Speakers
Sunaina Kohli
Director of Global Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Action
VF Corporation (owner of brands such as Vans, The North Face and Timberland)
Sunaina Kohli is a Director of Global Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Action (IDEA) at VF Corporation, home to iconic global apparel and footwear brands such as The North Face, Timberland, Vans and Supreme. She is responsible for driving the development and advancement of VF’s Global IDEA social advocacy strategy.
She was previously with PwC where she oversaw led DEI efforts in the Middle East, pioneering the first D&I strategy in the region which impacted 6,500 people, 100+ nationalities and 5 generations across 12 countries. In doing so, she also pioneered the first wellbeing and mental health strategy in the region.
She is truly a global citizen and diverse by nature, having lived and worked in five countries with a career spanning five industries. Her curiosity and desire to empower others by celebrating their uniqueness is a key aspect of her connection to her work. She has recently relocated to Switzerland and continues to be an active advocate for mental health and workplace wellbeing.
Nicholé McGill-Higgins
CIPD Consultant
Founder & Managing Director, Changez Life
Nicholé McGill-Higgins is an award-winning campaigner, coach and consultant on race equality and inclusion. Commended for her work tackling oppression, aggression and prejudice in the workplace, Nicholé is a positive disrupter, using coaching and design-led thinking to help organisations drive positive change. She led the CIPD’s internal Race Review project in response to the murder of George Floyd, and oversaw the content produced by the CIPD to support people professionals in tackling racism and racial discrimination in the workplace. She was named ‘Campaigner of the Year 2020’ by The Baton Awards for her outstanding contribution to racial equality and was celebrated as National Mentor of the Year by the National Mentoring Awards in 2019.
Dan Robertson
Director
VERCIDA Consulting
Jo Wright is the CEO and Co-Founder of Coaching Culture, a business and community with a mission to change the way people think about leading and managing. Working with businesses including Etihad Airways, Shell, AECOM, Pernod Ricard and the NHS, Jo helps businesses to build a coaching culture where authentic leaders and managers help people to grow, thrive and perform through effective conversations and honest feedback underpinned by trust. Together with publishing a hugely successful magazine, since 2018 she has also hosted the Coaching Culture podcast, where she’s interviewed business leaders, authors, mentors and thought leaders on how to be a catalyst for significant, meaningful and positive change.