Theme: Visibility and Vulnerability

In the digital world it can feel like we're constantly on display, but rarely really seen…

What is the Tinder-and-Uberisation of urban life doing to the way we connect to ourselves and others? Whose realities rise to the top, and whose stories are suppressed? What does it mean to grow and make mistakes when Google never forgets, and hundreds - if not thousands - of people are watching your social media feeds?

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Ernie Spence

Ernie spent 22 years as a fighter pilot and experimental test pilot in the United States Navy. During this time, while completing numerous deployments and operations with partners around the world, he established a reputation for being a transformational leader and enjoyed many challenging opportunities to turn struggling and conflicted teams into world-class organisations. Now with Wilson Perumal & Company, he continues to focus on innovative organisational development programmes and strengthening the role of leaders to transform their organisation’s culture and management systems, while enabling them to establish and maintain their company’s position as an industry leader.

Hayley Sudbury

Founder and CEO of tech company, WERKIN

Hayley Sudbury is the founder and CEO of WERKIN, a people analytics platform that uses behavioural science to promote diversity. Helping organisations deliver on their people promises for commercial impact, WERKIN’s nudge technology enhances the visibility of diverse talent and transforms mentoring programmes into effective sponsorship. An LGBT+ entrepreneur and former Barclays senior executive, she actively mentors young women into STEM careers and sits on the steering committee of LB Women. Hayley regularly speaks on topics such as designing tech with gender in mind, most recently for TECHXLR8 as part of London Tech Week, Women in Tech: Scotland, Connecting Unicorns, Berlin and Turing Talks. Her entrepreneurial flair has been recognised by the Courvoisier Future 500 Entrepreneurs.

Jessica Pidsley

Jessica graduated from RADA in 2009. In 2012 she created her debut comedy show, I Can Make You Thin(k), performing with the Underbelly at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In 2013 she ran the London Marathon, because she wanted to get a medal before she was 30 and became a Mum. In 2014 she became a Mum. In 2017 Jessica created a drama-doc, Mama Courage, with her husband for BBC Radio 4, to tell the story of birth, ego death, love and recovery.

Pippa Evans

Pippa Evans is a musical comedian and improvisor. Her work has seen her tour globally, both as a stand-up and as a founder member of the Olivier award-winning stage show, 'Showstoppers! The Improvisational Musical.' Pippa can often be found on Radio 4 singing songs on 'The Now Show.' Alongside her performance work, Pippa is fascinated by the application of improvisational theory to every day living, which has led to the creation of the successful 'Improv Your Life' workshop series. In 2013, Pippa co-founded the Sunday Assembly, a network of secular and inclusive congregations, which now operates in over 70 cities globally.

Sharmaine Lovegrove

Sharmaine Lovegrove is the Publisher of Dialogue Books, the UK’s only inclusive imprint, part of Little, Brown Book Group and Hachette UK. Prior to going in-house Sharmaine was the Co-Founder and Publishing Director of Dialogue Scouting, the UK’s first book to film & TV scouting consultancy as well as being ELLE’s Literary Editor. Her path is drawn from all things innovative in storytelling and in 2008 Sharmaine set up her own bookshop as well as a creative agency in Berlin, having worked previously in PR, bookselling, event management and digital consultancy. Home is London and her roots are Jamaican and books make her part of the world.

Tuvia Borok

Co-founder and co-chair of the P3 Network

Tuvia Borok is co-founder & co-chair of The P3 Network. P3 is a not-for-profit organisation that provides support, advice, advocacy and role models for non-traditional and LGBT+ families. He is a regular speaker on authentic leadership, multi-faceted diversity, and re-defining heteronormative stereotypes. He is a regular writer about inclusion biases that he faces being a single gay dad. When not juggling the competing demands of being an awesome dad, his leadership of P3 or his professional career, Tuvia is an avid family fitness enthusiast and regularly participates in father-son adventure races.

Yamin Choudury

Yamin Choudury is the Executive Producer of Creative Learning at Hackney Empire, with a particular focus on creating platforms for emerging talent and unheard voices. With a background in Inclusive Theatre, his work is primarily based around the concept that everyone has something to share, but not all have the ability to share it. Having worked extensively across the performing arts and music industry, Yamin works to create pathways and access by the mainstream to diverse, fresh and contemporary ideas. An award-winning arts practitioner and workshop director, he has, for over ten years, been supporting the next generation of creative producers and artists to discover and assert their voice.