Speakers you should hire for International Women's Day

Looking for brilliant speakers to hire to speak during Women’s History Month? You’re in the right place.

This list is only for paid speaking opportunities. Do not contact anybody on this list to ask them to speak unpaid.

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Collette Philip (she/her)

Collette Philip is the founder and creative director of anti-racist brand consultancy Brand By Me.

Collette’s a co-founder (along with some other incredible women on this list) of Join Our Table: a phenomenal initiative supporting visibility and equity for Black Women in Advertising, Media and Marketing.

Maybe I’m biased because I work in this space and have the privilege of working for and with Collette as part of Brand By Me, but Collette is easily one of the wisest, most knowledgeable and brilliant people I’ve ever worked with, and a phenomenal speaker.

Hannah Litt (she/her)

Hannah Litt is an award-winning JEDI consultant, voted one of the top 50 influential Muslims in Europe, and one of the creators of Project Humanise.

Hannah is a phenomenal activist and community organiser. Her commitment to community is unstoppable, and her energy is infectious. Whether you’re looking for a speaker on DEIB, how to support Muslims in your workplace, or any other aspect of justice and inclusion, I can’t recommend Hannah highly enough.

Mehreen Ali (she/her)

Mehreen Ali. is an inclusive recruitment expert, and one of the creators of Project Humanise. She’s wise, insightful, and a brilliant communicator. Mehreen has over 12 years experience in the Recruitment Industry and has dealt with companies and candidates from all over the world. Mehreen is my go-to when I’m thinking about anti-racism, justice and inclusion in recruitment.

Tobi Oredein (she/her)

 Tobi Oredein is an award-winning founder and CEO of Black Ballad, an independent media and data company. It’s hard to overstate the impact that Tobi has had on the UK media landscape: she’s a pioneer and a force of nature.

Anita Phagura (she/her)

Anita Phagura is a consultant and expert in inclusion in construction. She support women and those from marginalised groups to stand in their own shoes as leaders.

Anita says: “A client told me this was a Dutch expression that perfectly described the impact of working with me – she had the confidence to be herself in a male-dominated industry when she was hearing she was “too much” of something or “not enough” of something else, now she knew she didn’t need to be in anyone else’s shoes to lead effectively. This is at the essence of what I do as I empower project leaders and aspiring leaders from marginalised groups to fiercely carve their career and lead authentically.”

She specialises in helping project leaders, predominately in male-dominated industries such as construction, to upskill their inclusive leadership competencies so that they embed diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at all levels of managing and leading projects. This leads to better project delivery through the retention, engagement and promotion of diverse talent.

Charu Malhotra (she/her)

Charu Malhotra is an expert in cultural transformation, employee experience, external communications and recruitment marketing. She’s successfully led talent technology programs, created and implemented EVPs, created global DEI strategies,and talent marketing programs.

Peju "The Spark" Abuchi

Peju "The Spark" Abuchi IAMB is a poet, performer, speaker and coach. Peju says: “Having me at your event is an absolute game-changer! I bring passion and purpose that will empower, inspire and captivate your audience. My spark will ignite a move in each listener and a movement in each organisation towards better leadership skills, better employee engagement and better mental health. My spoken words are mesmerising, magical and magniloquent.”

Peju has performed at London City Hall, Black Inclusion Week, Solaris Global Leadership Programme, on Channels TV, BBC Radio and featured in Women in Leadership Publication and The South African Times.

Arit Eminue (she/her)

Arit Eminue MBE is an award-winning Chief People, Inclusion and Culture specialist. Arit Eminue was awarded an MBE in 2023 for Further Education in the Creative Industries, Arit is the former Founder and Director of the multi-award-winning recruitment and training company DiVA Apprenticeships.

Arit sits on the Equity Justice Advisory Group (EJAG), contributing to steering the BPI’s Equality, Diversity and Intersectional work for its members, award shows, events, and The BRIT Trust. She is also the DE&I lead for membership organisations such as the BPI, IMPALA Music, and the Association of Independent Music (AIM), designing and facilitating a range of workshops for their member companies in the UK and Europe centred around DE&I. Arit is a LinkedIn Learning instructor and sought-after inspirational speaker and contributor.

