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Powerlist Foundation/Deloitte Leadership

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Contents

Our Charity Objective 1

The Powerlist Delegates 2

The Powerlist Mentors 5

The Powerlist Speakers 21

The Powerlist Judges 28

The Powerlist Buddies 32

The Powerlist Q&A Panel (aka Alumni Panel) 44

The Powerlist Project Team 48

Contacts

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.powerlistfoundation.org.uk

A charity registered in England and Wales: 1138699c/o Powerful Media, Unit 8 Malvern House, 199 Marsh Wall,

Meridian Gate, London E14 9YT
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Our Charity Objective

Our core objective is to helpyoung people up to the age of25 to advance in life by providing

support and resources whichassist in developing their skills,capacities, capabilities, talentsand achievements to enable

them to fully participate in societyas independent, mature andworld-class professionals.

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The Powerlist Delegates

Surname First Name University

Abiola Emmanuel University of Nottingham

Adeeyo Motunrayo Warwick University

Adekaiyaoja Afolabi Queen Mary University of London

Afolabi Olayinka Loughborough University

Ajao Jemima University of Nottingham

Ajibodun Funmi University of Nottingham

Akinkunmi Oluwatobi University of Bristol

Akinlabi Adebola University of Nottingham

Akpabio Alexandra University of York

alridge Joshua University of Warwick

Amadi Chidi Kings College London

Animasaun Christina University of Birmingham

Annakie Ishmayl Loughborough University

Anyanwu Sharon Loughborough University

Anyiam-Osigwe Chukwudi London School of Economics and

Political Science

Areoye Dipo University of Nottingham

Ariyo Ladi University of Sussex

Asumanu Stanley Lancaster University

Atieno Eileen University of Bristol

Atitsogbui Florence University of Nottingham

Ayinde Moses University of Nottingham

Balogun Segun The University of Leicester

Bangura Jamal University of LiverpoolChambers Rebecca Brunel University

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Donker Alex University of Birmingham

Egualeonan Idemudia (Darius) University of Nottingham

Esene Tanya University of Nottingham

Fusi-Akpodono Yavin Liberatus University of Leeds

Johnson Seun University of Nottingham

Kanu Viola University of Birmingham

Koabo Anewsca University of Hertfordshire

Lawal Yasmin University of Cambridge

Maseli Omaro London School of Economics and

Political Science

Mensah-Afoakwah Lois London School of Economics

Miansiantima Prisca University of Nottingham

Minta Karen University of Nottingham

Monioro Reiss Loughborough University

Murray Pierre Loughborough University

Mwinyi Amani London School of Economics and

Political Science

Nwangwu Ebele City University

Oditah Chukwunonso Queen Mary, University of London

Ofei Jessie Loughborough University

Okorafor Hannah University of Cambridge

Oladeji John-Israel University of Birmingham

Oluwajoye Olatutu University of Nottingham

Owusu Melissa University of Leeds

Oyesanya Eniola University of Oxford



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Png Marie-Therese University of Oxford

Rafiq Raifa Queen Mary, University of London

Reid Aanisah University of Birmingham

Sanbe Tobi University of York

Shonde Jeremiah University of Nottingham

Simpungwe Vanessa University College London (UCL)

Sorunke Tosin Tosin Sorunke

Tay Selorm University of Nottingham

Udofia Nsikan University of Leicester

Umunna Rachel Imperial College London

Walusimbi Shafik University of Birmingham

Weya Samantha London School of Economics

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The Powerlist Mentors

Ama Afrifa-KyeiAma is a Manager in the Deloitte HR Talent team.

She provides expertise to the HR Head of Client Services and

the business, advising the firms talent partners and business

units on how to incorporate diversity & inclusion in firm-wide

talent strategy ensuring that Deloitte is inclusive when

deploying key talent agendas, and that diversity & inclusion

fully aligned with the firms talent brand + business priorities.

Ama is also the Network Lead for the firms Multicultural diversity network (MCN)

and has been awarded a Deloitte Leaders in Society award for leading the network.

Prior to working at Deloitte, she worked for DLA Piper UK LLP co-ordinating their

London CSR volunteering and education programmes, and their charity relationship.

Ama has an LLB in law from London Guildhall (now known as London

Metropolitan), and a Masters in Public Relations and Public Communicationsfrom University of Westminster. She is also a Fellow of the RSA (Royal Society for

the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) and a Friend of the

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Sophie ChandaukaSophie Chandauka is the Head of Asset Financing at the

Virgin Money Group.

Sophie leads the legal execution of treasury finance activity,

in addition to advising on M&A and governance. Transactions

since January 2012 have included the acquisition of

Northern Rock (awarded British Legal Award in 2012) and

other deals in excess of 8.5billion (earning the In-HouseBanking and Financial Services Team of The Year at The Lawyer Awards in 2013).

Prior to Virgin Money, Sophie was a Senior Associate in global firm Baker &

McKenzies advising clients such as Nike, The Body Shop, Macquarie Bank and

others She was seconded to Chicago in 2005.

Sophie has been recognised by the British Legal Awards, The Lawyer Awards,

Women of the Future Awards and in Management Todays 35 under 35.

In 2013 she was profiled in Financial News editorial pick of 40 Rising Stars in the

European legal profession under the age of 40.

Since 2009, Sophie has served on the Board of Trustees of Sentebale, the

charity founded by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso, for children living with by

HIV/AIDS. She is a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow, a 2014 alumni of

The Deloitte Academys Board Effectiveness programme and a member of the

everywomanClub for senior business women. She is Co-Founder and Chair of the

Judging Panel of the Black British Business Awards having featured as one of thetop 100 most influential Black Britons in the Power List 2014 and in the Financial

News Yearbook 2014.

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Ozzie Clarke-BinnsOzzie has spent the last 11 years as a Youth Consultant for

various organisations including the Metropolitan Police and

the London 2012 Organising Committee. At 13 he became

the Mets youngest ever advisor on youth and policing policy

for London and today works with organisations across UK Plc

confronting racial inequalities within youth unemployment

and related government policies as Lead Consultant on the

Race for Opportunity Youth Advisory Panel.

