart their trade in their 20s, Sam started when he was only 17 years and has proved to be one of the best of his...
Lorena Germán
Lorena Germán is an award-winning educator, best-selling author, and speaker on antiracism, bias, and education, inspiring change through her work and national leadership roles.
USA
Lorena Germán is a leading expert on antiracism and bias in education. She is a best-selling author and highly sought after speaker, sharing her knowledge and expertise through workshops and keynotes. Lorena inspires organizations and individuals...
Dame Inga Beale
A corporate policy implementation expert, Inga Beale is an influential public speaker. She is booked frequently to speak on numerous topics, including cultural change, tradition, modernization, building diverse businesses, and inclusive workplaces.
UK
Dame Inga Beale is a British entrepreneur best-known for being the first female CEO of Lloyd's of London, a position she has since stepped down from. Under her belt is over 30 years of experience in the financial world. While working for the...
Naomi Schiff
Naomi Schiff is a successful racing driver and television presenter, known for her achievements in international racing and as an ambassador and presenter for the W series, and joining the Sky Sports F1 team in 2022.
Belgium, UK
Naomi Schiff is a Rwandan-Belgian racing driver and television presenter. She has competed in multiple international racing championships, achieving success in events such as the Clio Cup China Series and 24 Hours of Nurburgring. In 2019, she was...
Lenora Billings-Harris
Lenora Billings-Harris is a leading expert in inclusion, diversity, and bias and a certified professional speaker. She is recognized as one of the top Global Thought Leaders on Diversity and Inclusion and is the only African American woman to be inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame.
USA
Lenora Billings-Harris is a CSP, CPAE Hall of Fame speaker, and an international authority on diversity and inclusion. She is a recognized thought leader and has written several books on the topic. She partners with clients to help them leverage...
Natalia Rachel
Natalia Rachel is a therapist, speaker, and author who focuses on healing, self-compassion, empathy, and human connection. She has expertise in trauma & abuse recovery, and also draws on her personal journey with mental health and physical health issues.
Singapore
Natalia Rachel is a therapist, speaker and author who promotes healing, self-compassion, empathy and human connection. She has extensive experience in trauma & abuse recovery, and draws on her personal journey with mental health and physical...
Ben Fogle
As a globetrotting adventurer, Ben Fogle inspires audiences to live an adventurous life. With experience traveling from Antartica to exotic destinations, he offers listeners a global lens to view the world from a traveler's perspective.
UK
Throughout his career, Ben Fogle has worked as a television presenter, adventurer, and writer. He is globally recognized for his feats of endurance, including climbing Mt. Everest, a 160-mile, six-day trek across the Sahara Desert in the Marathon De...
Kim Scott
Kim Scott speaks on topics related to business development and workplace innovation. Listeners are inspired by her energetic keynotes, which encourage audiences to create equitable and fair work environments.
USA
As the co-founder of an education company for executives, Scott has worked with some iconic businesses. Providing consulting services to Twitter, Qualtrics, and Dropbox, the entrepreneur helps leaders to develop candid workplace cultures with caring...
Payal Arora
Payal presented inspirational keynotes in more than 62 countries. As a TEDx presenter, she delves into topics ranging from digital governance to global inequality. She uses her platform to shed light on the plight of the Global South's marginalized women.
Netherlands
With more than two decades in digital and social science, Payal Arora breaks down barriers by talking about inherent inequities that marginalize underrepresented groups. In particular, Arora sheds light on women in the Global South. As a senior...
Isabelle Kumar
Isabelle is a seasoned journalist with over 20 years of experience, having covered major business and political stories in Europe. She has anchored prime-time news on Euronews, interviewed heads of state and government, and moderated at high-level events.
France
Isabelle is a dynamic journalist who has anchored prime-time news on Euronews and interviewed world leaders, celebrities and decision makers. She has moderated at high-level events such as EU Presidential debate, World Economic Forum and Consumer...
Kellie Maloney
Kellie Maloney was one of Britain's leading boxing promoters and managed heavyweight champion, Lennox Lewis. When Kellie announced her plans to transition and undergo gender reassignment, she helped to change perceptions of transgender people for the better.
