Companies Represented at UnderOne Festival 2024
Relive the Energy of 2024
This is a moment for bold action and accountability. The time is now to take a stand and lead meaningful change that matters.
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A festival of bold ideas, powerful voices, and game-changing action.
This is more than an event, This is where inclusion evolves. Miss this. Miss Out!
Here’s what’s waiting for you:
Inspiring Speakers
Join Carla Antonelli, Spain’s first openly transgender senator and pioneering LGBTQ+ activist, for an unfiltered conversation on courage, change, and living authentically.
Power Panels
Join candid conversations with global industry leaders, bold thinkers, and inclusion champions, tackling the big issues and sharing real-world insights you can act on.
Wellness Corner
Take a moment to breathe, recharge, and find your balance. Step away from the buzz, reconnect with yourself, and return to the conversation with fresh perspective.
The ChangeMaker Pitch
Bold founders. Big ideas. Real impact. Watch as underrepresented innovators pitch their game-changing solutions, inspiring new possibilities and sparking the future of inclusion.
The Inclusion Expo
A dynamic marketplace spotlighting diverse suppliers. Discover cutting-edge products, services, and innovations that are driving real change and redefining what’s possible in business.
Unmasked Networking
Step into a space where titles fade, real connections form, and meaningful conversations thrive. Meet like-minded leaders, share bold ideas, and build lasting relationships.
The Insights Lab
Learn from the boldest minds and 2024 UnderOne Award winners shaping the future of inclusion.
The Immersion Zone
Dive into improv sessions, crack the codes of our Inclusion Escape Room, and challenge your thinking with the Ultimate Inclusion Board Game.
Artistic Performances
Unleash the power of words. Experience raw, unfiltered poetry that captures the spirit of inclusion, challenges perspectives, and ignites change.
2025 Speakers
Meet the Changemakers
From bold thinkers to fearless leaders, discover the voices shaping inclusion at UnderOne Festival 2025.
Frederick Afrifa
Global keynote, TEDx and speaker and coach, As seen on BBC Apprentice
Believe in Greatness
Carla Antonelli
Spain's first transgender parliamentarian, actress, and LGBT activist.
Monica Gaga
British-born black African queer host, improviser, facilitator, maker and performer.
Step Into the Spotlight with UnderOne 2025
For Speakers
Showcase your expertise, inspire change, and lead global DEI conversations. Gain visibility, expand your network, and drive impact.
For Sponsors
Partner with us to highlight your commitment to DEI and connect with global leaders. Amplify your brand and create lasting impact.
For Exhibitors
Showcase your work, connect with a global audience, and celebrate creativity. Be part of a vibrant community driving innovation and expression.
Festival Venue
University of Chicago Booth School of Business provides a stunning backdrop for the UnderOne Festival 2025. Centrally located near St Paul’s Cathedral, with modern facilities, inspiring atmosphere and a global presence, it’s the ideal venue to connect, collaborate, and create meaningful change.
In Their Own Words
"As the first event I've attended and spoken at that's dedicated to DEI, UnderOne Festival set the bar higher than an even the most seasoned Olympian would attempt!”
Toni Kent
"Incredible day filled with inspiring
conversations and lots of new
connections. Thank you, UnderOne
Festival, for inviting me to
represent Expedia Group at your
conference. You made me feel at
home away from home. Bring it
on, day 2!"
Francisco Gallego
"It was such an incredible
experience to be on a speaking
panel and exhibit at the
Underone Festival! Looking
forward to seeing the photos,
videos and connecting with
everyone!"
Tania Gerard
“It was such an honour being part
of what really was a fantastic 2
days, I'm excited for what comes
next and thanks to all involved for
making it such an inclusive event!”
Sarah Stephenson-Hunter
Tickets
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