Communicating in culturally complex environments – feat. Dr. Domna Lazidou

Jack Williams is an equality, diversity and inclusion adviser at Imperial College London. The university is creating specific guidelines for managers and colleagues to support a coworker who may be transitioning.

Eva Echo is a director at Trans In The City. A respected transgender activist, writer, and public speaker, Eva is also an accomplished leader and community champion dedicated to workplace allyship, intersectionality, and mental health support for the trans community.

As the founder and CEO of CAF Services, which helps organisations address concerns related to gender, Cynthia Fortlage is an advocate for transgender inclusion in the workplace. Drawing from her own experience of coming out and transitioning as a senior executive, Cynthia helps organisations cultivate truly inclusive cultures that uplift and empower their employees.

Alan Haywood is the senior vice president ESG at BP and the executive sponsor for the company’s LGBTQ+ Network. As one of the top 10 LGBT business allies in 2021, Alan speaks on the importance of senior leaders participating in proactive allyship.

Lucy Boyes began their transition in their personal life in 2017, and came out at work three years later. A corporate communications manager at Redgate, a software company, they were the first openly trans employee at their workplace.