GIBRALTAR, 2026 

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 Gibraltar.

​​GIBRALTAR - September 2026 
Cultural Inclusion Forum 2026 Gibraltar – Developing Cultural Inclusion in the Workplace
​Kindly hosted by PwC Gibraltar
 
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Agenda 2025

​8th September

18.00 - 20.00 Networking Drinks sponsored by Playtech

9th September

09.00 – Introduction from the Conference Chair – Tina Thakor-Rankin - All-In Project ​

09.05 - Welcome from The Hon. Christian Santos GMD MP 

09.10 – Who Are You? – Getting to know your neighbour – Host - Jo Abergel - Co-founder of Count Me In

09.25 – Keynote – Jackielee Urrutia-Tinca, PWC

09.55 – Panel - Reframing Cultural Inclusion as Business-Critical, Not Ideological – Moderator, Tina Thakor Rankin, All-In Project - Count Me In, Jenny Victory HM Government Gibraltar, Andrew Lyman, Gambling Commissioner, Christina Giuffre, Director Online Bingo Playtech

10.40 – Coffee
 
11.05 - Workshop – From Conversation to Culture: Shaping Inclusive Teams Through Dialogue – Kelly Higson -Inclusion Included

12.00 - Lunch

13.00 - Cultural & Religious Values Activity - Jo Abergel

13.45 - Panel – Prepare for Pushback: Communicate DEIB Effectively - Moderator – Adrian Sladdin - Co-founder of Count Me In, Jessica Durante Independent Consultant, Jolene Gomez HM Government Gibraltar, Kelly Higson Inclusion Included

14.30 - Panel - Melting Pot of Religion - Global Cultural Inclusion Commitments - Designing “Global” Strategies - Moderator, Jo Abergel Count Me In, Levi Attias Jewish Community Representative, Karishma Gracia RSM Gibraltar Ltd, Christina Thakor-Rankin All-In

15.15 - Coffee
 
15.35 – Roundtables – The new world order and the future of DEIB - Adrian Sladdin
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16:25 - Closing Remarks
 

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.

Andrew Lyman
Regulator

Andrew is currently the Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner and the Executive Director of the Gambling Division. Andrew is a qualified UK lawyer (Professional Certificate of Competence in Gibraltar Law) and is a risk and compliance professional.
He is an advocate of Cultural Inclusion and DEIB in the workplace and regularly champions these causes.

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​Jackie Urrutia-Tinca
PwC
KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Jackielee Urrutia‑Tinca is an Audit Director and the Inclusion & Diversity Leader at PwC Gibraltar, where she leads the firm’s Inclusion First strategy.
Jackielee leads strategic initiatives that ensure inclusion is not an add-on, but a business imperative —impacting how teams are built, how leadership is developed, and how decisions are made. Her work has helped PwC Gibraltar earn recognition as a finalist for the “Contribution to Inclusion – Corporate” Award at the Women in Insurance Awards Gibraltar.

Through her mentorship in the Gibraltar Women’s Mentorship Programme and PwC Women in Leadership – Mentorship Circle, Jackielee empowers emerging leaders to step forward with confidence, and to shape a future where inclusion drives innovation and results.
This September, Jackielee will deliver the keynote address at the DEIB Conference, sharing her personal experiences and urging leaders to recognise that inclusion is not just the right thing to do, but a critical business necessity. 
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Jolene Gomez
​HM Government of Gibraltar

​Jolene is GDC Grade IV / HEO at Ministry of Employment, Equality, Culture and Tourism - HM Government of Gibraltar. With over 12 years of experience in the public sector, Jolene is passionate about promoting diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) in Gibraltar's workforce.

As a Supported Employment Programme Manager at the Ministry of Employment, Equality, Culture and Tourism, she works to develop and implement policies and programs, that support the employment and integration of people from diverse backgrounds, abilities, and needs.

Previously, as an Executive Officer, she managed the Administration and Finance section at the Department of Environment, leading a team of 10, and processing a high volume of payments on a daily basis.

