Melanie Jacobs
Diversity & Inclusion Consultant
Melanie Jacobs Consulting
Melanie Jacob grew up on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia before moving to Barbados in 2011 to pursue her BA French & Spanish. She then started working as an English Language teacher in the French Overseas Department of Martinique, while also obtaining her Master’s degree.
In August 2018, she headed to Lyon, France. It was at this point in her life that she understood the importance of representation, since there was nobody who looked like her, or the diverse array of strangers she encountered around the city, on the big and small screen, on billboards and certainly not in the pages of popular magazines.
However, it wasn’t until she started volunteering at a local charity organization and was granted the right to work that she truly became aware of the harmful effects of the country's 'colourblindness’.
Thus, given her passion for social change and her many years of experience in education, she decided to launch her own diversity and inclusion consulting business in the hope that she would play an active role in the changes that she would like to see in the world.
https://www.melaniejacobconsulting.com
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Emma Broadway
Founder & CEO
Talent Partnership Consulting
With over 20 years in talent management, Emma has driven change in tech organisations, from start-ups to multinationals (including Citrix and Microsoft) at every stage of the I&D journey from strategy builds, process design and enablement, to beyond launch.
Her passion for delivering growth by increasing equality has boosted sales and productivity while delivering high levels of diverse hires, cutting gender pay gaps and increasing employee satisfaction and external brand perception.
With a strong passion for empowering diverse talent in developing their careers, Emma’s goal in life is to create opportunities for all and to bring more balance to the boardroom.
https://www.tpconsulting.uk/
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Talent Partnership Consulting
Maurien Olsthoorn
Corporate
DSM
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Corporate
DSM
Hélène Guillaume
Founder
Wild.AI
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Founder
Wild.AI
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Shewan
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AI
Urban
Olivia Jezler
Founder
Future
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Future
Jessy Halison
Engineer
Ecosia
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Ecosia
Naya Moss
Founder
Frauvis
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Carole Gendron
Global Director of Smart Buildings Data & Analytics
Phillips
Carole Gendron is a Data & Analytics Strategist, AI-Artist practitioner and speaker, at the intersection of Science, Technology and Art based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. As a ‘Techno-optimist’, Carole combines her professional experience of 20 years directing Data & Analytics teams in Multinationals. In her current global position within Phillips, Carole combines classical arts and Artificial Intelligence to contribute a unique perspective to the ‘AI for good’ conversation. She is an active member of the 'Women in AI' community promoting the feminine touch in AI for a Creative and Caring Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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Phillips
Marion Mulder
Founder MuldiMedia
MuldiMedia
Having worked on visions and strategies for and implementations of various ‘emerging techs’ over the last 20 years the red-thread thru Marion’s career is "Making Digital Technology Work For You".
She is part of the Women in Voice NL core team, part of Women In AI Netherlands, and co-founder & board member of the Workplace Pride Foundation.
Current interests #GenderFreeTech, #InclusiveTech, #Voice, #AI, #XR, #AIethics, #Futurism
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Carol Tarr
Impact Change Advisor
FIIND Impact
Carol was born on the Southside of Chicago, Illinois, USA. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Wesleyan University in Connecticut, where she majored in East Asian Studies and Religious Studies. She has a master’s degree in theological studies (MTS) from Harvard University, where she specialized in World Religions and was a researcher for the Pluralism Project. She is a.b.d. (all but dissertation) from a PhD program at the University of Chicago, in History of Religion. Committed to lifelong learning, Carol is currently studying Sustainable Finance at the University of Zurich.
After a year as an Included VC Fellow, Carol became an angel investor and made the career jump to Impact Investment as an Impact Change Advisor for FIIND Impact, researching faith-based organizations, values and investment practices. She has been a lecturer at Nyenrode Business University and worked at The Next Women where was the architect behind the Fempower Your Growth Program, working alongside the major Dutch banks and policy institutions to offer an intense program to train female entrepreneurs on growth strategies while addressing the biases of bankers and investors. The well-known Borski Fund, for women investing in female entrepreneurs, came from this same initiative.
She is President of the Harvard Club of the Netherlands and is President and co-founder (along with Jara Pascual and Robbert Fisher) of the recently launched Wominvest Observatory (wominvest.org,) focusing on driving change in equitable investment practice on the EU policy level. Wominvest recently hosted debates on Women and Investment at the EU Parliament. Carol aims to foster understanding of the impact of intersectionality and championing investment into overlooked and underestimated founders.
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FIIND Impact
Gaby K. Slezak
Partner & Head of 3D&VR at Evenness
Evenness
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Partner & Head of 3D&VR at Evenness
Evenness
Vivian Acquah
Workplace Wellness & Amplify DEI Advocate
Viva la Vive
As an inclusive Workplace Wellness Advocate, Vivian Acquah advises managers on how to keep their team members engaged, energized, and safe in a sustainable manner. (this means long-term).
A clearly defined Workplace Wellness strategy & implementation program fixes your hidden revenue losses along with missed opportunity revenues. It achieves this by improving talent retention, engagement, employer branding, and connection with diverse talent. It prevents your company from leaving money on the table. It also makes your organization a better place to work and be a part of.
Vivian Acquah is making topics related to workplace wellness & DEI accessible to everyone. She provides people with the right tools, at the right time, to embrace inclusive changes. Vivian motivates people to think consciously and inspires them to take action.
https://www.vivalavive.com/
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Elizabeth M. Adams
Chief AI Ethics Advisor
Paravision
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Chief AI Ethics Advisor
Paravision
Davar Ardalan
Founder of IVOW, Executive Producer of Audio at National Geographic
IVOW
Davar Ardalan is the Founder of IVOW, a tech startup bringing cultural intelligence to AI. IVOW stands for Intelligent Voices of Wisdom. The company helps clients incorporate cultural richness, inclusive datasets, and traditional storytelling solutions into their technology. A veteran of NPR, Ardalan is also the Executive Producer of Audio at National Geographic. She’s been recognized with a Gracie Award from the American Women in Radio and Television and a shout-out in the popular comic strip Zippy. She is the recipient of a United States Ellis Island Medal of Honor, for individual achievement and for promoting cultural unity.
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Traca Savadogo
Market and Relationship Strategist
Tall Poppy Consulting
Traca Savadogo's philosophy is rooted in the belief that a single conversation can change your life. Since 2006, she has met an average of three people a day, and regularly shares insights and inspiration from this practice in online posts. Her 2019 TEDxSeattle talk, Why You Should Talk Regularly With Strangers, has been translated into 15 languages and shared with Tim Ferriss' 6 million social media followers. Her speaking sparks action and she's been featured at events for Mensa, Creative Mornings, the University of Washington, and Microsoft. Traca is the founder of Bold Ambition, a mastermind for high-performance leaders. Established as a springboard for ambitious women, they focus on building next generation wealth, leveraging influence, and developing leadership & entrepreneurial skills. She also hosts the Bold Ambition Fireside Chat series, deconstructing the playbook of high achievers.
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