A Decade of Proactive Change
We are proud to announce that the BYP Network Leadership Conference will be taking place on Friday 30th October 2020. This year’s theme is entitled ‘A Decade of Proactive Change’ in order to focus on what we as black professionals, allies, and corporate partners can do to ensure we change the black narrative.
We will be welcoming global leaders to speak candidly and authentically about their experiences and what we can all day to ensure change does happen. Topics address questions such as ‘Black Lives Matter – But Does it?’, ‘Global Leadership – Connecting the Diaspora for Collaborative Change’ and The Discomfort in Creating Comfort – Why This is Bigger Than You’. We will also have four separate seminar tracks in Entrepreneurship, Personal Finance, Self-Development, and Careers.
This virtual conference will leave each and every one of you feeling energised and knowledgeable on what the next steps are to being leaders in this decade’s journey of proactive change for the black community.
We already have over 20 black senior leaders confirmed as speakers along with corporate sponsors, including Facebook. For those of you that attended our conference last year – you know this is one not to be missed!
CEO, Stemettes
From child prodigy to MBE, Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon is a keynote speaker, presenter and co-founder of Stemettes, the award-winning social enterprise inspiring the next generation of females into Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) roles.
Being the youngest girl ever to pass A-level Computing, and going on to be one of the youngest ever to be awarded a Master’s degree in Mathematics & Computer Science by the University of Oxford, aged 20, Anne-Marie, unsurprisingly, continued to soar. In recognition of her influence and achievements, Anne-Marie was awarded an MBE in the 2017 New Year’s Honours for services to young women and STEM sectors. In June 2017, she became an Honorary Fellow at Keble College, Oxford and in 2019, she was voted the 2nd most influential woman in tech in the UK by Computer Weekly.
She regularly appears in international media and is a sought-after presenter and conference facilitator. In addition to hosting the highly popular Women Tech Charge podcast for the Evening Standard, Anne-Marie featured on the 2019 Royal Institute Christmas Lectures and has conducted live interviews with famous faces from the tech world and beyond, including Jack Dorsey, Rachel Riley and Lewis Hamilton.
Not only a champion of getting women into STEM positions, Anne-Marie has previously worked with Goldman Sachs, Hewlett-Packard and Deutsche Bank, amassing a wealth of experience. A recognised and respected thought-leader in the tech space and trustee at the Institute for the Future of Work, Anne-Marie has spoken across the globe for some of the world’s biggest digital companies and conferences, including Facebook, ASOS, Google, SXSW and Founders Forum.
Professor of Leadership, Stephen R Covey Institute
Lord Dr Hastings of Scarisbrick CBE
Chancellor, Regents University London
Professor of Leadership, Stephen R Covey Institute
former Global Head of Citizenship, KPMG 06-2019
former Trustee, Vodafone Group Foundation 07-2019
VP-UNICEF; President-ZANE; Ambassador TEAR FUND
Governor, M-PESA Academy, Nairobi, Kenya
Trustee, Africa Philanthropy Foundation
former BBC Head of Public Affairs, 1994-2006
born in UK; lived in Jamaica; educated in NW England
Michael began his career as a teacher moving into government service in 1986 on policy to bring employment and development to Britain’s inner cities working directly with No.10 following major urban black led riots in ‘81 & ‘85. In that period onward, he became a Commissioner with the Commission for Racial Equality (serving 9 years) leading on policy and communications ; a Member of the Social Security Advisory Committee (4 years) and the first minority on the Metropolitan Police Committee (3 years) and subsequently Advisor to Sir John Stevens, Met Police
Commissioner. Michael founded Crime Concern in 1988, merged it with the Rainer Foundation in 2008 to created CATCH22, the leading crime prevention agency. He received a CBE in 2003 for services to crime reduction and community safety after 21 years as a trustee building safer communities.