Shazia Ginai (she/her)

Shazia Ginai is the Chief Marketing Officer at Basis research, responsible for creating and executing marketing strategy. She was previously Chief Growth Officer at Catalyx, CEO of Neuro-Insight, a leading edge neuroscience led marketing and media measurement agency. Shazia is Board Chair for Colour of research, on the advisory board for Women In Research and a member of the Market research society D&I Council. She also has a great deal of passion for driving awareness and research into menstrual health, and is an active volunteer for Endometriosis UK.

Bushra Baig- Daykin (she/her)

Bushra Baig-Daykin. is a trusted senior leader and board level advisor with extensive experience of co-creating and embedding psychologically safe and inclusive organisational cultures for all to thrive in. Committed to the delivery of excellent services for social justice causes, specialising in women’s rights & anti racism. With over 20 years experience and expertise of leading change for long term success and sustainability. Academic background includes a first degree in Law, a Masters in Human Rights and a qualified Leadership Coach.

Leyya Sattar (she/her)

Leyya Sattar is a Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Impact Entrepreneur, winner of WACL’s Future Leaders Award, one of the Forbes 100 Women Founders, featured in Ad Age's 'Women To Watch - Europe.’ She was shortlisted for the 'Breaking New Ground' award at WOW UK, previously worked as part of the Race Disparity Unit with the Fawcett Society, researching pay and progression for women of colour, and is a qualified Cognitive Hypnotherapist (with Neurolinguistic Programming).

Leyya co-founded award-winning media company The Other Box alongside Roshni Goyate. Together they’ve educated hundreds of companies across different industries on anti-oppression, unconscious bias, diversity, equity, and inclusion since 2016. The Other Box offers all sorts of services – from consultancy and training to brand partnerships and jobs board – all while supporting a fantastic community of over 20,000 people from diverse backgrounds.

Animah Kosai (she/her)

Animah Kosai. is CEO of Speak Up At Work, a senior consultant and advisor.

(During Women’s History Month 2024, Animah asks that any speaking opportunities be passed to Palestinian women. Animah considers that she has white privilege, and wants to pass the mic to the most affected people. I’ve kept Animah on the list because Animah is awesome and I want you to know about her: go follow her on LinkedIn if you’re not already!)

Barbara Thompson (she/her)

Barbara Thompson is a senior learning and organisational development professional and International Speaker. She works at the intersection of digital, organisation capability, transformation and culture.

Cinthya Sopaheluwakan (she/her)

Cinthya Sopaheluwakan is the founder of The Big Picture, an impact organization working at the intersection of systems, strategy and storytelling. She has broad experience in consulting in Europe and Asia, working with international corporations, startups, NGO and public organisations. She has a degree in physics and a Master's in Business Administration, and she is an alumnus of Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership program.

She is passionate about reimagining the future, decoloniality and bringing critical discourse to her work. Her work in reimagining sustainability has been featured in Forbes. Her speaking topics include but are not limited to reimagining futures, decolonizing sustainability, decolonizing narratives and storytelling, climate change and colonization, and building an intentional climate career.

Abi Adamson (she/her)

Abi Adamson is the award-winning Founder & DEI Director of The Diversity Partnership (TDP). Abi has delivered over 800 informative and educational diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) workshops and has built global DEI culture strategies for some of the world’s best-known companies, including Sony Music, Google, Spotify and Wise.

Abi’s most acclaimed workshops focus on microaggressions in the workplace, privilege, allyship and inclusive leadership. Abi focuses on advocating for equity in the workplace and helping people overcome the silver elephant in the room when it comes to having uncomfortable conversations about diversity, specifically around race, as well as other intersectional identities. Abi describes her experience, skills and expertise as ‘triangular’ as she adapts her knowledge to understand EMEA, North America and the African lens of diversity and inclusion.