After graduating in 2011 with First Class Honours in Psychology from Royal

Holloway, University of London, Ozzie spent the next 18 months developing

skills and experience in varied positions. From working in HR at Channel 4, as a

full-time volunteer mentor with charity City Year, to being selected as Olympic

Village Youth Mayor during the 2012 Games. Today Ozzie works for Thomson

Reuters in Talent or Organisational Development, looking at how you identify

high performers and high potential talent and how you structure.

In his private life Ozzie is an avid comic book fan and twin.



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Cedric FrederickA Visionary Leader and Social Entrepreneur with a 35 year

proven track record in and comprehensive understanding

of the charity and public sector environment, markets

and trends. Cedric worked his way up from a junior

position in a London local authority, to become CEO of

a black-led Housing Association and more recently to

leading a number of large and complex social care charities.

Between 2008 and 2014 he was Chief Executive of AvantePartnership; a Kent based, regional charity that cares for and supports over

3000 people a year in the older people, disabilities and children, young people

and families sectors. Cedric has over 25 years non-executive Director experience

in the charitable, housing association, NHS and higher education sectors.

Cedric has over 25 years experience as a member of the Board of several housing

and care related national governing bodies, housing associations and voluntary

organisations. This experience includes over 9 years as Non-Executive Director ofa specialist mental health NHS Foundation Trust and as a Governor of Canterbury

Christ Church University since 2009.

Cedric has been named as one of the UKs Top 100 Most Influential Black People

four times since 2008.

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Ayo GabrielAyo Gabriel is Sales Specialist in the Financial & Risk division

at Thomson Reuters. He Joined Thomson Reuters following

graduation from Queen Mary, University of London, where

he attained a Bachelors degree in Economics, Mathematics

and Statistics. Ayo enjoys traveling, giving motivation talks

and has continued to stay involved in several mentoring

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Dr. Gbadebo OgunlamiDr. Gbadebo Ogunlami trained as a commercial lawyer then

joined Price Waterhouse London where he was in house

counsel in the Corporate Finance and Privatisation Function

for nine years. He had held director level positions in Business

Objects and Bolero International and leads business

development assignments for technical start-ups. He has

run technical and business projects in Belgium, Germany,

Jordan, Nigeria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

He stays healthy by playing five a side football and coaching the under 15 London

Welsh youth rugby teams He has an MBA in Corporate Finance, an LLM in

International Law from UCL, and a PhD in Comparative Petroleum Taxation from

Dundee University.

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Piers LinneyPiers Linney is the Co-CEO of leading cloud service provider

Outsourcery, a qualified solicitor and is one of the panel of

investors on BBC2s Dragons Den programme.

With both Barbadian and English heritage, Piers grew up

in a small mill town in Lancashire in North-West England

where he attended the local comprehensive school after

failing his 11+. With aspirations of being his own bosseven at the age of thirteen, Piers cut out his local newsagent by going direct to

the wholesaler to start his own paper round, planting his entrepreneurial seeds

by building it up and then selling it off. Piers remained determined to get into

business but was keen to further his education and set his sights on a professional

career in law and finance. Subsequently, Piers went on to study Accounting and

Law at the University of Manchester, successfully qualifying as a solicitor in the

City in 1997 where he specialised in venture capital and corporate finance and

experienced management teams and investors cutting deals. Even during thistime Piers remained involved in a number of entrepreneurial ventures in business

services, film and media. After qualifying, he went on to become an investment

banker working in mergers and acquisitions at Barclays de Zoete Wedd (BZW) and

then Credit Suisse. The skills he learned in the City would create the basis of his

success in the future.

Once Piers had accumulated a deep understanding of corporate and venture

capital law and corporate finance, he left a well-paid job in investment banking

to start an internet enterprise as he recognised the enormous and disruptive

opportunity the internet posed. Since leaving the City, Piers has been involved

in a wide range of sectors and businesses through direct investments and

via a number of funds ranging from property to pharmaceutical research to

dance music. Ever seeking new opportunities, after running his own corporate

finance and alternative finance advisory business, he also became a partner in

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In 2007, Piers led, with his business partner with Simon Newton, the buyoutof Genesis Communications, a mobile voice and data reseller company from

a FTSE-100 company. By consolidating the market and moving to an online

self-service model, the mobile business became a sector leader with revenues

of 44 million before it was sold in 2011. Following four acquisitions and the

sale of the legacy mobile business, the nascent Cloud Service Provider business,

Outsourcery, was started and developed. Outsourcery now counts Vodafone,

Virgin Media Business, Microsoft, HP, Dell, Atos and 500 small and medium-sized

suppliers of IT and communications solutions to businesses as its partners.

Piers has been recognised as one of todays top 100 most influential black Britons

in the Thomson Reuters sponsored Power List 2014 and was a founding Trustee

of the Powerlist Foundation which aims to identify and support tomorrows

leaders irrespective of their race, gender, faith or ethnicity. He is also a trustee

of the innovation charity with a 360m endowment, NESTA. Piers is in the

process of launching his own digital platform run by his charity. workinsight.

org is developing a digital platform connecting 14-19 year old students, via their

school or college, with local employers of all sizes providing short yet informative

work place insights with no selection criteria, combined with relevant careers

information and guidance. In his charitable activities, Piers is keen to capitalise

on his years of experience and encourage the entrepreneurial talent which lies

dormant in others, as well as providing a level playing field so individuals are only

limited by their own ability and aspiration and not social or institutional barriers.

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Scott MorrisonScott has 20 years of unique experience with some of the

worlds most innovative, demanding and high performing

businesses including Saatchi and Saatchi, Wieden and

Kennedy, P&G, Nike, Activision, Levis and Diesel.

He has built, developed and coached award-winning

teams whilst working with some of the worlds highest

performing cultures including Nothing is Impossible,Only the Brave and Just Do It.

Building successful commercial and creative strategies and cultures Scott has

accelerated brand and business growth at every business he has worked within.

Scott is a regular commentator on business issues and has contributed to the FT,

The Times, BBC, Brand Republic, Marketing, Campaign, Mediaweek and several

other online publications.

