Dates for the diary
What you can 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.
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!
So to give you a taste of what you can expect please find the latest details for our first conference of the year!
So to give you a taste of what you can expect please find the latest details for our first conference of the year!
ISLE OF MAN - Wednesday 26th March 2025
Count Me In Conference: Turning DEIB Words into Actions
DEIB Reimagined – Changing the Conversation
14.00 – Introduction – Tina Thakor-Rankin
14.10 – Who Am I? – Getting to know your neighbour – Adrian Sladdin
14.25 – Keynote – Games Global – Natasha Whittaker of Games Global
14.55 – Panel – How to reimagine the purpose of DEIB in 2025 Moderator – Suparna Mulhotra
15.40 – Panel - ‘Delivering DEIB as High Value Culture’ Moderator - Jo Abergel
16.15 – Coffee
16.30 – Keynote – TBC
17.00 – Panel – What’s the matter with you? – From Menopause to Mental health. Moderator – Adrian Sladdin
17.40 – Roundtables – Local Isle of Man and DEIB: What Are The Key Issues? – Host Jo Abergel
18.25 – Closing Remarks
18.30 – Networking Drinks
Count Me In Conference: Turning DEIB Words into Actions
DEIB Reimagined – Changing the Conversation
14.00 – Introduction – Tina Thakor-Rankin
14.10 – Who Am I? – Getting to know your neighbour – Adrian Sladdin
14.25 – Keynote – Games Global – Natasha Whittaker of Games Global
14.55 – Panel – How to reimagine the purpose of DEIB in 2025 Moderator – Suparna Mulhotra
15.40 – Panel - ‘Delivering DEIB as High Value Culture’ Moderator - Jo Abergel
16.15 – Coffee
16.30 – Keynote – TBC
17.00 – Panel – What’s the matter with you? – From Menopause to Mental health. Moderator – Adrian Sladdin
17.40 – Roundtables – Local Isle of Man and DEIB: What Are The Key Issues? – Host Jo Abergel
18.25 – Closing Remarks
18.30 – Networking Drinks
2025 Speakers
More to be announced.......
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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.
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. |
Christina Thakor-Rankin
All-In Diversity Project CONFERENCE CHAIR |
Adrian Sladdin
Seventh Wave Corporate Training CO-FOUNDER AND PANEL MODERATOR |
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.
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Jo Abergel
Rock Learning CO-FOUNDER AND PANEL MODERATOR |
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.
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Kelly Higson
Inclusion Included PANEL MODERATOR |
Kelly has over 25 years of experience designing transformative behavioural, wellbeing, DEI and culture strategies across all diversity strands.
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 PANEL MODERATOR |
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.
Suparna supports professionals to develop their unique leadership identity, foster positive relations with peers and cultivate authentic decision making |
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