Arts, Fashion & Design
· Adwoa Aboah Supermodel ACTIVIST and Founder, Gurls Talk
· Chi-Chi Nwanoku OBE Founder, Chineke! Foundation
· Duro Olowu Fashion Designer
· Dr Shirley J Thompson OBE Composer, Conductor & Reader in Music, University of Westminster
· Isaac Julien CBE Artist & Film-maker
· Lemn Sissay MBE Poet, Author, Broadcaster
· Matthew Morgan Founder, Afropunk Festival
· Valerie Brandes Founder & CEO, Jacaranda Books
Business, Corporate, Financiers & Entrepreneurs
· Alan Smith Global Head of Risk Strategy and Chief of Staff, Global Risk, HSBC
· Arunma Oteh Academic Scholar, University of Oxford, Former Treasurer and Vice President of the World Bank
· Bukola Adisa Head of Framework and Design, Barclays
· Camille Drummond Vice President, Global Business Services, BP
· Eric Collins CEO and Founding Member, Impact X Capital Partners
· Gary Stewart Director, Telefonica Open Future & Wayra UK
· Jason Black Co-founder of Crep Protect and Co-Owner of Crepe and Cones
· Lindelwe Lesley Ndlovu CEO, AXA Africa Specialty Risks, Lloyd’s of London
· Netsai Mangwende Head of Finance for Great Britain, Willis Towers Watson
· Pamela Hutchinson Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Bloomberg
· Patricia Lewis Managing Director & Head of European Loans and Special Situations Sales, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
· Sandra Wallace UK Managing Partner, DLA Piper
· Sharon White Chairman, John Lewis Partnership
· Tavaziva Madzinga CEO, Swiss Re (UK and Ireland)
· Tevin Tobun Founder and CEO, GV Group (Gate Ventures)
· Wol Kolade Managing Partner, Livingbridge
· Yvonne Ike Managing Director and Head of Sub Saharan Africa region, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Media, Publishing & Entertainment
· Ade Adepitan MBE TV presenter and Paralympic wheelchair basketball player
· Afua Hirsh Journalist, Author, Broadcaster
· Akala Educator, Rapper, Poet, Activist
· Anne Mensah Vice-president of Content UK, Netflix
· Amma Asante MBE Writer, Director
· Charlene White ITN News Anchor
· David Olusoga Historian; Joint Creative Director of Uplands Television Ltd
· Femi Oguns MBE Founder and CEO of Identity Theatre School
· Gary Younge Journalist; Author
· Idris Elba OBE Actor
· John Boyega Actor
· Kanya King CBE CEO/Founder, MOBO
· Lorna Clarke Head of Production, BBC (Radio 2 & 6music)
· Marcus Ryder Chief International Editor of China Global Television Network Digital
· Mo Abudu CEO/Executive Chair, Ebonylife TV
· Naomie Harris OBE Actor
· Paulette Simpson Executive, Corporate Affairs and Public Policy, Jamaica National Bank; Executive Director, The Voice Media Group
· Reggie Yates Broadcaster
· Reni Eddo-Lodge Journalist, Author
· Simon Frederick Artist, Photographer, Director
· Sir Lenny Henry Actor, Writer, Campaigner
· Vanessa Kingori MBE Publisher, British Vogue
· Yolisa Phahle CEO, General Entertainment, Naspers Ltd