He has judged some of the industrys most recognised awards, giving him

valuable insight into the workings of Client and Agency strategy and how to

get the best for both parties these include the IPA Effectiveness Awards,

Mediaweek Awards and the IPA Gold Accreditation.

He mentors regularly and lectures at various colleges in London and Paris.

Scott has been recognised 3 times as one of the UKs 50 most influential Blackmen and as one of the 30 most influential Marketing leaders in the UK.

Scott has a passion for music (he was signed to Defected, Hed Kandi and

Z Records), photography (he studied at Central St. Martins) and comedy

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Charles SekwalorCharles was born, raised and schooled in West London and

has Ghanaian heritage. He is the middle child with two sisters.

Whilst studying for GCSEs and A-levels, Charles set up one

of West Londons first combined consumer & corporate

computer repair companies, which at its peak served

various TV & media personalities and large corporates in

London.

Post A-level, Charles studied an Electronic Engineering with Management masters

degree at Imperial College, London.

On graduating in 2005, Charles joined Accenture as a management and

technology consultant, working primarily on large scale Fortune 500 and public

sector change programmes, also leading the Accenture Black ethnicity diversity

programme during his tenure.

Upset by missing on out on the 2001 dotcom boom/bust era, Charles left

Accenture in 2009 to experience the credit-crunch recession through the eyes of

start-ups. In that period he worked to build various new start up projects from

fashion e-commerce, wedding planning, ebay for rentals and the 1st generation

of a Hailo-type service, whilst developing a property portfolio.

After various attempted ventures, Charles ran out of cash and returned to the

corporate world, joining Tesco in a supply chain management role where heexperienced the other side of consulting.

Charles subsequently joined McKinsey & Company in 2010 as a strategy consultant

where he worked on and led high profile engagements across virtually all industries,

geographies and functions. In January 2013, Charles founded COS Ventures

a business start-up, private equity and investment organisation, for which he also

acts as CEO.

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COS Ventures, headquartered in St James, London focuses on building start-upsand private equity investments that drive positive change. Operations are focused

between Europe and Africa with an increasing focus on the African continent as

of 2014.

Current in house projects include:

Agonyapp a crowd sourced lifestyle advice social network, redefining the

therapy industry for young people globally.

Mindsmeet Africa[launching summer 2014] an online recruitment platform

for start-up, tech and creative sectors in Africa.

Movemeback[launching summer 2014] a platform enabling diaspora and

other interested parties to access and move to the most exciting opportunities

on the African continent; including corporate, internships, social sector,

start-ups and investment opportunities.

Africa100[launching autumn 2014]: A crowd-fund and international business

financing/diligence platform for African start-ups and SMEs.

Charles is passionate about start-ups and creating things, but also loves Formula 1,

music, travelling, partying-abroad and people in general. One of his ambitions

is to own and build a Formula 1 team from the ground up and secure the first

African Formula1 race of current era.



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Daniel TaylorA renowned and highly respected design specialist with

a reputation for designing and building bespoke interiors

for public and private sector clients, providing work space

which is both fully functional and aesthetically pleasing.

Specialises in developing innovative design concepts

which are financially viable and environmentally sensitive.

Passionate about encouraging creativity amongst young

people, particularly those from black and ethnic minority

communities. Positively embraces diversity as an employer, providing training

and support to facilitate thecontinuing professional development of his staff and

empowering them to deliver outstanding services to clients.

Career highlights:

Winning the contract to design the Conservative Partys new headquarters in

Victoria Street, London.

Collaborating with scientists and engineers at the UKs Transport Research

Laboratory Headquarters inBerkshire.

Playing a pivotal role in putting the NHS at the forefront of office design with

revolutionary new headquartersand 999 emergency service centres for the

South Central Ambulance Service.

Running a futuristic office design competition for school children with the aimof encouraging creativityamongst young people.

Listed as one of the UKs top 100 most influential black people on the JP

Morgan Black Powerlist in 2009.

Being a founding member and spearheading the launch of the Creative

Apprenticeships Task Force, a 12memployer led initiative that works with

businesses to identify successful apprenticeship practice andopportunities for

young people.

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Winning the Outstanding BME Contractor/Architect/Consultant of the Year atthe FBHO Annual Black &Minority Employee Housing Awards for Metro Design

Consultants.

Featuring in a new book No Excuses written by a young writer Sotonye Diri

on black role models whichspecifically targets young black people living in

disadvantaged circumstances.

Professional activities:

One of the founding trustee for the Creative & Cultural Skills Council

(C&C Skills), the Governments sectorSkills Council for design, advertising,

crafts, cultural heritage, music, performing and visual arts.

A Fellow of The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures

and Commerce): anenlightenment organisation committed to finding

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Dr. Yvonne Thompson CBEA dynamic, entrepreneurial business leaderwith a proven

record for building high performing teams. Since starting

her own PR Company over 30 years ago

Ms Thompson has acquired an exceptional range of

transferable skills that can complement high performing

companies and organisations.

Originally from Guyana, South America, Ms Thompson has

always shown an entrepreneurial flair. Not taking the usual channel to the small

business arena,

she evolved from freelance writing for many music industry papers including

Music Week the industry bible, and IPC weekly and monthly titles. She also has

been involved in many successful firsts in the UK including, being Music Editor for

the UKs first Black Monthly glossy magazine Root, and also being a founder

and director and board member of the UKs first Black Music radio station Choice

FM, now owned(Capitalxtra)by the Global Radio Group. Other firsts include,

starting the first Black Owned PR company (according to PR Week),now known as

ASAP Communications; running the first in depth research of the lifestyle of the

Black community across the UK The Black Consumer Survey and starting the

UKs first Black Women Business Network The European Federation of Black

Women Business Owners.

She also has over 20 years experience for which she is well known on public

sector boards, which includes, Chairing:- the London Central Learning andSkills Council, DTIs Ethnic Minority Business Forum, African Caribbean Business

Network, and many others where to brings energy, experience, dedication, and

change to and for many.