Sabrina Clarke (she/her)

Sabrina Clarke is the Managing Partner of Build Global, her company. Sabrina took her experience from roles such as Senior Manager at Ernst and Young and Vice President, Investment Banking and Structured Capital Markets to start her company.

Build Global is an award-winning strategy firm that provides Energy, Financial Services and Technology companies with strategy, transformation and business sustainability services. Build Global Ventures is how the firm drives impact through two initiatives which Sabrina leads: The Founders Corner, which invests in and provides advisory support to under-represented Founders selected by the firm and The Liberian Business Alliance, an initiative committed to the economic empowerment of Liberia through business and entrepreneurship.​

Also, a creative, Sabrina is the Founder of Lateral Theory, a digital media company that creates original content for audio, streaming and film. Sabrina is an Executive Producer, with various credited projects including, the Creator, Executive Producer and Director of the award-winning audio-visual podcast BRKIN Bread.

Sabrina is also an award-winning entrepreneur whose accolades include BEFFTA Legend Award Recipient and 50 Most Inspirational Black Women in the UK, African Glitz Magazine. Sabrina is a Royal Society of Arts, Manufacturing and Commerce Fellow, a Non-Executive Director and Trustee whose previous roles have included appointments to Doteveryone and Theatre503.

Dr Autumn Blackdeer

Dr Autumn Blackdeer is an anti-colonial Indigiqueer scholar-activist from the Southern Cheyenne Nation.

Najité Phoenix

Najité Phoenix is a decolonial communications consultant and strategist.

Isa Wurie (she/her)

 Isa Wurie is an employer branding consultant and DEI specialist.

Natasha Adom (she/her)

Natasha Adom is a UK employment lawyer. She’s a partner at GQ Littler, head of DEI and leads client training at the world’s largest employment and labor law firm.

After over 15 years advising businesses on employment law, Natasha draws on this experience to provide training solutions to help employers reduce their employment law related risk and meet their business goals.

Advita Patel (she/her)

Advita Patel is an internal communications specialist, Director of Comms Rebel, co-author of Building a Culture of Inclusivity and CIPR President-Elect 2024. She’s also a certified coach, co-founder of A Leader Like Me (a global consulting organisation).

Advita has spoken at more than 100 events over the past three years, covering topics such as Internal Communications, employee engagement, change management, imposter syndrome, leadership and diversity.

She hosts two podcasts. One is called CalmEdgedRebels, covering leadership, productivity and personal brand. The second is A Leader Like Me, interviewing remarkable underestimated people from across the globe.

Zinthiya Ganeshpanchan (she/her)

Zinthiya Ganeshpanchan FRSA has over 15 years of experience working in the not for profit sector designing and delivering programmes aimed at combating violence and poverty. Her specialisms include VAWG including in emergencies, capacity building for not for profit sector and social enterprise, Community Development, Project Management, Fundraising, Monitoring and Evaluation and partnership development.

Ritika Wadhwa

Ritika Wadhwa is a CEO, founder, board member, trustee and board director, leadership fellow, fellow of the RSA and keynote speaker.

Farhana Kuddus

Farhana Kuddus is a global DEI leader, multi award-winning and Powerlist thought leader, transformation expert, board Member and mentor. She’s worked with organisations including NASA, and as a UN Woman for United Nations.

Leyla Okhai (she/her)

Leyla Okhai is a mental health and wellbeing expert, keynote speaker, facilitator, coach, cultural awareness specialist, and TEDx Speaker. She helps create equal, happy and mentally healthy workplaces through training, coaching, speaking and consultancy. She’s also the award-winning podcast host of the Diverse Minds Podcast.

Hira Ali

Hira Ali is a leadership development specialist, executive career coach, and acclaimed writer and speaker. Hira is the recipient of the Top 100 Women – Lift Effects Star Award and was one of the top three finalists for the Baton Awards, Entrepreneur of the Year.

She won Highly Commended women in media award sponsored by Microsoft at the prestigious win trade awards in 2019. In 2022, Hira was named one of the top 100 influential Muslims in the U.K and the top ten in education.

