In our opening episode, Fearless Futures’ Chief Relationships Officer Sable Lomax is joined by Lauren Von Stackelberg, Chief Equity Diversity & Inclusion Officer of Tate & Lyle where they explore all things diversity and inclusion strategy. They look at the value and challenges of mainstream inclusion and equity tools, such as employee surveys and employee resource groups, as well as how to avoid the hyper-reactivity that emerges from D&I teams. Sable also asks: in the wake of the Black Lives Matter uprisings in 2020, Chief Diversity Officer roles have abounded - is that what’s needed and what, if anything, has changed? And finally, did white people ever read the books on all those reading lists?!

The proceeds from tickets to this live video broadcast will go to Black and Pink National, a US-based prison abolitionist organisation offering programs and support for people impacted by incarceration and oppressive systems.

A transcript of the episode will be available after the broadcast.

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About the host

Sable Lomax (she/her) comes to Fearless Futures with over 10 years of experience in PK-12 education and program development. Her expertise lies in curriculum development, facilitation, pedagogy, and Black studies. She has wide-ranging experience in facilitation, including workplace effectiveness and diversity. Sable has done extensive research on the the long-term effects and overall effectiveness of oppression by way of criminalization of poor people of color, and the importance of Black feminism and the African aesthetic to resist various systems of oppression. She received her BA in African American Studies and French from Temple University and a MSEd in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. Sable is also a community creator, focusing on building vast national networks for professional women of color in order to arm them with the necessary tools to show up full and whole, both personally and professionally, while eating large amounts of cookies.

About the guest

Lauren von Stackelberg (she/her) is an entrepreneurial Equity Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) leader, founder and charity board chair with experience across six continents in Consumer, Technology, Travel and Financial Services. She is one of the youngest women to join the C Suite of a FTSE 250 company. Lauren is Tate & Lyle's first Chief Equity Diversity & Inclusion Officer. Prior to this, Lauren was Expedia Group’s first Global Head of Inclusion & Diversity and J.P. Morgan’s first and founding Head of Client Diversity Strategy. She founded collaborative networks and movements to drive progress and change at an industry level in both Finance (The WealthiHer Network) and Travel (CEO Action Inclusive Travel Group). Lauren is the Founder of a micro-fund in Ghana and Trustee of Founders4Schools. She is a regular public speaker, avid reader, and force for social change with recognition from Forbes 30 under 30, the UK’s Most Influential D&I Leaders, and Management Today’s 35 under 35.