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Often called upon for media interviews, on issues concerning small business,women and minorities; Ms Thompson is no stranger to engaging with Prime

Ministers, Ministers, and high profile personalities in the business arena. Having

made her mark in the UK she was awarded a CBE (Commander Of The British

Empire) in the Queens Birthday Honour List in 2003 for her services to women,

small business and minorities. In 2005 she was awarded an honorary doctorate

by London Metropolitan University for services to small business, and mass

communications. She has been recognised across the UK and Europe as well as

internationally, having been acknowledged by the Mayor of Houston Texas, withan Yvonne Thompson Day (4th January) as well as being named in Washington

in the Congressional Records. Ms Thompson has been hailed as a role model in

the Black community in the UK and Europe and for women in general wanting

to start their own business. She has chaired many governmental committees,

including the DTI(now BIS), the Learning & Skills Councils and sat on many boards

including the first Mayoral advisory board for the LDA(London Development

Agency). Her most recent profiled roles includes working with a prestigious

corporate network, TNON (The Network Of Networks), chairing the events

committee for the Womens Diplomatic Service Network, the BAME network

of corporate minority networks and most recently appointed to the Economics

Honours Committee where she is committed to help in their campaign to

increase nominations from minorities and women. Ms Thompson is the Author

of upcoming book 7 Traits of High Successful Women On Boards. Inspired by

the Lord Davies report Women On Boards and the pace of change with regards

to women on boards, Ms Thompson has interviewed 21 women on top corporate

boards along with Lord Davies, Sir John Parker and the Chairman of Deloittes

David Cruickshank. The book is due to be published in October, with E&Y hostingthe launch.

Yvonne is currently working with a group of corporates who are producing for the

second year running a carers advice exhibition aimed at young people age 7 plus,

encouraging them to take up STEM(Science Technology English and Math) as part

of their educational enhancement and using role models within corporate to show

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As well as speaking in schools and events to young people, she is also workingwith the Speakers for Schools campaign (Education for Employment), encouraging

more women and minorities to go into schools to inspire young people on their

career choices again showing jobs they thought unattainable can also be

achieved by them.

Through writing her book and having just finished the highly recognised Deloitte

Academy Navigating the Board which is a programme for Women On Board run

by Deloittes, her boardroom skills including Governance, amongst other areas has

just been sharpened and ready to put to use.

She has supports and fund raises through Marathon running and other activities

for Build Africa, an organisation which builds schools in Kenya, Uganda and

Democratic Republic of Congo, and has sponsored the cost of schooling for one

child through Build Africa.

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Emma CoddEmma Codd is Managing Partner for Talent in the UK firm

(and a member of the firms Executive) and also a partner in

the Forensic practice where she established and manages

the Business Intelligence Services team, advising clients on

identifying and mitigating integrity risks when investing and

operating in new geographical markets. Emmas previous

roles include: the UK member of the Global Young Partner

Advisory Council; Co-Chair of the UK Executive AdvisoryGroup; and member of the Project Horizon Steering group. Emma has been

heavily involved in Deloittes diversity, respect and inclusion agenda for the past

few years and was sponsoring partner of the UK firms Womens Network until

her appointment to the Executive.

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Adrian JosephAdrian is a Managing Director at Google in the Customer

Solutions and Innovation team for Northern and Central

Europe. He was previously Managing Director of Google

Enterprise for Europe, Middle East and Africa and has also

worked in the Mobile, Display and YouTube businesses.

He joined Google eight years ago with fifteen years of sales,

marketing and general management experience gainedwithin industry and management consultancy. Prior to Google, he spent six years

at Ford Motor Company in Sales and Brand Management roles in Europe, was a

Principal Consultant at A.T Kearney and was on the main Board of Trafficmaster Plc.

In January 2012, he was appointed Chair of Race for Opportunity, the race

campaign of Business in the Community, a Prince of Wales charity which

stands for responsible business and strives to ensure that all ethnic groups are

appropriately reflected in the UK workforce.

In 2014 he was appointed to the Board of Business in the Community, whose

president is the Prince of Wales, and to the Board of the Powerlist Foundation,

a charity which helps underprivileged young people.

Adrian holds an Economics degree and an MBA.

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Ken OlisaKen Olisa, OBE is Founder and Chairman of Restoration

Partners, the boutique technology merchant bank. Kens

technology career spans over 30 years commencing with

IBM from whom he won a scholarship while at Cambridge

University. At IBM he held various posts in systems

engineering, sales and marketing, before joining Wang

Laboratories in 1981. Following a period as Marketing

Director for Europe, Vice President of US Marketing andthen of Worldwide Marketing, Ken was appointed Senior Vice President and

General Manager of Wang Europe, Africa and the Middle East. In this role, he was

responsible for the sales, marketing, support, service and administration activities

within 11 subsidiaries and 92 distributors.

After leaving Wang in 1992, Ken founded Interregnum, the technology merchant

bank, which he led to a 100+m IPO on AIM in 2000. He was elected as a Fellow

of the British Computer Society in 2006. In addition to his entrepreneurial/privateequity activities, Ken has considerable public company Board-level experience on

both sides of the Atlantic. His connection with AIM dates back to the markets

foundation. In 1995, he chaired Voss Net, the first UK ISP (Internet Service

Provider) to go public and one of the first companies to list on AIM. He was

later Chairman of the Board of the first Israeli company to list its shares on AIM

DMATEK. He is a director of Thomson Reuters and has served on the boards

of ENRC from 2007 to 2011 and of Open Text Corporation from 1998 to 2008.

He joined the board of The Institute of Directors as a Non-Executive Director in

April 2013 and he is currently Non-executive Chairman of Outsourcery Plc who

successfully floated on AIM in May 2013. He additionally serves on the Board of,

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Kens knowledge and experience of large and small enterprises, technology andmarketing and his willingness to speak his mind makes him a much-demanded

public speaker. A believer in the Victorian ethos that successful commerce is the

fuel of public service, Ken is a Freeman of the City of London; Past Master of the

Worshipful Company of Information Technologists; a Director of the Thomson

Reuters Foundation; Chairman of Thames Reach (a charity working to shelter and

resettle the homeless in London for which he received an OBE in 2010); Chairman

of Shaw Trust, a past member of the Governments Womens Enterprise Taskforce

and was an inaugural Postal Services Commissioner from 2001 to 2004 and anoriginal member of IPSA (Independent Parliamentary Standard Authority) until

2013. In 2009, he was named the Sunday Times Not for Profit Non-Executive

Director of the year and was voted one of the Top 50 most influential people in

UK IT in 2011, and the second most influential black person in 2014 by the Power

List Foundation.

