Turning DEIB Words Into ActionsNew for 2025........
BRAND NEW 'Count Me In' Community MORE Conferences in
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Why 'Count Me In' ?
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We also consider the business imperatives which show that DEIB can have a positive impact on profit, staff retention and attracting the best new talent.
On top of all of this we are also launching a brand new 'COUNT ME IN' community for 2025. Why? Well, we want to be different and add real value to our members! We listened to the people who have attended our conferences and they wanted more! They wanted to:
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Who Should Attend Our Conferences?
Our conferences bring together individuals from many sectors who are not satisfied with sliding into a comfortable acceptance that diversity and inclusion only matters when the spotlight is on the latest news-cycle injustice. Attend because you want to be counted-in to a dynamic conversation about what we need to do to keep hope alive after the dust settles on a legacy moment. The conferences pose the question:
Are we more effective carrying the DEIB torch by ourselves, or can a select group of focused people/organisations generate the impetus to kick start new approaches? It's time to say 'Count Me In' and join the conversation at one of our conferences to explore cutting edge thinking and strategies for energising your DEIB practices and building that truly inclusive culture! |
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Meet The Team
Jo Abergel is co-founder of Count Me In. Through her training company, Rock Learning, Jo works with leadership teams across the private and public sector on DEIB topics. Her Managing Diversity in the Workplace course is accredited by the Institute of Leadership & Management. Jo includes DEIB scenarios into her everyday leadership training to demonstrate the ease and importance of incorporating these topics into an organisation's culture. As previous Chairperson of Childline Gibraltar and an ex-youth worker, Jo has worked with young people affected by abuse, gender and identity issues and a wide range of mental health concerns.
Adrian Sladdin is the co-founder of the Count Me In and Break The Bias conferences which take place annually in London and Gibraltar. He takes responsibility for creating the agenda and finding new and interesting voices from the DEIB spectrum. He also co-founded the Ethical Gambling Forum with a focus on ESG and responsible leadership. His background is in education and training, with a focus on content creation, accredited courses and qualification outcomes. He is also a director at Seventh Wave Corporate Training which specialises in leadership and management training, ESG and DEIB, alongside leadership and communication. He is a published author on Responsible Leadership with the United Nations.
Christina Thakor-Rankin is our Conference Chair. She is a Co-Founder of the All-in Diversity Project, an organisation that works to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the gaming and betting industry. The project works to collect data on diversity in the industry, promote best practices, and provide resources for companies to create more inclusive workplaces. A passionate advocate of ESG and EDI and supporter of women and minoritised groups in the workplace, she is the technical author of the new BSI standard PAS 1948:2023 Diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace - a code of practice, a regular speaker at industry conferences and events, and has been recognised with numerous awards for her contributions to the industry.
Danielle Wood is our Community Engagement Manager and is responsible for driving the growth of this vibrant Count Me In community. She increases engagement, facilitates more learning opportunities, sparks more discussion and most importantly encourages more progress towards truly inclusive workplace cultures. During her HR career she has headed up a D&I function whilst working within the UK police service. She is also an ICF accredited coach and more recently co-founded Belonging Base, an I&B consultancy with her wife Sophie. Together they deliver talks, workshops and training - their specialisms are all things transgender, mental health and psychological safety.
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