WorkPride 2023: The Impact of LGBTQ+ Officers – the Impact, Purpose and Value of Hiring one into Your Organisation

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  Belton Flournoy

  Managing Director
  Protiviti

  In addition to being a Managing Director in Protiviti’s Technology & Digital consulting practice, Belton is founder of Protiviti UK's LGBT+ group, which won best LGBT+ network in 2019 by the Inclusive Tech Alliance. Belton was shortlisted as a top 10 inspirational business leader in 2020 by the British LGBT+ awards, was recently listed as #18 on Yahoo Finance’s Top 100 Future Leaders, #15 on Yahoo Finance’s Top 100 Ethnic Minority Leaders and was featured on the top UK Black Role models, presented by Google. Belton was co-founder of Pride in the City with Pride in London where he ran a Mayor backed initiative dedicated to increasing diversity and inclusivity across London businesses.  In January 2021, Belton joined The Inclusion Initiative (TII) at the London School of Economics as an Advisory Board Member supporting their three-year innovative partnership programme bringing together research and practice to build more inclusive work environments. He has over a decade of experience supporting clients with deploying strategic solutions across some of the world’s leading financial services institutions, while maintaining a strong passion for ensuring diversity and inclusivity remain high on organisations business agenda.  He is extremely passionate about intersectionality, where he believes it is each person’s role to support other groups who are in the minority – “after all, we don’t want to preach to the converted, we want to educate and inspire people to be more aware and inclusive.” Belton also acts as an adviser to the UK Multicultural network, proCulture. He has experience delivering Cyber Security, Customer Experience, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Spreadsheet Risk and Compliance/Regulatory Risk programs across Europe. He has managed global teams across large organisations, as well as supporting small and medium-sized organisations to implement fit-for-purpose solutions. Protiviti is a global consulting firm that delivers deep expertise, objective insights, a tailored approach and unparalleled collaboration through consulting solutions in finance, technology, operations, data, analytics, governance, risk and internal audit. Please do not contact me if you require financial support.

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  Keith Gautrey. CMCIPD

  Director, Group Continuous Improvement
  RS Group

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  Luca Condosta

  Global Leadership Learning Ecosystem Community Lead | LGBTQ+
  ABB

  Experienced and inspiring global leader with a proven track record of complex program and stakeholder management, team management, data-driven setup, and diplomatic skills to influence the organization. Experienced program manager and change agent able to share a clear vision, bring together resources, create a culture of delivery. A globally respected leader in the GBS organization and across functions. Recognized speaker at external conferences on the topic of process improvement, data management and data strategy, internal control. Strong passion for people, data, diversity, and inclusion and generating impact in the organization by changing the culture to respond to market needs. Deep knowledge of the Global Business Service industry with global experience in setting up new cross-country centers. Strong expertise in USGAAP and IFRS conversion, ERP implementation (SAP FI, CO, and legacy systems). Competencies in setting up internal control systems over financial reporting (SOX compliance & Anti-fraud program), including governance and information, flows to Audit Committee, CFO, external auditors. Academic research performed in Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility.

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  Razan Abdelgadir

  Diversity Equity & Inclusion Consultant
  Capco

  Razan is a Chartered Member of the Institute of People and Development, she is an influential advocate and leader in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion. With a passion for social justice and a commitment to creating equitable spaces, Razan has dedicated her career to advancing the rights and opportunities of marginalized communities. With a strong educational background in Law, Learning and development and passion for human rights, Razan embarked on a path to empower others through education, advocacy, and community engagement. She has worked tirelessly to raise awareness about the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in various contexts, including corporate settings, educational institutions, and social organisations.

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  Dharmarajan M

  Head, Wealth Client Engagement
  Standard Chartered Bank

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  Jak Matthews

  Diversity Equity and Inclusion Professional
  BT Group

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