Portugal, UK
Announcing her transition in 2014, Kellie Maloney's story was widely reported around the world, which helped to boost the conversation surrounding transgender people and the LGBT community as a whole. While living as her authentic self, Kellie has...
Somi Arian
As the founder of Smart Cookie Media, Somi Arian speaks about technology innovation, gender gaps, and women's socioeconomics. Her entertaining speeches delve into helping corporations bridge the gap between generations in consumer marketing.
UK
Arian is an accomplished producer, developing documentaries, films, and reality television shows. She combines her knowledge of digital natives and entertainment to help companies reach consumers. Developing content for top brands, Arian keeps her...
Shaun Harper
Shaun Harper offers presentations about racial and gender equality. After publishing 12 books on the topic, he leverages his experience as a professor of racial education to expand awareness about equity trends.
USA
As Executive Director of the University of Southern California Race and Equity Center, Shaun is well-versed in topics related to gender and race. He's spent his career advocating for equality by speaking to audiences about black and Latino student...
Afua Hagan
TV & Radio Presenter, regularly appears on ITV, BBC, LBC, Times Radio and talkRADIO, Keynote Speaker, Diversity and Inclusion Speaker, Event Host, Moderator and Royal Commentator.
UK
A TV News Anchor, Commentator, Journalist and award-winning Broadcaster, Afua is in high demand, regularly appearing on ITV’s This Morning, Good Morning Britain, Jeremy Vine on Channel 5, the BBC, Sky and CNN. She is a distinguished Commentator on...
Maggie Anderson
For her sustained activism and her hard-hitting speeches, the CEO of The Empowerment Experiment Foundation Maggie, was chosen by BET and Centric TV as one of “The Most Fascinating Women of 2016”.
USA
Maggie, a graduate of Emory University, with a JD and MBA from the University of Chicago, has since devoted her life to the causes of business diversity and inclusion, and economic empowerment and justice. Named “Woman of the Year” by YWCA, and...
Ayo Sokale
Civil engineer, BBC Presenter, Former Deputy Mayor of Reading, Sustainability & Motivational Speaker, STEM Speaker and Neurodiversity Speaker
UK
BBC Presenter, Civil Engineer and a leading keynote speaker in her field - Ayo Sokale possesses an array of talents and expertise, working at the cutting edge of the scientific, environmental and media...
Matt Gupwell
As a professional entertainer and keynote speaker, Gupwell delves into common stereotypes about mental challenges. Presenting topics ranging from mental health to inclusion, he provides a passionate presentation about neurodiversity awareness.
UK
Matt Gupwell transforms the way that audiences view mental conditions by providing cutting-edge research about autism, ADHD, and dyslexia. By helping listeners to understand neurodiversity, he helps to transcend stereotypes and stigmas often...
Nadia Ait
Co-founder & CEO of Body Language Academy by Joe Navarro/ Behavior analyst & International Body Language Expert/ Observe, decode & interpret body language.
Denmark
Nadia is the CEO and co-founder of Body Language Academy by Joe Navarro. The academy has students from more than 50 countries. She has trained people from a wide range of professions – from some of the world's leading companies to police officers...
Chris Holmes
Chris is Britain’s most successful Paralympic swimmer winning a total of 9 golds, 5 silvers and 1 bronze. He was also Director of Paralympic Integration, responsible for the organisation of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.
UK
Chris is a passionate advocate for the potential of technology and the benefits of diversity and inclusion. He campaigns for more accessible environments for disabled people and has conducted an independent review for the Government that made...
Dr. Roger Harrabin
Roger Harrabin is one of the media’s most influential voices on the environment, energy and climate change. As Energy and Environment Analyst he reported for the BBC for over 30 years.
UK
Roger has been a global pioneer in environment reporting. He was founder presenter of the BBC environment programme Costing the Earth and has won many awards for his work in radio and...
Aimee Mullins
Groundbreaking Athlete, Fashion Icon, Actor, TED All-Star, 2nd Youngest Inductee to the National Women's Hall of Fame, and Design Innovator
USA
Aimée first received worldwide media attention as an athlete. Born without fibulae in both legs, Aimée’s medical prognosis was discouraging; she was told she would never walk and would likely spend the rest of her life using a wheelchair. In an...
