37 experts

Diversity and inclusion speakers

Experts on inclusion at work who can hold a room of thousands without lecturing anyone.

The risk with a diversity session is not that people disagree. It is that nobody says anything, everyone nods, and nothing changes the following Monday.

The experts here work against that. They come from research, from practice, or from both, and they are used to an audience that includes people who signed up eagerly and people whose manager forwarded the invitation. Sessions run live, with anonymous questions, which is usually where the real conversation starts.

Participants rate every session and every speaker afterwards. Those numbers are next to each name below.

The experts

The sessions they run

Every session is 60 minutes, live and online, for as many colleagues as you want to invite. You pick the date; we produce, host and moderate it and send you the recording and the participant survey afterwards.

Abi Adamson

Active Allyship: Actions Over Announcement

Abi Adamson

Allyship isn't a title you claim; it's work you do when no one's watching.

Tash Koster-Thomas

Advancing Equity: A Call to Action for Anti-Racism

Tash Koster-Thomas

In this expert session, Tash Koster-Thomas guides participants through an exploration of racial equity.

Tash Koster-Thomas

Advancing Gender Equity Through Inclusive Workplace Practices

Tash Koster-Thomas

This session focuses on exploring the systemic barriers that contribute to gender disparities in the workplace.

Antonia Forster

AI and Bias

Antonia Forster

AI has the power to shape our world, and is increasingly becoming part of our daily lives - but what happens when it inherits…

Taz Latif

Allyship

Taz Latif

What does being an ‘Ally’ mean? From case studies to the Wheel of Power and Privilege, this interactive session will take you…

Leyya Sattar

Allyship & Belonging at Work

Leyya Sattar

Ever wondered how you can become a better ally and advocate for belonging in your workplace?

Janeen Wilson

Allyship: Discussing Power and Privilege

Janeen Wilson

In this expert session, Janeen Wilson discusses the importance of recognizing and addressing marginalization in society…

Tash Koster-Thomas

Building Inclusive Workplaces: Allyship for Disability and Neurodiversity

Tash Koster-Thomas

This session is designed to empower participants with the knowledge and tools to become effective allies for colleagues with…

Abi Adamson

Can You Hear Me Now? A Guide to Hearing Disability and Workplace Inclusion

Abi Adamson

In this expert session, Abi shared her personal experiences and insights into living with hearing loss in a work environment and…

Dr. Donna de Haan

DEI Reimagined: Leading Beyond the Backlash

Dr. Donna de Haan

Right now, DEI is under fire, publicly questioned, politically targeted, and often misunderstood across all levels of the…

Scott Davenport

Embracing Diversity in Working Styles

Scott Davenport

This session with Scott Davenport emphasizes the importance of diversity and understanding different working styles to optimize…

Leyya Sattar

How to Combat Microaggressions at Work

Leyya Sattar

Have you ever questioned the subtle ways biases show up at work and the impact they can have on colleagues?

Cammy Watkins

Inclusive Communication

Cammy Watkins

In this expert session, Cammy explored microaggressions—subtle, everyday insults or slights targeting marginalized groups—and…

Tash Koster-Thomas

Inclusive Leadership: Succeeding Across Cultures

Tash Koster-Thomas

This session equips leaders with the knowledge and tools to build strong, respectful relationships across cultural boundaries.

Florien Cramwinckel

Inclusive Thinking

Florien Cramwinckel

Chances are you're straight and you've never wondered if you were born in the right body.

Tash Koster-Thomas

LGBTQ+ Language & Terminology

Tash Koster-Thomas

This expert session focused on understanding LGBTQ+ language and terminology and highlighted how important inclusive…

Tash Koster-Thomas

LGBTQIA+ Inclusion for Advocates and Allies

Tash Koster-Thomas

This expert session highlights the importance of increasing awareness and understanding of the challenges faced by LGBTQIA+…

Laura te Hennepe

Microaggressions in the Workplace

Laura te Hennepe

Harvard professor and psychiatrist Dr. Chester Pierce faced a specific form of discrimination in the 1970s.

Zara Sloane

Neurodiversity in the workplace: Unlocking the potential of every mind

Zara Sloane

In today’s diverse workforce, embracing neurodiversity isn't just a moral imperative, it's a strategic advantage.

Elisabeth Wiklander

Neurodiversity: New understandings

Elisabeth Wiklander

Innovative thinking doesn’t dwell within the comfort of “normal”. What is normal?

Virginia Méndez

Smashing Sexism: Creating Inclusive Workspaces

Virginia Méndez

Virginia Méndez’s session centers on understanding and challenging the social structures that sustain inequality.

Ben Wilberforce-Ritchie

The Importance of Cognitive Diversity

Ben Wilberforce-Ritchie

While diversity is a priority for many organizations, Ben delves deeper into the concept, specifically focusing on cognitive…

Ben Wilberforce-Ritchie

The Power of an LGBTQ+ Ally

Ben Wilberforce-Ritchie

In this expert session Ben discusses fostering an inclusive workplace for the LGBTQ+ community by encouraging visible, proactive…

Levi Hord

Trans and Nonbinary Inclusive Language in the Workplace

Levi Hord

In this expert session led by Levi Hord, the importance of using inclusive and gender-affirming language in the workplace is…

Questions

Our previous session went badly. What is different here?

We ask what went wrong before we propose anyone. Usually it was a mismatch: a researcher in front of an audience that wanted practical steps, or the reverse. The brief matters more than the topic.

Can people ask questions anonymously?

Yes, and on this subject most of the questions come in that way. The host reads them out, so nobody has to put their name to a difficult one.

Is this only for the people who already care?

No, and that is the point of running it company-wide rather than for a network group. Unlimited participants, one flat fee, so there is no reason to cap who joins.

Looking for a full day rather than one session? diversity and inclusion sessions runs on a branded page we build for you.

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