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Powerlist Foundation/Deloitte Leadership
Programme 2014
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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
British Institute for Interior Design.
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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
programmes.
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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
an alternative investment fund, providing structured equity and debt finance to
small-cap publicly traded companies.
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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
(he performs stand-up in London).
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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
innovative practical solutions to todays social challenges.
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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
that jobs they thought unattainable can be theirs given the right careers advice.
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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,
or advises, several early stage private technology companies.
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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
broadcasting, he was awarded a Justice Link award by the UK Attorney General.
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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,
Pamela lives by her mantra pay it forward.
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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.
He has an unhealthy obsession with Manchester United.
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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
of LawWorks.
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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
system solutions with clients needs.
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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
young professionals in West London and love taking the opportunity to getinvolved in my local community.
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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
vInspired award.
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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
sub-Saharan Africa.
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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
freelance social media consulting in her spare time.
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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
bootcamp, and is currently working as a software engineer for Pivotal Labs.
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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
current ambassador for the Powerlist Foundation.
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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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