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Kurt BarlingProfessor Kurt Barling began his career as a Lecturer in the

Department of International Relations at the London School

of Economics. He gained a BA(Hons) First Class in Politics &

Modern Languages from City of London Polytechnic and won

several scholarships to continue his postgraduate work at

the LSE and Sciences Po Paris where he graduated with a PhD

in International Relations and MSc in Government & Politics.

In 1989 he made a dramatic career switch to the BBC where he has worked on

all the most prestigious news and current affairs programmes including: all BBC

News Programmes, Newsnight, Today, Assignment, Correspondent, The Money

Programme and Black Britain. Kurt has also worked extensively across Radios

4 and 5 including creating award-winning shows for Inside Money and Money

Box. His first BBC film was made at the Berlin Wall when it fell.

He has made dozens of documentaries on a range of subjects including the fall of

the Berlin Wall, ensuring the Rights of the Child through the United Nations, the

shooting of Amadou Diallo in New York, President Francois Mitterrand, General

Noriega, The crisis in Yugoslavia, the award-winning Who Killed PC Blakelock?,

and the film that exposed Muslim cleric Abu Hamza, Trouble at the Mosque.

When Kurt became a presenter for Black Britain in 1997 he investigated the

conversion of young black men to Islam in Pentonville prison. He reported from

Atlanta on the black and white prejudice against children of mixed heritage,

investigated the increasing numbers of firearms related murders in the West

Midlands and the theft of artefacts from Africa to be sold in the West.

Kurt is a multi-award winning journalist. In 1996 he won the Commission for

Racial Equality reporter of the year award and subsequently more CRE media

awards for his reporting and films on issues involving the black communities of

Britain than any other British journalist. This included the award winning film

returning to Belsen with Holocaust survivor Gina Turgel. In 2010, for services to

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From 1997-2000, Kurt was a BBC News Correspondent and from 2001-14 he wasthe Special Correspondent for BBC London News. For 7 years has wrote a weekly

column for BBC London Online which became the Barlings London blog for

which he won a Best Writer, PA Online Media Award in 2011.

Kurt has also been an independent producer making films and tackling controversial

subjects including Abu Hamzas subversion of Finsbury Park Mosque, questioning

whether black athletes have a genetic advantage and the life and times of Bernie

Grant, UKs first Afro-Caribbean MP.

He is currently completing a book on Terrorism called Abu Hamza: Guilty My fight

against radical Islam with former MI5 agent Rda Hassane.

Kurt was appointed Professor of Journalism at Middlesex University in November

2013.

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Pamela HutchinsonPamela is cited as one of the most recognised thought

leaders and vocal advocates for diversity across the private

sector and has 20 years experience in managing diversity

within engineering and financial services.

After graduating in law, she began her career at Bechtel Ltd

as an employment law and diversity specialist where as a

pioneer she successfully built the business case for diversity.

In 1999 as one of the first diversity practitioners to the City, she joined Goldman

Sachs as the Head of Diversity for Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA), where

she firmly established diversity as an imperative for financial institutions.

Pamela joined Barclays Capital in 2001 as Director of Diversity for EMEA, where

she was responsible for developing and executing the diversity strategy across the

region, with oversight for Asia Pacific (APAC).

In November 2003, Pamela moved across to Deutsche Bank initially as a

consultant and in January 2004 she joined permanently as a Director heading

up Diversity for the UK responsible for translating the global strategy into local

pragmatic, business specific activities.

In February 2011 after taking a career break, Pamela joined Northern Trust

initially as Head of Diversity for EMEA and in 2013 assumed the role of Chief

Diversity Officer for EMEA & APAC where she has responsibility for developingand delivering the strategic agenda for diversity & inclusion (D&I) across the

region whilst integrating it into people processes and business practices.

Pamela is an expert advisor on the D&I board for the Department for Energy and

Climate Change and is a school governor at Malden Parochial Church of England

Primary School.

Strongly driven by what she values, respect, equity, honesty and positivity,

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The Powerlist Judges

Adenike AdenitireAdenike Adenitire is the founding editor of the annual

magazine Future Leaders, which is published by Powerful

Media Ltd. The groundbreaking title, which is now in its

5thyear, celebrates 100 of Britains most outstanding black

university students and graduates, and is now one of the

most recognised tools used to inspire university and college

students from African and African Caribbean backgrounds.

Adenike has been a professional journalist for the past 15 years and in that time

has written for national newspapers such as the Daily Mirror, and the Guardian,

has appeared on BBC Breakfast TV, and is a contributor to the Huffington Post.

A key contributor to the 2011 Channel 4 documentary How Hip Hop Changed the

World (presented by Idris Elba), she is the former entertainment editor at New

Nation newspaper, and has interviewed celebrities such as Will Smith, Kanye

West, Mariah Carey, Samuel L Jackson, Denzel Washington and Usher,

Outside of journalism, Adenike runs her own PR business Coast 2 Coast Media

Ltd, where clients include award-winning Hollywood actors Aml Ameen

(Kidulthood, Harrys Law, The Butler) and Nonso Anozie (The Bible, NBCs

Dracula, Enders Game).

She is also the founder and managing editor of popular entertainment website

www.imisstheoldschool.com.

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Michael EbodaMichael Eboda is the Founder and CEO of Powerful Media Ltd,

a company he set up seven years ago. Powerful Media

specialises in introducing influential and talented people

to organisations and individuals who want to meet them.

The company has built a huge network of people through

its high-end, niche publications, such as The Powerlist,

which profiles 100 of Britains most influential black people,

and Future Leaders, which profiles 100 of the mostoutstanding African and African Caribbean university students.

