{"id":6341,"date":"2025-01-01T18:16:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T18:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.underonefestival.com\/?page_id=6341"},"modified":"2025-07-21T20:05:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:05:01","slug":"our-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uniteunderone.com\/festival\/our-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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2025 Speakers \u2013 Bold Voices, Big Impact<\/strong>
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Tiwalola Ogunlesi<\/a><\/h3>\n
Confidence Coach, Author, Founder <\/div>\n
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Tania Gerard<\/a><\/h3>\n
Founder <\/div>\n
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Macaulay Iyayi<\/a><\/h3>\n
New Alliance Lead <\/div>\n
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Tumi Sotire<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Shivani Uberoi<\/a><\/h3>\n
Founder <\/div>\n
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Michael Jakubiak<\/a><\/h3>\n
Socially Responsible Founder <\/div>\n
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Sukh Randhawa<\/a><\/h3>\n
Founder <\/div>\n
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Hannah Olarewaju<\/a><\/h3>\n
Inclusion Consultant & Emotional Intelligence Coach <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Leonia Goromba<\/a><\/h3>\n
Global Inclusion & Early Careers Manager <\/div>\n
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Kartik Shah<\/a><\/h3>\n
Director, London Conference Centre <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Kevin Withane<\/a><\/h3>\n
CEO & co-founder <\/div>\n
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Frederick Afrifa<\/a><\/h3>\n
Global keynote, TEDx and speaker and coach, As seen on BBC Apprentice <\/div>\n
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Corina Pascal<\/a><\/h3>\n
Global Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Leader <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Emily Foster<\/a><\/h3>\n
The Third Culture <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Carla Antonelli<\/a><\/h3>\n
Spain's first transgender parliamentarian, actress, and LGBT activist. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Simeon Quarrie<\/a><\/h3>\n
Founder and CEO <\/div>\n
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Yasmine Alani\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n
Head of Creative Learning, DEI & Culture <\/div>\n
Media Zoo\u00a0 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Briony Grogan<\/a><\/h3>\n
People and Culture Director <\/div>\n
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Andy Walker<\/a><\/h3>\n
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager <\/div>\n
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Tolulope Oke<\/a><\/h3>\n
Global Head of Inclusion and Diversity <\/div>\n
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Monica Gaga<\/a><\/h3>\n
British-born black African queer host, improviser, facilitator, maker and performer. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Anna Verlezza<\/a><\/h3>\n
Senior Customer Education Specialist - Chair of the Kladies ERG (Women) <\/div>\n
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James Hollis<\/a><\/h3>\n
Talent Acquisition Disability ERG, (Switzerland) <\/div>\n
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Matt Foster<\/a><\/h3>\n
Director of Inclusion and Impact <\/div>\n
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David Taylor<\/a><\/h3>\n
Senior Advisor Equality, Diversity & Inclusion <\/div>\n
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Claire Billinger<\/a><\/h3>\n
HR Consultant and Co-Chair of Everywhen\u2019s Gender Colleague Community <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Andrew\u00a0Martin<\/a><\/h3>\n
Senior Account Handler and Co-Chair PRIDE Colleague Community <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Wayne Blackburn<\/a><\/h3>\n
Client Services Specialist and Co-Chair of Everywhen's DisAbility Community <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Anisa Butt<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Astrid Limal<\/a><\/h3>\n
Founder, The Hustle Factory <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Alicia Rankin<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Clare Willetts<\/a><\/h3>\n
Founder, Not Only Pink and Blue <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Parminder Basra<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Imwen Eke<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Lawrence Heming<\/a><\/h3>\n
Vice President, EMEA Diversity & Inclusion <\/div>\n
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Akin Thomas<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Andy Hazelwood-Goff<\/a><\/h3>\n
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Wellbeing Manager <\/div>\n
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Francisco Gallego<\/a><\/h3>\n
Global Inclusion and Diversity Manager <\/div>\n
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Jon Hering<\/a><\/h3>\n
Chief Commercial Officer <\/div>\n
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Alan Holmes<\/a><\/h3>\n
Global Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion <\/div>\n
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Sybil Taunton<\/a><\/h3>\n
Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion <\/div>\n
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Christina Murdock<\/a><\/h3>\n
Operations & People Leader, Award-Winning Playwright, Actor & Opera Singer. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Michael Adu<\/a><\/h3>\n
Founder <\/div>\n
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Lydiah Igweh<\/a><\/h3>\n
Global DEI Leader, Award Winning Host of the Race Forward Pod <\/div>\n
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