Infosys is a New York Stock Exchange listed global consulting and IT services company with almost a quarter of a million employees, and revenues of over $12 billion.

This episode features Semra Barutchu, Infosys Vice President, Head of Engineering Services for ASIA talking about their award winning inclusion and diversity program which creates a safe, accessible and inclusive work environment through the recruitment, development, engagement, growth, and retention of employees with disability.

Mark Martin MBE is the co-founder of UKBlackTech, winner of the 2019 London Business Award.

UKBlackTech is an innovation group that is on a mission to “make the UK the most ethnically diverse tech ecosystem in the world.”

In this episode, Mark – who also teaches computer science in London – talks more about UKBlackTech, why he thinks BAME talent is often ignored and what the repercussions of this could be.

Tanya Janca is the founder of WoSEC International (Women of Security). WoSEC is a community for women, including LGBTQ+ women, non-binary, trans and gender nonconforming, who have an interest in cyber security.

Tanya's passion is around creating a more secure world/internet. She is also a huge advocate for bringing on more women, people of colour and other minorities into the application security world.

In this episode of the INSPIRE 20 podcast Tanya discusses her career in cyber security, her work with WoSEC and also a movement named #Cybermentoringmonday.

Sander van 't Noordende is a seasoned business leader with broad global industry experience. He was at Accenture for over 30 years, becoming Group Chief Executive of their Products Operating Group and a member of their Global Management Committee. He is now a board member of Out & Equal, the world's premier organization working exclusively on LGBTQ workplace equality. In this podcast he talks about what needs to be done to make even more progress and how attitudes have changed towards LGBTQ equality.

This episode features Jacqueline de Rojas, president of techUK, the UK’s leading technology membership organisation. She is also co-Chair for the Institute of Coding.

Jacqueline is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion and in this interview she talks about why it’s so vital that digital transformation takes this into account.

Sheridan Ash is Technology Innovation lead at PwC. She campaigns passionately to educate and inspire more girls and women to get into technology subjects and careers. That’s why she set up and leads PwC’s Women in Technology initiative and founded The Tech She Can Charter.

As you will hear in this podcast, her career has followed an unconventional path, and that is why she so actively encourages girls and women with diverse backgrounds to consider opportunities in technology.

Anjuan Simmons is a technologist with a successful track record of delivering technology solutions from the user interface to the database. He is also behind the idea of ‘Lending Privilege’

In this interview Anjuan describes how privilege can be lent and why it is so important to do so. He also gives his thoughts on the difference between diversity and inclusion.

Female Founders Faster Forward (F4) is an independent non-profit research, policy and advocacy organisation dedicated to championing equal opportunity for all.

It was originally set up to change today's reality of VC Funding for Female led startups. The aim was to fundamentally transform startup funding to remove bias and prejudice, create an even-playing field and create greater access to capital for female founders, and for all founders.

Michael Fieldhouse talks about how The DXC Dandelion Program is building valuable information technology skills and careers for neuro diverse individuals. Combining the use of robotics with commercial IT industry teaching and methodology, the focus of the program is on developing technical, life and executive functioning skills.

Michael Fieldhouse talks about how The DXC Dandelion Program is building valuable information technology skills and careers for neuro diverse individuals. Combining the use of robotics with commercial IT industry teaching and methodology, the focus of the program is on developing technical, life and executive functioning skills.