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karen blackett obe

WPP

Karen is a proven business leader with a track record in creating vibrant cultures, energising teams and consistently delivering business growth and success. She is currently UK country manager for WPP, the world’s largest marketing services group, and Chairwoman of MediaCom, the largest media agency in the UK.

Karen champions diversity and equality of opportunity throughout the advertising industry. In 2012 Karen launched the first ever Government backed Apprentice Scheme for the sector.
 
In June 2014, Karen received an OBE in the Queen's Birthday honours and in 2015 Karen was the first business woman to be named Britain’s Most Influential Black person in the Power List.

Karen is an external advisor to the UK Government Civil Service and a Business Ambassador to the Department of International Trade. Karen sits on the board for Creative England, is a council member for the Creative Industries Federation, and  Chancellor of the University of Portsmouth.

PAULETTE MASTIN

LINKLATERS

​Paulette Mastin is Counsel in the Capital Markets practice at Linklaters LLP, where she advises financial institutions, corporate trustees and multinationals on a wide spectrum of capital market transactions, structured finance products, infrastructure/project financing, renewable deals and Islamic finance.
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Paulette is co-Sponsor of Linklaters’ BAME Network, and Chair of the Black Solicitors Network (BSN), an award winning not-for-profit organisation committed to achieving equality of access, retention and promotion across the profession, with a current membership of over 4,000 members.  Paulette is also a BAME/BSN representative Council Member of The Law Society. 
In 2015, Paulette won the Champion and Executive Sponsor Award presented by BITC’s Race for Opportunity for her work on improving diversity both within her firm and externally.  In 2017, Paulette received the Outstanding Woman in Professional Services Award at the 11th Precious Awardsceremony.  

ROB NEIL

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

Rob was a founding member of the MoJ’s BAME Staff network in 2001, namely P.R.O.U.D. Later in that same year, Rob became the first elected Chair of the Civil Service Race Equality Network [CSREN] – known today as CSRF – the Civil Service Race Forum.

In May 2016 Rob was chosen to lead the MoJ’s Race Project – an inward facing programme of work aimed at supporting the MoJ’s published Diversity & Inclusion objectives and turning the dial on race equality.

In September 2016 Rob was elected Chair of the Civil Service Race Forum. The Civil Service Race Forum [CSRF] is an umbrella network of BAME Staff Networks across the civil service made up of over 30 Government departments, reaching in excess of 6,000 BAME civil servants working at all levels. Rob ended his one year tenure as Chair of CSRF in January 2018 and remains a member the CSRF Executive Committee as Non- Executive Director [NED]. Rob is also a member of the Civil Service Representational Leadership Group which supports delivery of the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
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Rob successfully applied for the Civil Service Future Leaders Scheme and is now an active member of the 2017-19 cohort which incorporates the META Programme.

JUSTIN ONUEKWUSI

LGIM

Justin is a multi-asset fund manager working at Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM).  He is a CFA charterholder sitting within a wider investment team that manages near to £50 billion for pension funds and savers across the world.

Throughout his career Justin has been active in joining and contributing to diversity and inclusion initiatives at the companies in which he has worked. He currently co-chairs the Investment Diversity Working Group for LGIM, which has set about making change in five key areas for the investment floor: recruitment and retention (including mentoring), culture/cognitive diversity, agile working, barriers to diversity and inclusion and understanding the business risks stemming from a lack of diversity. Due to the successes of the initiatives that have been put in place, he was asked to join the diversity and inclusion team at group level (L&G).

Outside of LGIM, Justin has recently featured in the 2018 EMpower Ethnic Minority Future Leaders List. He is adviser to the board of City Hive Ltd, which focuses on driving diversity initiatives throughout the asset management industry, including gender, ethnicity and LGBT. Justin has also taken the role as Diversity Lead on the Association of Professional Fund Investors (APFI) to help drive diversity across the industry.
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Finally, Justin sits on the ethnicity workstream of the industry-wide Diversity project, established by Dame Helena Morrissey. His focus on the workstream is the representation of BAME and in particular, the severe underrepresentation of black people at senior levels within the asset management industry.

YASIR MIRZA

CHANNEL 4

Yasir is an experienced inclusion and diversity leader in the media and has worked with a wide range of organisations around the world. He was Head of Diversity and Inclusion at the Guardian from 2009-2015, a period which saw the Guardian diversify its workforce and editorial content. There he devised and ran a global marginalised voices citizen journalism programme in India, Brazil, and South Africa, Australia, and the US.

