CONFERENCE DATES 

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WHAT TO EXPECT

Our agendas are designed to be engaging, entertaining and informative for all of our delegates. We want you to listen to and learn from our experts but we also want to hear your voice as part of the experience.

​Panels are interactive, practical and spontaneous; we aren’t bound by convention and we want you to have your questions answered and your voice heard. 

That’s why we’re keen on a diversity workshop so you can bring your headaches and issues to the conference and is also why we have our legendary roundtables so that you can also share your experiences with others as well as keep up to date on all the latest DEIB news!

Here's what to expect at our next conference in London.

​LONDON - Wednesday 18th June 2025 
DEIB Reimagined in the age of AI
 
09.30 – Introduction from the Conference Chair – Tina Thakor-Rankin - All-In Diversity Project ​
 
09.35 – Who Am I? – Getting to know your neighbour – Host - Jo Abergel - Co-founder of Count Me In

09.45 – Keynote – AI meets DEIB - How the future will be shaped - Adam Boddison, CEO at Association for Project Management (APM)
 
10.30 – Panel - ‘Embedding DEIB into Workplace Culture’ - Moderator - Jo Abergel - Co-founder of Count Me In.  Panel Members - Danielle Wood, Belonging Base - Kelly Higson, Inclusion Included - Sian Harding, Mishcon de Reya LLP, Suparna Malhotra - The Suparna Way

11.20 – Coffee
 
11.40 - Diversity Clinic - Tina Thakor-Rankin - All-In Diversity Project,  Jessica Dobie - Forsythe Barnes Recruitment, Neil Tyson - Rightway Compliance, Adam Boddison - APM

12.20 - Lunch

13.40- Panel – What’s the matter with you? – From Menopause to Mental Health - Moderator – Adrian Sladdin - Co-founder of Count Me In -   Anthony McCann, PhD - ADHD Thrive Coaching - Paul Dent -Thinkstrong Solutions, Sophie Wood - Belonging Base,  Tina Thakor-Rankin - All-In Diversity Project 

14.25 - Presentation - Haberdashers's Boys School - Youth Panel

14.55 - Coffee
 
15.15 – Roundtables – Choice of Discussions:
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• A popular DEIB revolution - Host Kelly Higson - Inclusion Included and Jo Abergel - Count Me In
• AI and DEIB recruitment - Host Caroline Brooks - Association for Project Management & Adrian Sladdin - Count Me In
• Employment Law – Whistleblowing, Mediation and Ethics - Host Tim Martin - WorkInConfidence and Neil Tyson - Rightway Compliance

 
16:15 - Closing Remarks
 
16.30 – Networking Drinks

2025 Speakers

More to be announced.......

Christina Thakor-Rankin
All-In Diversity Project

CONFERENCE CHAIR

Christina Thakor-Rankin is a Co-Founder of the All-in Diversity Project, an organization 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.
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A passionate advocate of ESG and EDI and supporter of women and minoritized 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 recognized with numerous awards for her contributions to the industry.

Adrian Sladdin
Seventh Wave Corporate Training

CO-FOUNDER 
Count Me In -Turning DEIB Words Into Actions

Adrian Sladdin is the co-founder of the Ethical Gambling Forum with over ten years’ experience of working with the gambling industry on safer gambling, player protection and education programmes for young people. He is also an experienced conference organiser and host and he has co-curated the Know Now Safer Gambling conferences in the UK alongside his work with the EGF for the last two years. He is also a director at Seventh Wave Corporate Training which specialises in leadership and management training, ESG and DEIB, alongside safer gambling training. With a background in education, Adrian has a history of creating and delivering education and training content and last year he was invited to contribute a chapter to the United Nations book on ‘Responsible Leadership’ in a secondary school context. He is former chair of trustees at the Jane Goodall Institute UK and co-founder of the EnviroEducation programme for young people.

Jo Abergel
Rock Learning

CO-FOUNDER
​ Count Me In -Turning DEIB Words Into Actions

Jo Abergel is co-founder of the Ethical Gambling Forum and the Count Me In and Break The Bias DEIB conferences. Through her training company, Rock Learning, Jo works with leadership teams in various sectors 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.

Kelly Higson
Inclusion Included

Kelly has over 25 years of experience designing transformative behavioural, wellbeing, DEI and culture strategies across all diversity strands.
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She also has 15 years leadership experience delivering DEI, culture, wellbeing, talent development and inclusive leadership strategies in matrixed, complex, multi-geo companies, including a focus on non HQ, remote, retail and warehouse workforces.
10 years coaching C-suite and emerging leaders on strategic DEI, culture and behavioural change.