Hira was also included in a list by Diverse In of global D&I voices to follow on LinkedIn and made it to a list of top women breaking the bias globally. In addition, she features as a role model in the book Girls Who Do You Want To Be.

She is also the award-winning author of two transformational books: Her Way To The Top: A Guide to Smashing the Glass Ceiling and Her Allies: A Practical Toolkit to Help Men Lead Through Advocacy.

Chloe Davies (she/her)

Chloe Davies is an award-winning inclusion consultant, chef and entrepreneur dedicated to equality, and is one of the founders of the brilliant Join Our Table initiative.

Chloe’s the founder of It Takes A Village, a collective for Black women in advertising, media, and marketing. Chloe is also an ambassador for Mental Health First Aid England, a director at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre Project, a UN Women UK Award Finalist, Campaign 2023 40over40 and 2023 BBDA Finalist.

Phyll Opoku-Gyimah (she/her)

Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, aka Lady Phyll, is the co-founder and CEO of UK Black Pride, the first event of its kind in Europe celebrating “LGBTQ people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Middle Eastern and Latin American descent… to promote and advocate for the spiritual, emotional, and intellectual health and wellbeing” of these communities.

She’s a trustee at Stonewall and sits on the Trades Union Congress (TUC) race relations committee.

She has won numerous awards for her work including the Black LGBT community award, as well as being honoured on the Independent on Sunday Pink List (2011) and the World Pride Power List (2012).

In 2016 she publicly refused an MBE. Did I mention she’s a personal hero of mine? Respect.

Manjuri Sinha (she/her)

Manjuri Sinha is a thought leader in the Talent Acquisition and HR world.

Quamina Lewis (she/her, they/them)

Quamina’s an events producer, podcaster and part of the amazing podcast Dope Black Queers.

I can personally recommend Quamina Lewis as an incredible speaker, because I met Quamina while on a panel and was blown away by their powerful insights.

Joanne Lockwood (she/her)

Joanne Lockwood is a writer, podcaster, Inclusive Culture Expert and International Keynote Speaker, with a focus on LGBTQ+ and trans issues. She’s the founder of SEE Change Happen, and host of the “Inclusion Bites” podcast series, focused on inclusion, belonging, and making the world a better place.

Nova Reid (she/her)

Nova Reid is a thought leader, TED Speaker, author and producer.

Her book The Good Ally is one of my favourite books of all time. Sharp insights and crystal clarity: it’s a must-read for anyone, wherever you are on your anti-racism journey.

Imani Barbarin (she/her)

Imani Barbarin is a writer, public speaker, TikToker, and Disability rights activist.

If you don’t follow Imani on social media (aka Crutches and Spice) please fix that ASAP.

Ijeoma Oluo (she/her)

Ijeoma Oluo describes herself as a “writer, speaker and internet yeller.” She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race, Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America and, BE A REVOLUTION: How Everyday People are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World - and How You Can, Too.

Her work on race has been featured in The Guardian, The New York Times and The Washington Post, among many other publications.

She was named to the 2021 TIME 100 Next list and has twice been named to the Root 100. She received the 2018 Feminist Humanist Award and the 2020 Harvard Humanist of the Year Award from the American Humanist Association.

Nicole Yershon

Nicole Yershon is founder of NYC (the Nicole Yershon Collective). An executor, consultant, coach, speaker, judge, mentor, a ‘super-connector’ and an Amazon #1 Best Selling author, Nicole was identified as one of the 25 women who have shaped British digital industry over the last 25 years, by The Drum.

Tash Koster-Thomas (she/her)

Tash Koster-Thomas is a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant, speaker and panelist.

Momtaz Begum-Hossain

Momtaz Begum-Hossain is a colour therapist who works with brands, organisations and media outlets to amplify their products, campaigns and projects with the power of Colour. Momtaz is an experienced event speaker who shares positive and practical information and inspiration about colour with new audiences.