Annette Andrews
A qualified Life & Executive Coach, Mediator, Mentor, an Advisor & Consultant. Expertise as an Executive and Non Executive. An experienced Chief Human Resources Officer with Global expertise.
UK
Passionate about supporting individuals and organisations to achieve their full potential, she explores what attracts talent and the supporting culture and practices that need to be in place to retain...
Olympia LePoint
Olympia LePoint is an internationally-known Science Entertainer and Thought Leader. Olympia LePoint is an award-winning rocket scientist, author and TED speaker who hosts the “Answers Unleashed” podcast.
USA
Olympia LePoint overcame severe poverty, traumatic experiences, plus failing math scores by reprogramming her mind, which led her to graduate Top 5 from a 6,500 graduating class with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in...
Majora Carter
Majora Carter is a real estate developer, urban revitalization strategy consultant, MacArthur Fellow and Peabody Award winning broadcaster
USA
Her ability to shepherd projects through seemingly conflicted socio-economic currents has garnered her 8 honorary PhD's and awards such as: 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs, Silicon Alley 100 by Business Insider, Liberty Medal for...
Anton Gunn
Dynamic Leadership Speaker, Author, and Consultant who teaches organizations how to build diverse, high-performing teams, and a World-Class Culture™.
USA
Anton Gunn is a former senior advisor to President Barack Obama and a leading expert on Socially Conscious Leadership. He was the first African American in history elected to the South Carolina Legislature from his district early in his career....
Redouan “Redo” Ait Chitt
Redo has grown up with a disability and speaks about how this empowered him rather than held him back. He speaks about overcoming fear and insecurity and encourages his audience to identify and achieve their goals.
Netherlands
Redouan Ait Chitt, known as Redo, was born with several physical disabilities. These have never been allowed to prevent him from doing what he wants to do. Apart from a prosthetic, he uses almost no special equipment to deal with day-to-day life....
Dan Gingiss
A highly experienced customer experience expert, author, coach, podcaster, marketing consultant and keynote speaker. Dan inspires and equips all your staff to become 'The Experience Maker' in your company.
USA
Dan Gingiss is an expert in developing customer experience. He believes companies are no longer competing in terms of price or products, but the way forward to making a business stand out from its competitors is the unique customer experience they...
Michelle King
Creating an office environment suitable for everyone is a fundamental business imperative. The world leading podcaster, journalist and author Michelle King explores strategies for making this a reality.
USA
Every week Michelle produces a newsletter focused on how men and women can take pro-equality action. Her concerns about female advancement have regularly been explored in the articles that she writes for Forbes and Thrive Global. She gained global...
Daryl Davis
Despite declaring a deep hatred for him, Daryl Davis sought to build bridges with leaders from the Ku Klux Klan. Daryl engaged in conversation to understand their views without judgement.
USA
Daryl Davis is committed to helping people ignite positive change –using conversation to build bridges. His jaw-dropping experiences speak for themselves. For nearly 40 years, he’s engaged leaders of the KKK and White supremacist groups face to...
Lauren Maillian
Marketing expert supports businesses to boost their marketing while keeping equality a key factor and to help give your business a whole new focus.
USA
Lauren Maillian is a change agent committed to diversity, innovation, equity, and inclusion. She’s an award-winning marketer, prolific investor, advisor, entrepreneur, and board member with a multi-hyphenate career spanning over 15 years. She...
Claude Silver
Motivational speaker specializing in the field of diversity and inclusion, also focusing on the future of work and inspiring the next generation of female entrepreneurs and executives in the workplace.
USA
The world's first Chief Heart Officer at VaynerMedia, it's Claude Silver's job to ensure that the company’s hundreds of employees feel as though they're being seen and heard. The CEO of VaynerMedia, Gary Vee, considers Claude's role to be the...
Joe Gerstandt
Joe Gerstandt is a speaker, author, and advisor bringing greater clarity, action, and impact to organizational diversity and inclusion efforts.
USA
Joe has worked with Fortune 100 corporations, small non-profits, government entities, and everything in between. He speaks at numerous conferences and summits and is a featured contributor for the Workforce Diversity Network Expert Forum. His...
Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal
Dr. Stejskal is considered the #1 international expert on resilience and leadership after conducting a decade and a half of research, giving rise to the evidence-based framework.