Previously, Yasir has worked in a wide range of roles at the Open Society Foundations, the Diversity Media Institute and within the public sector and corporate sector. He has also spoken at conferences for the UN, Ford Foundation, University of Westminster, Journalism.co.uk, World Forum for Democracy, Activate India and South Africa, and the Council of Europe.

MARCUS BELL

CABINET OFFICE

Marcus Bell is a senior civil servant.  He is currently based in the Cabinet Office where he is leading the Race Disparity Audit, a cross-Government project looking at how ethnicity affects outcomes across the public services.  The results of the Audit are at https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk

​Marcus has a background mainly in education and social reform and has worked in the past for the UK Government on teenage pregnancy, drugs, alcohol, children in care, unemployment, geospatial data (maps!) and prisons.  He is Chair of Governors of a primary school, which he helped lead out of special measures.  He is married with four children and lives in Kent.

SHANICE MCANUFF

ASHURST

Shanice McAnuff is a lawyer in the Digital Economy team at Ashurst LLP where she advises various tech companies on the digitalisation of their activities, TMT, M&A and data protection. Shanice is also chair of the Junior Women's Network and a member of the Multicultural Society at Ashurst.

ROB BERKELEY

BLACK OUT

Award-winning busybody, recovering academic and reforming social reformer, Rob is currently developing BlkOutUK.com, a community-owned media asset and collaborative leadership network for and by black queer men. He was Director of the racial justice think-tank Runnymede Trust 2009-14. Alongside his academic writing on education, social justice and community organizing, a recently appointed Simon Industrial Fellow at the University of Manchester, he has presented and co-produced short form documentaries, lectured across the UK and beyond, and written for The Guardian and The Independent on social justice and movement-building. Dr Berkeley was awarded an MBE in 2015 for services to equality. ​

KUNAL SHAH

GOLDMAN SACHS

Kunal is head of EMEA Emerging Markets Trading. He serves on the EMEA Inclusion and Diversity Committee, Securities Division Client and Business Standards Committee and EMEA Securities Division Best Execution Committee. Kunal is also co- sponsor of the Asian Professionals Network in EMEA. Previously, he was a cross-asset proprietary trader in the Global Macro Prop Group from late 2004 to 2007. Kunal joined Goldman Sachs in 2004 as an analyst in Interest Rate Products Trading and was named managing director in 2010 and partner in 2014.

Kunal serves on the board of EMpower, the Emerging Markets Foundation, a global nonprofit focused on at-risk youth in emerging market countries.

​Kunal earned a BA in Mathematics from Gonville and Caius College at the University of Cambridge in 2004. 

Kene Ejikeme 

GOLDMAN SACHS

Kene is head of the Global KInstitutions (GI) business and emerging markets
execution in EMEA. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2004 as an analyst in the Listed Derivatives business, where he worked for three years before moving to GI to cover global equity hedge funds across products. Kene was named managing director in 2013.
Prior to joining the firm, Kene was a professional Rugby player.
Kene earned an MEng in Civil Engineering from Imperial College London in 2004. 

Kyle Williams 

GOLDMAN SACHS

Kyle is head of the EMEA KCorporate, Finance and Consumer Banking Legal Group within the Legal Department. He is a member of the Structured Investment Products Committee and the Deposit Pricing and Acquisition Subcommittee, and serves as counsel to the Goldman Sachs International (GSI) Asset and Liability Committee and the GSI Bank Asset and Liability Committee.

​Kyle is also co-chair of the Firmwide Black Network in Europe. Prior to moving to London, he worked in Treasury Legal in New York for four years. Kyle joined Goldman Sachs in 2006 as a vice president and was named managing director in 2013.

Prior to joining the firm, Kyle worked for the law firm Davis, Polk & Wardwell in New York City in the capital markets and structured products practice groups.
Kyle is a member of the National Council for Washington University School of Law and serves on the Advisory Board for the New Silk Road Forum in London. 

​CHINWE ODIMBA-CHAPMAN

CLIFFORD CHANCE

​Chinwe co-founded the Clifford Chance BAME network in 2015 with the primary aim of making BAME issues a business priority at Clifford Chance. As co-chair, she has been instrumental in raising awareness of the network, both within the firm and externally. Key initiatives of the network include arranging a bespoke three part coaching programme for network members, hosting annual Black History Month events, spearheading a collective voice campaign (focused on improving the collective voice of network members) and a cultivating champions campaign (aimed at educating the most senior leaders of the firm on ethnic minority issues, improving the visibility of the network and identifying senior allies for the network). 

​Most recently Chinwe has been instrumental in establishing a BAME reverse mentoring programme which has enabled members to connect with the most senior partners and business services staff within the firm.

