Global DEI Insights: A virtual lounge for storytelling, solution-driven discussions, and networking
19th November 2025
Objectives
- Highlight regional realities: Explore how inclusion strategies take shape within distinct cultural, economic, and organisational contexts.
- Show what’s working locally: Surface region-specific practices that have led to measurable change.
- Enable global reflection among attendees: Identify shared lessons and adaptable ideas across borders.
- Leave participants inspired: Equip attendees with at least one idea relevant to their own regional or organisational context.
Meet our Speakers
Kate Philpot
Kate Philpot is Vice President of Global Sales Enablement at Getty Images. She leads a team based across three continents and is responsible for company-wide Sales and Service training, coaching and enablement programmes. She joined Getty Images in 2015, having acquired sales, sales leadership, enablement and HR experience at Mars Inc, Glaxo Smith Kline, Shell UK and as a consultant.
She’s a regular speaker at industry events leading on the critical importance of sales enablement and coaching in under-pinning and sustaining professional development. Additionally, she’s current Co-Chair of the Getty Images Multi-Culture Network ERG and sits on the boards of Central School of Ballet and GTA Black Women in Tech.
Ramses Wolfe
Ramses Wolfe (he/him) is a writer and EDI consultant based in London, with a background in international politics and human rights, currently working as EDI adviser at UNICEF UK.
He was recently appointed as one of the directors of Trans Pride Manchester, and he spends his free time mentoring young neurodivergent and LGBTQIA+ people.
He was recognised by LinkedIn as one of the top 10 LGBTQIA+ voices to follow in the UK.
Leigh Kelly Andrews
Leigh Kelly Andrews is the Global Inclusion & Diversity Manager at Kantar, where she champions allyship, empathy, and understanding. As the oversight manager for Kantar’s employee resource groups (ERGs), Leigh plays a pivotal role in shaping the company’s external presence in the inclusion and diversity space. With a rich history of advocating for diversity, equality, belonging, and inclusive culture in South Africa and the Middle East-Africa region, Leigh launched the #FairnessFirst column on Bizcommunity during her five-year tenure as Media and Marketing Editor-in-Chief, the continent’s most-read B2B platform.
Leigh’s career journey has seen her evolve into a versatile digital expert within the Kantar People Team. She is passionate about fostering connections on inclusivity to create sustainable impact backed by data, with the goal of leaving the workplace and the world a better place for future generations.