USA
International expert on resilience, in both leadership and life, whose mission is to positively impact the lives of 1 billion people, by enhancing hope, healing, and health through the concepts of resilience. Her work has been featured by news...
Marques Ogden
Marques took control of his life to overcome nearly insurmountable challenges to speak with audiences about the power of resiliency and perseverance in leadership.
USA
By restructuring the way that he responds to circumstances, Marques Ogden's come full circle to speak about performance driven leadership and perseverance. After leaving the NFL, he launched his own construction company, which did well for a few...
Hayley Mulenda
Subsequently, motivational speaker Hayley Mulenda tackles mental health issues head-on in her poignant and inspiring keynote speeches across the globe.
UK
Hayley Mulenda travels the globe to uplift audiences with inspirational messages. As a survivor of attempted suicide and challenges in her teens, she offers audiences a poignant and impactful presentation with guidance on how to address and...
Jake & Hannah Graf
As the most influential LGBTQ couple in the UK, the two have dedicated their lives to healing perceptions about the transgender experience by engaging professionally in discourse about the subject matter.
UK
Jake Graf is recognized for his role in the short film, Headspace. After his 2008 transition, he wrote XWHY in an effort to create positive transgender representation in media. Likewise, Hannah Graf also valued her role as one of the British...
Holly Robinson Peete
Bringing awareness to important issues, Holly provides a unique perspective to audiences about health, empowerment, inclusion, love and she offers guidance on personal and professional transformation.
USA
Focusing on topics ranging from women's empowerment to diversity & inclusion, Holly brings a wealth of experience to bear in inspiring others to action. Framing presentations from her own personal experiences, she offers practical tools for...
Dr. Makaziwe Mandela
As the daughter of former South African President Nelson Mandela, she continues to advocate for improving the socio-economic conditions of marginalized groups and educating global citizens.
South Africa
Makaziwe Mandela follows her father’s lead in advocating for political and social justice. As the eldest daughter of Nelson Mandela, she uses her platform to educate audiences about social issues and to develop relationships with organizations,...
Nadia Finer
She's on a mission to help shy people to bring hidden ideas, solutions, and insights out of the darkness and into the light.
UK
For 15 years, Nadia Finer has helped people of all ages to overcome insecurities and fears to achieve their dreams. With more than 50 percent of the world population experiencing shyness, global citizens relish Nadia's group Shy and Mighty,...
Mariana Atencio
Award-winning journalist specializes in telling transformational stories, where she creates diverse content, which empowers global audiences.
USA
Translated into 13 languages, the Tedx talk, What Makes You Special?, introduced Atencio to an international audience when it became one of the 10 most watched videos on YouTube. Her viral popularity set the stage for publication of her...
Najwa Zebian
Najwa Zebian is an activist, author and poet. As a prolific speaker, she encourages equity and inclusion.
Canada
Najwa Zebian is a Lebanese-Canadian based in Ontario. She came to prominence on Instagram by sharing her poetry and for her role in the Me Too movement. She is a prolific speaker, including one for Tedx Talks. Audiences resonate with Zebian’s...
Bean Gill
Diversity and inclusion expert uses her own life experience to guide others in overcoming adversity and show why diversion and wellness matter
Canada
Benveet “Bean” Gill’s story serves up a dose of reality like you’ve never heard before. In her 20s, Gill was working as an X-ray technologist in a cardiac catheterization lab. But, in 2012, when she turned 30, everything changed. She left...
Tanya Menon
Top Researcher on how to Create a Better Workplace Organizational Psychologist on Behavior, Relationships, and Habits Award-Winning Professor, Author.
USA
Tanya Menon is Professor of Management and Human Resources at Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University. Her research has been cited in various media outlets including NPR, the Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, The...
Helen Richardson-Walsh
Team Behavior and Value Expert uses her sports experience to explain her thoughts on team psychology and behaviors
UK
Helen started her international career in 1999 at the age of 17 and became the youngest ever woman to represent GB hockey at an Olympics in Sydney the following year. She went on to compete at four Olympic Games and as part of the senior leadership...
