Leadership Forum - July 2023

Our panellists:

Pernille Hagild - Global Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Ingka - parent company of IKEA. Pernille brings a rich vein of knowledge and experience having worked as a Country Head of HR in the UK, Head of HR in Denmark, Regional Head of HR for Central & West Europe and now heads up the EDI agenda for the IKEA group globally.

Akin Thomas, Founder and CEO of AKD Solutions - an international Organisational Change consultancy that assists organisations in the areas of leadership, diversity and customer experience. Their clients include Rio Tinto, Warner Brothers, Sony PlayStation, UK Sport, Holiday Inn, C&A, English Cricket Board, Sport England and the London Business School to mention a few.

Serena Lloyd-Smith Head of Diversity and Inclusion for Global, where she is responsible for driving the D&I strategy, interventions and initiatives, and oversees Global’s staff networks. A key part of her role is influencing the approach to D&I as well as working with senior stakeholders by using data to capture key insights to drive real measurable progress.

During the session we’ll be exploring:

How data is being used to help drive evidence-based decision making
The role DEI plays in delivering on culture and wellbeing
Overcoming the challenges of setting KPI’s

Don’t miss this opportunity to join the discussion, pose your questions and share your experiences at this exclusive FREE event for HR, DEI and People Analytics Leaders.

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Serena Lloyd-Smith

Head of Diversity and Inclusion for Global

Serena is responsible for driving the D&I strategy, interventions and initiatives, and oversees Global’s staff networks. A key part of her role is influencing the approach to D&I as well as working with senior stakeholders by using data to capture key insights to drive real measurable progress.

Prior to her joining, Serena was a Diversity and Inclusion Specialist at the BBC where she managed and developed seven staff networks; supported the delivery of the BBC’s three-year D&I plan; and co-facilitated training and initiatives across the organisation.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/serena-lloyd-smith-42518738/

Akin Thomas

Founder and CEO of AKD Solutions

Akin Thomas is the founder and CEO of AKD Solutions, an international Organisational Change consultancy that assists organisations in the areas of leadership, diversity and customer experience.

Their clients include Rio Tinto, Warner Brothers, Sony PlayStation, UK Sport, Holiday Inn, C&A, English Cricket Board, Sport England and the London Business School to mention a few.

AKD are often called in when there are key leadership and organisational change challenges that must be addressed.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/akinthomas/

Pernille Hagild

Global ED&I Leader at the Ingka Group, IKEA

Pernille is the Global ED&I Leader at the Ingka Group, IKEA. She has 20 years’ experience of working in key operational and managerial positions within IKEA, at a regional and Group level.

With a strong background in human resources, Pernille today leads the Global ED&I team, which contributes to setting the strategic inclusion roadmap in the key areas of gender equality, ethnicity and disability

linkedin.com/in/pernille-hagild-2b19287

This webinar took place on Wednesday 5th July 2023.