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Ashley Lawrence Canada

Professional soccer player & Olympic gold medallist

Sharold Palmer United Kingdom

Digital & AI strategist connecting inclusive technology, culture & heart-led leadership to empower women & build people-centred organisations & technology

Dr Arpinder Bansi United Kingdom

Award-winning engineer, international & TEDx speaker and trainer who went from designing space shuttles to empowering people to break out of systemic conditioning

Anita Phagura United Kingdom

Leadership development and inclusivity and belonging advocate

Ayo Ayoola-Amale Ghana

Conflict resolution consultant, facilitator and trainer, coach focused on trauma healing, culture and the arts

Julene Allen United States

Equal pay activist, interviewer, author, podcast host, and founder of Women of Color in the Workplace®

Fareeha Usman United Kingdom

Founder & CEO of Being Woman; Multi award winner of We are the City Rising Star, GBEA, & Dynamo North East Rising Star

Saro Imran Pakistan

Global Advocate & Social Entrepreneur dedicated to advancing the rights of transgender people

Tamara Makoni Belgium

Inclusion and cross-cultural specialist, staunch advocate for gender equality

Amy Auton-Smith United States

Entrepreneur, educator, tech evangelist and diversity advocate

Meenakshi Iyer United States

Personal Agility and Self-Leadership Coach helping women "Lead with their Head, Heart and Hands"

Anna Granta United Kingdom

Ex-software leader turned business owner speaking on Neurodiversity at Work and Recovering from Burnout

Katharine Wolanyk United States

Industry leader in intellectual property and patent litigation

Stacey Sargent United States

Leadership & team development expert, author, and experienced speaker

Durva Leena Arun India

Feminist, Generalist, Techie and Lean In Circle Leader

Anjali Bindra Patel United States

Diversity and Inclusion strategist, change agent, improving the landscape for women leaders through authentic conversations

Saman Fatima India

DEI Champion, Cyber enthusiast, passionate learner, women leader

Anj Handa United Kingdom

Founder of Inspiring Women Changemakers, a dynamic movement of changemakers who speak up for women’s rights

Sonya Lennon Ireland

Media personality, multi-award-winning social entrepreneur & equality advocate

Emily Nichols, P.Eng. Canada

Emily’s 2023 TEDx talk is now available: What if we didn’t have to be “one of the guys”?

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