• Our first conference was held at BBC Radio Theatre. We were delighted to welcome the following speakers:

    • Lord Hall, Director-General, BBC

    • Cressida Dick, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police

    • Ben Page, Chief Executive, Ipsos MORI

    • Professor Nicole Westmarland, Professor of Criminology, Durham University

    • Helen Lamprell, External Affairs Director and General Counsel, Vodafone UK

    • Richard McKenna, Inclusion and Diversity Director, Inclusive Employers

    • Oliver Kent, Head of Continuing Drama Series, BBC Studios

    • Kate Hall, Holby City, Series Producer, BBC Studios

    • David Ames, Actor best know as Dominic Copeland in the medical drama Holby City

    • Dame Vera Baird, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner

    • Lieutenant General Richard Nugee, Chief of Defence People (CDP)

    • Louise Aston, Wellbeing Director, Business in the Community

    • John Liversidge, TecSOS Senior Manager, Thames Valley Partnership