In 1990 he started at TVAM on education programming and live presenting then GMTV as its Chief Political Correspondent. In 1994 Michael moved to the BBC as the presenter on BBC 2’s Around Westminster programme before joining its Corporate Affairs division. In 1996 he became the BBC’s Head of Public Affairs and then its first Head of Corporate Social Responsibility in 2003 before becoming KPMG international’s Global Head of Citizenship in 2006. For 3 years Michael also held the office of Global Head of Diversity (09-11). He retired from KPMG in June 2019. From 2007 Michael also sat on the BT Board for Responsible and Sustainable Business until 2016 and was a Board Member of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
Michael was conferred with a Life Peerage in 2005 and sits as an Independent Peer in the House of Lords. He served on a Select Committee in his first two years and as a member of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Also, in 2005 he also received the UNICEF Award for his ‘outstanding work on effecting positive solutions for Africa’s Children’ further to leading the BBC’s corporate response to the Tony Blair Commission for Africa Report. He worked with Chatham House as an advisor to the Future of the UK in Foreign Affairs enquiry working closely with Dr Robin Niblett CMG. Between 2007-19 Michael has attended the World Economic Forum in Davos annually and led the enquiry into the Future of Civil Society for the WEF and worked on the Role of Business in Society network. He has also sat on impactful enquiries on Migration, Talent and Global Diversity.
Michael was a Trustee of the Vodafone Group Foundation for 11 years until December 2019 and a member of its Global Development Committee; he remains a Vice President of UNICEF UK and an Ambassador for TEAR FUND. He also worked closely with Professor Sach’s (Columbia University) Millennium Promise serving on the International
Board and Chairing MPUK with a focus on Ghana. He is a Governor of the Safaricom/Vodafone founded M-PESA Academy in Nairobi; a regular high risk prison visitor and leading mentor within the black community.
In 2014, Michael was conferred with a Doctorate in Civil Law from the University of Kent, Canterbury in
recognition for his leadership at KPMG, the BBC and for his work in international development and corporate responsibility. In 2017 Michael was installed as the Chancellor of Regent's University London. In October 2019, he was the first recipient of the Stephen R Covey Principle-Centred Leadership Award at a ceremony at the Huntsman Business School, Utah State University. In June 2020 he was appointed as the Professor of Leadership, Stephen R Covey Institute, University of Utah.
Former Shadow Home Secretary, Labour MP
In 1987 Diane Abbott made history by becoming the first black woman ever elected to the British Parliament. She has since built a distinguished career as a parliamentarian, broadcaster and commentator. From the outset of her career, Diane has championed global justice, human rights, peace and security issues at home and abroad. From 2015 to 2019 Diane Abbott was a prominent member of the Labours Party’s front bench, serving as the Shadow International Development Secretary, then Shadow Secretary of State for Health, and finally Shadow Home Secretary from 2016. In the last general election Diane was re-elected as the Member of Parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington with a landslide majority.
Brand Strategist, The Financial Times
Elizabeth Uviebinené is a multi-award winning author. She is a brand strategist and a columnist at the Financial Times. In 2018, she co-authored the Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible.
MBE, Global Leadership Keynote Speaker
LEADING EXECUTIVE COACH & LEADERSHIP SPEAKER
René is quite simply one of the world’s leading executive coaches, working with some of the Fortune 500’s and FTSE 100’s top Chief Executive Officers (CEO’s) and their executive teams.
Journalist & Author, Slay In Your Lane
Yomi Adegoke is a multi-award winning journalist who is currently the woman's columnist at The Guardian, British Vogue and the i paper. She is co-author of the bestselling book Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible and creator, writer and producer of the upcoming Channel 4 documentary Black Love (w/t) for the channel’s Black History Month programming.
Feat. Allie Bangura, Ammin Youssouf, Einstein Ntim, Carmen Morris
Feat. Dr Anne Marie Imafidon, Lord Hastings, Abadesi Osunsade, Justin Onuekwusi
Feat. Jude Yawson, Yomi Adegoke, Elizabeth Uviebinené, Aniefiok Ekpoudom, Amani Simpson
Feat. Rene Carayol
Feat. Deborah Okenla, Darren Tenkorang, Sharmadean Reid, Richard Serunjogi
Feat. Kenny Alegbe, Brentt Baltimore, Steven Sunmonu, Jeremy Luzinda
Feat. Demi Ariyo, Yvonne Bajela, Raphael Sofuluke, Philip Udeh
Feat. Allie Bangura, Ammin Youssouf, Einstein Ntim, Carmen Morris
Feat. Andy Ayim, Andy Davis, Ross Kelly, Daisy Onubogu
Feat. Emmanuel Asuquo