Shereen Daniels

Shereen Daniels is a thought leader in HR and anti-racism, the bestselling Author of The Anti-Racist Organization - Dismantling Systemic Racism in the Workplace, Managing Director at hr-rewired.com, chair of adeif.org and winner of HR Consultancy Firm of the Year.

Sharon Hurley Hall

Sharon Hurley Hall is the co-founder of Mission Equality, author of I'm Tired of Racism and the founder and writer of Sharon's Anti-Racism Newsletter.

If you’re not signed up for Sharon's Anti-Racism Newsletter, grab yourself a paid subscription right now if you possibly can. Sharon also generously writes a free version, which is a fantastic anti-racism resource.

Lisa Maynard-Atem

Lisa Maynard-Atem is an award-winning Entrepreneur, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advocate, public speaker, Non-Executive Director, board Member, marketing Expert and BBC 1Xtra Future Figure 2022.

Celia Chartres-Aris (she/her)

Celia Chartres-Aris is a multi-award winning Disabled campaigner, lobbyist, investor and policy designer. She founded several Disabled-led organisations focused on the development and advancement of policy, ensuring that Disabled people are at the heart of legislation. As well as the Disability Power 100, she is also featured on the Global Diversity Leaders list.

Michelle Moore

Michelle Moore MA BA  is an award-winning leadership coach, author, international speaker, and LinkedIn Learning Instructor. Michelle supports people in their personal and collective transformation as conscious leaders. Voted as one of the UK's 50 most influential women in sport and based on a career in senior leadership roles in sport, government, and education, Michelle’s a globally recognised executive on leadership and race equity.

Elizabeth Anyaegbuna

Elizabeth Anyaegbuna is the Co-Founder of 16x9 Media, an advertising media Executive, co-founder (with some other incredible women on this list) of Join Our Table, President of Bloom UK, Co-Founder Bloom in Colour, a mentor and role model at MEFA, part of WACL, a CAN Board Member, speaker and DEI Advocate. Phew. How talented and impressive can one person be?

Amy Kean (she/her)

Amy Kean is one of the rare white women I know who uses her platform to actually challenge oppression, even when it makes her audience feel challenged. She’s the

CEO & Creative Director of Good Shout, a bestselling author and poet, a sociologist, satirist, LinkedIn Top Voice (seriously, follow her on LinkedIn you will not regret it).

Hire Amy and her company Good Shout for all your learning and development needs. She’s an absolute riot and brilliant at what she does.

Foluke Akinlose

Foluke Akinlose MBE FRSA is founder of PRECIOUS, the first digital magazine for women of colour in the UK. Foluke launched the PRECIOUS Awards in 2007 to provide a platform to inspire, encourage and recognise successful women of colour in UK business and recognise those playing leadership roles within corporate life.
Now in its 12th year, the PRECIOUS Awards have been key in uncovering the success stories of women of colour, informing the wider business community and driving change.

In 2008 she was named in the top 100 in Courvoisier’s “The Future 500” a list of the country’s top achievers across ten wide-ranging categories, and was honoured with an MBE in the 2010 New Year’s Honours List for services to the Creative Industries.

In 2012 Foluke was awarded a Media Pioneer Award at the Specialist Media Show awards, and in 2015 she was named in the Independent on Sunday’s Happy List, a collection of 100 inspirational heroes and heroines whose kindness, ingenuity and bravery make Britain a better place to live.

Mary Waweru (she/her)

Mary Waweru is the founder and CEO at Crest Impact. She’s an Anti-Racism, a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Impact Consultant, and a Global Project Manager.

I’ve had the pleasure of joining one of Mary’s 1:1 anti-racism workshops. Mary is a brilliant communicator who draws on real-life experiences, to show how systemic racism shows up across every area of life. Our two and a half hour session simply flew by. Mary skilfully weaves informative content and engaging storytelling together, in a way that's deeply personal, connecting and affecting. I hugely recommend Mary's workshops if you're looking to build your knowledge of anti-racism.

Ishreen Bradley

Ishreen Bradley guides leaders to realise their equity and inclusion ambitions with clarity and confidence.

