Gear Up for IAmBlack Conference 2025

APRIL 14th, 2025 | 9:30AM - 4:30PM

CONNECTING BLACK TALENT WITH EMPLOYER BRANDS

99 George St, Glasgow G1 1RD, UK

30 EMPLOYERS

20+ SPEAKERS

600+ DELEGATES

20+ INSIGHTFUL SESSIONS

MEET OUR 2025 SPEAKERS

ELOHO EFEMUAI

PERSONAL BRAND STRATEGIST

JEN
MAIR

CEO,
MARTIN CURRIE

KYLE MURTAGH

PRESENTATION SKILLS TRAINER

RUPA
MOOKER

IDB MANAGER (UK/EMEA/US),
ASHURST LLP

ONYINYE
IGBOKWE

Co-Founder, KnowVate Hub

ZAHRA
GUEYE

Management and International Relations Student at St Andrew’s and Incoming Goldman Sachs Analyst

MARK
MCLANE

Director of Diversity, Inclusion and Well-Being for M&G

OBO
IDORNIGIE

Senior Vice President – Global Upstream Research @ Welligence Energy Analytics

GREG
KOJO
BONSU

Senior Strategy Director

Rose St Louis

Protection Director, Lloyds Banking Group

Alison
Loveday

Team Leader, High Growth Entrepreneurship – Scottish Enterprise

Yvette
Hopkins

Chair, Glasgow Caledonian University; Chair of Commercial and Non-Commercial Boards; Veteran

JUNAID
ASHRAF

Co-founder Scottish Asian Business Chamber

MAYA
ROUSEN

Senior Project Manager

Simba
Mamboininga

Managing Partner, Devlin Mambo LPP

Gabriel
Makinwa

Founder & CEO – Coreloops

BOLADE
ONILARI

Founder Sickle Cell Mentorship

TAKA
MBEDZI

Chartered Wealth Manager at St. James’s Place

Elizabeth
Oludipe

Property Investor

Martin
Mangaba

CEO, Potters Health Care

KAY
SMITH

Chief People Officer – Scottish National Investment Bank

Natalie
Igweze

UK Head of Marketing at Capco

Cllr Ricky Bell

Deputy Leader and City Treasurer of Glasgow City Council

Sandeep Gill

BBC Scotland Inclusion Lead

JOE
GRIFFIN

PERMANENT SECRETARY TO THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

Juliet
Anyiam

Co-founder of Jutacos

Neeta Chityal

Partner (Global Investigations, Addleshaw Goddard LLP)

Sandeep Gill

BBC Scotland Inclusion Lead

2025 Schedule

9:30AM – 10:55AM

EXHIBITION CENTRE

Delegates Arrival, Registration, Light Breakfast & Networking

11:00AM – 11:45AM

MAIN CONFERENCE HALL

Opening Session
Enoch Adeyemi, Joe Griffin, Rose St Louis

12:00PM – 12:40PM

MAIN CONFERENCE HALL

Breaking Barriers: Navigating Corporate Climates
Obo Idornigie, Natalie Igweze

CONFERENCE ROOM 1

Exploring Career Options (for young people aged 11-17)

Joshua Adeyemi, Hashim Mohammed, Folawemi Olubiyo, Ismaila ibrahim, Olayemi Oyedeji, Tomi Ojo, Chizulum Ifezulike, Emmanuel Ogunsan, Valerie Okoruwa, Temitope Kolapo, Dr. Ololade Giwa

CONFERENCE ROOM 2

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Eloho Efemuai, Simba Mamboininga

CONFERENCE ROOM 3

Creating Equitable Career Pathways
Greg Bonsu, Mark McLane

01:40PM – 02:10PM

MAIN CONFERENCE HALL

Plenary Session – PM
Enoch Adeyemi, Cllr Ricky Bell, Bolade Onilari

Plenary Session – PM
Enoch Adeyemi, Alison Loveday

12:40PM – 01:30PM

MAIN CONFERENCE HALL

Lunch Break

CONFERENCE HALL 2

Lunch Break

CONFERENCE HALL 3

Lunch Break

02:20PM – 03:00PM

MAIN CONFERENCE HALL

CONFERENCE ROOM 2

Mastering Public Speaking
Kyle Murtagh

CONFERENCE ROOM 3

Women in Leadership: Empowering Women Into Leadership
Zahra Gueye, Jen Mair, Maya Rousen

03:15PM – 04:00PM

MAIN CONFERENCE HALL

Closing Charge
Yvette Hopkins

Building Wealth
— Umar Majid, Faisal Sattar, Junaid Ashraf, Martin Mangaba

CONFERENCE ROOM 2

Entrepreneurship: First Steps
Onyinye Igbokwe, Alison Loveday, Gabriel Makinwa

CONFERENCE ROOM 3

Building Inclusive Workplaces
Rupa Mooker, Kay Smith, Sandeep Gill, Neeta Chityal

04:15PM – 04:30PM

GENERAL

Closing Remarks
Enoch Adeyemi

Strategic Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Community Sponsors

KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM 2024

Insights & Trends

Practical strategies for attracting and keeping Black talent, such as creating mentorship programs, improving diversity in leadership, and addressing challenges like unconscious bias and limited career progression opportunities in various industries.

Connections

Strong connections within the Black community to foster collaboration and career growth

Strategies

Strategies for building employer brands that appeal to Black professionals, students, and business owners, such as promoting diverse leadership, offering mentorship and career development opportunities, and ensuring inclusive workplace cultures.

Gold Sponsors

Thank you for your interest in becoming a sponsor of IAmBlack Conference 2025. Please fill and submit the form provided.