Anna is an entrepreneurial leader with a history of exceeding growth targets within the tech industry. Over the last decade, she’s scaled companies to drive growth, maximise revenue and increase performance. In 2019 she founded Code First Girls, a social enterprise dedicated to transforming tech by providing the skills, space and inspiration for women to become kick-ass developers and future tech leaders. Made up of over 20,000 women, with over 50% from BAME backgrounds and 58 nationalities represented, Code First Girls is a community-led organisation, dedicated to developing the next generation of data scientists and software developers. In 2023 an announcement was made that Code First Girls would be building technology at the House of Lords and The House of Commons and have been recognised for their influence on the in the cyber space

Lauren is an entrepreneurial Equity Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) leader, founder, board member, and charity trustee with experience in complex, multinational environments across six continents in Consumer, Manufacturing, Technology, Travel and Financial Services. One of the youngest women to join the executive leadership team of a FTSE 250 company.

As The LEGO Group’s first Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, she brings a robust track record of inventing and driving new commercial initiatives that build equity and inclusion at scale including Tate & Lyle’s first EDI strategy, Expedia’s first I&D strategy, J.P. Morgan’s first client diversity strategy and first global gender diversity program, and a Micro-Fund in Ghana.

A vocal advocate for sharing EDI best practices, she is a regular public speaker, guest lecturer at London Business School, and avid reader of 100+ books annually who frequently shares EDI reading recommendations. A recognised force for social change who received multiple industry awards including the Chief ED&I Officer of the Year, Highly Commended Head of Diversity, Most Influential D&I Leader, Forbes 30 under 30, Forbes All Star Alumni, Future Leaders Top 100, and Management Today’s 35 under 35.

As the founder and director of Diverse Leaders in Tech – the very first intersectional tech community in The Netherlands – Ingrid Tappin is on a mission to set the standard for DEI Excellence in Europe. She is the daughter of a Bajan psychiatrist and Surinamese psychologist, who lived in Seattle until she was five, before her family moved to Rotterdam. From a young age Ingrid learned the importance of being able to step into many worlds and walk in many shoes. For better, and sometimes for worse she became fluent in culture code-switching.

During her career – in which she ran her own culture design agency, co-founded a SaaS start-up, and worked as a senior manager for Accenture’s Talent & Organization practice – Ingrid discovered the power of DEI as a driver for team performance, business success and positive societal change. As she and her wife are now raising two teenage daughters – of which one has autism/is autistic – she more than ever realizes that the future of technology is in need of more empathy, compassion and inclusion. Ingrid believes that every individual has a part to play in shaping the future. Whether it’s in the workplace or in society at large, we all have a responsibility and a right to use our talents for good. It’s not enough to simply recognise the need for change; we must also take action to make it happen.

Busi is a Founder, Board Advisor, TEDx Speaker, coach and DEI practitioner. As the Head of Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Deliveroo, she’s responsible for creating and executing the DEI strategy, vision and goals for the organisation. She helps drive employee engagement and business results by serving as a catalyst across the organisation, to discover, develop and deliver the best practice and resources needed to promote a culture of inclusion and sense of belonging at Deliveroo.

She supports leaders in forming and cultivating strategic partnerships with individuals and organisations outside of Deliveroo to further diverse and equitable talent acquisition, engagement and retention for Deliveroo. Prior to Deliveroo, she led global strategy and programs for building high-performing and inclusive teams in Uber’s Global People & Organisation Development team and was the Global Co-Chair for Black at Uber, an Employee Resource Group that worked with DEI and the Executive Leadership Team to ensure black diversity and co-developed Uber’s anti-racism commitments and strategy.

With 15+ years experience as a consultant, coach and facilitator, she contributes to the broader technology industry using a pragmatic and developmental approach to DEI with founders and venture capitalists as the Co-Founder of The Inclusion Company. Now based in Amsterdam, she continues to build a legacy in my home country, South Africa as the founder of LegacyCreates, a creative consultancy that tells stories of black women.

Jemima is an Award-winning DE&I and communications professional with 17 years of experience.  She combines creativity with practicality to deliver impactful results that drive the business agenda. At PepsiCo, Jemima leads complex transformation agendas, working directly with the leadership team on a clear communication strategy that includes buy-in from a complex internal and external stakeholder mix.

Since joining the leadership team at PepsiCo, she has set up their DE&I function, established organisational goals for DE&I and developed PepsiCo brands and spokespeople with media training and workshops which allowed her to define the D&I narrative and architecture across key diversity dimensions.