Keynote SpeakersNaomi Sesay is the Former Head of Creative Diversity at Channel 4.
Using over 25 years of experience in television and media, Naomi Sesay has devoted her career to serving as a powerful advocate for diversity and inclusion, becoming a trailblazer for social enterprise.
As a Diversity & Inclusion expert, Naomi has delivered training for various organisations, including Google, Microsoft, NBC Universal, Harvard and WPP.
Naomi is also leading the construction of the very first female-centric, bio-designed, sustainable smart city in Sierra Leone.
An inspiring and thought-provoking speaker, Naomi challenges audiences to examine their emotional, cultural, and neurological habits to create a truly diverse workforce.
Naomi’s speaking topics include:
Hidden In Plain Sight – Diversity in Motion
Creating a truly diverse workforce is paramount. But, in our current environment, change is slow and difficult work. Perhaps now is the time to think of a more innovative way. This thought-provoking and inspirational keynote examines how the information we currently possess locks us into unconscious holding patterns.
By interrogating our emotional, cultural and neurological habits, Naomi demystifies the sticking point of change, interactively shows examples of palpable connection and moves us into a new place of diverse thought and action.
The Future of Inclusive Leadership – Nuances, Quirks and Science
Is it possible to consciously push the dial of change toward diverse and inclusive leadership? Only if we understand the dial which we push.
This interactive talk reveals the powerful tools that D&I leaders will need to make their teams and organisations effective, agile, and precise.
We will examine the nuances of diversity, the importance of thought leadership, and how to utilise cutting-edge scientific theories to empathetically and powerfully lead a diverse cohort.
The Golden Thread
As a species, we are narrative beings, hardwired to connect with, learn from and understand the art of storytelling. We instinctively tune into stories that resonate or match our emotional state. Stories entice, enthral, inspire, warn, dictate and command, but the most potent and universal stories are those which weave a thread of truth.
This keynote examines the damaging effects of the stories we tell ourselves whilst re-imagining the art of storytelling, the building blocks of human connection, to explore powerful stories through the lens of Diversity and Inclusion, which could change everything.