Candy DeRoy

Candy DeRoy empowers neurodivergent women, trans and non-binary People to excel in their Careers by developing positive mental fitness.

Elaine Grant

Elaine Grant is Director, Elaine Grant Creative Consulting and Theatre Access, Community Engagement, Participation Consultant, Public Speaker, Event Host and Focus Group recruitment specialist

Lillian Lartey

Lillian Lartey is a de-stress and wellness coach and consultant who helps ambitious women Over 40, who are entrepreneurs, business owners, leaders and consultants to swap stress, anxiety and burnout for health, happiness, calm and balance.

Harpreet Kaur

Harpreet Kaur has developed 20 years of experience working in arts and culture from producing projects to consulting with arts organisations. Her niche is looking at culture through a socio-political lens, as an advocate for Cultural Value. She has specialised in international arts research, facilitation, audience development and qualitative evaluation, working across the arts, media and heritage sectors in the UK and internationally. She supports the creative industries to be innovative, accessible and of high quality. Her strength lies in building partnerships, exploring diversity, creative climate justice and advocating for creativity for change. Clients, associates and employers benefit from her nuanced, engaging, honest and challenging approach.

Keji Moses

Keji Moses (FCMI) is the founder and CEO of Mayah’s Legacy charity, helping to create equitable experiences in healthcare. Keji is also a Non- Executive Director, Strategic Leader and Maternal Health Advocate.

Monwara Ali

Monwara Ali is a leadership coach and consultant, the CEO of Waltham Forest Community Hub, Director of Stow Inspire CIC, Founder of Ma Learning Centre and a motivational speaker.

Nic Saunders

Nic Saunders helps women break out of their comfort zone, become fearless and love who they are, so they can get more from life, by silencing their inner critic, making brave choices and taking inspired action

Leanne Mair

Leanne Mair is a best-selling author and gender equity expert focused on finacial services. Leanne’s goal is to ensure women are seen, heard and have the same access to opportunities. As the founder of the Benefactum Group, she works with forward-thinking leaders to accelerate gender equity in their businesses.

Michelle Gyimah

Michelle Gyimah is a pay gaps strategist who supports engineering and energy firms to understand and address their pay gaps. Michelle’s also a podcast host and speaker.

Mildred Talabi

Mildred Talabi is a LinkedIn visibility coach, author, creator and host of the podcast Start Being Visible.

Peju Adebajo

Peju Adebajo is CEO of Value Creation and a sustainability and climate thought leader. She was voted one of Cranfield UK’s 100 Women to Watch, and a finalist in NED to Watch '23.

Subira Jones

Subira Jones is an International Keynote Speaker and Founder, who supports people to achieve sustainable high performance without burnout. Subira’s a LinkedIn Top Voice for Work Life Balance, and was voted Young Business Person of the Year London SMEs 2023.

Babita Paul (she/her)

Babita Paul is a menopause trainer and mid-life gut health coach.

Naida Allen (she/her)

Naida Allen is a content writer, personal branding and social media marketing coach. She supports solopreneurs and women business owners to create a unique personal brand and grow pipelines, without cold DMs or icky selling.

Niki Woods

Niki Woods supports midlife women to improve their performance, energy, mental clarity, confidence, fitness and health. She helps businesses retain female talent and support success in midlife, and professional women to thrive in peri-menopause and beyond.

Yemi Jackson

Yemi Jackson MBA

Founder & CEO | Diverse Talent Acquisition | Fractional C Level Talent Hire For Scale Ups | I help progressive organisations head hunt exceptional talent| Certified WBE | Contact yemi@engagetransform.co.uk

Aggie Yemurai Mutuma (she/her)

Aggie Yemurai Mutuma is a UN Women UK Delegate, leadership coach, public speaker and award-winning diversity, inclusion and anti-racism strategist. She was voted one of HR’s Most Influential Thinkers in 2022.

