As global HR director for BBC Studios, Jabbar is responsible for leading the global wellbeing, culture, D&I and leadership strategy across BBC Studios. Sarah Burbedge talks to Jabbar about how BBC Studios puts their people first, and what their future plans are.

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Hear from Paramount Global’s Wincie Knight on the power of weaving inclusion and belonging into the fabric of your organisation and how to do it the right way. 

In this interview, recorded live at IBC in Amsterdam, Wincie uncovers best practices for positioning Diversity, Equity and Inclusion as a top priority and gives insight into ways to ensure your employees feel heard and have a sense of belonging.

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Episode 7

“We’re shifting the dial for young people through tech”  

Nadira Tudor sits down to talk to inspiring senior leader, news journalist, charity campaigner, storyteller and programme maker, Lisa Kelly.

Fresh from the record-breaking £3.8million pound Drumathon, Head of Content Innovation and Development at BBC Children in Need Lisa Kelly is charged with spotting new trends and is convinced that tech and gaming are key this year.  

Lisa shares how Pudsey Bear will be stepping into a sim-rig to drive supercars, and dancing his way through this year’s appeal to highlight how gaming for good can celebrate neurodiversity and bridge isolation and loneliness as the Charity collaborates with key partners on gaming for good.

Featuring: Lisa Kelly, Head of Content Innovation & Development, Children in Need, BBC

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Episode 5

“Coffee first, business later”

A fascination for nerdy details, the power of bringing surprising people to meetings, and the importance of great coffee  are just some of the vital tips parts of the toolkit for great collaboration and making innovation happen, according to Head of Digital Partnerships at Sweden’s SVT, Johan Wahlberg.

“Changemaking with integrity, meaningful and purposeful innovation,  not just change for  the sake of change.  And knowing when NOT to make a change too, are key" says Wahlberg to making sure the right changes are made.

Hear how he brokered some powerful tech collaborations with Apple, Samsung, Google and Amazon amongst many many more well-known companies- fuelled mostly by caffeine.

Featuring: Johan Wahlberg, Head of Digital Partnerships, SVT 

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Episode 4

“It’s a civilisation choice …for solidarity… it’s very driving”

Victoria Murovana is Head of Digital at UA: PBC SUSPILNE. She lives and works in Kyiv, Ukraine and from the start of the Russian large-scale invasion, has been a Volunteer at Lviv Humanitarian Headquarters.

Talking to Nadira Tudor from a makeshift studio in Ukraine, on high alert for bomb sirens, Victoria Murovana shares her unique and brave story of resilience in a world of uncertainty.

Victoria shares how her team used content created on TikTok to share moments of humanity with millions across the globe.  And how she dreams of one day hearing folk songs not bomb sirens.

Featuring: Victoria Murovana, Head of Digital, UA: PBC SUSPILNE

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Episode 3

“At the moment, we’re a candle in the sun, but there are also candles in the darkness” 

Assemble a room full of immense talent and climate change activists and you’ll hear a combination of outrage and optimism around climate activism & the climate emergency.

Nadira Tudor speaks to Actors and Changemakers, Will Attenborough, Danusia Samal and Fehinti Balogun who share their compelling childhood memories, personal sense of purpose and a very real and visceral despair of climate anxiety.  

The trio discuss the positive and pragmatic actions they are taking to reshape the world - including a new green rider and a pan-industry Green New Deal.

Featuring: Fehinti Balogun, actor, theatre maker and activist, Danusia Samal, Actor & Will Attenborough, Actor

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Episode 2

“It’s about celebrating in all the different languages”

In this latest Changemakers Podcast, Nadira Tudor speaks to multi-award-winning diversity and inclusion expert and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer at Warner Brothers Discovery, Asif Sadiq.

Heading up DEI for some of the world's most iconic brands such as Warner Bros, CNN, Cartoon Network and HBO Max to name a few, Asif talks about his commitment to creating a strong sense of belonging within a large corporate organisation and how he goes about inspiring change and creating policies which make an impact.

We hear what his team is prioritising in the DEI space and how speaking different languages can help celebrate change!

Featuring: Asif Sadiq, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Warner Bros. Discovery

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Episode 1

“If it’s in your soul, as well as in your brain - that gives you the best chance of success” 

Nadira Tudor talks to former BBC Editorial Director and now co-founder of social media news platform, The News Movement, Kamal Ahmed about his zeal for zoomers and changing the rules of engagement.

Having always spoken of the need to modernise news and target younger audiences, changemaker Kamal Ahmed found himself in a position to walk his talk by co-founding The News Movement, a social-first platform, aimed at 18 to 25-year-olds.

So where did it all start, how did he navigate the change and what has been achieved so far?   

In this interview you’ll hear Kamal’s journey to setting a new agenda for youth audiences and the importance of listening.

Featuring: Kamal Ahmed, Co-founder, The News Movement

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Episode 6

“Not everyone has £10,000 lying around”

Oscar Winning  film, All Quiet on the Western Front was only made thanks to the endurance of triathlete turned screenwriter, Lesley Paterson.

In between training sessions and location-scouting for her next film, Triathlete, Filmmaker, Changemaker, Lesley Paterson took time out to talk to Nadira Tudor to share the story of how a triathlon-win helped fund Oscar-Winning, All Quiet on the Western Front and thrive in the cut-throat world of Hollywood. 

The 5 times world champion triathlete; 4 times Oscars Winning and 7 times Bafta Award Winner also opens up about the importance of gratitude, coaching, grit and determination in wanting to change the world.

Featuring: Lesley Paterson, 5 times world champion triathlete, 4 times Oscars Winning & 7 times Bafta Award Winner

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Join Broadcaster and Journalist Nadira Tudor - our IBC Changemakers host - as she talks to Changemakers Producer Sarah Burbedge in the studio where all the magic happened.  A whistlestop tour of the global guests and diverse subjects covered; the gold dust, highlights and transformation stories shared.

Featuring: Nadira Tudor, Journalist & Broadcaster & Sarah Burbedge, Executive Producer

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