CEO
Dow
As CEO of Dow Jim launched EMERGE, Dow’s first-ever inclusion conference. He is also an active member of GLAD, Dow’s LGBT+ and ally employee resource group.
Jim Fitterling
Dawn Airey
Independent Director
Grosvenor Estates GBI
As the former CEO of Getty Images, Dawn can boast a wealth of experience at the very highest levels of business. As well her current position as an Independent Director at Grosvenor Estates GBI, Dawn has also been Managing Director of Channels & Services at BSkyB and the Managing Director of Global Content at ITV.
Seiji Yasubuchi
President and Chief Executive Officer
AXA Holdings Japan
Since becoming AXA Japan CEO in 2019, Seiji has worked to raise awareness of unconscious bias and to promote LGBTQ+ Inclusion & Diversity. He has supported the Tokyo Rainbow Pride and Business for Marriage Equality. Seiji has supported AXA Asia’s study into mental health challenges faced by LGBTQ+ people in the workplace and has created the Business Name Use Guidelines to foster trans inclusion.
Harriet Green
CEO & Chairman, Asia Pac
IBM
Harriet is the CEO & Chairman, Asia Pacific at IBM. She is a global executive with extensive, multi-channel business leadership experience, having lived and worked on four continents. She was CEO of both Thomas Cook Group plc and the leading high service technology distributor Premier Farnell plc. Harriet is also a Non-Executive Director of both Emerson and BAE Systems, and was awarded an OBE in 2010 for services to industry. She served two terms on the UK Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Group, was named Business Leader of the Year at the UK Business Awards in 2013, and won the prestigious Veuve Clicquot Businesswoman of the Year Award in 2014.
Suki Sandhu OBE
Founder & CEO
INvolve & Audeliss
As one of the UK’s leading specialists in diversity and inclusion for over 14 years, Suki has been a game changer in this field. He founded membership initiatives OUTstanding in 2013, and EMpower and HERoes in 2017 to diversify boardrooms, create more inclusive cultures and champion role models. In 2018, Suki launched INvolve, a motherbrand sitting above these three initiatives, working holistically across LGBT+, gender and ethnic minority inclusion. Both Audeliss and INvolve are committed to creating inclusive working environments for all.
Moriaki Kida
Chairperson & CEO, Regional Managing Partner
EY Japan
As Chairperson and CEO of EY Japan, Moriaki Kida has led discussions on progressing LGBT+ inclusiveness globally, resulting in human resource policy transformations across EY and empowering future leaders across EY's large footprint. Mori is the Global Unity Sponsor and played an active role in forming the EY global LGBT+ strategy. With his guidance, the Unity network hosted a 24-hour global event for IDAHOTB 2021. This event saw EY Asia-Pacific Regional Leaders, and the Japan leadership team, declare their support for the LGBT+ community as allies. Mori co-signed the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness Statement as part of Asia-Pacific Area Operating Executive, to demonstrate EY’s collective commitment to foster a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusiveness in Asia-Pacific.
Pedro Pina
Vice-President and Head of YouTube EMEA
YouTube
Pedro Pina joined Google in 2013 as Global Client Partner overseeing a team spread around the world dedicated to lead Google’s deep engagement with Europe’s biggest giants in advertising. In July 2021 he was picked to lead the operation of YouTube in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Beyond his day job, Pedro leads for Google the LGBTQ+ chapter across the region and he’s also a member of the EMEA’s DEI Council. In 2019, he was named one of the 10 most influential LGBTQ+ executives in the UK by the British LGBTQ+ awards. Pedro is a Board Member of OutRight Action International, an Advisory Member for the Outvertising Council in the UK and a member of the Corporate Advisory Board of the Victoria & Albert Museum of Art.