In her early years in the public service, she acquired substantial expertise in taxation, in particular on Double Taxation Relief and High Net Worth Individuals.

Her goal is to contribute to the creation of a more inclusive, fair, and prosperous society for all.

Jenny Victory
​HM Government of Gibraltar

Jenny has been working within the field of disability since she was a teenager.

Her work has been quite diverse throughout the years. She has worked with many charities, as a respite centre manager, as a special educational needs teacher in a special school and in a secondary school, a learning support facility manager, a behaviour consultant, a key worker and she is currently working directly with the Government of Gibraltar, having set up its first Disability Office in 2021.

Her Office aims to serve as a one-stop-shop for everything related to disability. Both for the community and for government. In doing so, she has developed practices and policies as well as informed legislative changes.

She is currently developing Gibraltar’s first National Disability Strategy. Working directly under the auspices of Gibraltar's Chief Minister and with Gibraltar's Minister for Disability. she also responds to Gibraltar’s Parliamentary Select committee on Disability.

  

Jessica Durante
Independent Consultant

 Jessica is a passionate speaker on disability rights. She began experiencing hearing problems after undergoing surgery at just two years old. By the time she reached adulthood, she was almost completely deaf.

In 2021, she received a cochlear implant, which radically changed her life.

Throughout her journey, Jessica has faced numerous challenges due to her deafness. These include dealing with bullying in school and the workplace, as well as confronting widespread ignorance and misconceptions about deafness and disability.

Despite these struggles, Jessica has made it her mission to raise awareness and educate others about the realities of living with deafness. She speaks openly about the complexities of her condition and advocates strongly for the rights of people with disabilities.

Through her story, Jessica aims to break down barriers, challenge stereotypes, and inspire change in how society views and supports individuals with disabilities.​



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Christina Marie Giuffré
Director of Online Bingo, Playtech

​Christina leads Playtech’s Online Bingo business, driving strategy, product innovation, and partnerships in the global iGaming industry. A certified coach and author of two books—Dear Friend: A Warm Hug for Your Mind and Soul (for adults) and Dear Little One: You’re Perfect As You Are (for children)—she champions self-love, resilience, and belonging, extending her commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and wellbeing beyond the workplace.


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Levi Attias
Jewish Community Spokesperson

Levi J Attias was born in Gibraltar 1955;  studied at Hebrew School &  St Jago’s, Gibraltar and Carmel College, UK; 1979 BA Degree in International Relations and African Studies; 1982 call to the Bar of England, Wales & Gibraltar; 1997 vice-President of Jewish Community of Gibraltar; 1999 Advanced Degree in Graphology; 2000 active in local Voice of Gibraltar Group;  2020 Diploma in Logotherapy;  three decades contributing programmes on GBC Radio’s ‘Pause for Reflection’ and contributor on GBC TV’s ‘Thought for the Weekend’ and ‘Poetry - Between the Lines’ programmes; former Chair of Gibraltar’s Inter-Faith Group and long-time participant in cross-frontier cultural group ‘Mar del Sur’; Member of the UK’s Magic Circle and International Brotherhood of Magicians. Passion for languages, people and bridging cultural and ideological divides. 

Karishma Gracia
​RSM Gibraltar Limited

Karishma is the Deputy Head of Compliance and co-chair of the Social Committee at RSM Gibraltar Limited, and as such advocates for Cultural Inclusion in the work place.  Her additional role as Executive Commitee Member of the Gibraltar Association of Compliance Officers allows her to shape organisational culture and industry standards.
Karishma’s focus on cultural inclusion means she actively works to:

• Recognise and celebrate cultural differences within the workplace.
• Promote intercultural understanding and reduce unconscious bias.
• Encourage inclusive policies that support employees from diverse ethnic, national, and cultural backgrounds.
• Ensure that compliance frameworks are sensitive to multicultural perspectives, especially in a globalised business environment like Gibraltar.

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