As a result, Michael has become one of the best connected people in the country,

while retaining a relatively low profile himself.

Powerful Media is in the process of building a reputation for being a very

effective recruitment aid to organisations that are looking to increase the ethnic

diversity of their staff at graduate to senior levels.

Before he started Powerful Media, Michael was Editorial Director of the Ethnic

Media Group, which at one time published some 10 titles.

He has worked for and written for many national newspapers and magazines,

including The Observer, The Guardian, The Sun, The Evening Standard, The

Sunday Times, The Times and The Independent.

Michael holds a masters degree in law and a post-graduate diploma in periodicaljournalism. He is Vice-Chair of the board of trustees of the Powerlist Foundation

and was appointed Trustee of Theatre Royal Stratford East in March 2012.

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Catherine JonesCatherine is a director in the Corporate Finance practice

of Deloitte.

Having qualified as a chartered accountant in the financial

services audit practice, Catherine worked as an insolvency

practitioner within Deloitte for many years supporting

businesses through insolvency processes or restructuring.

A fluent French speaker, Catherine worked on many crossborder engagements before eventually taking up responsibility for learning &

development in Corporate Finance in the UK. In 2006, Catherine set up, and still

leads, the Deloitte EMEA (Europe Middle East and Africa) Corporate Finance

learning programme and since April 2012 has been the global learning leader for

the financial advisory practice. Catherine is also a qualified executive coach.

Catherine graduated from the University of Southampton with a degree in

French. She is passionate about sailing, skiing and scuba diving and her garden

which she designed herself.

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Sandie OkoroSandie is General Counsel of HSBC Global Asset

Management and Deputy General Counsel of HSBC Retail

Banking and Wealth Management. She is also a member

of the Executive Management Committtee of HSBC Asset

Management. HSBC Asset Management has offices in over

24 countries across the globe. Sandie has responsibility for

managing HSBCs Asset Managements legal risk and legal

teams across all these jurisdictions. Prior to joining HSBCin January 2014, Sandie was General Counsel at Barings. Prior to joining Barings

in May 2007, Sandie was Head of Legal for Corporate Services at Schroders (a

FTSE 100 company), where she also managed the Schroders Global Legal Panel.

Sandie qualified first as a barrister and then re-qualified and trained as a solcitor.

In July 2011 Sandie was appointed to the Management Board and the Panel of

Experts of the Haugue based Panel of Recognised International Market Experts

in Finance (P.R.I.M.E Finance) which is established to assist in the settlement ofinternational disputes on complex financial transactions and in January 2013 she

was appointed to the P.R.I.M.E Finance Audit Committee. In late 2013, Sandie

became a a council member of the Human Rights organisation, JUSTICE.

In January 2014, Sandie took up the role of President of International Lawyers of

Africa (ILFA), having previously been an ILFA director for many years.

In her spare time, Sandie is a Trustee of the Powerlist Foundation and the

Ambassador for the Law Societys Diversity Access Scheme. She was previouslya Chair of the CLO (Chief Legal Officers) Programme and she is a former trustee

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The Powerlist Buddies

Peter AdefioyePeter Adefioye is a young pioneer. Having founded

the group Vanguard Connect whilst still at college,

Peter started a movement that has brought together

and benefited hundreds of students internationally from

African & Caribbean backgrounds, encouraging the birth

and collaboration of projects, sharing of opportunities,

discussing of current affairs and building of networks.

Despite having run a long-standing business from the age of 12, Peter has always

kept a keen eye on the corporate world, having gained two years of experience

within investment banking and professional services before even starting university.

Being a passionate mentor and youth leader, Peter looks to pursue a career in

politics and social entrepreneurship after completing his undergraduate degree

at the University of Cambridge in Theology, for which he was awarded one of five

full scholarships from the bank Crdit Suisse.

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Adelani AdesidaAdelani received a BA (Hons) degree in Philosophy, Politics

and Economics from the University of Hull and works in

Riskonnects London office, servicing clients in the UK. He is

an excellent client liaison and works to seamlessly integrate

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Ife Ade TokanIfe Ade Tokan studies Finance, Accounting and Management

at the University of Nottingham. Ife has assumed leadership

positions whilst at University as he was the President of the

Africultural Society (2012/2013) and more notably, he was

featured in the Future Leaders Magazine 2012/2013 as one

of the top 100 future leaders in the UK. Some of his very many

achievements include mentoring ex-prisoners in order to get

them back into employment and being awarded the studentof the year at Havering College for his significant contribution to student life.

In 2013, Ife had the opportunity to attend the Deloitte Powerlist Leadership

Summer School where he listened to notable speakers who attended the conference

and who are also leaders in their respective industries. Ife says: I am really

fortunate to partake in the Summer School because I learnt about the essential

leadership characteristics needed to be successful in the 21st century and I will be

able to use these as guidelines when taking on leadership roles in the coming years.

Ife is currently on a years placement with PwC within the Audit Assurance

Division and also studying towards his professional qualification (ICAEW).

During his time at PwC, Ife has been opportuned to deal with prestigious clients

which includes leading banks in the financial services industry. Apart from his

normal duties as an auditor, he has also been tasked with developing training

programme for PwCs intake in the coming year.

Ifes pastimes are reading books, playing basketball and going to the gym.

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Senyo AidamIn July 2012 I graduated from a BSc in Economics from

the University of Birmingham, having learnt a tremendous

amount about myself, character and interests. In 2011 I had

the privilege of being a member of the Leadership Summer

School which contributed significantly to my personal

development. From drawing inspiration from the speakers,

to talking about my MBTI at interview, the experience was

simply invaluable.

I began my career at Mars Chocolate on the Commercial Development Graduate

Programme. I could not have asked for a better start, receiving world class

training and insight in to the world of commerce.

However 6 months ago, with inspiration from my mentor whom I met through

the Powerlist Foundation Alumni Network, I decided to join a niche pricing

strategy consultancy called Pearson Ham as their 4th employee. It certainly has

been an exciting experience so far. In just 6 months we have grown to a team of

7, working on projects for a number of household names and developing industry

leading frameworks. I am currently managing my 1st client project and learning

to marry the science of analytics with the art of strategy.