Princess Sarah Culberson
Princess of Sierra Leone, humanitarian, educator and author of "A Princess Found" speaks on Empowerment, Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion.
USA
Princess Sarah Culberson has an extraordinary journey that has been featured on CNN, GMA, BBC among numerous other publications worldwide which has trended #1 globally in over 60 countries. She is an internationally-known thought leader, TEDx...
Kathy Varol
With 20 years experience of brand marketing and strategy, she helps her clients to stand out from the crowd in competitive marketplaces. She has developed a four-point process to become a brand led by purpose.
USA
Kathy Varol has worked with international businesses such as Microsoft, Adidas, and MillerCoors over the course of her career. This extensive experience at some of the world's biggest brands has given her a unique knowledge of marketing and...
Martina Navratilova
Tennis superstar Martina is passionate about many causes and speaks regular on LGBTQ issues, diversity, animal rights, breast cancer awareness, and the environment.
USA
Martina Navratilova is a professional tennis player, renowned for her incredible record of nine Wimbledon singles wins. As an openly gay sports personality, her life has been filled with challenges, and she is known for her outspoken speeches on...
Dr. Liz Wilson
Inclusionist - Behavioral Scientist and Organizational Transformation Expert Dr. Liz dedicated herself to finding a solution to discrimination.
USA
For the first 20+ years of her career, Dr. Liz worked with some of the world’s most notable brands through their business transformations until she witnessed the discrimination of a loved one. From that moment on, she has dedicated herself to...
Victoria Pelletier
Victoria Pelletier offers engaging keynote speeches, delivered with authentic and knowledgeable energy, dedicated to going through life without any excuses
USA
A wife, mother, and executive of corporate entities; Victoria Pelletier has never allowed anything to hold her back. Throughout childhood, Victoria had to deal with significant amounts of sexual assault, violence, and other forms of abuse. Despite...
Anne Bonney
Positive Change Management
USA
Speaker Anne Bonney has twenty years of experience with many successful corporate and non-profit leadership positions. Bonney now uses her combined experience, education, and expert knowledge to ignite and boost courage and empowerment skills that...
Haley Moss
Neurodiversity & Disability Inclusion speaker
USA
Speaker Haley Moss is living with autism and is a successful attorney, author, and disability inclusion speaker; her keynotes provide audience members with an overall scope of what disability looks like and how we could be more inclusive in our...
Elin Hauge
Through her work with business leaders and tech entrepreneurs, she has developed a strong ability to connect the dots between business strategy and the application of AI.
Norway
Speaker Elin Hauge is a futurist and artificial intelligence expert with a background in mathematics, physics, and business. Elin creates a well-rounded approach in providing actionable takeaways to amplify AI for audience members and businesses...
Dr. Michael Kimmel
Sociologist And Gender Expert
USA
Dr. Michael Kimmel is a sociologist and expert on gender issues and is also one of the world’s leading experts on men and masculinities. Michael showcases traits and behavioral actions towards such behaviors as he implements new ways of...
Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour
America's First Black Female Combat Pilot; Former Marine & Cop; Author, Zero To Breakthrough; and Consultant to Business
USA
Combat tests you. Being a beat cop tests you. Life tests you. Three brothers and being the only girl...tests you. Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour has been tested her whole life. A gutsy trailblazer, her resume is an impressive collection of...
Thomas Duncan Bell
The Bipolar Businessman and mental health expert who helps organisations implement change programmes
UK
Speaker Thomas Duncan Bell is a truly inspiring mental health expert. After growing up in difficult circumstances, Thomas successfully turned his life around to help other people. Known internationally as The Bipolar Businessman, Thomas has already...
Dominic Miller
Strong inspiring, interactive and relatable keynotes based on personal experience.
USA
Speaker Dominic Miller is a motivational speaker and influencer for schools of all ages and cooperate settings. He has overcame a number of obstacles in his life, but still he has persevered into the motivational man that he is today. Dominic...
Dr. Ava Eagle Brown
Life and business coach who will help you discover your talents and reach success by shifting your mindset!
UK
Dr. Ava Eagle Brown is a master coach and transformational speaker. She grew up in a very poor part of Jamaica, where she had to work hard as a little girl just to make enough for dinner. Today, keynote speaker Ava Eagle Brown is an international...