Judy KawaguchI

MOODY'S

Judy Kawaguchi is a global technology executive within the Financial Services industry, with 20 years of experience leading large-scale organizations through disruptive change and delivery of complex, business-critical programs.

Currently as Managing Director of Technology at Moody’s Investors Service, Judy is driving the IT Organizational Change and Business Technology Transformation.

​Judy has a strong background working globally in APAC, EMEA, and the US, with experience in both consulting and business development as well as in-house technology leadership roles.
She is also on the Advisory Board of Solace Women’s Aid, and the Founder of eCubed Social Enterprise, with the mission to Engage, Empower, and End Violence across London. ​

​Jane Ayaduray 

BNP PARIBAS

Jane Ayaduray is Head of Diversity and Inclusion at BNP Paribas UK, where she leads the organisation’s D&I strategy in line with the business agenda. 
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Prior to joining BNP Paribas, Jane led the Global LGBT, Disability and Flexibility agendas at Standard Chartered, where she spent 10 years in Asia and the Middle East.  She has twice been named one of the Top 50 Diversity Professionals in Industry, and has spoken internationally on a variety of D&I topics.
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Jane has an MBA (Hons) from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and is a passionate mentor of emerging talent.

Catherine Kehoe

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP

Catherine is Managing Director for Group Brands & Marketing at Lloyds Banking Group. She is responsible for the brand management, marketing strategies and communications across all 13 brands within the Groups portfolio, including Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Scottish Widows.

Catherine joined LBG in 2007 from the position of Marketing Director at Yell Group plc. Prior to this she was responsible for group marketing communications for BT where she launched Broadband in the UK. Catherine's career began at Royal & Sun Alliance where she was responsible for the rebranding of the newly merged organisations.

​Catherine is a council member for ISBA (Incorporated Society of British Advertisers) and a member of the Marketing Group of Great Britain and the Advertising Association.
Catherine lives in Surrey, is married and has three sons. She is also a keen supporter of the caffeine industry

Mubeen Quadir ​

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP

Mubeen is the chair of the groups ERG network called REACH, helping to raise overall awareness of B.A.M.E across the organisation. Mubeen’s goal for B.A.M.E inclusion means he is always eager to learn from others and share what he has experienced!

Within the group, Mubeen has worked across many part do the organisation including the branch network, Commerical Banking, Audit, Customer Services and currently in Retail. Prior to Lloyds Banking Group, Mubeen worked as a NVQ Assessor supporting disavdvantaged young adults. Prior, Mubeen worked for in retail managament successfully building branch service and sales performance.

​Mubeen also works on coaching and mentoring colleagues internally in the bank and externally in his local community with a key drive to leave a legacy and future for the next generation.

Ratidzo StarkeY

BANK OF ENGLAND

Ratidzo Starkey is Head of Outreach and Education at the Bank of England. Outreach and Education is a key strategic priority for the Bank, which aims to transform the way the institution communicates externally, making the Bank more accessible to the wider public.  As part of this, Ratidzo is responsible for driving the Bank’s technical stakeholder and public engagement activities, the development of the Bank’s education programme and the Bank’s Museum. Ratidzo is also co-chair of the Bank of England’s Ethnic Minority Network.
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Ratidzo began her career at the Bank of England before moving to the private sector where she worked as an Economist in a number of risk functions at Barclays Capital and Lloyds Banking Group. She has a BSc (Hons) in Economics and Finance from the University of York and an MSc in Finance, Economics and Econometrics from Cass Business School.

Alieda Moore

BANK OF ENGLAND

Alieda is Deputy Agent for Greater London at the Bank of England, acting as the Bank’s ‘eyes’ and ‘ears’ to connect Bank policymakers with London businesses and communities. Through meetings with senior executives in various sectors across London, Alieda gathers and synthesises business intelligence to inform monetary and financial stability decisions, such as the setting of interest rates.
 
Prior to this, Alieda held the position of Private Secretary to the Executive Director for Resolution, prior to which she worked as a senior analyst and led on contingency planning work streams in preparation for a bank failure.
 
Alieda previously worked at Deloitte and Goldman Sachs, and graduated with a First Class Honours in Economics from Loughborough University.
 
Alieda is co-chair of the Bank of England Ethnic Minorities (BEEM) network and has recently led on a successful launch of a new strategy that focuses on further senior engagement on BAME issues and initiatives aimed at making the network more inclusive to BAME and non-BAME staff.  She is also a mentor to one of the Bank of England African-Caribbean Scholars. 