More than anything I appreciate that despite being able to advance in my career

I am able to pursue what matters to me the most, growing in relationship with

God and helping others to do the same. I currently lead a bible discussion of

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Moses Akintomide-AkinwamideMoses is a graduate of Kings College London, where he

gained a BSc in Biomedical Science. He currently works as

a business intelligence analyst with Visiongain specialising

in the pharmaceutical and medical technology markets.

In this role, Moses consults with clients on issues ranging

from market entry strategies to competitive intelligence.

His previous experience includes working as a publicity and

marketing manager for UNICEF.

Moses was featured as one of the top 100 future leaders in the 2012/2013 Future

Leaders Magazine. Among other achievements include serving as the Vice-President

of the Biomedical Sciences Society at university. Moses was also a delegate on the

2011 Powerlist/Deloitte leadership programme.

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Leandra Alexander-CotterLeandra is a first class BA Joint Honours Sociology and

Social Policy graduate from The University of Nottingham

and is due to commence the Barclays Human Resources

Graduate Programme this August. Aside from engaging in

academic aspects of university life, Leandra previously held

the Head Coordinator role for the Springboard project, a

student-led project which sought to raise the aspirations of

secondary school-aged BME students in Nottingham andbroaden their horizons with regards to the prospect of participating in higher

education. She organised a series of events held at her university which saw

the students being mentored by BME undergraduates. Expanding the project to

cater to its largest student audience in its five year history, Leandras leadership

was recognised as the Springboard project was a finalist for the universitys

2013 Student Volunteer Centres Project of the Year award. Other notable

achievements include receiving two departmental awards- Best First Class

Dissertation and Best First Class Performance in Sociology and Social Policy JointHonours.

At present she is an active member of Positive Youth News Haringey (PYN), a

youth led organisation set up in the wake of the 2011 riots which started in

the borough. In an attempt to reclaim the reputation of young people from the

borough following negative press, Leandra as part of the PYN team publicises

the successes of the boroughs young people both through local newspapers and

on social media, work which led to PYN winning both a regional and national

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Jasmine EnnisJasmine Ennis is a Marketing Events Executive at Thomson

Reuters in the Legal sector. She joined Reuters earlier this

year after building a close relationship with Susan Taylor-

Martin, President of Legal sector UK & Ireland who she met

at the Deloitte Leadership programme 3 years ago.

Jasmine is 1st class graduate from Brunel University with

Business and management (marketing). Her interpersonalskills and academic foundation had encouraged her to undertake various roles

abroad. She visited; India, USA and China to take part in insight programmes and

manage a marketing development project in the Pharmaceutical industry.

More recently she has been appointed the role of a senior director for a company

called SportsCityLondon providing a variety of programmes for children ages

4-11 in and around London.

Recently she has taken on the role of becoming a peer mentor for young boys

from the Amos Bursary. The idea that her experience will undoubtedly acts as

inspiration for someone younger keeps her determined to give back and help

where possible.

Jasmine has strong interests in development of young people and hopes to make

a change within the Powerlist Foundation as well as in her community.

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Iris IsokIris has had a keen interest in sports from a young age.

While studying for her GCSEs and A-levels, Iris not only found

time to play for Tottenham Hotspur Ladies FC, but also passed

her Football Association level one award in coaching football.

Her passion for sports attracted her to Loughborough

University which is known for its second-to-none sporting

facilities. Here she studies Management Sciences and plays

for the universitys womens football squad.

Iris has gained experience in the corporate world, interning at Moodys Corporation,

but discovered a passion for entrepreneurship and creativity. After attending the

Powerlist Leadership Programme in 2013, she was inspired by the entrepreneurial

speakers who were able to turn their ideas into successful enterprises. She was

particularly inspired by Claud Williams, him being a Loughborough graduate and

will be joining his social enterprise, Dream Nation this summer. In her endeavours,

Iris hopes to encourage young people not to follow ideals of success but to chasewhat they are truly passionate about.



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Rachel OwhinRachael Owhin is a prospective masters student at the

University of Oxford where she will undertake an MSc in

Migration Studies, and has just completed an internship

at the Scottish Parliament as part of the CARE Leadership

Programme. Previously, she studied Law with American

Studies at the University of Sussex, where she was elected

as a Trustee for the Students Union and was events

coordinator for the African Caribbean and Asian Society.She has spent a number of summers working at Clifford Chance and will be

undertaking a mini pupillage at No5 Chambers this summer. Whilst studying

abroad at Spelman College USA, she was selected to be on the Social Justice

Fellows Program and was also fully funded to undertake research on the Death

Penalty. Rachael has been involved with numerous projects which have taken her

to Ghana, South Africa, China, the USA and around the UK. Servant leadership

is a true belief of Rachaels, so she is involved in the running of the Jewels

Scholarship Fund charity and is a youth leader at her church.

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Dennis Owusu-SemFounder of Success Talks

www.success-talks.co.uk

@Success_Talks

Dennis is an Economics graduate from the University of

Bath. He was President of his African-Caribbean society.

He has previously worked at Goldman Sachs and is currently

an analyst at F&C Asset Management.

He is the founder of Success Talks which is an organisation which aims to shift the

mind-set of the next generation of young people in the UK and in particular those

of ethnic minority backgrounds. This has been done with a series of interviews

with successful BAMEs and distributing them through an app in both the Android

and Apple stores. Speakers include Ken Olisa, Damon Buffini, Christine Ohuruogu,

Jamal Edwards, Raoul Shah, Piers Linney, Chi Onwurah and Sheikh Bilal Khan.

He was previously the co-founder of an educational mobile app which was no1 in

the App store. He is a co-founder of Young & Connected an organisation which

broadens the horizons of people aged 18-25 by creating powerful networks and

opportunities. He has been selected as a member of Partnership for Change

an initiative which will see 100 influential thought leaders collaborating on the

Future of Savings. He is also a governor of a primary school in Stratford and

has done some work in power, infrastructure, banking, oil and gas projects in

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Folashade OyewoleI am a second year medical student at Imperial College London.

