WorkPride 2024: Addressing Microaggressions: Creating Inclusive Interactions

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  Saski .

  LGBTQ+ Inclusion Specialist Consultant
  www.saski.co.uk

  Saski is a well established LGBTQIA+ Inclusion training consultant in both schools and the workplace. She is also a Life Coach and Mentor,  Official PRIDE Host, Interviewer for Podcast, Radio and online. Panel Moderator and Singer.  Saski’s mission is to positively spotlight the LGBTQIA+ community through these various strands of her work and create environments where everyone can be their true authentic self.  In addition she is also a Pride ambassador for Pride Life Magazine, Includability.com and a PRIDE365 Champion. Saski has the unique ability to be versatile on a wide range of subjects, whilst engaging both her audiences and panellists, bringing about the best conversations for education and awareness. Humour meets grace and knowledge meets respect...it’s what Saski does best.  A keen advocate for positive promotion and equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community and all, Saski has appeared on several BBC TV and Radio shows and panels, promoting inclusion. She has also worked closely with a variety of charities and organisations, as an LGBTQ+ Inclusion trainer, interviewer, and Host.  Collaborations include Inclusive Companies, MyGwork, HR.com, Diva Magazine, Pride Life Magazine and various UK PRIDE’s, Mermaids and Diversity Role Models Youth charities, Clexacon, The British Youth Council and P3 Parenting Network to name but a few.  
Find out more here www.saski.co.uk  and follow Saski on Facebook & Instagram @Saskisinger & on Twitter @Saskisinger1

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  Char Erskine

  Senior Inclusion Manager
  Taylor Wessing

  Senior Inclusion Manager at Taylor Wessing, with special interest in all things equity, inclusion and social justice. I think of myself as a corporate hippie on a mission to bring social awareness and the corporate world together. I am a Black, queer, non-binary person with Antiguan and Jamaican heritage. I live with late-diagnosed ADHD, anxiety and depression, and am very open about all aspects of my lived experience at the intersection of all these things.

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  David Piñeiro

  Finance Process Expert Manager
  JTI

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  Gretchen Diez

  Senior Training Instructor
  Accenture

  Gretchen Diez is a prominent transgender advocate and accomplished professional in the corporate sector. Known for her relentless activism for LGBTQ+ rights in the Philippines, Gretchen gained national attention in 2019 after facing discrimination at a shopping mall, which sparked widespread conversation about transgender issues and discrimination in the country. Her advocacy extends to fighting for the passage of the SOGIE (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression) Equality Bill, aiming to protect the rights of all Filipinos regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation. In her professional career, Gretchen has made significant strides at Accenture, where she serves as a Senior Trainer. In this role, she leverages her expertise to foster inclusive and supportive work environments, ensuring that diversity and inclusion are at the forefront of corporate culture. Gretchen’s dual impact in advocacy and her professional career continues to inspire many, highlighting the importance of equality, representation, and the power of resilience.

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