​Jennifer Small

BANK OF ENGLAND

Jennifer is the Acting Head of the Data & Statistics Division at the Bank of England. This is the Bank’s centre of excellence for the compilation, dissemination and publication of statistical and regulatory data, the purpose of which is to support the policy and decision-making by the Bank’s Committees, UK Government departments and international organisations.
 
Immediately prior to this and for several years, Jennifer worked in PRA Supervision where she supervised several G-SIFIs.
 
Jennifer began her career as a lawyer and has worked at senior levels for organisations such as British Gas and Barclays. Jennifer also has experience in big leadership roles, again in industry.
 
Jennifer is passionate about diversity and inclusion. She was a former Co-Chair of the Bank of England Ethnic Minority Network and also sat on the WIB Steering Group.
 
Throughout her career, Jennifer has been recognised for her achievements and most recently had the honour of being named an EMPower Future Leader, 2017.

Leanne Snipper

BNY MELLON

Leanne Snipper is a Senior Risk Manager supporting three businesses from a second line of defence perspective in EMEA (Corporate Trust, Depositary Receipts and Treasury Services). Leanne is a Co-Chair of IMPACT EMEA, BNY Mellon’s Business Resource Group focusing on the mission of driving ethnic diversity across the region and making it an asset to the organisation. She represented BNYM at a Diversity & Inclusion cross industry working group (EMPower) during 2018 and has been IMPACT EMEA’s Co-Chair for nearly two years, having joined BNYM in 2016.
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Ms. Snipper held a number of roles prior to joining BNYM in other financial institutions, as the Head of Operational Risk for Global Wealth Management in JP Morgan and including previous financial services roles at RBS, Coutts and Lloyds Banking Group. She is a graduate of the London School of Economics (LSE), where she holds a BA (Hons) in Geography, as well as professional Risk qualifications from the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP), and the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (CISI).

FIONA CANNON

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP

Fiona is responsible for the development and implementation of LBG’s responsible business, sustainability and inclusion strategies. In addition, she manages the relationship between the Group and its four charitable Foundations, collectively one of the largest charitable foundations in the UK.
 
Fiona is also Director of the Agile Future Forum. The AFF purpose is to support UK businesses to become more agile. Fiona is author of The Agility Mindset, which proposes a new model of work for organisations in the 21st century.
 
Since the early 1990’s, Fiona has held several public positions and external appointments and has been involved in developing equality legislation over the past 20 years.

Daniel Winterfeldt

REED SMITH

Daniel is a US securities partner in the Global Capital Markets at Reed Smith. A US securities lawyer with over 19 years of experience in London and New York, his practice focuses on representing US, UK, European and Asian Investment banks and corporate issuers in a wide range of securities transactions. Daniel founded the Forum for US Securities Lawyers in London ten years ago to address US securities issues in the London market across law firms, banks and intermediaries.

Daniel is also the founder and co-chair of the InterLaw Diversity Forum, with over 3,000 members and supports from over 70 law firms and 45 corporates and financial institutions, through which he has spearheaded the ground-breaking Career Progression Report in the Legal Sector, the Apollo Project supported by the FT to promote business cultural change, and the Purple Reign initiative highlighting LGBT and straight ally role models and multiple identities. Both the Apollo Project and Purple Reign were shortlisted for the FT Innovative Lawyer Awards last year.

Daniel has been an active member and advocate for Stonewall and is a patron for the Albert Kennedy Trust who support homeless and at-risk LGBT youth. He regularly encourages organisations to participate in the WEI and advises them on how to improve performance. Daniel was a member of the Equality & Diversity Committee at the Law Society of England & Wales for six years and is a member of the Judicial Diversity Forum organised by the Judicial Appointments Commission. Daniel has also consulted various organisations to help tailor their D&I programmes for cultural change and to address various strands of diversity and inclusion, as well as social mobility.
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Daniel was admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States in 2013.

MOVELL DASH

FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY

Currently working as Technical Specialist, Corporate Responsibility focusing on Diversity and Inclusion at the Financial Conduct Authority, Movell has been a D&I practioner for almost two decades in the public and private sector. Movell led the award-winning Embrace Career Development Programme for HMRC and went on to act as consultant on the development of similar programmes for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and other private sector organisations.

Movell developed expertise in Corporate Responsibility during her time working as a Business Connector for Business in the Community in the London Borough of Lewisham.

Qualified as a Personal Development and Strengths Coach, Barrister and Project Manager, Movell has enjoyed working with a variety of people and helping them to lead more fulfilled and purposeful lives based on their goals and aspirations. She feeds her passion for helping others by running her Coaching practice specialising in Strengths Coaching and Personal Development Coaching.