Dr Yvonne Thompson

Dr Yvonne Thompson is the founder of Wintrade Global Women Intra and Entrepreneuers Network, an executive coach In Leadership, an expert in DEI, KCIII Deputy Lieutenant Greater London and chair of OKRE (a charity that creates entertainment content that challenges misleading perceptions).

Yemisi Jenkins

Yemisi Jenkins MBE GMBPsS is a DEI Consultant, Non-Executive Director, Community Engagement Facilitator, Advisory Board Member, Certified Coach and a Mental Health and Wellbeing Award Winner.

Zoë Hingston

Zoë Hingston LLB is the award-winning Head of Inclusion at Newcastle United Football Club. She’s also a Non-Executive Director, Advisory Board Chair, mentor, public speaker, a former police officer, the first female chair of NPEMA (Northumbria Police Ethnic Minority Association).

Zarina M.

Zarina M. is Head of Equity Diversity & Inclusion for the UK and IMEA at engineering firm ARUP.

‘Detola Amure

‘Detola Amure is an entrepreneur, productivity and leadership coach, certified Grief and Loss Specialist, and the founder of Super Working Mum.

As a Productivity and Leadership Coach, ‘Detola helps leaders refine their organisational culture by putting emotional wellbeing and compassion at the forefront of the agenda to drive productivity, retention and create a much happier workforce. After the loss of her son in 2018, ‘Detola qualified to be a certified Grief & Loss Specialist where I work with individuals who have experienced death, divorce and other major emotional losses recover so that they can move beyond their loss.

She founded Super Working Mum, in 2012, a global organisation dedicated to helping overwhelmed mothers find purpose, maximise their time so that they can manifest their dreams. She’s experienced in writing, speaking, mentoring, coaching, facilitating workshops and women’s retreats.

Funke Oham

Funke Oham is a three-time author and a mentor. She guides and inspires young people through Inspiring the Future Charity, a monthly career talk she hosts: How I Started and has received two Mentor of the Year awards. A qualified Life and Performance Coach. She holds a MSc in Organisational Knowledge from Cranfield University.

Funke created the concept for a Ladies Club in a deprived area in East London in 2003. As a result of this project, she was a recipient of the Community Champions Award, Exceptional Community Champions Award and UnLtd Social Enterprise Award. The network evolved into a social enterprise platform that encourages women to connect, provides opportunities, envisions and fosters collaborations between women.

Magda Stega (she/her)

Magda Stega is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consultant, inspirational speaker, HR leader and a winner of Miss Trans Poland.

Watch Magda’s TED Talk.

Funmi O.

Funmi O. is a Chief People and Culture Officer, board member, coach, speaker, Diversity and Inclusion and strategy thought leader.

Bernadette T

Bernadette T is an executive director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, public speaker, inclusion consultant and trustee.

Janine Esbrand

Janine Esbrand is an award winning Keynote Speaker, Corporate Trainer and Executive Coach. Having landed her dream job as a corporate lawyer in 2010, she now teaches others to do the same. She delivers engaging, inspiring, thought provoking talks to boost engagement, proactive professional development and employee retention, and provides dynamic executive coaching to their emerging leaders who are ready to advance to the next level in their careers.

Lauren Chiren (she/her)

Lauren Chiren left her job in her early 40s, thinking she was experiencing early-onset dementia. She wasn’t. This is how Lauren’s journey as a menopause awareness educator and advocate began. She’s now the Founder and CEO of an organisation dedicated to menopause awareness and support, and is deeply committed to educating employers on the impact of menopause in the workplace.

About the speakers on this list

• This is a list of speakers you should hire (not women you should hire).

• A lot of people on this list are women. There will be others on the list who aren’t women, for example, genderfluid folks who sometimes identify as a woman.

• Gender is something you know and feel to be true about yourself, so I can’t guess anyone’s gender.

• I’ve included people’s pronouns, based on their public profile (usually LinkedIn).

• People can have different pronouns in different spaces, and their pronouns may change over time.

• If your pronouns (or any other details) change, please send me a message.

• You can update your details (including being taken off the list) at any time!

• Paid bookings only. Obviously!