Sophie Kelly has had a colorful career in advertising spanning decades and multiple continents. She has established herself as a professional troublemaker for change, known for her passion and unapologetic belief that creativity, culture and purpose have the power to transform brand marketing. Sophie joined Diageo in 2016 as the SVP of DIAGEO’s industry-leading Whisk(e)y […]

Together with his wife, Hadley, TJ is the founder of The Urban Grape and Progressive Wine Company, two groundbreaking businesses in the wine and beverage industry. TJ and Hadley are also the founders of The Urban Grape Wine Studies Award for Students of Color, an annual education, mentorship, and paid internship program dedicated to increasing […]

Claudette Zepeda is an award-winning, culinary entrepreneur known for her fearless style and bold approach to regional Mexican cuisine. A celebrated culinary anthropologist, Zepeda draws upon 20+ years of experience working in restaurant kitchens, as well as her extensive travels around the world and throughout Mexico that inform her extensive knowledge of indigenous ingredients and […]

Constantly fine-tuning the media services division of Omnicom Group – Omnicom Media Group MENA and making sure the agency’s talent is performing to the very maximum degree, this dynamic CEO has an organic approach. Elda’s projects to accelerate the group’s transformation have included developments in automation, predictive modeling, and eCommerce, not to mention her efforts […]

I am the Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at adam&eveDDB, I’m on the advisory board of 3 black-owned SME’s; Blanguage, a creative agency that translates, repurposes and authenticates brand messages through and for Black audiences, TING, set up to ensure every business has a plan in place to welcome marginalised people into their company […]

Emily is Chief Equity & Impact Officer at Omnicom Group where she advances Omnicom’s vision to achieve systemic equity across the holding company’s global network, leading a team of 50 dedicated DE&I professionals. A seasoned communications strategist and client leader, Emily leads Diversity & Inclusion Communications. Previously, Emily was at FleishmanHillard where she founded True […]

Kamala Avila-Salmon is the first-ever Head of Inclusive Content for Lionsgate, responsible for embedding DEI in the studio’s film slate, marketing, and key business decisions. Attaining her BA and MBA at Harvard, she has led marketing campaigns at companies from Bad Boy Records to NBC, Google, and Facebook. She is also an outspoken voice on […]