Speakers
Christina Thakor-Rankin
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. 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. |
Zoe Sinclair
Keynote Speaker
After a career at the BBC, Zoe’s life changed when she became a mother. It was such an amazing privilege, yet when it came to work, there was such a lack of support. Passionate about wellbeing, she soon went on to set up ‘Parents Matter’ which helped companies engage with working parents by putting on in-house events & seminars tackling key challenges for new Mums and Dads. As the years went on, companies soon asked for more initiatives out of the parenting sphere and it was at this stage that it made sense to expand to ‘Employees Matter’, with the vital understanding that all staff need support and engagement, not just parents. With this in mind, she began to run new, innovative workshops focusing on diversity, gender, physical and mental health. In addition, in 2017 Zoe co-founded 'This Can Happen', an organisation that aims to empower workplace mental wellbeing with global conferences, awards, research, webinars, seminars and bespoke workplace programmes. Zoe is passionate about helping both employers and employees find solutions to create stigma-free, open and considerate environments to work in where people can be open about their mental health. |
Sophie Wood
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Sophie Wood 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. |
Tania Rahmany
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Tania joined Hassans in 2015 and has rapidly garnered much respect for her corporate and commercial advisory and transactional work, advising multinational corporate groups and high net worth individuals alike.
Last year Tania was accepted as part of the Futures Forward Academy which is closely aligned to the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Tania is also passionate about eradicating gender bias, and feels strongly about encouraging all women, and men, to challenge inequality, call out bias, question stereotypes, and help forge an inclusive world. |
Joel O’Loughlin
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Joel is a diversity and ethical business specialist with a successful track record in strategic and operational leadership. He has delivered innovative programmes for a wide variety of high-profile clients in the private, public and NGO sectors spanning 30 years.
Joel is a seasoned leader who has been influential in a number of prominent national agencies and is considered a quality leader and project manager. |
Professor Adam Boddison OBE
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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). |
Adewale Ajadi
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ADEWALE AJADI is a facilitator, coach, and change agent with over twenty years of
experience working with people, organizations, and communities. He developed the Framework for Excellence in Equality and Diversity (FEED), an international framework for organizations engaging the complex challenges of equality and diversity. He was the Director Programs and African Bridging Leadership Practice at Synergos, an institute dedicated to developing effective, sustainable, and indigenous solutions to global poverty. He is now Chief Facilitator for Life Education Advancement and Development Services Ltd. |
Jeremy Crook OBE
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Jeremy Crook OBE is the Chief Executive of Action for Race Equality (ARE), a national charity working collaboratively to ensure Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage young people succeed in education and have pathways to good careers. ARE delivers: role model and mentoring
programmes, youth employment initiatives, grant programmes and diversity and inclusion training for employers. He leads ARE’s policy and research and has expertise on race disparities in the labour market and criminal justice system. Jeremy has over 35 years’ experience of advising government and large organisations on actions to deliver ethnically equitable and inclusive workforces and services. |
Prince Fola Kudehinbu
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Prince Fola is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ajoba Development Foundation (ADF). He is a lawyer and management consultant, with expertise in the fields of Equality/Diversity/Inclusion (EDI), Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Human Capital Development, and Socio-Economic Development, with many years’ work experience and extensive network across the United Kingdom, Nigeria/Africa, the Caribbean and the Gulf.
He combines his current role at ADF with Executive Chairmanship at Imagine Consulting (Nig) Ltd and SBK Investments Ltd, both based in Lagos, Nigeria. |
Yvonne Chu
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Yvonne Chu is a Partner in Hassans’ Financial Services team. She is the chairman of an insurance company and sits on the boards of two managing general agents, a private equity fund and a crypto fund. She is also the general representative for Lloyd’s of London.
Yvonne has been hugely successful in her field, in the face of many diversity and inclusivity challenges. She is an advocate for the promotion of equality and a trailblazer in working with women to achieve their own success in environments which are notoriously difficult to infiltrate, or to be seen and heard. Yvonne is one of the founding members of the newly launched Women Insurance Network in Gibraltar |
Paul Dent
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A Strategic Engagement Lead and Trauma and Addiction Counsellor, two roles that combine well in the role of building external relationships for Gordon Moody. Paul has presented at conferences worldwide regarding the therapeutic aspects of the Gordon Moody treatment programmes – which have been developed over many years and support the increase in service users presenting with comorbidities.
Previously Paul managed the Gambling Therapy team, a remote team across Europe that supported service users worldwide through their customer journey to onward support and treatment. |
Tania Aguilar
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Tania is a qualified Psychologist and is a graduate member of the British Psychological Society. She is Clubhouse’s CEO. Her previous work experience has been in Mental Health, managing different employment and educational programs, including European Funding Projects.
Tania is also the chairperson for Positive Pathways (registered charity 279). This charity was created to run the first Social Enterprise in Gibraltar and she is working hard to create new employment and educational opportunities for individual with mental health difficulties. |
Sophie Yaxley
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Sophie is the Global HR Director, CoE at Playtech. She has over 15 years of HR experience and is now leading the Center of Excellence for Playtech, globally. This includes DEIB, Talent & Recruitment.
She was previously honoured at the WomenTech Global Network Awards in the HR Program of the Year category, reflecting her successful delivery of Playtech’s global wellbeing and DEIB programme in 2020. |
Brenda Cuby
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A certified NLP Master, EFT Practitioner and Hypnotherapist specialising in Mindset shifts. Brenda combines her skills and expertise as a leading business training provider to assist individuals in achieving and maintaining an optimum mindset to bring about lasting and constructive change.
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