Dame Julia Unwin is an experienced non-executive, speaker, consultant and mentor. She was the Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation from 2007 until the end of 2016. She has written and spoken extensively on issues relating to philanthropy, governance, the voluntary sector and its relationship with government. Her publications include ‘Why Fight Poverty?’, ‘Kindness, Emotions and Relationships’, the ‘Blind Spot in Public Policy Making’ and ‘The Grant Making Tango’. She is currently a non-executive director of the Mears Group PLC, of Yorkshire Water and of the Financial Reporting Council and Chair Designate of York St. Johns Governing Body. In 2018 she was appointed to the Council of Economic Advisers by the First Minister of Scotland. In 2010 Julia was awarded the Outstanding Leadership Award in the Charity Awards and has received honorary doctorates from three universities. In the 2020 New Years Honours she received a DBE.

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Miranda McKearney OBE is a social justice entrepreneur who has spent 35 years turning kitchen table ideas into nationwide campaigns, culminating in founding The Reading Agency in 2002. The charity’s Summer Reading Challenge now involves 800,000 children every year. Having “retired” to go trekking, she became fascinated by the building body of research showing that reading builds empathy, which led her to found EmpathyLab.

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Avinder is co-founding Partner of Serenity Law LLP and Minute Mediation, she is a commercial and workplace Mediator, and also a member of the Civil Mediation Council (CMC), Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in International Arbitration (MCIArb), IMI and Mediators Beyond Borders (MBBI).

She has a strong belief that everyone should have the opportunity to have their voice heard, and to have equal access to justice. As a Mediator, Avinder provides the opportunity for the parties to work with someone who is impartial and confidential, the cornerstone of Mediation. She has more than 20 years’ experience as a private practice lawyer, first for London firms and then at her own virtual law firm Serenity Law LLP, since 2010. Her services extend to a diverse client base and includes real estate, corporate commercial, intellectual property, litigation, mediation, and arbitration.

In 2020 Avinder established her own mediation and conflict resolution consultancy Minute Mediation and further information can be found by clicking the link www.minutemediation.com

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Chester Elton has spent two decades helping some of the world’s most successful businesses engage their employees to execute on strategy, vision, and values.

He has been called the “apostle of appreciation” by Canada’s Globe and Mail, “creative and refreshing‚” by the New York Times, and a “must read for modern managers” by CNN. Elton is co-author of multiple award-winning New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling leadership books including All In, The Carrot Principle, The Best Team Wins, and Anxiety at Work. His books have been translated in more than 30 languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide.

Elton is often quoted in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Fast Company and the New York Times. He has appeared on NBC’s Today, CNN, ABC, MSNBC, National Public Radio and CBS’s 60 Minutes.

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David Jamilly is the founder and CEO of Kindness UK. David has been involved with social projects since his teenage years. He founded Pod Childrens Charity in 1977, which has provided live entertainment for over a million hospitalized children in the UK. He also founded the Good Deeds Organisation 2005, and Kindness Day in 2010. David is also involved with various social projects in Bhutan.

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Danny Bent was voted one of the 100 happiest people in the UK, and one of the 50 most inspirational people in London. He is an award winning author and journalist, Guinness World Record holder, and celebrated adventurer and community leader. Motivating people to realise their true potential is Danny’s passion and trade. Living dreams, facing fears, and loving themselves, others and life with abandon are his tool kit.

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Retired after 40 plus years at Southwest Airlines and former Managing Director Culture, Cheryl has always embraced an enthusiasm for recognizing Employees’ noteworthy efforts. Growing up at Southwest, now celebrating 50 successful years where love, care, respect, concern, and a servant’s heart have shaped it’s legendary culture, has inspired her to be a better person.

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Jaime is the founder and CEO of the kindness charity 52 Lives, and author of ‘Kindness- the little thing that matters most’ and ’The Kindness Journal’  She is originally from Australia and began her career as a journalist, before moving to the UK, where she worked for a Member of the European Parliament, a wildlife charity and an organisation that supported families of prisoners. She was also a Member of the Independent Monitoring Board for a local prison. Jaime lives in Berkshire with her partner Greig and her three children, Abbey, Max and Joseph.

Jaime was named Clarins Woman of the Year 2016. She received a Points of Light Award from the UK Prime Minister and a Richmond Community Award for her work. She was named in The Independent's Happy 50 List in 2018, an alternative Rich List which celebrates people who make life better for others. Jaime's work has also been promoted by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex in celebration of organisations that create a sense of togetherness and community.

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Stephanie is the Co-Founder and COO of Climate Risk Services, a company who help businesses be climate-smart from the ground up. She is also an advocate for improving diversity, with a focus on gender diversity. Stephanie and Nahla discuss many parts of her work, and the depth of kindness in leadership.

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James is National Head of Business & Professional Services at Barclays International, and was recently named among the Kindness and Leadership 50 Leading Lights UK. James and Nahla talk about how fundamental kindness is in his job, and a healthy team workplace.

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