Panel Womxn in the workplace and beyond

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  Alex Enness-Laporte

  Sales Operations Manager,
  EY

  Alex joined EY in 2014 and is an Assistant Director in Sales Operations for the Consultancy part of the business. Her career has progressed through many industries, including Hospitality, Aged Care, Upstream Oil & Gas, Insurance and IT. She was also the EY UK&I LGBT+ Network Co-Chair from 2018 to 2021. She originates from Melbourne, Australia, and has lived in London since 1999.

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  Claire Skinner Kennedy

  Principle
  Marsh McLennan

  Claire has over 20 years of experience within the pensions and investment industry and is currently a member of the UK Client Team within Mercer’s UK Investment Solutions business. Located in Birmingham, as well as being the lead consultant on a range of clients she is also a member of the ESG Client Team, contributing to the intellectual capital across both UK and European fiduciary clients. Claire has a particular interest in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), including leading the Mercer Pride (LGBT+) business resource group globally from 2018 to 2021 and the UK diversity champions until the end of 2020.  In 2021 she was confirmed as the Mercer IS International DEI lead.   In 2018 Claire was shortlisted for the British LGBT Awards Diversity Champion, in 2019 she won the Professional Pensions Women in Pensions role model of the year award and in 2020 was shortlisted for the Women in Finance role model of the year. In 2022 she won the Professional Pensions LGBTQ+ Trailblazer award and in 2023 was shortlisted for the DIVA Diversity Champion award. Claire has an honours degree in Economics from the University of Birmingham and is an Associate of the Society of Investment Professionals.

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  Chloë Davies

  Head of Social Impact
  Lucky Generals

  Chloe Davies is a proud bisexual woman, mother of two, a creative, global inclusion & belonging consultant, chef and entrepreneur. Her work sees her campaigning for inclusion and equality in social spaces, corporate organisations and the wider community. She spent over 15 years working in retail, artist management and PR before starting her own catering company in 2015. In September 2021 she took on the role of Head of Social Impact for Lucky Generals – the creative company for people on a mission. Where she will be responsible, in conjunction with management, for setting the company’s social impact goals and ensuring that they are met in the most effective and creative ways possible. The role will be focused on building a sustainable, diverse and inclusive company culture and output. Before this Chloe spent over two years working for Mygwork - The global recruitment and networking hub for LGBT+ students, graduates, professionals and organisations who believe in true workplace equality. As Head of Training & Engagement (Public & Community) she oversaw necessary internal and external conversations surrounding LGBT+ inclusion, training and external consultation. Chloe volunteers with UK Black Pride (UKBP) as the Head of Finance & Governance, working closely with the Executive Director and the Board of Trustees to help shape the future of UK Black Pride. She is the Head of Relations for the London Queer Fashion Show - An annual showcase of fashion, identity, and expression, a Trustee for the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre and an Ambassador for Mental Health First Aid England. She describes herself as a mental health survivor, openly discussing her own journey with depression and mental health and advocates on usualising these conversations both in and outside of the workplace and starred alongside Denise Welch in ‘Depression & Me’ – a short film produced by Mental Health First England which shines a light on lived experience of depression and recovery. In all of her work, which takes Chloe around the globe, she aims to further connect those within the community while educating allies to continue disrupting and push for increased visibility, understanding and appreciation of the communities she works to serve. In July 2021, Chloe was shortlisted out of 52,000 nominees as a finalist for The National Diversity Awards – Positive Role Model of the Year – LGBT..

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  Kate Fisher

  Senior Sales Database Specialist
  Amazon

  Seasoned sales professional and a dynamic, engaging leader and speaker for the LGBTQ+ community seeking to empower others to embrace vulnerability and thrive in their personal story. Motivated to develop authentic leaders that lead from their strengths.

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  Louise Wolstenholme

  Vice Chair Army LGBT+ Forum
  British Army

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  Chantelle Miller

  Army Officer
  The British Army

  Major Chantelle Miller was commissioned into the British Army in 2011 after reading Law Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of South Wales. As a Military Police Officer she has deployed to Afghanistan advising the Minister of Interior Affairs on the development of policing capability. Having served as an instructor at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) and the Afghanistan National Army Officer Academy (ANAOA) she has extensive experience operating in a leadership development sphere. She is currently completing Professional Military Education (PME) and a Master of Business Administration qualification. On completion of PME she will be assigned to US Army, Military Police School as the Military Police Exchange Officer. She is married to Tara and they have a beagle called Chilli.

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