Suparna Malhotra
The Suparna Way

A highly-skilled, trusted executive coach, keynote speaker and trainer for over two decades. Suparna is a specialist in working with senior leaders within Fortune 100 companies, entrepreneurs, business owners and executives in banking, technology, professional services and FMCG.
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Suparna supports professionals to develop their unique leadership identity, foster positive relations with peers and cultivate authentic decision making

​Professor Adam Boddison OBE
Association for Project Management

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Adam joined APM as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in September 2021. He has a non- executive director portfolio that includes being Chair of the Corporation at Coventry College and Trustee for a multi-academy trust providing education for 32,000 pupils across 58 primary, secondary and specialist settings.
​Adam is also a Visiting Professor at Stranmillis University College and the University of Leicester (School of Business).
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Anthony McCann
​ADHD Thrive Coaching

​Anthony McCann's core work is as a personal, business and executive Coach, with over 12 years of experience as a specialist in ADHD, Burnout, and Recovery.

Anthony is also an international keynote speaker and CPD trainer in DEIB, leadership, culture change, safety culture, and professional ethics.

​Earlier in his career, Anthony spent 20 years as a university lecturer and researcher in multiple disciplines, including positions at the University of California, the Smithsonian Institution, Ulster University, the University of Sheffield, and Loughborough University.

Danielle Wood
Belonging Base​

Danielle is on a mission to transform workplaces into thriving, inclusive cultures where everyone feels a sense of belonging. Having headed up the DEIB function in the UK Police Service and been on a gender transition journey with her wife Sophie she is passionate about making the people experience a positive one. 

That passion sparked the birth of Belonging Base, an Inclusion & Belonging consultancy that she co-founded with Sophie Wood.   

She has also created a group coaching programme 'The Memorable Manager' to raise self-awareness in managers around their personal impact on others and how to leverage psychological safety to build inclusive culture and empower others to thrive.

Sophie Wood
Belonging Base

​Sophie is co-Founder of Belonging Base, a consultancy designed to support companies build inclusive cultures.

As a Trans Woman she brings a unique perspective to her work having lived experience as being perceived as both male and female. ​Her personal journey has given her a deep understanding of the challenges faced by marginalised communities and the importance of creating authentically inclusive spaces. 

​She continues to share her story and expertise at public speaking events around the world to highlight the importance of belonging.

​She does this alongside delivering Mental Health Awareness courses.

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Caroline Brooks
Association for Project Management​

​Caroline is an experienced HR Business Partner with a demonstrated history of working in the non-profit sector. Skilled in Coaching, Team Building, HR Policies, Training Delivery, and Management. Strong human resources professional with a MA Human Resource Management from Buckinghamshire New University.
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Tim Martin
Work In Confidence

​Tim is the CEO of Work in Confidence.  His purpose is to help struggling organisations facilitate and build two-way communications solutions that advance organisational health and positively impact their business performance.  Engaged employees are more productive, less likely to leave and more committed to seeing the organisation they work for succeed. 
He is passionate about never wanting another employee anywhere to fall victim to poor leadership behaviours and bad company culture. The human race has evolved to be better, and countless surveys have proven that the bad guys never win.

Paul Dent
Think Strong Solutions

Trauma, Addiction and Relationship Therapist providing online global support to those who have suffered Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s).  Using a LGBTQ+ Affirmative approach,  using psychodynamic and CBT  I focus on maladaptive coping and generational trauma and the harm it causes to interpersonal relationships.  

Trustee of a dynamic charity working together to provide a safe space and practical support for young people experiencing homelessness in Brighton and surrounding area. Closely involved in reshaping the strategy for the next five years as well as supporting the Fundraising efforts to move the organisation forward in line with its new vision. 

Monia Zahid
Haberdashers' Boys' School​

Monia is Head of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and also teaches Economics at Haberdashers’ Boys’ School. She overseas EDI provision at the school and is passionate in driving change the community. She works closely with her colleagues in curriculum areas, those with pastoral responsibilities, Admissions, HR and Marketing. Monia led Habs Elstree’s first ever EDI conference last year.
Monia is a regular speaker and author - she writes for HMC and ISC on topic such as anti-racism, religious diversity and raising consciousness and has spoken about intersectionality, representation in the classroom and the importance of belonging in school communities.
Monia has two young children and sits on the board of trustees for a charitable organisation that aims to support students and parents to reach positive educational outcomes whilst at school.

LONDON - 18TH JUNE 2025 - ARE YOU READY?

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