As President of Imperial College Londons Afro-Caribbean

Society 2013-14, I was able to develop my leadership skills

to a great extent whilst in a position of high scrutiny.

I organised a number of events including our annual culture

show production: Afrogala: The Untold Stories. The role

was a challenge that I thoroughly enjoyed as it exposed me

to a plethora of knowledge in the form of team-buildingand event-planning, paired with practical skills ranging from financial planning

to strategy & marketing. I worked closely with our Public Relations Officer, for

example, to raise over 15 000 in sponsorship for the society.

I have also acted as a mentor for young students from underprivileged backgrounds

in secondary school alongside an organisation called IntoUniversity. The aim

of the scheme was to help children begin to think about higher education from

an early age in order to better prepare them for the challenges that they mayface. Furthermore, I have been able to develop my team-working skills an active

member of the Imperial College School of Medicine Netball Team. This has taught

me the importance of strategizing in a high-pressured environment to ensure

the success of a team. Ultimately, I am extremely interested in mentoring young

people and inspiring them to be the next generation of Leaders.

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Kyomi WadeKyomi is a Social and Community Manager at a global

business book publisher called LID Publishing. This is a new

role for her after just returning to London from travelling

and working abroad. She was also a delegate from the

2011 Powerlist/Deloitte leadership programme.

Kyomi is an English & Creative Writing graduate with an

interest in marketing and sales, specifically within the digitalfield. After leaving university she enjoyed a marketing position on the award

winning Pearson Diversity Internship. Since then Kyomi has undertaken a variety

of jobs, internships and freelancing within the fields of sales, marketing.

Kyomi has a passion for travelling which has transferred onto a passion for

international business. She also has a passion for social media, and enjoys

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The Powerlist Q&A Panel(aka Alumni Panel)

Ssegawa KiwanukaSsegawa recently completed his PhD in Chemical

Engineering and Biotechnology at Cambridge University.

Specifically, he was working on Laser Analytics, developing

new optical spectroscopic techniques for medical through

to environmental applications. Before his PhD he obtained

an MEng in Chemical Engineering from Cambridge, with a

year spent studying at MIT.

He has also worked at the MIT Development Lab in Haiti, is a fellow of the

Royal Society of Arts, has performed at the Royal Albert Hall and captained the

Cambridge University Blues Boxing team. He was awarded 3rd place in IChemE

(Institution of Chemical Engineers) Young Engineer of the Year 2010 and 1st place

in Future Leaders, Top 100 Outstanding Students 2011. Currently he is working

for Digital Science and Digital Education, two new technology investment arms

of Macmillan Publishers.

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Nadia OdunayoNadia Odunayo studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

at Oxford University, graduating last year with a first class

degree.

Whilst at university, she took part in a wide range of activities,

including sport, debating, and drama. In her second year, she

set up The StoryGraph, a creative writing e-publication, featuring

original stories from university students across the country.

After leaving university, Nadia decided to turn down an investment banking

job, opting to focus on the tech and entrepreneurship industries. She won an

all-fees-paid scholarship to Makers Academy, a 12-week software development

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Gabrielle SamuelGabrielle Samuel, 23, is a Co-Founder and Co-Director of

Manchester Active Voices (MAV) a community initiative

aiming to equip, support and train young people in the

greater Manchester area with a variety of life skills.

MAV have had great success, rolling out their accredited

programmes in a number of schools, colleges and

community centres, also working alongside multiple local

and national government bodies. Having graduated fromthe University of Manchester in 2012 with a degree in Economics Gabrielle has

gone onto study Theology at Oakhill Theological College, based in North London.

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Claud WilliamsClaud Williams is founder of Dream Nation, a social

enterprise created to educate and inspire people to become

Practical Dreamers. After launching his first business at the

age of 17 he went on to start a number of companies and

projects in a variety of industries from media production to

business consultancy. Whilst at Loughborough University

he was part of the founding team for the Entrepreneurial

Society of one of the Universitys first ACS Presidents.He has been selected as one of Loughboroughs Inspiring Graduates and is the

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Veronica Martin, BA, MSc, MInstFVeronica is responsible to the Trustees of the Powerlist

Foundation for the project management, day to day

operation and governance of the Foundation.

She spent fifteen years in the advertising industry working

for Time Magazine and the Voice Newspaper before joining

the charity sector. Since then she has developed expertise

in various aspects of charity management including raisingfunds for a variety of causes and individuals. At the Brain and Spine Foundation

she was responsible for a million Appeal for the Michael Watson Marathon

Challenge in 2003 and was instrumental in raising 1m from an individual at the

Motor Neurone Disease Association.

She is passionate about helping charities and social enterprises in a broad range

of fields including education, health, social welfare, disability and the arts where

she co-ordinates major fundraising campaigns, grant applications and high profile

events. She is founding Trustee of Generating Genius and was Chair up until 2009.

Veronica is a full certificated member of the Institute of Fundraising and was

awarded a Masters with Merit in Charity Marketing and Fundraising in 2009.

She has 21 year old twin sons who are in their second year at university.

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Ro Paddon

Ro is the Head of Business and Enabling Skills based in

Deloittes Firm-wide Learning Team.

She joined Deloitte in September 2006 following 10 years

in the fashion retail industry providing HR and Learning and

Development support to Head Office functions at various

companies including the Arcadia Group.

She was responsible for Deloittes Internal Client Services Learning and

Development for 5 years and now leads Business and Enabling Skills a team

of internal facilitators who support the soft skills development of those in both

internal and external client facing roles.

She is a coach and has been coaching for over 10 years, working with Senior

Managers and Directors. This includes 7 years as part of Deloittes internal

coaching pool where she is a supervisor and part of the steering committeeresponsible for shaping the coaching strategy for the firm.

Her passion for helping others to realise their potential especially those in future

generations is what first attracted her to the Powerlist Summer Leadership

Programme 3 years ago, and continues to fuel her enthusiasm for the programme

to this day!



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